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Rakesh Mishra
Indian Geneticist; Former Director, CSIR-CCMB; Director, TIGS, Bengaluru

Born

(1961-04-14) 14 April 1961 (age 63) [1]

Nationality

Indian

Alma mater

University of Allahabad[2]

Scientific career

Fields

Genome Organisation,
Chromatin Structure

Institutions

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Website

Homepage

Rakesh Kumar Mishra is an Indian scientist specializing in genomics and epigenetics.[3] Mishra retired as the 6th director of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India,[4] on the April 30th, 2021. He is currently the Director of TIGS, Bengaluru and holds J. C. Bose Fellowship at CCMB.

Biography

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He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science, New Delhi,[5] the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.[2]

He is also a life member of Proteomics Society, India.[6] Mishra obtained his master's degree in chemistry[2] and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry[2] from the University of Allahabad and was appointed Director CCMB by CSIR, assuming charge on 19 May 2016.[4] Mishra has also edited and contributed a chapter to the book, Chromosomes to Genome.[7]

Mishra had previously held post doctoral positions at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, University of Bordeaux, France and University of Geneva, Switzerland prior to joining CSIR-CCMB in 2001.[2]

Research interests

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Mishra investigates genome organisation focusing on evolutionarily conserved regions, structure of chromatin material and epigenetic regulation of genes during embryonic development stages.[4]

As a director of CCMB

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Mishra assumed charge of CCMB on 19 May 2016. Some of the hallmark initiatives that he started in CCMB include:

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ a b c d e News Desk (21 May 2016). "Dr Rakesh Mishra appointed as the new Director of CCMB, Hyderabad". BioVoiceNews.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ a b c Somasekhar, M. (19 May 2016). "Rakesh Kumar Mishra appointed as CCMB director". @businessline.
  • ^ Rao, Ch Sushil (28 October 2014). "CCMB research finds B12 deficiency leads to low birth weight". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  • ^ "List of Proteomics Society (India) Members". Proteomics Society, India. Proteomics Society, India. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  • ^ Mishra, Rakesh K. (30 December 2013). Chromosomes to Genome. ISBN 9789380026213.
  • ^ "HSI/India, CCMB join hands to promote lab-grown meat". The Economic Times. 29 March 2018.
  • ^ "COVID-19: CCMB Hyderabad engages on multiple fronts to develop solutions". 13 April 2020.
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