Professor, Biology
IISER Pune
Email: ls.shashidhara@iiserpune.ac.in
Education and previous work experience
1981-87 B.Sc. and M.Sc., University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
1987-88 Teaching Associate, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
1988-91 Ph.D., Cambridge, UK
1991-93 PDF, Cambridge, UK
1993-95 Visiting Fellow, NCBS, Bangalore
1995- Scientist (Group Leader), CCMB, Hyderabad (webpage)
2007- Professor (Biology), IISER, Pune (webpage)
2019-Professor (Biology), Ashoka University (webpage)
Affiliations
Professor (Biology), IISER Pune
Visiting (Honorary) Professor, Ashoka University
Honorary Faculty Member, JNCASR, Bangalore
President, International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)
Co-Founder, Centre for Translational Cancer Research (https://www.ctcr.in/)
Co-Founder, Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (https://www.icga.in/)
Co-Founder, Pune Knowledge Cluster (https://www.pkc.org.in/)
Award and Honors
Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
JC Bose National Fellowship
SS Bhatnagar Prize
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
Honorary Faculty Member, JNCASR, Bangalore
DAE-SRC Outstanding Research Investigator Award
CSIR Technology award
Secretary-General, International Union of Biological Sciences (2015-19)
Vice-President (Science and Society), Indian National Science Academy (2015-17)
Committees
Chair, Project Advisory Committee (PAC) of National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS), DST Govt. of India.
Chair, Task Force on Research Resource Service Facility and Platforms (RRSFP), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India
Chair, Screening committee on Star College Scheme. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India. 2021-2022
Chair: Research Advisory Council, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Govt of Gujarat. 2021-2024
Member, Governing Body, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
Member, Academic Advisory Board, Somaiya Vidyavihar University Mumbai.
Member, Research Advisory Council, Symbiosis International University.
Member, Scientific Review Committee, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad. 2021-
Member, Scientific Review Committee, National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune. 2021
Member, Review Committee, Policy Coordination & Programme Management, Department of S&T, Govt of India. 2020-2023
Co-Chair: Thematic Group 17, Science & Technology Innovation Policy 2020, Govt of India.
Chair: Research Council, “Animal Sciences and Biotechnology” to review relevant grants for Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India. 2019-22.
Member, Outreach Engagement Committee, International Science Council, Paris, France (2019-22).
Chair: Scientific and Technical Appraisal and Advisory Group (STAG) of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India on Knowledge Generation & Discovery Research and New Tools & Technologies for North Eastern Region (NER). 2018-21.
Chair: Technical Expert Committee (TEC) to review the proposals in the area of Knowledge Generation & Discovery Research and New Tools & Technologies for North Eastern Region (NER). Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India. 2018-21.
Chair: Technical Expert Committee (TEC) to review the proposals in the area of Basic Research In Modern Biology. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India. 2018-21.
Chair: Scientific Advisory Board, Biological Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar. 2018-20.
Chair: Technical Review Group- Vector control. Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India. 2017-
Member, Scientific and Technical Appraisal and Advisory Group (STAG) of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India on Knowledge Generation and Discovery Research, New Tools and Technologies. 2018-21.
Member: General Body Meeting of Maharashtra State Innovation Society, Mumbai. 2017-
Member, Governing Council, Indian Association for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. 2016-
Member, Management Board/Research Council, NCBS, Bangalore 2014-