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Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Central Potato Research Institute, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Indian Agricultural Research Institute

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5566-3264
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I graduated from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal and obtained my M.Sc and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. I also did post-doctoral research work at Waksman Institute, Rutgers, USA; CIRAD, France; and NRC on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi. I started my career as Scientist (ARS) at ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla in the year 1986 and was promoted to Scientist (Sr. Scale) in 1991; Senior Scientist in 1998; and was selected as Principal Scientist (Plant Biotechnology) at ICAR-CPRI, Shimla in the year 2006. I became Head, Division of Plant Protection of the same institute in 2009. I joined as Director of ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in April, 2012 and continued in that position till 26th January, 2016. I then joined as Director of ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute in January, 2016 and superannuated from there in March, 2020. I then joined Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal as Vice-Chancellor on 20.01.2021 and continuing in that position.
I contributed significantly in the area of potato structural and functional genomics, linkage mapping, marker assisted selection; development of transgenics for disease and pest management; and plant disease diagnostics. I was the Country Leader of the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium that deciphered the potato genome in the year 2011. I am the Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology, Kolkata, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Indian Potato Association, Shimla and Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India, New Delhi. I am the recipient of Hari Om Ashram Trust Award of ICAR for the biennium 2016-17, Shri L.C. Sikka Endowment Award of NAAS, Dr. S. Ramanujam Award of ICAR-CPRI, IPA-Kaushalaya Sikka Memorial Award (twice), Biotechnology Overseas Associateship of DBT, Prof. JP Verma Memorial Lecture Award of Indian Phytopathological Society, and Recognition Award for potato genome sequencing by ICAR-CPRI, Shimla. I have published more than 400 articles, guided 7 Ph. D. students and visited several countries including Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, France, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, UK, and USA.

Employment

  • Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
  • Central Potato Research Institute

Education

  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute

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