page_title: Akhil Chandra Banerjea
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Akhil Chandra Banerjea / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: Main administrative building, Office of Vice Chancellor aka "Ghanta Ghar" in campus of G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Indiaहिन्दी: गोविन्द बल्लभ पन्त कृषि एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय, पन्तनगर, में स्थित विश्वविद्यालय कुलपति कार्यालय जिसे घंटा घर भी कहा जाता है।।
context_page_description: Akhil Chandra Banerjea is an Indian virologist and an Emeritus Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, India. Known for his studies on viral pathogenesis and gene therapy, Banerjea is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Indian National Science Academy. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2001.
context_section_description: Akhil C. Banerjea, born in 1956 in the Indian state of West Bengal, did his under-graduate studies at Gorakhpur University and after earning a BSc, he continued his studies at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology to obtain a master's degree (MSc). Subsequently, he joined National Institute of Virology for his doctoral research in virology which earned him a PhD from Savitribai Phule Pune University. His post-doctoral work was in the US where he did research at Duke University Hospital, simultaneously working as an assistant professor from 1984 to 1990 and spent the next four years (1990–94) at the National Institutes of Health as a senior staff fellow. On his return to India, he joined the National Institute of Immunology and chaired the department of virology for a while. After superannuation from service, he continues his association with the institute as an Emeritus Scientist. In between, he had a two-year stint at Colorado State University as a visiting professor during 2002–04.
caption: G. B. Pant University
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