Anuranjan Anand

Anuranjan Anand is a geneticist studying molecular and cellular basis of human genetic disorders. He is a Professor at Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, and an Adjunct Professor and Chair at Neuroscience Unit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Anuranjan Anand is an elected fellow of Indian science academies: Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, India, and Indian Academy of Sciences. He received an Outstanding Research Investigator Award of the Department of Atomic Energy in the year 2006, and National Bioscience Award of the Department of Biotechnology in 2008.

Anuranjan Anand
Born (1965-04-05) 5 April 1965
India
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Stanford University, California
Scientific career
FieldsHuman Genetics and Genomics
InstitutionsJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Biography and career
Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU), JNCASR

Anuranjan Anand did his doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Science.[1] Subsequently, he moved to the US for his post-doctoral studies at the Stanford University.[2] On his return to India, he joined the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) as a faculty member at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU)[3][4] and later became a Professor and Chair (2009-2016) of the Unit.[5] When the institute established the Neuroscience Unit (NSU) in 2014, he was designated as its associate faculty and is the Chair (2016 - to date) of the Unit. [6] He also serves as an adjunct faculty at Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore. [7]

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Research

During his post-doctoral days at Stanford, Anuranjan Anand worked with his colleagues at the Baker's Lab on the genetic mutations of fruitless, a gene involved in sexual behavior and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster.[2] Back in India, his main focus has been on human genetic disorders with special emphasis on human epilepsy syndromes and hereditary hearing loss[9] His laboratory has discovered a number of genes and mutations causing epilepsy and profound hearing impairment. Cellular and molecular mechanisms controlled by these genes are currently being studied in his laboratory [10][11][12][13][14]

Honors

The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Developmentin 2008.[15] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 2011,[16] the National Academy of Sciences, India in 2013,[17] and the Indian National Science Academy in 2016.[18]

Selected bibliography
  • Ratnapriya, Rinki; Satishchandra, Parthasarthy; Dilip, S.; Gadre, Girish; Anand, Anuranjan (1 November 2009). "Familial autosomal dominant reflex epilepsy triggered by hot water maps to 4q24-q28". Human Genetics. 126 (5): 677–683. doi:10.1007/s00439-009-0718-6. ISSN 0340-6717. PMID 19597845.
  • Chatterjee, Arunima; Jalvi, Rajeev; Pandey, Nishtha; Rangasayee, R.; Anand, Anuranjan (1 January 2009). "A novel locus DFNA59 for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss maps at chromosome 11p14.2–q12.3". Human Genetics. 124 (6): 669–675. doi:10.1007/s00439-008-0596-3. ISSN 0340-6717. PMID 19030898.
  • Kapoor, Ashish; Ratnapriya, R.; Kuruttukulam, Gigy; Anand, Anuranjan (1 July 2007). "A novel genetic locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy at chromosome 5q12–q14". Human Genetics. 121 (6): 655–662. doi:10.1007/s00439-007-0360-0. ISSN 0340-6717. PMID 17431681.
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References
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  2. "Background: The science behind the gene for sexual behavior (12/96)". web.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Faculty fellow". JNCASR. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. Handbook of Universities. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 2006. pp. 418–. ISBN 978-81-269-0607-9.
  5. "Chair professor". www.jncasr.ac.in. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Neuroscience Unit". www.jncasr.ac.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "Centre for Human Genetics". www.chg.res.in. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. "Anuranjan Anand - Home". www.jncasr.ac.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. "INSA :: Indian Fellows Elected". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. "Indian mutation behind hearing loss". Nature India. 2009. doi:10.1038/nindia.2009.91.
  12. "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. "Publications Authored by Anuranjan Anand - PubFacts.com". www.pubfacts.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. "On ResearchGate". On ResearchGate. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  15. "Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  16. "Fellowship - Indian Academy of Sciences". www.ias.ac.in. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. "NASI Year Book 2015" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  18. "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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