Indian scientist and professor (born 1953)
Aparna Dutta Gupta (11 May 1953 - 29 June 2020) was an Indian zoologist and academic. She taught in the Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad. Her research focused on zoology, developmental biology and endocrinology. She carried out research in the field of insect physiology, focusing on pests and their control. Her novel contribution was the discovery that insect fat body expresses hexamerin genes, and the expressed proteins are sequestered by various tissues including male accessory-glands and play a role in reproduction.
Early life and education.
Aparna Dutta Gupta obtained her bachelor's, masters, and doctoral degrees from Banaras Hindu University.
She was a Fulbright Scholar and visiting scientist at the Department of Biology of Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA, from 1984–1985. She was also a fellow of the Indo-German Exchange Programme (1991), INSA-Czech Academy Exchange (2000), DST-DAAD Personal Exchange (1999–2003), INSA-DFG International Exchange (2008) and INSA-JSPS Bilateral Exchange (2012). She is also an elected Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), and the National Academy of Sciences (NASI).
Career.
Gupta was the Coordinator of the Centre for Biotechnology (2003–2006) and also served as Head of the Department of Animal Sciences (2003–2007) at the University of Hyderabad.
Awards and fellowships.
She has received the following fellowships from various international organisations.
References.
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