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Template:Infobox scientist Anuranjan Anand is a geneticist studying the cellular and molecular basis of human disorders. He is a molecular biology and genetics professor and an associate neuroscience faculty at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.

Biography and career

Anuranjan Anand did his doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Science.,[1] and his post-doctoral studies at Stanford University.[2] He joined Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) as a faculty member in 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. He was the chair of NSU during 2016 - 2022.[6]

Research

During his post-doctoral studies, Anuranjan Anand worked with his colleagues in Bruce Baker's laboratory on the mutations of fruitless, a gene involved in sexual behavior and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster.[2] In JNCASR, his primary focus is on human genetic diseases, emphasizing neurological disorders, hereditary hearing loss and rare developmental disorders[7] His laboratory has discovered several genes and mutations underlying these disorders and is currently examining their biological underpinnings employing cell- and animal- modeling approaches.[8][9][10][11][12]

Honors

Anuranjan Anand received an Outstanding Research Investigator Award from the Department of Atomic Energy in 2006-2010. The Department of Biotechnology awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development from 2008-2011.[13] He is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[14] National Academy of Sciences, India,[15] and the Indian National Science Academy.[16]

Selected bibliography

  • Familial autosomal dominant reflex epilepsy triggered by hot water maps to 4q24-q28. Human Genetics({Template:Date).
  • A novel locus DFNA59 for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss maps at chromosome 11p14.2–q12.3. Human Genetics({Template:Date).
  • A novel genetic locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy at chromosome 5q12–q14. Human Genetics({Template:Date).

References

  1. Fellow profile. Indian Academy of Sciences(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Background: The science behind the gene for sexual behavior (12/96). web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. Faculty fellow. JNCASR(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. Handbook of Universities{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(2006). ISBN 978-81-269-0607-9
  5. Chair professor. www.jncasr.ac.in(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  6. Neuroscience Unit. www.jncasr.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  7. Anuranjan Anand - Home. www.jncasr.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. INSA :: Indian Fellows Elected. insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. Indian mutation behind hearing loss. Nature India({Template:Year).
  10. Browse by Fellow. Indian Academy of Sciences(2018-01-14). Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  11. Publications Authored by Anuranjan Anand - PubFacts.com. www.pubfacts.com(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. On ResearchGate(2018-01-09). Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  13. Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development. Department of Biotechnology(2016). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  14. Fellowship - Indian Academy of Sciences. www.ias.ac.in(2017-12-28). Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  15. NASI Year Book 2015. National Academy of Sciences, India(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  16. Indian fellow. Indian National Science Academy(2018-01-12). Retrieved 2018-01-12.

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