Shobhona Sharma
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Shobhona Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1953 |
| Alma mater | Miranda House, Delhi University |
| Known for | Malaria research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Shobhona Sharma (born 5 February 1953) is a professor specializing in immunology, molecular biology, and biochemistry at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. She is also the chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences.[1][2] She is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy.
Shobhona Sharma (née Banerjee) was born to Bengali parents from Calcutta. She completed her schooling from Lady Irwin School, New Delhi. She did her undergraduate study in chemistry at Miranda House, Delhi, and obtained her master's degree from Delhi University in 1975. She joined the doctoral program at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. She chose molecular biology as her specialization. During this time Sharma met a fellow doctoral student majoring in solid-state electronics and they subsequently got married.
