Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay

Computational Biologist

Dr. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (1968-) is a computational biologist.

FAST FACTS:

• She received the Infosys Prize in 2017 in Engineering and Computer Science for her research in algorithmic optimization and for its impact on biological data analysis. 
• Her work led to the discovery of a genetic marker for breast cancer and the role of white blood cells in Alzheimer’s disease
• Some of Bandyopadhyay’s current research interests are soft and evolutionary computation, pattern recognition, and data mining. 

To learn more about Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, check out the links below:

• https://www.isical.ac.in/~sanghami/
• https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2017/sanghamitra-bandyopadhyay.asp