Anindya Bandyopadhyay

Anindya Bandyopadhyay has extensive experience in the field of genome editing and biotechnology. Anindya is currently working as a Principal Scientist and Lead Precision Genetics at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice President of R&D at Reliance Industries Limited and served as the Genome Editing Program Lead at Syngenta. Anindya also worked as an Internationally Recruited Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute and as a Research Scientist/Group Leader at Mahyco. Anindya has also held various postdoctoral fellowship positions, including at the University of Kentucky, UC Berkeley, and the Medical University of South Carolina. Anindya has made significant contributions to the development and characterization of genetically modified crops, particularly in the area of genome editing and molecular biology.

Anindya Bandyopadhyay earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Zoology, Botany, and Human Physiology from Presidency College Kolkata in 1999. Anindya then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Zoology with a specialization in Molecular biology and Genetics from the University of Calcutta from 1999 to 2001. Later, in 2002, Anindya attended the International Rice Research Institute and obtained a PhD in Plant Biotechnology, focusing on the development of C4 transgenic rice. In 2015, they also completed a Licensing Academy Course on IP and Technology Transfer at the University of California, Davis - School of Law.