Sourav Sarkar

Sourav Sarkar has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and companies. Sourav started their career as a PhD student at Bose Institute from October 2003 to June 2010. Sourav then worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick from August 2010 to September 2016, focusing on various research projects related to cancer development and yeast biology. In 2017, Sourav joined AstraZeneca as a Senior Research Scientist until August 2018. Currently, they are employed at Sygnature Discovery, where they started as a Senior Scientist 1 in September 2018 and later became a Lead Scientist in April 2021.

Sourav Sarkar has a strong background in biological sciences. Sourav completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta in 2001. Sourav went on to pursue a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, which they completed in 2003. Interested in genetics and molecular biology, Sourav then joined Bose Institute, where they obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology in 2010. After that, they became a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, where they specialized in Cellular and Molecular Biology.