Principal Investigator: Molecular Oncology Lab

BUSHRA ATEEQ, Ph.D.
Professor & Joy Gill Chair
Senior Fellow, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance
Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK)
Kanpur, 208016, U.P., India
Tel: +91 512 2594083 (Office)
Tel: +91 512 2594042 (Lab)
Fax: +91 512 2594010
Email: bushra@iitk.ac.in
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Appointments

July 2022 – present	Professor, Department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
June 2018 – June 2022	Associate Professor, Department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Apr 2013 – June 2018	Assistant Professor, Department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Feb 2013 – Apr 2013	Visiting Faculty, Department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Aug 2011 – Jan 2013	Research Investigator, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Professional/ Research Experience

Jan 2008 – July 2011	Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Advisor: Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.
June 2005 – Dec 2007	Post-doctoral Research Fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Advisor: Shafaat A. Rabbani, M.D.
June 2004 – May 2005	Research Associate-CSIR, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India. Advisor: Amitabha Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
July 2003 – May 2004	Research Associate-DBT, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Advisor: Neeta Singh, Ph.D.
Jan 1998 – Apr 2003	Ph.D. (Genetics). Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Advisor: Prof. Waseem Ahmed (Faridi), Ph.D.

Awards and Honors

2024	Rajib Goyal Prizes (2021-2022) for Young Scientists conferred by Kurukshetra University (2024) in the Life Sciences category.
2023	Featured in the "Vigyan Vidushi- 75 Women Trailblazers of Science", a compendium compiled by the Vigyan Prasar, DSTand released on the National Science Day (28th February 2023).
2023	Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi.
2022	Elected Member of the Guha Research Conference (GRC) Association.
2022	Recipient of the endowed Joy Gill Chair (April 2022) for academic excellence.
2022	Featured in the 75 under 50: Scientists Shaping Today's India a compendium released by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
2022	Sun Pharma Science Foundation Research Award – 2021 in the Medical Sciences - Basic Research category.
2022	Elected Fellow (2021) of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bangalore.
2021	Elected Fellow (2021) of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).
2021	OPPI Scientist Award – 2021 by the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI).
2020	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2020) for Science and Technology in Medical Sciences by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
2020	S. Ramachandran-National Bioscience Award for Career Development (2020) by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
2020	Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance, Senior Fellowship Award.
2020	CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Award (2020) for the Excellence in Drug Research in Life Sciences.
2019	Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2019) by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India.
2019	CNR Rao Faculty Award for the Excellence in Research, IIT Kanpur.
2019	Sayeeda Begum Women Scientist Prize for Excellence in Research from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
2017	P. K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship Award, IIT Kanpur.
2014	Finalist of the NASI SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in Medicine category.
2013	Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance, Intermediate Fellowship Award.
2013	SERB-Department of Science and Technology, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award.
2013	Ramanujan Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology, India (Declined).
2011	AACR Women in Cancer Research Scholar Award at the annual meeting of American Association of Cancer Research, Orlando, FL.
2009	Young Investigator Award from Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research, Ketchum, Idaho.
2009 - 2011	Genentech Post-doctoral Award from the Genentech Foundation, South San Francisco, CA.
2005 - 2007	Post-doctoral Research Award from Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR) for the strategic training program in Skeletal Health Research.
2004 - 2005	Research Associate Fellowship Award by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India.
2002 - 2003	Senior Research Fellowship Award from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India.
1995 - 1997	University level Merit Scholarship in M. Sc., Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Administrative Responsibilities

Institute-Level Administrative Assignments

June 2024 – present	Dean of International Relations, IIT Kanpur.
March 2023 – present	Member of Senate Standing Committee, IIT Kanpur.
March 2022 – present	Member of Institute Strategy and Planning Committee (ISPC) for IIT Kanpur IOE status.
August 2021 – July 2022	Nodal person for Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) pilot initiative under DST, WISE-KIRAN program.
2019 – 2022	Member, Institutional Academic Ethics Committee, IIT Kanpur.
2021	Invited talk on “Life of PG student” at the PG Orientation – 2021, Counselling Service IIT Kanpur.
Sept 2020	Member, Senate Scholarships and Prizes Committee (SSPC), IIT Kanpur.
Oct 2019	Co-organizer of the 'Women in Sciences and Engineering' conference, under the Diamond Jubilee celebration of IITK Foundation Day held on October 19-20, 2019 at IIT Kanpur.
Jan 2019	Member, Merit Awards Committee for Staff and Officers, IIT Kanpur.
2014 – 2022	Member, Institutional Human Ethics Committee, IIT Kanpur.
2016 – 2017	Secretary, Institutional Human Ethics Committee, IIT Kanpur.
2014 – 2016	Conducted Interviews for the Students' Benevolence Fund (SBF) scholarship at Counseling Service, IIT Kanpur.
2020 – 2022	Member, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, IIT Kanpur.
2019 – 2021	Member, Diversity and Inclusion Cell, IIT Kanpur.
2016 – 2019	Warden, Girl’s Hostel Tower, Hall 6, IIT Kanpur.
2016 – 2017	Invited member of the Senate Statutes 4(1)(e), IIT Kanpur.
2015 – 2016	Member, Senate Library Committee, IIT Kanpur.
2015 – 2016	Member, Ranking Committee, IIT Kanpur.

Department-Level Administrative Assignments

2024 – present	Member, Department Budget Allocation Committee, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2020 – 2022	Member, Department Postgraduate Committee, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2019 – 2020	Convenor, Department Postgraduate Committee, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2017 – 2018	Convenor, Department Postgraduate Committee, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2020 – present	Chairperson, BSBE Women Cell, IIT Kanpur.
2016	Convenor, BSBE Celebrating 15 years Symposium, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2015 – 2019	Faculty Advisor for UG2015 batch, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2013 – 2015	Seminar Coordinator, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2014 – 2016	Member, DPGC Committe, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2013 – 2015	Faculty Meeting Coordinator, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2014 – 2020	BSBE Women’s Cell Secretary, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.
2013 – 2018	Member, Department Budget Allocation Committee, BSBE, IIT Kanpur.