De was nominated by Columbia University.
AB Wire
Indian American scientist Arnab De has received the prestigious ‘Springer Theses Award’ for his outstanding research on developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor.
De, who has also developed peptide-based prodrugs as therapeutics for diabetes, was nominated by Columbia University for his Ph.D. thesis which he dedicated to legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and his alma mater Kolkata’s Presidency University.
“Two things that have influenced me the most are sports and education. This thesis is dedicated to Sachin Tendulkar not only for the cricketing joy he provided me, but also for being a constant source of inspiration to all Indian youth,” De was quoted as saying by PTI.
De, who has also received the ‘Young Investigator Award’ at the American Peptide Symposium, was awarded for developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor A20. The Springer Theses Award is awarded by Springer, a leading global publisher of renowned scientific journals and books, to recognize outstanding PhD research.