Email Address:

LRANGAN[AT]IITG.AC.IN

Dr. Latha Rangan, FNASc, FBRS

Senior Professor
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
IIT Guwahati
Assam - 781039
Tel: +91 - 361 - 2582214/3203
Email: LRANGAN[AT]IITG.AC.IN

Awards/ Honors/ Scholarships:

Awards	Conferring Agency	Year
Women Faculty Research and Innovation Award	IIT Guwahati	2022
Dr. P. Sheel Memorial Lecture (Young Women Scientist) Award In area of Biotechnology	National Academy of Sciences, India	2021
Women Bio Scientist Award In area of Plant Biotechnology	Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)	2016
Dr JN Baruah Memorial Award In area of Biological Sciences	Assam Science Society	2014
Achievers Award	SDNBV Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai	2014
Young Scientist Award In area of Biological Sciences	Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists	2012
Professor Hiralal Chakravarty Memorial Award In Plant Sciences	Indian Science Congress	2012
Young Women Scientist Award In area of Biotechnology	National Academy of Biological Sciences	2012
Certificate of Recognition As Genomics Pioneer from the Ocimum Biosolutions in association with OBBeC. The nomination was chosen from a group of 3000 applicants, who are working in the field of Genomics and are using state-of-art techniques to advance genomic research.	Ocimum Biosolutions	2008
Dr R. B. Ekbote Prize In various areas of Plant biotechnology.	Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) and Agarkar Research Foundation (ARI), Pune.	2007

Fellow/ Associate Member of National Academy and Societies
Fellow, FBRS Elected as Fellow for work in Plant Biotechnology/Medicinal Plants/Genome Mining	Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)	2020
Fellow, FNASc Elected as Fellow for pioneering work in Plant Biotechnology/Medicinal Chemistry/Genome Mining	National Academy of Sciences (NASI) Allahabad	2017
Fellow Elected as Fellow in area of Biotechnology	Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (ABP)	2016
Fellow Research Journal of Biotechnology		2012
Fellow Elected as Fellow in area of Biological Sciences	National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS)	2011
Elected as Associate Member NASI For contributions and significant achievements in area of Biological sciences particular Agriculture Sciences	NASI Allahabad	2010
Fellow Elected as Fellow contributions to the field of Plant Biotechnology	Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB)	2010
Fellow Elected as Fellow for contributions to the field of Plant Biotechnology	Society of Biotechnology (FISBT)	2010

Fellowship/Associateship
DAAD-IIT TU9 Fellowship Visiting Scientist, KIT Germany	DAAD	2013
Biotechnology Overseas Associateship Overseas Associateship programme in area of Agriculture Sciences, UGA Georgia	DBT Govt. of India	2010

Other Recognitions
Member Council	NASI, Allahabad	2023-
Council Board Member	NIPER, Guwahati	2022-2025
Member, Executive Committee, North East Zone	National Council of Science Museum	2022-2024
Sectional President (Biological Sciences)	92 Annual Session, NASI	2022
Member	The Inter-Academy Panel for Women in STEMM	2021-2025
Council Board Member	BRSI	2021-2025
Subject Expert Member	Govt. of Assam, Secondary Education Department	2021
Elected member	NASI - North East Chapter	2019-
Session Chair	First Indian Plant Science Congress- SRM University	2019-
Scientific Board Member	Scientific Advisory Committee of SDNB Vaishnav College for Women	2018-2020
General Secretary	Basic Research Cytometry Society of India (TCS)	2016-2017
External Member	Tezpur University, HIgh-end equipment	2013-
EC Member	Cytometry Society of India (TCS)	2013-2015
Editorial Board Member	Agriculture and Food Security	2013-2018
Coordinator and State Representative	Indian Youth Science Congress (IYSC), Assam	2010-2011
Co-chair	Plant Sciences Section, 2nd Edition of IYSC, SRM University, Chennai	2010
Institute Representative	NBRA, DBT Govt. of India	2008-2009