Dibakar ChakrabartyProfessor Dibakar Chakrabarty is Professor and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus. He earned his PhD from Jadavpur University and is known for his pioneering research on Russell’s viper venom. His extenive studies on venom biochemistry, toxicology, and biomedical applications have led to numerous publications in top journals like Toxicon and Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Notably, his work on novel proteins such as Daboialipase and SPAD-1 has advanced anti-cancer and anti-coagulant therapies. His team was the first to identify anti-coagulant factors in jellyfish toxins and characterize a wound-healing protein from starfish. A prolific author of book chapters and holder of an Indian patent for a novel fibrinolytic activity assay, Professor Chakrabarty currently leads research developing anti-cancer peptides from animal venoms targeting lung and breast cancers. As a mentor and leader, he has established one of India’s premier toxinology laboratories and inspired a new generation of researchers in venom-based therapeutics. Read More Read Less