Aparupa Sengupta
Emerging Biotech Policy Strategist | Actively working on AI-Bio and Mirror Biology Goverance Solutions | Embedding Biosafety-Biosecurity in Pandemic Preparedness and Response | South Asia/ India Biotech Policy Expert
- Role
- Senior Program Officer (Scientist) at Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aparupa Sengupta
Dr. Aparupa Sengupta is an accomplished scientist, life science safety and security…
Experience
Senior Program Officer (Scientist)
Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Dr. Aparupa Sengupta serves as a Senior Program Officer for NTI’s Global Biological Policy and Programs team (NTI | bio). In this role, she leads the Biosecurity Innovation and Risk Reduction Initiative (BIRRI) to reduce risks of biotechnology catastrophe. This includes efforts to advance the International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science (IBBIS), a new international entity NTI is launching to safeguard science and reduce the risk of catastrophic events that could result from deliberate abuse or accidental misuse of bioscience and biotechnology.
Education
Bangalore University
B.Sc, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Chemistry
2001 — 2004
Michigan Technological University
MS, Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
2008 — 2009
Bangalore University
M.Sc, Biotechnology
2004 — 2006
Michigan Technological University
Ph.D, Biological Sciences (Environmental Microbiology and Plant Biochemistry)
2010 — 2014
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