Shubha Tole' was born on August 1967 and is an Indian neuroscientist, professor and principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India.
11 Facts About Shubha Tole
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Shubha Tole's research investigates the development and evolution of the mammalian brain.
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Shubha Tole's mother, Aruna P Tole, was an occupational therapist responsible for the design of prostheses, aids, and appliances for cancer patients.
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Shubha Tole's father was the director of SAMEER, an institute under the Department of Electronics, Government of India, in August 1967.
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In 1999, Dr Shubha Tole started her research group at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
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Shubha Tole has held a membership with academic groups such as the International Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology.
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Shubha Tole is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Indian Academy of Sciences.
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Dr Shubha Tole is married to theoretical physicist Sandip Trivedi since 1989.
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Shubha Tole has received the Wellcome Trust Senior International Fellowship, the Swarnajayanti Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, the National Woman Bioscientist award from the Department of Biotechnology of Government of India, the Research Award for Innovation in Neurosciences from the Society for Neuroscience, United States, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award.
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Shubha Tole was awarded the Wellcome Trust Flexible Travel Award grant by Stanford University for a Sabbatical year in 2008.
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In 2014, Shubha Tole was awarded the Infosys Prize of 55 lakh rupees for her work elucidating the mechanisms and genes involved in the formation of the hippocampus.