| Intro | Indian scientist |
| Is | Scientist |
| From | India |
| Type | Science |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 1 January 1968, New Delhi |
| Age: | 52 years |
Taruna Madan Gupta (Hindi: तरुना मदान गुप्ता) (Taruna Gupta), born on May 14, 1968 at New Delhi, is working as Scientist “D” at National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai, India. She has extensively worked on Aspergillosis and lung surfactant proteins and now her research is more focussed on role of innate immunity in host-pathogen interactions.
Education and personal life
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) (year 1989, Gold Medallist) – Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi
- Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) (year 1991, Gold Medallist) – Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi
- Ph.D. – Jointly with Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi.
She is married to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Ph.D., founder of PUNJ (Psoriasis Undone for New Joy www.thepunj.org), the couple have one child, Urit Gupta (Student at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim). They live in Mumbai. Sanjeev is accomplished professional in the area of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs of Medical and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices.
Professional life
- Post-doctoral research on “Role of lung collectins in genetic predisposition to aspergillosis” as Senior Research Associate at Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR), Delhi, India.
- Doctoral and post-doctoral research at Medical Research Council (MRC) Immunochemistry Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (July 1996 – September 1996 and July 2000 – September 2000).
- Scientist “C” in Allergy and Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR), Delhi, India (2002–2007).
- “Dr Taruna M. Gupta as scientist in IGIB, Delhi”.
Publications and patents
Taruna M. Gupta has published more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles most of articles have covered the research over fungal aspergilosis and lung surfactant proteins. She has contributed chapters to almost 15 books. She has up to six patents with more pending.
Awards and recognition
- Young Women Bioscientist award from Indian Science Congress Association (2004).
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Young Scientist Award (Category -Life Sciences) (Year 2003).
- Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist Medal Award (Category -Medical Sciences) (Year 1998).
- “CSIR Young Scientist Award, Year 2003”.