Biography:

Prof. Shubha Tole obtained her BSc in Life Sciences and Biochemistry from St. Xavier's College (1987). Her MSc and PhD are from Caltech, USA. She worked at the University of Chicago as a post-doctoral fellow, and then joined TIFR as a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences in 1999.

Prof. Tole has been awarded the Research Award for Innovation in Neurosciences (Society for Neuroscience, USA), the Swarnajayanti Fellowship by the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and the Wellcome Trust Senior International Fellowship, for her research in the area of Neurosciences. She was also selected for the National Woman Bioscientist award in 2008 by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. She has several publications in leading international journals, including Science, Nature Neuroscience, and the Journal of Neuroscience. Besides research and teaching, Dr. Tole actively engages in Public Outreach, and has done workshops in schools, in colleges, and also participated as a speaker and as a chairperson at Caf Scientifiques organized by the British Council.

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