Lamins in Genome Organization and Diseases

Kaushik Sengupta, PhD, Dr. Kaushik Sengupta holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Max Planck Institute for Biophysics/ Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany followed by a postdoctoral research experience at the Northwestern University, Chicago in Cell & Molecular Biology. He is a Professor in the Biophysics & Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India. Dr. Kaushik Sengupta is a researcher in molecular biophysics who has pioneered several new approaches to the study of lamin proteins. Lamin proteins are a central component of cellular and nuclear architecture, and lamin mutations have recently been shown to cause a plethora of diseases. Dr. Sengupta has contributed significantly to the understanding of lamin proteins and their mutations and the pathophysiological pathways leading to the diseases. As such, his work is of immense significance to the field and global community, because it is actively driving new research on lamins in molecular biophysics and leading progress in the knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment of medical disorders associated with lamin proteins and mutations. Dr. Sengupta has 1896 citations with an i10 index of 18. Thus, Dr. Sengupta’s publication record places him among the most impactful researchers in molecular biophysics today.

Antoine Muchir, PhD, Dr. Antoine Muchir obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Paris, France followed by research careers at the Columbia University, USA and Santhera Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Muchir is currently the team leader of the Signaling Pathways & Striated Muscles Group at the Institute of Myology in France. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the molecular mechanisms that cause cardiac dysfunction as well as disease-causing mutations in LMNA gene encoding nuclear lamin A. His works on laminopathies are widely cited globally which makes him one of the most impactful scientists in the community. Dr. Muchir has 5800 citations with an i10 index of 56.