Suchetana Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Suchetana "Tuli" Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biology at Indiana University, Bloomington. She received her B.A. in chemistry from DePauw University and her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following her doctoral studies, Mukhopadhyay conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, focusing on G-protein mediated signaling. She continued her postdoctoral work at Purdue University in structural virology, where she developed a strong interest in arboviruses. Mukhopadhyay joined Indiana University in 2005, where she established her research program on the assembly and spread of alphaviruses.
Throughout her career, Mukhopadhyay has mentored over 50 undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and is actively involved in programs supporting junior faculty. She is enthusiastic about hands-on outreach and engages in various educational initiatives, including elementary school and community outreach programs, as well as the Jim Holland Program for high school students at IU. Additionally, she has contributed to the Lilly Girls and Young Women in STEM Advisory Committee for The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis and has designed and produced the “Virus Patterns and Symmetry” display at the WonderLab Museum in Bloomington.
Throughout her career, Mukhopadhyay has mentored over 50 undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and is actively involved in programs supporting junior faculty. She is enthusiastic about hands-on outreach and engages in various educational initiatives, including elementary school and community outreach programs, as well as the Jim Holland Program for high school students at IU. Additionally, she has contributed to the Lilly Girls and Young Women in STEM Advisory Committee for The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis and has designed and produced the “Virus Patterns and Symmetry” display at the WonderLab Museum in Bloomington.