Anuradha Lohia

• Presidency College
  (University of Calcutta)
• Rajabazar Science College
  (University of Calcutta)
• Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Anuradha Lohia
Lohia, in 2015, being interviewed, by NDTV reporter, while she was gheraoed by students, demanding her resignation. [1]
3rd Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University
In office 2 May 2014 –13 June 2023

Anuradha Lohia is a leader in scientific research and education in India. She is an eminent molecular biologist who has made seminal discoveries in the field of infectious diseases. During her tenure at Bose Institute, Kolkata, she has collaborated with leading scientists around the world. Prof. Lohia received the prestigious Rockefeller Biotechnology Career fellowship and is an elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. In the year 2001, she received the National Award for Young Woman Bioscientist. In recognition of her scientific acumen and leadership, Anuradha was appointed as the first CEO of the Indo-British organisation- Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance in Hyderabad, India. She went on to serve as the Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata for 9 years. She is currently the Chairperson of Manovikas Kendra, Kolkata an institute that provides scientifically driven diagnosis and personalised therapies for children with special needs. In addition to her contributions in science and education, Anuradha is deeply committed to promotion of performing arts, having been a classical dance artist herself. ^{[2] [3]} She is the Vice Chancellor of the Presidency University. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Education and career

Lohia was a student of the Modern High School for Girls in Calcutta. She completed B.Sc. (Hons) in physiology from Presidency College, University of Calcutta and M.Sc. in physiology from Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta. Her PhD in Biochemistry was focussed on Studies on the cell surface of Vibrio cholerae from the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. ^[9] She was a visiting scientist at various universities around the world. She did her postdoctoral research in New York University Medical Centre. Lohia was elected a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. She was also awarded the Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Career Fellowship (1993-1997), National award for young woman bioscientist (2001, Govt of India); Stree Shakti award and the UNESCO Molecular and Cell Biology network grant. She has been awarded the SHE award for Education from The Telgraph t2, Kolkata in 2025. ^[10]

References

1. "Presidency Vice Chancellor Leaves Campus, Protesting Students to Continue Stir". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
2. "Anuradha Lohia Vice Chancellor". Presidency University, Kolkata . Retrieved 13 July 2016.
3. "Anuradha Lohia". Bose Institute . Retrieved 13 July 2016.
4. "Lohia selected as Presidency VC". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
5. "Presidency University VC Anuradha Lohia under gherao since last evening". The Economic Times. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
6. "Presidency University stalemate: Students vacate V-C Anuradha Lohia's chambers, panel set up to hear them out". Indian Express. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
7. "Happy to feature on Presidency University's vice chancellor probable list: Lohia". Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey. Times of India. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
8. "Ten women, ten questions: Anuradha Lohia". indiabioscience.org. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
9. "Anuradha Lohia". StreeShakti. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
10. Theindialooks (31 July 2025). "Top 5 Indian Women Vice Chancellors Making an Impact -" . Retrieved 9 August 2025.

Academic offices
Preceded by Malabika Sarkar	Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata since 2014	Succeeded by incumbent