Anirban Mahapatra
Anirban Mahapatra is the editorial director of the American Society for Microbiology since 2022.[1] He is the author of two popular science books. Earlier, he was the head of an editorial team at the American Chemical Society (ACM).[1]
Education and career[edit]
Mahapatra has a Masters and a PhD in microbiology from The Ohio State University.[1] He launched several scientific journals while at ACM.
Mahapatra writes a popular science column for The Hindustan Times, a leading Indian national daily newspaper.[2] His science columns have also been published by The Morning Context.[3]
Publications[edit]
Mahapatra has written a couple of popular science books:
- COVID-19:Separating Fact from Fiction published by Penguin Random House India.[4]
- When the Drugs Don't Work: The Hidden Pandemic That Could End Modern Medicine published by Juggernaut Books.[5][6]
Sukumar Ranganathan reviewed COVID-19:Separating Fact from Fiction in The Hindustan Times.[7] Devangshu Datta reviewed it in the Business Standard.[8] Ranjona Banerji reviewed the book in The Asian Age.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Anirban Mahapatra, Ph.D." asm.org. American Society of Microbiology. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Anirban Mahapatra". hindustantimes.com. The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Featured Story". themorningcontext.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "COVID-19". penguin.co.in. Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Mahapatra, Anirban (12 May 2024). "Tackling the hidden pandemic of antibiotic-resistant superbugs". deccanherald.com. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Mahapatra, Anirban (25 April 2024). "India Has a Superbug Problem". thewire.in. The Wire. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Ranganathan, Sukumar (5 March 2021). "Review: Covid-19: Separating Fact from Fiction by Anirban Mahapatra". hindustantimes.com. The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Datta, Devangshu (10 March 2021). "Know your pandemic". business-standard.com. Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Banerji, Ranjona (11 April 2021). "Book Review: Urgent, cogent, matter-of-fact ready-reckoner on the C-virus". asianage.com. The Asian Age. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Excerpt from Mahapatra's book When the Drugs Don't Work in Scroll.in
- Anirban Mahapatra's Google Scholar profile
- Discussion on Mint Lounge with Mahapatra about his book COVID-19
- Discussion with Mahapatra on NDTV about his book When Drugs Don't Work
- Personal website
- Anirban Mahapatra on Twitter