Ranajit Chakraborty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ranajit Chakraborty

Indian biologist

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 23-Sep-2018

Profession: biologist, geneticist, academic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ranajit Chakraborty (April 17, 1946 – September 23, 2018) was a human and population geneticist.
At the time of his death, he was Director of the Center for Computational Genomics at the Institute of Applied Genetics and Professor in the Department of Forensic and Investigative Genetics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
His scientific contributions include studies in human genetics, population genetics, genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, and forensic genetics.