Sharmila Bhattacharya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sharmila Bhattacharya

Indian scientist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1964

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Profession: university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: India, Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dr.
Sharmila Bhattacharya (born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up in India) is the Chief Scientist for Astrobionics and head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center.
She is the Subject Matter Expert of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Principal Investigator for Biomodel Performance Laboratory of Space Biosciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center.
She was part of a projects like which sent fruit flies into the space to study human illnesses and to study the effects of radiation in space which will help space explorers.
She has received the Ames Honor Award the successful launch of the MVP-Fly-01 experiment, 2018, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, 2018, etc.