Beena Pillai

Chief Scientist,

CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Delhi 110 020

Dr. Beena Pillai completed her schooling in Kerala and graduated in Microbiology from Ruia College, Mumbai followed by PhD from IISc, Bangalore. She is presently a Chief Scientist at CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi. Her lab works on understanding the role of long non-coding RNAs in the nervous system, polyglutamine disorders like SCA-17 and earthworm regeneration. She is not just a passionate scientist but also a dedicated science communicator and has been instrumental in using innovative digital means to make scientific research accessible to school and college students through seminars, hands-on sessions and virtual lab visits.