Madhuparna graduated summa cum laude with a B.S in Chemistry from the University of Kolkata. Subsequently, she obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Yale and graduated with high honors. Her graduate studies extended to examining structural properties for non-canonical DNA polymers by using kinetic experiments and Monte Carlo simulation methods. Her postdoctoral research was in functional genomics where she studied the binding and expression profile of yeast transcription factors using DNA microarray and identified unique sequences in the yeast genome, referred to as “junk-DNA”, with interesting sequence motifs.

Before joining Trinity College, Madhuparna was an adjunct faculty at the University of New Haven, CT where she taught General and Organic chemistry, along with Physical and Analytical chemistry. She is a protagonist of peer-tutoring and respectful learning and is a firm believer that effective collaboration can make learning an enjoyable experience. She aims to inspire students to be lifelong learners and critical thinkers, and navigate their professional environment to be productive and inclusive in an ever-changing world.

• NIH biophysical fellowship, Yale University, 1995-1999
• J. Stafford Ellithrop fellowship research award, Syracuse University, 1994
• Academic Award for ranking 1^st in B.Sc. (Chemistry), Calcutta University, 1992