Born on 2 December 1944 in
Kolkata, in the Indian state of
West Bengal to Bhabaranjan-Malancha couple, Bhattacharyya graduated in chemistry from the
University of Calcutta and secured his master's degree in physical chemistry from
Rajabazar Science College campus of the same university. He has also been associated with
Presidency College, Calcutta as a professor at their Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Bhattacharyya's early work during his post-doctoral studies at Jan Wolff's laboratory were on
tubulin and its binding mechanism with
antimitotic drugs. He demonstrated the fluorescence of colchicine-tubilin bind which is reported to have offered an alternative to radio-labeled colchicine in pharmacological
assays and made the study of the kinetics of colchicine binding easier. He studied the
mechanism of chaperone-like activity of tubulin and microtubule associated proteins and his studies have known to be of significance in the design of lead compounds as well as new drugs for the treatment of cancer. He has published several articles detailing his research findings, has registered patents for his work and has mentored many scholars in their doctoral studies. His scientific career has been documented in an article,
Dr. Bablu Bhattacharyya: A Journey of Four Decades with Tubulin, published in 2015. He has also been associated with the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Department of Science and Technology,
Indian National Science Academy and the
Indian Academy of Sciences as a member of their various technical committees. == Awards and honors ==