Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Gowda, Cholenahalli Laxmipathi G025

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Cholenahalli, Hassan District, Karnataka, India on 13 June 1949. Educated at College of Agriculrure, Dharwad, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 1966 70; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 1970 72; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1972 75. B.Sc. (Ag) 1970; M.Sc. (Ag), 1972; Ph.D. 1975.
Co-Founder, GRSV Consulting Services, Mysuru.
Deputy Director General-Research, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, 2013-14; Director, Grain Legumes Research Program, 2011-13 and Director of Crop Improvement Program, 2002-10; Director, Information Resource Management Program, 2001; Head, Learning Systems Unit, 1999-2001; Research Project Coordinator, Genetic Diversification and Enhancement, 1999-2001; Assoc. Coordinator, Asian Grain Legumes Network, 1987-1992; Coordinator of Cereals and Legumes Asia Network, 1993-2014; and Chickpea Breeder 1975-2013.
Awards/Honours: International Food Award Niigata International Food Award Foundation, Japan (2014); Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Scientific contribution, by Nepal Agriculture Research Council, Kathmandu (2014); and Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hanoi (2014); International Service in Agriculture Award by Crop Science Society of America, USA (2012); Lifetime Achievement for Excellence in Science (2012); ICRISAT Scientific Leadership Award (2007); Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from Deendayal Research Institute, India (2008); Doreen Margaret Mashler Team Award (6 times): for Promoting IPM in Groundnut in India and Vietnam (1997), Excellence in Conserving Plant Genetic Resources (2004), for Global Sorghum Improvement (2006), for Outstanding contribution to Enhance groundnut production and productivity in Vietnam (Team Award) (2005), for Outstanding contribution to Public and Private Sector Partnership (2007); ); Special Award for Pulses Development from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (2003); Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (2002); King Baudouin Award, CGIAR, Washington (2002); and Government of Vietnam Medal for Agriculture and Rural Development (1997).
Fellow: Agronomy Society of America; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Crop Improvement Society of India
Research Areas: Genetics, Plant Breeding, and Statistics; Research Management.
Address: No. 7, Block-13, SBM Colony, Srirampura II Stage, Mysore 570023, Karnataka; [Tel: Res: [phone]; Cell: 8861484737; Email: [e-mail]]
Gowda, N.K. Shivakumar G026

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Nisarani, Karnataka, India on 12 February 1966, Educated at High School, Nisarani, 1979-1982; PUC.,Vijaya College, Bangalore, 1982-1984; BVSC, College of Veterinary Sciences, UAS, Bangalore, 1984-1989; MVSC., Ph.D, IVRI, Izatnagar, 1989-1994.
Principal Scientist (Animal Nutrition), ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bangalore, 1996 to date.
Scientist, ICAR-National Academy of Agriculture Research and Management, Hyderabad, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, 1994-1996; Scientist, Senior Scientist & Principal Scientist, ICAR- National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 1996 to date.
Awards/Honours: Dr. K. Pradhan Young Scientist Award of Animal Nutrition Society of India, 2002-03; DBT Overseas Associateship, 2007; Best Veterinarian Award of Karnataka Veterinary Association,2007; ICAR Award for Team Research, 2007-2008; Member of Inter Agency Working Group on Micronutrients of ICMR, 2012-2014; Member of Research Advisory Committee of ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, 2013-2015; Sir C.V. Raman Award for Scientists of Council of Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka, 2014, Best Research Innovation Award of NIANP, 2014.
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, India; Animal Nutrition Association, India.
Research Areas: Newer Feed resources, Micronutrients, Feed Safety, Environmental Issues
Address: Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Adogodi, Bengaluru 560030, Karnataka; C3 202, South City Apartment, Arekere, Mico Layout, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru 560076, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone], 25711164; Res: [phone], Cell: 09980827868; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Goyal, Arun G027

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in New Delhi, India on June 2, 1965; Educated at Ramjas School, Delhi, 1975-83; B.Sc., Hindu College, Delhi, 1983-86; M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 1986-88; M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 1988-89; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 1990-95.
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India, 2009 to date.
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland, 1996-98; Visiting Scholar, Neurobiotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1998- 1999; Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1999; Scientist, Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR), Jaipur, India, 2000; Post-doctoral Scholar at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2000-03; Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India, 2003-04; Vice-Chairman, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2005-06, Associate Professor, 2004-09 and Head, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India, 2009-13; Visiting Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Plovdiv University, Bulgaria, 2010; Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2012; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2013.
Awards/Honours: Awards/Honours: J.V. Bhat Award, 2007 and 2012; Rashtriya Gaurav Award and Certificate of Excellence by India International Friendship Society (IIFS), 2009; Dr. C.V. Raman Award (National Young Teachers Excellence Award 2010) by IES Group of Institutions, Bhopal, 2010; Cutting Edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training Award by DBT, 2011-12.
Fellow: Association of Microbiologists of India, 2006; Biotech Research Society, 2008; Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 2009; National Academy of Sciences, 2010; International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, 2012.
Research Areas: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry
Address: Professor and former Head, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam; F-64, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell 9435044273; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Gresshoff, Peter Michael G028

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born in Berlin, Germany on 26 November 1948. Educated at Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg, Berlin, Germany, 1960-64; B.Sc. 1970, The University of Alberta, Edmonton; Ph.D. 1973, and D.Sc. 1989, Australian National University, Canberra.
Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director (CILR), 2016 to date.
Research Fellow in Genetics, RSBS, 1975-79, and Senior Lecturer in Genetics, 1979-88, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics and holder of Racheff Chair of Excellence, 1988-99, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA; Professor and Chair of Botany, 1999-2016 and Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia QLD Australia, 2002-2011; Director, Centre for Integrative Legume Research, The University of Queensland, 2012-2016.
Awards/Honours: Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society Distinguished Scholar Award, 1993; Gamma Sigma Delta Distinguished Scholar Award, 1995; Alexander v. Humboldt Fellowship (Hohenheim, 1973-75) and (Bielefeld, 1985-86); Doctorate of Science, ANU, Canberra, 1989; Member, GTAC, Australian Federal Government, 2007-11; Member, National `Biofuel and Bioenergy Panel', Australia, 2007-present; Member of parliamentary delegation on Biotechnology of Premier Peter Beattie delegation to USA, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Fellow: Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1995; The American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995; Honorary Lifetime Fellow, South African Society of Genetics, 1996
Research Areas: Biotechnology, genetics and molecular genetics of legume (mainly soybean) nodulation; Biotechnology, genetics, genomics and plant biology of sustainable biofuel production using the legume tree Pongamia pinnata
Address: Emeritus Director and Emeritus Professor, Centre for Integrative Legume Research, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; PO Box 4267, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia; [Tel: Off. 61-7-3346-8881; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Grover, Anil G029

FELLOW, ELECTED 2003

Born in New Delhi, India on 15 August 1958. Educated at University of Delhi, B.Sc. 1977 and M.Sc. 1979; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Ph.D. 1984; Rockefeller Post Doctoral Fellow, 1993-94; and Rockefeller Career Fellow, 1996-99 CSIRO, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia; Post Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, USA, 2002-2004.
Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, 2002-to date.
Research Associate, J.N.U, New Delhi, 1984-85; Tata Energy Research Institute 1985-87; and CIDA-NSERC University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1987-88; Scientist, 1988-89, Lecturer, 1989-96 and Reader, 1996-2002, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi.
Awards/Honours: INSA Young Scientist Medal, 1990; ISCA Professor Hiralal Chakravarthy Award, 1999; B.M. Birla Science Prize in Biology, India, 1999; DBT National Bioscience Award, 2003; Member, Guha Research Conference, India.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences.
Research Areas: Physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology and genomics of plant abiotic stress responses
Address: Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021; C-1/96, Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058; [Tel: Off. [phone], 24117693; Res. [phone]; Cell: 09871618167; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Grover, Sunita G030

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Jullundur, Punjab on 28 July, 1958. Educated at Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Karnal, 1973; Dyal Singh College, Karnal, 1975; Graduated from Punjab University (B.Sc. Hons.), Chandigarh, 1978; Post graduated from Punjab University (M.Sc.), Chandigarh, 1979; Ph.D Dairy Microbiology, National Dairy Research Institute (Kurukshetra University), 1985.
Head, Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 2014 to date.
Scientist, 1986; Scientist (SS), 1991; Senior Scientist, 1998; Principal Scientist, 2006.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 2014; DBT Young National Women Bioscientist Award, 2000; UNDP Fellowship, 1991-92; UNU-Kirin Fellowship, 2002.
Research Areas: Probiotics and Gut Microbiota, Biotechnology
Address: Principal Scientist and Head, Dairy Microbiology Division; Incharge, Molecular Biology Unit, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana; 789, Sector 8, Karnal 132001, Haryana; [Tel: Off. [phone], -168, -197; Cell: 9996033052; Email: [e-mail]]
Gulati, Ashok G031

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in New Delhi, India on 11 May 1954. Educated at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, M.A. 1975; Ph.D. 1984.
Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, 2014 - till date.
Lecturer/Reader, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, 1975-86; Reader, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, 1986-88; Reader, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 1988-90; Director/Chief Economist, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi, 1991-97; NABARD Chair Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 1998-2000; Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, 2001-2006; Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi 2006-11; Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agricutlure, GoI, New Delhi 2011-14.
Awards/Honours: Padma Shri 2015; Member, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council in India, 1999-2001, Economic Advisory Council of the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, 2000-2001, State Planning Board of Karnataka, Govt. of Karnataka, India, 1995-99; on Board of Directors of ICICI Banking Corporation, India, 1994-97, and Agricultural Finance Corporation, India, 1996-2001.
Research Areas: Analysis and policy advice on agricultural markets; trade liberalization, WTO and trade negotiations in agriculture; globalization and the small holders, vertical linkages between farms and firms, pricing policies (including subsidies) and their efficiency and welfare impact, and the role of infrastructure and institutions in making markets function efficiently
Address: Chair Professor, Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003; I-14 Indpraprastha Apartments, 114, I.P. Extension, Patparganj, New Delhi 110092; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Guntaka, Ramareddy Venkata G032

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 1997

Born in Bollapadu, Krishna, A.P., India, on 1 April 1942. Educated at ZP High School, Mudunuru; A.N.R. College (affiliated to Andhra University) Gudivada, 1959-63; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 1963-65; Kansas State University, Mahattan, USA, 1966-70; University of California, San Diego, 1970-72; University of California, San Francisco, 1973-75.
Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 2001 to date.
Assistant Professor, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 1975-83; Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1983-86; Sir C.V. Raman Professorship, University of Madras, 1996; Jawaharlal Nehru Professorship, University of Hyderabad, 1998; Professor, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1987- 2001.
Awards/Honours: National Institute of Health Career Development Award 1979-84; GM Cancer Research Professorship, 1983; Siromani Award, ATA, 1992; Scientist Award TANA, 1995; Genome Valley Excellence in Science Award, 2006.
Research Areas: Virology, molecular biology and biotechnology
Address: Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee, 858 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA; 3233 Whisperwind Cove, Memphis, TN 38125, USA; [Tel: Off. ([phone]; Res. 7482865; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Gupta_,_Hari_Shanker'>Gupta_,_Anil_Kumar'>Gupta, Anil Kumar G033

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born on 24 April 1952. Educated at Haryana Agricultural University, B.Sc. 1972; M.Sc. 1974; Ph.D., Kurukshetra University, 1986.
Professor, Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM Ahmedabad, 1981 to date; President, SRISTI.
Advisor, Farming Systems Research, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council and the Institute, 1985-86; Consultant to CGIAR, Ford Foundation, IADS, UNESCO, NABARD, BMZ, ISNAR, BARC, IVCN; Member, Commission on Environmental Planning.
Awards/Honours: IIMA Kasturbhai Lalbhai Chair in Entrepreneurship; IIMA Best Teacher Awards, 1982 and 1985; Association of Indian Management Schools Best Teacher Award, 1996; Far Eastern Economic Review Asian Innovation Gold Award 2000; Padma Shri, 2004; ISCA Science-in-Society Award 2004.
Fellow: The World Academy of Art and Science, 2001.
Research Areas: Sustainable agriculture, indigenous ecological knowledge-biodiversity, conservation, IPR, knowledge network, research management, creativity & innovation
Address: Professor, Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015, Gujarat; 315, IIM Campus, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015, Gujarat; [Tel: Off. [phone]-43, 6308257-58; Res. [phone], 26304979; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Gupta, Hari Shanker G034

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Rudrapur, U.P. on 1 July 1953. Educated at National Degree College, Barhalganj, University of Gorakhpur, 1969-71; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 1971-74; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1974-78, University of Nottinghum, U.K., 1987-88; Washington State University, Pullman, USA, 1993-94. B.Sc. 1971; M.Sc. 1974; Ph.D. 1981; Post Doc 1987-88 & 1993-94.
Head, Division of Plant Breeding, 1989-1999; Joint Director (H.Q.), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani, 1999-2000; Director, Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, 2000-2009; Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2009-14; Director General, Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), New Delhi, 2014-16.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Team Award, 1994-96, 2006-07 and 2008-09; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Award for Best Book in Crop Sciences, 2004; NRDC's Meritorious Invention Award, 2006; Hari Om Asharam Trust Award, 2007; NRDC's Societal Invention Award, 2007; WIPO Gold Medal, 2008; Dr. Amrik Singh Cheema Award, 2010. President, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2011-13.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists; Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding; Indian Soceity of Agricultural Engineering (Hon); Rockfeller Foundation's Career Fellow.
Research Areas: Crop breeding and biotechnology
Address: Kalypso Court, Tower-3, Unit-1601, Jaypee Greens Wish Town, Sector 128, NOIDA 201304, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9654494989; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2010 to 31 Dec, 2012

Gupta, Modadugu Vijay G035

FELLOW, ELECTED 2007

Born in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India on 17 August 1939. Educated at Board High School, Bapatla, 1954; Hindu College, Guntur, A.P., 1954-56; A.C. College, Guntur, 1956-58, B.Sc; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1958-60, M.Sc; University of Calcutta, Kolkota, 1986, Ph.D
Former Assistant Director-General, World Fish Center (CGIAR), Penang, Malaysia.
Zoology Lecturer, Sibsagar College, 1960-62; Research Assistant, Central Inland Fisheriees Research Institute (CIFRI), 1962-70; Assistant Research Officer, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI, 1970-71); Senior Scientist, CIFRI, 1971-76; Fish Breeding Expert, Mekong Secretariat, UN-ESCAP, Lao PDR, 1977-81; Senior Aquaculture Specialist, Mekong Secretariat, UN-ESCAP, Thailand, 1981-1984; Senior Aquaculture Specialist, Mekong Secretariat, UN-ESCAP, Lao PDR, 1985-86; Aquaculture Specialist, FAO, Bangladesh, 1986-89; Senior Aquaculture Scientist, WorldFish Center (CGIAR), 1989-96; Director, WorldFish Center, Manila, Philippines, 1996-2000; Assistant Director General, WorldFish Center, Malaysia, 2000-2004; Research Coordinator, International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture, 1997-2004; Senior Research Fellow, WorldFish Center (CGIAR), 2005-2008; Member, High Level Panel of Experts, Committee on World Food Security of United Nations, 2013-present.
Short-term Consultant to Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, FAO, DANIDA, UNDP, USAID, Commonwealth Secretariat, Mekong River Commission, etc.
Awards/Honours: World Food Prize, 2005; Sunhak Peace Prize 2015; ICAR Award for Team Research, 1976; Gold Medal from Asian Fisheries Society, 2007; Eminent Agriculture Scientist Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2008; Vice-President, Asian Fisheries Society (2001-07); D.Sc. (h.c.) Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University), 2007, and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 2008; Honorary Life Time Membership Award, World Aquaculture Society, USA, 2009; Nutra India Lifetime Achievement Award 2015.
Fellow: Association of Aquaculturists; Inland Fisheries Society of India; Asian Fisheries Society; Indian Association of Systematic Zoologists; Zoological Society of India; Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Research Areas: Aquaculture management; Aquaculture genetics; Research Management
Address: C 502 Aditya Elite, B.S. Maktha, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016, Telangana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; 1-603-9664429; Cell: 09866508555; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gupta, Prem Prakash G036

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Moradabad, India on 16 July 1941. Educated at Meerut College, Meerut, 1955-58; U.P. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura, 1958-65; All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1966-72; Royal College of Veterinary Science, Uppsala, Sweden, 1980; B.Sc. 1958; B.V.Sc. & A.H. 1962; M.V.Sc. 1965; Ph.D. 1972; F.R.V.C.S. 1980.
Adjunct Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Aravali Veterinary College, Sikar, Rajasthan Veterinary Univarsity, Bikaner, 2013 to date.
Research Officer, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 1968-73; Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, 1973-83, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, 1983-2000, Head, Dept of Vety Pathology, 1984-92 and Additional Director of Research (Veterinary and Animal Sciences), 2000-01, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Awards/Honours: Science Pioneer Prize, Egyptian Veterinary Assoc., 1985; ICAR Team Research Award, 1990; ICAR Best Teacher Award, 1992; Smt. Pushpa Sriramachari Award for outstanding research in cardio-vascular diseases, ICMR, 1993; Meritorious Teacher Award, PAU, Ludhiana, 1993; ICAR Outstanding Teacher Award, 1999; Drs. N.C. Jain and J.L. Vegad Award, Indian Association of Vety. Pathologists, 2000; ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 2000; Life-Time Achievement Award (IAVP) 2006; Distinguished Service Award (MIEF & DST) 2011; Distinguished Service Award (Heart Care Foundation of India, ICAR & MIEF) 2013; Member, Governing Council of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, 2007 to date.
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, India; Egyptian Veterinary Association; Royal Veterinary College, Sweden; Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists.
Research Areas: Pathology of cardio-vascular, respiratory, genital, mycoplasmal and mycotic diseases in animals
Address: Flat No. G-3, Pilgrim Cottage, Naini Vihar, Mallital, Nainital 263001, Uttarakhand; [Cell: 09873248812; Email: [e-mail]]
Dr. P. Bhattacharya Memorial Award, 2007-2008

Gupta, Pushpendra Kumar G037

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Saharanpur, India on 14 December 1936. Educated at Government Intermediate College, Saharanpur, 1948-54; B.Sc., DAV College Muzaffarnagar, 1954-56; M.Sc., Meerut College, Meerut, 1956-58; Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Canada, 1964-67.
Hon. Emeritus Professor & INSA Senior Scientist, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, 2004 to date.
Lecturer, Meerut College, Meerut, 1958-59; Lecturer, DAV College, Muzaffarnagar, 1959-60; Asstt. Professor, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 1960-69; Reader, 1969-76, and Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Botany, & Dean (Ex-Officio), Faculty of Agriculture, 1976-96, Meerut University, Meerut; CSIR Emeritus Scientist, 1997-2002; UGC Emeritus Fellow, 2002-03; INSA Senior Scientist, 2003-06; INSA Hony Scientist, 2007-10; NASI Sr. Scientist, 2010-14; INSA Sr. Scientist, 2015-16.
Awards/Honours: Agra University Gold Medal and Meerut College Lakshmi Devi Tamma Gold Medal in M.Sc. Botany, 1958; ICAR Dr Rajendra Prasad Prize for a university level original book in Hindi, 1991-93; Norman H. Dill Memorial Gold Medal, the Society of Biosciences, Muzaffarnagar, 1998; Ch. Charan Singh Vishvavidyalaya Gaurav, 2003; Birbal Sahni Gold Medal, Indian Botanical Society, 2004; President, Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy, 2008.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences India; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian Botanical Society; Indian Society of Cytology and Genetics; Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, etc.
Research Areas: Cytogenetics, plant breeding, plant molecular biology & crop biotechnology
Address: Hon. Emeritus Professor & INSA Sr. Scientist, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, U.P.; F-119, Shastri Nagar, Meerut 250004, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09411619105; Email: [e-mail]]