Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Bansal, Kailash Chander B013

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Hisar, India on 24 April 1955. Educated at Public School, Hisar 1966-70; D.N. College, Hisar 1971-74; Haryana Agricultural University, 1974-77; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1984-88; Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 1990-92; B.Sc. 1974; M.Sc. 1977; Ph.D. 1988; DBT Overseas Associateship, 1990; Visiting Fellow, Plant Biotechnology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, 1996
Scientist 1977-78, All India Coordinated Dryland Research Project, Hyderabad; Scientist 1978-85, and Senior Scientist 1986-98, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla; Principal Scientist, 1998-2004, and Professor, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, NRC on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2004-10; Coordinator, ICAR Network on Transgenics in Crops, 2005-10; Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 2010-16; Officer on Special Duty, National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), ICAR 2016-17.
Awards/Honours: IARI Ph.D. Gold Medal, 1989; Prof. Hiralal Chakravarty Award (ISCA), 1994; AAAS Senior Award, Indian Society for Plant Physiology 2001; Shri Hari Krishna Shastri Award, IARI, 2008; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, ICAR, 2008; Member, Scientific Committee, Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI), Govt. of India 2009-till date; Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Institute of Plant Genomic Research (DBT, Govt. of India), New Delhi, 2010-till date; Member, Editorial Board, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Blackwell Publishers, United Kingdom, 2010- till date; R.D. Asana Memorial Award, IARI, 2011; Platinum Jubilee Lecture, ISCA, 2012; Agriculture Research Leadership Award, New Delhi, 2012; Dr. J.V. Joshi Memorial Award Lecture, Hyderabad, 2012; Member, Governing Council, Punjab Biotechnology Incubator, Govt. of Punjab, 2013 -till date; Certificate of Appreciation, 2014, Society for Rapeseed-Mustard Research; Recognition for Excellence in Plant Biotechnology, 2016, Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangaluru; Associate Editor (Plant Abiotic Stress), Frontiers in Plant Science, Switzerland, 2016 till date
Fellow: Biotechnology Career, Rockefeller Foundation, USA, 1996; National Academy of Sciences, India, 2009.
Research Areas: Functional Genomics and Gene Discovery, Plant Genetic Engineering, Plant Physiology, Plant Genetic Resources
Address: B-3, Type V, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Cell: 9999105667; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2017; Recognition Award, 2009-2010

Baqri, Qaiser Husain B014

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Said Nagli, Moradabad, India on 2 January 1944. Educated at PDND Inter College, Chunar 1956-57; Inter College Hasanpur, 1957-58; Hindu Degree College, Moradabad, 1958-60; Aligarh Muslim University, 1960-69; State University, Gent, Belgium, 1969-71; Ph.D. 1969; D.Sc. 1988.
Pool Officer, Aligarh Muslim University, 1971-73; Zoologist, 1973-82, Superintending Zoologist, 1983-89, Scientist - E (Deputy Director), 1989-94, Officer-in-Charge, Director's Lab and Central Library, 1989-92, and Head, Divisions of Herpetology and Lower Invertebrates, 1983-94, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata; Scientist - SF (Joint Director) 1994-2000, Scientist-F (Additional Director), 2000-04, and Officer-in-Charge, Desert Regional Station, ZSI, Jodhpur, 1994-2004.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Zoological Society of India; Nematological Society of India.
Research Areas: Nematology, biodiversity, ecology of the Thar desert
Address: Village & Post Office: Said Nagli, Tehsil: Hasanpur, District: J.P. Nagar, Amroha 244242, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], 240077; Cell: 09319731160; Email: [e-mail]]
Baranwal, Virendra Kumar B015

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India on 10 July 1960. Educated at Maharaja Agrasen Inter College, Deoria, 1970-77; BRD Post Graduate College, Deoria 1977-79; Lucknow University 1979-1985; B.Sc. 1979; M.Sc. 1981; Ph.D.1989.
Professor, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2016 to date.
ARS-Scientist, CPCRI Kasaragod / CPCRI Research Centre, Mohitnagar, 1985-1989; Scientist and Senior Scientist, NCIPM Faridabad/Delhi, 1989-1999; Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1999 to date.
Awards/Honours: DBT Overseas Fellowship 2000; Secretary, Indian Virological Society 2008-2011; Member, PMEC, National Certification System for Tissue Cultured Plants (NCS-TCP), DBT 2015; Member, Technical expert committee, NCS-TCP, DBT since 2010; Invited to deliver special lecture at CREC, University of Florida, USA, 2010.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences India; Indian Phytopathological Society; Indian Virological Society
Research Areas: Molecular diagnostics and characterization of plant viruses and virus like pathogens
Address: Professor, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; C-40, Type V, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9818756899; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Batish, Virender Kumar B016

FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Sirhind, District Patiala, Panjab on 7 July, 1947. Educated at Atma Ram Kumar Sabha Higher Secondary School, Patiala and Govt. Higher Secondary School, Chandigarh, 1961-1964; Govt. College, Chandigarh, 1965-1967; Pre-Medical, 1965; B.Sc. (Med.), 1967; Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1968-1972; B.Sc. (Hons), 1970; M.Sc. (Hons), 1972; Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra; Ph.D., 1982; Certificate in German, 1976; Diploma in German, 1983.
Secretary, Probiotic Association of India, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.
Scientist S-0, S-1, S-2, 1975-1986; Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist, 1986-2009; Head, Dairy Microbiology Division, 2002-2009 and Emeritus Scientist (ICAR), National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 2009-2011.
Awards/Honours: DBT Long term overseas Associateship, 1986; UNDP, 1988; World Bank, 1995; DBT Short term overseas Associateship, 1998; IIFS Vijay Shree Award, 2004; Member, Biotechnology for food and agriculture sectional committee, BIS, FAD-23; Member, DBT Task force on "Food and Nutritional Security" 2002-2008; Member, Task Force on "Guidelines for Evaluation of Probiotics in Foods".
Research Areas: Probiotics as biotherapeutics, Molecular Diagnostics (PCR, qPCR), Recombinant proteins, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Lactic Starters, Food grade Biopreservatives and expression system
Address: Secretary, Probiotic Association of India, Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Div., National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana; Flat No. B-04, Dream World, Opp. Arpana Dispensary, Village & P.O. Budhakhera, Karnal 132001, Haryana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 09896329190; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Bawa, Amarinder Singh B017

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born in Ambala, India on 17 April 1952. Educated at NM Jain Model High School, Ludhiana, Matriculation, 1967; B.Sc. PAU, Ludhiana, 1972; M.Sc. (Food Technology), CFTRI, Mysore, 1974; M.Sc. (Animal Science), 1980, and Ph.D., 1983, University of Guelph, Canada.
Assistant Professor, 1975-78, and Scientist, 1985-93, PAU, Ludhiana; Scientist `C', 1983-85, CFTRI, Mysore; Professor, 1993-2000, Dean, 1996-98, and Professor & Head, 1994-97, GNDU, Amritsar; Director (Outstanding Scientist, Sc 'H' w.e.f. Aug 2009), Defence Food Research Laboratory, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Mysore, 2000-12.
Awards/Honours: DRDO Defence Technology Absorption Award, 2010; Laljee Smarak Nidhi Award, 2006 & 2007, and Prof V Subrahmanyan Industrial Achievement Award, 2006, AFST; N.N. Mohan Memorial Award, 1986, 1999, 2007, SK Mitra Memorial Award, 2007, Dr J.S. Pruthi Award, 2007 and President Special Award, 2002, AIFPA, New Delhi; Performance Excellence Award "DRDO" 2003
Fellow: Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, 2001
Research Areas: Food Science and Technology, Food engineering and Meat processing
Address: Vice-President, Amity Food & Agriculture Foundation & Director, AIFT, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Block - I-1, 4th Floor, Sector - 125, Noida 201303, U.P.; 103, Begonia, Sankalp Central Park, Jawa Main Road, Yadavgiri, Mysore 570020, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 8826856222; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Behera, Tusar Kanti B018

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born at Balasore, Odisha, India on 17 March 1968. Educated at Olmara High School, Balasore, 1980-83; Fakir Mohan College, Balasore, 1985; College of Agriculture, Chiplima, OUAT, 1986-91; College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, OUAT, 1991-93; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1994-1998. B.Sc. (Ag.) 1991; M.Sc. (Ag.) 1993; Ph.D. 1998.
Scientist to Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1998 to date.
Awards/Honours: Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship, USA 2014-15: Hooker Award 2010; FAO International Consultant at Libya 2010; DBT Visiting Associateship in Biotechnology, USA 2006-07; Dwarka Nath Memorial Medal, 2000.
Fellow: Indian Society of Horticulture, India
Research Areas: Vegetable Breeding, Molecular Breeding
Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; 17-D, Scientist Apartment, Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9868342628; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
NAAS Associateship, 2005.

Behera, Umakanta B019

FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Binayakpur (Basudevpur), Odisha, India on 21 June 1962. Educated at A.B. High School, Basudevpur, 1975-79; College of Agriculture, OUAT, Chiplima, 1982-86; GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, 1987-89; and OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 1990-1993 for H.S.C., B.Sc (Ag); M.Sc (Ag); and Ph.D, respectively; Obtained Master in Business Administration in Operations Research from IGNOU, New Delhi, 2009 and Post-Doc. From University of Reading, U.K., 2002-03 and ZALF, Germany, 2012-13.
Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2009-11 and 2013 to date.
Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Regional Station, Indore, 1994-2001, and Senior Scientist, 2002-2008, IARI, New Delhi; Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, (OUAT) Chiplima, Odisha 2011-2012.
Awards/Honours: Fertilizer Association of India (FAI) Silver Jubilee Award-1997, ICAR Team Research Award, 2002; Hooker Award, 2009; INSA-Royal Society Visiting Fellowship, UK, 2002-03; INSA-DFG Visiting Fellowship, Germany, 2012-13; Honorary Research Fellow, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy, 2011.
Research Areas: Farming System Research (integrated farming systems and optimization methodology) and Conservation Agriculture.
Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; A-39, 2nd Floor, Inderpuri, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09968130091; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Benbi, Dinesh Kumar B020

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born on 16 December 1954. Educated at Vishwakarma Higher Secondary School, Ludhiana 1968-71; Arya College, Ludhiana 1971-75; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1975-82; B.Sc. 1975, M.Sc. 1978; Ph.D. 1983; Australian Govt. Commonwealth Fellowship, 1985; Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (AvH), Germany, 1993; European Fellowship of AvH Foundation, 1994.
ICAR National Professor, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2010 to date.
Senior Soil Chemist (Prof.), Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1998-2010; Guest Professor (Germany), 2007.
Awards/Honours: Punjab Agricultural University MS Randhawa Best Book Award, 2000.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science (2008); Crop Improvement Society of India (2011)
Research Areas: Soil science, natural resource management, organic matter dynamics and carbon sequestration in soils, soil quality assessment
Address: ICAR National Professor, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 261-D, Model Town Extn., Ludhiana, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone] Ext. 317; Res. [phone]; Cell: 09464035154; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Bentur, Jagadish Sanmallappa B021

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born at Belgaum, Karnataka, India on 22 July 1951. Educated at Govt. High School, Gulbarga, 1960-65; KCP Science College, Bijapur, 1967-69; Karnatak University, Dharwad, 1970-76; B.Sc. 1969; M.Sc. 1971; Ph.D. 1976.
Subject Matter Specialist - Plant Biotechnology, Agri Biotech Foundation, Hyderabad, 2013 to date.
Scientist, 1977-83; Senior Scientist, 1983-1998 & Principal Scientist (Agricultural Entomology) 1998-2013, Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Project Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines, 1995-1998.
Awards/Honours: Prof. TN Ananthakrishnan Award, 2000; Bap Reddy Memorial Award in IPM, 2003; Janna Reddy Venkat Reddy Prize, 2007; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 2010.
Fellow: Entomology Academy of India
Research Areas: Insect-plant interactions with special reference to gall midge and rice, Host-Plant Resistance to insects in rice, IPM in rice.
Address: Subject Matter Specialist - Plant Biotech., Agri Biotech Foundation, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana; 5-4-118, Bhavani Colony, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9391379573; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Bhargava, Suresh Chandra B022

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Rewari, Haryana State on 22 April 1936. Educated at Government High School, Ajmer, 1944-51; Government College, Ajmer, 1951-54; Central College of Agriculture, Delhi, 1954-57; International Agricultural Centre, Wageningen, Holland, 1957-59; Agricultural University, Wageningen, 1959-64; B.Sc. 1957; Specialization in Floriculture, IAC, Wageningen, 1959, M.Sc. 1961; D.Sc. 1964.
Professor, 1982-94, and Head, Division of Plant Physiology, 1994-96, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Consultant ITEC Prorgramme, Vietnam, 1988-89; Senior/Chief Research Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania, East Africa, 1970-75; Biological Manager, National Phytotron Facility, IARI till 1996; Consultant, ICAR/World Bank Project, Agricultural Human Resources Development, 1997-2000.
Awards/Honours: UGC National Lecturer, 1984-85; Secretary, Indian Society for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 1985-88.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; International Agricultural Centre (IAC), Wageningen; Indian Society for Plant Physiology; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Research Areas: Plant/crop physiology, regulation of flowering under controlled environment
Address: Block N - 19 D, SFS Flats, Saket, New Delhi 110017; [Tel: Res. [phone], 29561579, Cell: 9810996714; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhaskar, Narayan B023

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Gubbi, Karnataka on 1 June 1969. Educated at Kalidasa High School & Junior College, Tumkur, 1983-85; College of Fisheries, Mangalore, UAS, Bangalore, 1987-93; Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan, 2002-2004; Ph.D. 2009; Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan, 2008-2009, 2015-16
Principal Scientist, Department of Meat & Marine Sciences, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, Karnataka, January 2010 to date.
Scientist-B, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore 1997-2001; Scientist-C, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, 2002-2005, Scientist E1, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, 2006-2009.
Awards/Honours: UAS Gold Medal 1993; Prof. HPC Shetty Gold Medal 1993; Best Student Award by AFSTI 1993; Prof. MS Swaminthan Best Fisheries Scientist Award, Professional Fisheries Graduate’s Forum 2006-07; Laljee Godhoo Smarak Nidhi Award for excellence in R&D, AFSTI, 2010.
Fellow: Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB); Association of Food Scientists & Technologists, India (AFSTI), Mysore; Corporate Fellow – Society of Fisheries Technologists, India (SOFTI), Kochi
Research Areas: Aquatic Biofunctional Materials, Industrial Fishery Technology, Fisheries Microbiology & Biochemistry, Processing waste (animal/fish processing) utilization
Address: Advisor, FSSAI, Kotla Road, New Delhi 110002; #5, Prerana, Block-5, Health Block, Ramakrishna Nagar H-Block, Mysore 570022, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9448672408; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhat, Pran P. B024

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Srinagar, India on 23 July 1944. Educated at Vasanta Girls High School, 1952-58; S P and Women's College, Srinagar, 1958-62; J&K University, Srinagar, 1962-64; Punjab Agricultural Univiversity, Ludhiana, 1967-71; B.Sc. 1962; M.Sc. 1964; Ph.D. 1971.
Assistant Professor (Animal Genetics), 1972-78, and Radiation Geneticist, 1980, IVRI, Scientist S3 (Animal Genetics and Breeding), CIRG, 1983; Course coordinator and Principal Investigator, Animal Biotechnology, IVRI, 1985-96; ICAR National Fellowship 1995; Principal Scientist (Education Division), 1996-2001, Principal Scientist (AG&B), Animal Science Division, 2001-02, and Assistant Director General (AP&B) 2002-06, ICAR, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: Lal Bahadur Shastri Award, 1988; Dr. R. Eswaran Memorial Medal 1993; Kashmir Education, Cultural and Science Society Award 2003.
Research Areas: Animal genetics and breeding, animal biotechnology (production and health)
Address: Apartment No. 600A, Hamilton Court, DLF Phase IV, Gurgaon 122002, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Bhat, Pushkar Nath B025

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in Nunar, Ganderbal, Kashmir, India on 9 October 1937. Educated at National High School, Srinagar, 1948-52; Sri Pratap College, Srinagar 1955; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura, 1955-59; Post Graduate College of Animal Sciences, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 1959-61; Institute of Population Genetics, Purdue University, Indiana, USA, 1961-65; B.V.Sc & AH 1959; M.V.Sc (AH) 1961; Ph.D. 1965.
Chairman, World Buffalo Trust and Centre for Integrated Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, 1997 to date.
Project Coordinator (Animal Breeding), 1970-74, 1979-84, and Head, Division of Animal Genetics, 1971-79, IVRI, Izatnagar; Director, Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG), Makdhoom (U.P.), 1981-84; Director/Vice Chancellor, IVRI, Izatnagar, 1984-92; Animal Husbandry Commissioner to Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, New Delhi 1992-94; Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), ICAR, New Delhi, 1992-94; Director, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 1994; Officer on Special Duty (DIPA), ICAR, New Delhi, 1994-97.
Awards/Honours: Egyptian Society of Animal Production, Gold Medal and Plaque, 1988; Asian Buffalo Association (Bangkok) Plaque of Honour Award, 1992; Asian Development Bank Award 1993; Gold medal - 7th World Congress on Animal Production 1993; Dr. Eswaran Memorial Award 1993; Modi Award for Conservation and Environment 1995; Malika Trivedi IAAR Award 1995; The Society for Environmental, Scientific and Agricultural Advancement (U.P) Vigyan Shree Award, 1995-96; Kashmir Education, Cultural and Science Society Award 2003; Bhoovigyan Samman 2005.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India, 1987; National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, 1993.
Research Areas: Animal genetics and breeding, animal genetic resources conservation and management, animal production in tropics, animal biotechnology, research management systems
Address: Chairman, World Buffalo Trust and Centre for Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development, Flat No.205 F-64 C/9, Sector - 40, Noida 201301, U.P.; Apartment No. 600A, Hamilton Court, DLF Phase IV, Gurgaon 122002, Haryana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9810898361; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Editor 1 Jan, 1996 to 31 Dec, 1998; Dr. P. Bhattacharya Memorial Award, 1997-1998

Bhat, Ramesh Venkataramana B026

FELLOW, ELECTED 1998

Born in India on 24 November 1944. Educated at Mysore University, B.Sc. 1964; M.Sc., Bombay University, 1966; Ph.D., Madras University, 1971; PG Diploma in Public Enterprise Management, Osmania University, 1978.
Former Deputy Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
Awards/Honours: ICMR Shakuntala Amirchand Award; ICMR V.N. Patwardhan Prize.
Research Areas: Food safety, food quality and food toxicology
Address: M-11, Kakateeyanagar, Habshingua (Near Resource Source), Hyderabad 500007, Telangana; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09441065981; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhatia, Chittranjan B027

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Bulandshahar, India on 1 January 1936. Educated at Government High School, Meerut, 1942-49, Meerut College, Meerut 1949-55; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 1957-61; B. Sc. 1953; M. Sc. 1955; Ph.D. 1961.
Research Associate, Indian Agricultural Program, The Rockefeller Foundation, New Delhi, 1961-62; Genetics Department, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1962-64; Biology Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA, 1964-66; Scientific Officer, Biology Division, Head, Mutation Breeding Section, Head, Nuclear Agriculture Division, Associate Director and Director, Bio-Medical Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 1966-93; First Officer, Joint FAO-IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1974-76; Secretary to Govt. of India, Department of Biotechnology, 1993-95; Consultant, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna 1996, 1998- 99, 2001; Winrock International, 1999.
Awards/Honours: National Academy of Sciences Prof. R. N. Tandon Memorial Award, 1993; INSA S.K. Mitra Memorial Award, 1995; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 1995.
Fellow: Maharashtra Academy of Science, 1983; Indian Academy of Sciences, 1984; Indian National Science Academy, 1988; National Academy of Sciences, India 1991; Third World Academy of Science, 1992.
Research Areas: Plant genetics and breeding, biotechnology
Address: 17 Rohini, Plot No. 29-30, Sector 9-A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703, Maharashtra; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9820502810; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Vice-President 1 Jan, 2004 to 31 Dec, 2006; Member Executive Council 1 Oct, 1992 to 31 Dec, 1998

Bhatia, Jitendra Singh B028

FELLOW, ELECTED 2000

Born in Shimla, India on 29 May 1942. Educated at M.B. Higher Secondary School, New Delhi, 1959; Delhi College, Delhi, 1961; College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, B.V.Sc&A.H 1961-65; All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, M.Sc. 1972-74; Sukhadia University, Ph.D. 1984.
Professor of Veterinary Physiology, CCS HAU, Hisar, 1992-2002; Comptroller of Examination RAU-B, Bikaner, 1988-92; Assistant Director General (Education, Planning and Development), ICAR, 1997-2002 (on deputation).
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Science.
Research Areas: Veterinary physiology-polygastric digestion, renal and neuro physiology
Address: A-4/405 Adora Akshaya Home, OMR Road, Paddur, Chennai 603613, Tamil Nadu; B -101, Sector 2, Plot 3C, Mandakani Apartment, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075; Former ADG, ICAR, Quarter No. 8, Khalsa College Residential Complex, GT Road, Amritsar 143003, Punjab; [Cell: 09316612588, 08427391600; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]