Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

SHARMA DR P C

Fellow, Elected 1990


Born in Jartauli (Aligarh), Uttar Pradesh on 9 December 1956. Educated at Prathmic Pathsala, Jartauli, Aligarh; Patel Smarak Inter Colloge, Jattari (Aligarh); Govt. Boys Hr Sec School, New Rohtak Road, New Delhi; DCM Hr Sec. School, Kishan Ganj, Delhi. B.Sc. From SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University, 1973-76; M.Sc. From SSL Jain College, Bhopal University, 1976-78; M. Phil., 1979, Meerut University, Ph.D., 1983, Meerut University.

Professor, University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, 2002 to date.

Reader, 1997-2002; Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Botany, 1984-97; and Coordinator, Department of Biotechnology, Meerut University, Meerut 1997-2002.

Awards/Honours: INSA-DFG Fellowship, 1993, 1998, 2009, Frankfurt University, Germany; UNESCO Biotechnology Fellowship, 2000, Frankfurt University, Germany; JSPS Long Term Invitation Fellowship, 2002, Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; Best Researcher Award (Science and Technology), GGS Indraprastha University, 2012.

Fellow: National Academy of Science, India; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Research Areas: Plant Molecular Biology, Genetics, Crop Biotechnology

Address: Professor and Dean, University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector - 16C, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; B-103, Professors' Residence, GGS Indraprastha University Campus, Dwarka Sector-16C, New Delhi 110075; [Tel: Off. (011) 25302301/02/06; Cell: 9899088818; Fax: (011) 28035243; Email: prof.pcsharma@gmail.com]