Anil Kumar Tyagi (born 2 April 1951) is former

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of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi. Prior to this he was co-ordinator of UGC- SAP Programme and head of Department of

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at South Campus of

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and was Vice President of the Society of Biological Chemists, India from the year 2004 to 2006.

Awards and distinctions

* J.C. Bose Fellowship (2010). * Vigyan Gaurav Samman Award from CST, UP Government. (2010). * Vice President, Society of Biological Chemists (India) from 2004 to 2006. * Ranbaxy Research Award, 1999. * Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture Award of INSA, 1999. * Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Medical Science, 1995. * P.S. Sarma memorial award of the Society of Biological Chemists (India), 1993. * Dr. Kona Sampath Kumar prize of the

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, 1983. * Fellow of the

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, Indian Academy of Science and Indian National Science Academy. * C.R. Krishnamurthy Memorial Oration Award by CDRI, Lucknow (2007) * Prof. S.H. Zaidi Oration Award by ITRC, Lucknow (2005) * Dr. Kona Sampath Kumar prize by the

(1983) * Fellow of the Society for Immunology and Immunopath

Professional associations and societies

* Member of Guha Research Conference * Life Member of the Society of Biological Chemists * Life Member of Indian Society of Cell Biology * Life Member of Association of Microbiologists of India

Publications

* Communalism and ramakatha in historical perspective * Women Workers In Ancient India

References

1951 births Living people Academic staff of Delhi University Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Medical Science {{India-academic-bio-stub