Arvind Mohan Kayastha () (born August 1, 1960) is an Indian

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in the field of plant biochemistry and enzyme technology. He is a Professor at the School of Biotechnology,

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...

and was the coordinator of the School of Biotechnology. He is a fellow of

National Academy of Sciences, India The National Academy of Sciences, India, also known as NASI, was established in 1930 and is the oldest science academy of India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president. Fellows * Suddhasatwa Bas ...

, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Education and career

Kayastha earned his

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in 1979 and his M.Sc. (

biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

) in 1982 from

. He earned a Ph.D. in

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from

in 1988. Following his Ph.D., Kayastha was a postdoctoral associate at the

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and at the

University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Riverside, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of Cali ...

. Kayastha has published about 167 research articles in peer reviewed journals. He specializes in plant biochemistry and enzyme technology. He has been on the editorial boards of several journals in related fields, including the ''Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology'' published by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kayastha, Arvind Mohan 1960 births Academic staff of Banaras Hindu University Living people Scientists from Varanasi People from Dharamshala Scientists from Himachal Pradesh Indian biochemists Indian agronomists Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India Fellows of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences