Rajender Singh Sangwan (born 24 August 1958) is an Indian biochemist, professor and agriculture biotechnologist. He is the Director and Vice-Chancellor of
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) is an Indian institute of national importance, headquartered at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Human Resource Development Centre Campus, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The i ...
(AcSIR), India. He was the founder CEO of Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali. He was also the former executive director of National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali.
Known for his contributions to the field of food and agricultural biotechnology, he is an elected fellow of
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is t ...
(INSA),
National Academy of Sciences, India
The National Academy of Sciences, India, established in 1930, is the oldest science academy in India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president.
Fellows
*Suddhasatwa Basu
*Sudha Bhattacharya
* Chi ...
(NASI) and
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS).
Early life
Sangwan was born on 24 August 1958 at
Badal
''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. The movie is inspired by '' The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Harrison Ford an ...
village in Haryana, India. He graduated in B.Sc. (Chemistry, Botany and Zoology) at
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.
History
The univer ...
in 1979. He has done Masters in Biochemistry from
Haryana Agricultural University 1981. He completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Haryana Agricultural University in 1987. He went to
Queens University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada for his Post-Doctoral research.
Career
He is the founder of Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) and was the CEO from May 2012 to August 2017. He was the former executive director of National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) from June 2016 to January 2017.
Rajender Singh Sangwan joined as the first regular director of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) on 17 August 2017.
He has more than 125 publications in international journals and has several patents to his name.
Awards
* IUBMB Young Biochemists (Travel) Award in 1992.
* CSIR Young Scientist Award in Biological Sciences in 1994.
* Professor Umakant Sinha Memorial Award in 1998.
* CSIR Technology Award (Life Sciences) in 2015.
He is also an elected fellow of
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is t ...
(INSA),
National Academy of Sciences, India
The National Academy of Sciences, India, established in 1930, is the oldest science academy in India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president.
Fellows
*Suddhasatwa Basu
*Sudha Bhattacharya
* Chi ...
(NASI) and
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS).
References
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Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy
Fellows of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Indian biochemists
Living people
1958 births