Anil Kumar Tripathi (academician)

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Anil Kumar Tripathi
Born (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959 (age 64)
EducationBachelor of Science Botany,BHU,(1978)

Master of Science Botany, BHU,(1980)

Doctor of Philosophy Botany,BHU,(1984)
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University
Occupation Academician
Awards FNA, FASc
Scientific career
Institutions
  • Banaras Hindu University
  • IISER Mohali
  • CSIR-CIMAP
  • DDU University Gorakhpur
Thesis  (1984)

Anil Kumar Tripathi (born 1959) is an Indian academician, and senior professor of biotechnology at the Banaras Hindu University. [1] He has been director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali since April 2024. [2] Previously, he has been the director of the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University. [3]

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Biography

Tripathi was born in 1959 [4] in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. He had his education from schooling to PhD in Varanasi, where he did his schooling up to high school from the Queens College. He graduated with B.Sc in 1978, M.Sc in 1980, and PhD in 1984 from the Banaras Hindu University. [5]

He has taught for over 40 years, primarily at Banaras Hindu University, but also for two years (2002 to 2004) at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University. [6]

Tripathi is a J C Bose Fellow, and holds fellowships in various science academies such as National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, and National Academy of Sciences India. [7] [8]

Apart from the IISER & BHU, he has also served as the director of Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants from 2014 to 2019. [9]

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