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Indian Institues Contact
I.4 National Research Centre Meat animal and meat Dr. V. V. Kulkarni, Director
on Meat, inspections; Fresh meat Tel.: +91-40 -27204541,
Boddupal, Hyderabad Technology; Processed meat 27201674, Extn: 201
(www.nrcmeat.org.in) Technology Fax: +91-40 -27201672
Email:
nrcmeat_director@yahoo.co.in
I.5 National Dairy Research Dairy & Food Technology; Dr. A. K.Srivastava, Director
Institute, Dairy Microbiology; Artificial Tel.: +91-184-2252800
Karnal, Haryana Animal Breeding; Animal Email: dir@ndri.res.in
(www.ndri.res.in) Reproduction; Animal
Biotechnology; Animal
Genomics; Animal Nutrition
I.6 National Bureau of Plant Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) Dr. I.S. Bisht, Principal
Genetic Resources Management and Use, Policy Scientist & Professor
(NBPGR), Issues on Exchange of Genetic Tel.: +91-11-25843697
New Delhi Resources: Quarantine, IPR; Mobile: +91-9873425491
(www.nbpgr.ernet.in) Assessing Economic Value; Email: bishtis@nbpgr.ernet.in,
Conflicts over Ownership bishtis@rediffmail.com
Management and Use; National
and International Treaties / Dr. K.V. Bhat, Principal
Legislation; CBD, IT-PGRFA, Scientist and Officer-in-
GPA, PVP&FR Act, Biodiversity Charge, Division of Genomic
Act etc, Genomics and Resources
Bioinformatics: Genomic Tel: 011-25849214, 9208,
Resources Generation, Use and 3296 Ext. 264
Conservation, GM Crops; GM Email:
Detection Techniques kvbhat2001@yahoo.com
I.7 Forest Research Institute Forest Management, Dr. P.S. Rawat, Scientist - D,
(FRI), Menstruation and JFM Research Coordination
Dehradun, Uttarakhand Silviculture, Agro Forestry and Section
(fri.icfre.gov.in) Urban Forestry, Climate Change, Tel.: +91-135-2224353
Wood Science and Technology, Email: rawatps@icfre.org
Biodiversity Conservation, Forest
Protection, Chemistry of Natural Dr. Sadhna Tripathi,
Product, NWFP; Ecology and Scientist F
Environment, Forest Genetics Tel.: 0135-2224398
and Tree Propagation Email: tripathis@icfre.org
I.8 Institute of Forest Tree improvement; Bamboo Dr. Mathish Nambiar –
Genetics and Tree Cultivation; Bio-prospecting of Veetil
Breeding, Forest Natural Resources; Gene Tel.: +91-422- 2450542
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu function Analysis and Transgenic Mobile:+91- 9488167842
(ifgtb.icfre.gov.in) for Salt and Insect Tolerance in Email: mathish@icfre.org
Trees; Climate Change
Adaptation Research in Trees
with Specific Reference to
Elevated CO2; Tree Physiology
and Seed Biochemistry; Seed
Science & Technology; Species
Recovery Research on
Threatened Species; Insect
Diversity in relation to Tree
Cultivation; Biopesticides;
Techniques in Mycorrhizae/
Beneficial Microbes
(Biofertilizers); Non Timber
Forest Produce and Tree Borne
Oil Seeds Genetics; Plant
Microbiology
I.9 Tropical Forest Development of Agro-forestry Director or Head Extension
Research Institute, models; Genetics and Plant Divison
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Propagation; Forest Pathology; Tel.: +91-761-2840483,
(tfri.icfre.gov.in) Silviculture and joint Forest 2840627
Management; Sustainable Fax: +91-761-2840483
harvesting and cultivation Email: dir_tfri@icfre.org
techniques; Forest Entomology;
Forest Ecology and rehabilitation;
studies on plant diversity,
enthnobotany, ecotones,
influence of climate change on
biodiversity, documentation of
indigenous traditional knowledge
of plant resources
I.10 Central Soil Salinity Reclamation and Management of Dr. D. K. Sharma, Director
Research Institute, Salt Affected Soils; Physics and Tel.: +91-184-2290501
Karnal, Haryana Chemistry of Saline and Sodic Email: director@cssri.ernet.in
(cssri.nic.in) Soils; Assessment of Salt
Affected Soils through Remote Dr. T. Damodaran, Regional
Sensing and GIS; Conservation Research Station, Lucknow
Agriculture and Integrated Email: damhort@cssri.ernet.in
Nutrient Management on Salt
Affected Soils; Enhancing Water Dr. Parbodh Chander
Productivity through Multi Sharma, Principal Scientist
Enterprise Agriculture; Tel.: +91-184-2209329
Management of Poor Quality Email:
Waters in Agriculture and Other pcsharma@cssri.ernet.in
Land Uses; Bio-Remediation of
Waste Waters; Bio-Drainage for
Controlling Water Logging and
Soil Salinity; Carbon
Sequestration Potential in Saline
Environment under Changing
Climatic Conditions; Solid Waste
Management for Soil
Improvement
I.11 Indian Veterinary Veterinary Research: Molecular Dr. P. Joshi, Acting Joint
Research Institute Diagnosis for Animal Diseases; Director
(IVRI), Rumen Microbes and Their Role Mobile: +91-9897279493
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in Feed Degradation; Fracture Email: pj@ivri.res.in
(www.ivri.nic.in) Management in Large Animals;
Rapid Detection of Food Borne
and Zoonotic Pathogens; Stem
Cell Research and Therapeutic
Use
I.12 Central Institute of Post- Post-Harvest Engineering: Dr. R.K. Gupta, Head (FG &
Harvest Engineering & Rapid Evaluation of Food Quality OP)
Technology, and Safety; Packaging and Mobile: +91-9872859024
Ludhiana, Punjab Storage of Agricultural Produce Email:
(www.ciphet.in) and Products; Extrusion rkguptaciphet@gmail.com
Processing Technology; Micro-
encapsulation; Milling of Food
Grains and Oilseeds
I.13 Central Marine Fisheries Marine fish catch estimation Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan,
Research Institute, through Multistage Stratified Director
Kochi, Kerala Random Sampling; Marine Fish Tel.: +91-484-2394798
(www.cmfri.org.in) Stock Assessment; Ecosystem Fax: +91-484-2394909/
Approaches to Fisheries 2396685
Management (EAFM); Email: director@cmfri.org.in
Taxonomy of Marine Finfish,
Shellfish, Corals, Sponges and
Marine Mammals; Cage culture
of Marine fish and Integrated
Multitrophic Aquaculture
(IMTA); Marine Bivalve farming;
Mabe pearl production from pearl
oyster; Breeding and seed
production of marine food and
ornamental fish; GIS application
in capture fisheries; Remote
sensing and GIS for marine
fisheries resource management;
Carbon foot print and life cycle
analysis in marine environment;
Vulnerability Assessment and
livelihood analysis; Artificial
Reef for conservation and
resource management; Fish age
estimation; Bionomics of marine
fish and shellfish; Genetic stock
structure analysis using advanced
molecular markers; DNA
Barcoding of marine organisms;
Functional genomics; Marine fish
cell line development; Disease
diagnosis of marine organisms;
Feed formulation and fish
nutrition; Marine Bio-prospecting
and development of
nutraceuticals; Proximate
composition analysis of finfish
and shellfish; Economic valuation
of marine biodiversity; Gender
mainstreaming in fisheries; Fish
supply chains; Policy analysis and
development
I.14 Central Institute of Harvest and Post-harvest Dr. S. Balasubramaniam,
Fisheries Technology, Technology Development in HOD, Extension Division
Kochi, Kerala Fisheries - Fishing Technology; Tel.: +91-484-2666845, Extn:
(www.cift.res.in) Fish Processing Technology; Fish 316
Biochemistry & Nutrition; Email: balako@rediffmail.com
Microbiology; Biotechnology and
Fermentation; Quality Assurance
& Management; Fishery
Engineering and Fisheries
Extension; Economics &
Statistics
I.15 Central Institute of Aquaculture and Molecular Dr. J. K. Sundaray, Principal
Freshwater Aquaculture, Endocrinology; Fish Genetics and Scientist & Head of Division-
Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biotechnology; Soil and Water Fish Genetics &
(www.cifa.in/web/) Quality Management for Biotechnology
Freshwater Aquaculture Mobile: +91-9437166872
Practices; Feed and Feed Email: jsundaray@gmail.com,
Management Technology; Jitendra.Sundaray@icar.gov.in
Immunology, Nanotechnology
and Immunodiagnostics
I.16 Dr. B.V Rao Institute of Poultry Housing; Poultry Dr. Hingane, Director,
Poultry Management and Management Tel.: +91-20-26926320, +91-
Technology, Poultry Nutrition; Poultry Health 20-26926321, +91-20-
Pune, Maharashtra 26926509
(http://www.venkys.com/se Fax: +91-20-26926508,
rvices/dr-bv-rao-institute- 24332287, 24337760
of-poultry-management- Email: ipmtpune@venkys.com
technology/) , ipmtpune@rediffmail.com
I.17 Kerala University of Fisheries; Ocean Studies & Dr. K. Dinesh, Assistant
Fisheries and Ocean Technology; Ocean Engineering; Professor & Head, Fisheries
Studies (KUFOS), Climate Variability & Aquatic Station
Panagadh, Kerala Ecosystems; Management & Mobile: +91-9446032977
(www.kufos.ac.in/) Social Sciences Fax:+91-484-2502587
Email:
dineshkaippilly@gmail.com
I.18 Central Avian Research Poultry Production; Poultry Dr. J.M Kataria, Director,
Institute, Nutrition; Poultry Health Tel.: 91-581-2301261(O)
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Fax: +91-581-2301321
(www.icar.org.in/cari/) Email:
cari_director@rediffmail.com
I.19 Directorate of Sorghum Sorghum related Research Dr. J.V Patil, Director,
Research, Tel.:+91 -040 – 24015349,
Hyderabad, Andhra +91 -040 – 24018651
Pradesh Fax: +91 -040 – 24016378
(www.sorghum.res.in/) Email: dsrhyd-ap@nic.in
jvp@sorghum.res.in
I.20 Central Arid Zone Rodent Control, Arid Legumes Dr. M.M Roy, Director
Research Institute, Tel.: +91-291-2786584
Jodhpur, Rajasthan Fax: +91-291- 2788706
(www.cazri.res.in ) Email: director@cazri.res.in
I.21 Central Potato Research Development of Varieties; Dr Bir Pal Singh, Director
Institute, Sustainable Technologies for Tel.:+ 91-177-2625073
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh enhancing Productivity & Fax: +91-177-2624460
(www.nbri.res.in/) Utilization of Potato Email: dircpri@icar.org.in,
dircpri@sancharnet.in
I.22 Central Plantation Crops Crop Improvement; Production; Dr. George V. Thomas,
Research Institute, Protection; Plant Physiology Director
Krishnapuram, Kerala Biochemistry & PHT; Social Tel.: + 91-177-2625073, + 91-
(www.cpcri.gov.in/) Science 4994-232333 (O), Ext: 222
Mobile: 9446051847
Email:
directorcpcri@gmail.com,
georgevthomas@yahoo.com
I.23 Indian Institute of Crop Agricultural Process Engineering; Dr. K. Singaravadivel
Processing Technology, Incubation Center for Processing Director
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu of Horticultural Crops; Extrusion Tel.: + 91-4362-228155,
(http://www.iicpt.edu.in/) Technology; Processing of + 91-4362-226676
Cereals, Pulses and Millets; Food Mob.: + 91-9750968410
Microbiology; Fermentation; Fax: + 91-4362 227971
Agricultural Waste and Email: director@iicpt.edu.in
Byproduct Utilization; Food
Safety and Quality Testing; Food
Storage; Packaging Technology;
Drying; Processing of Spices and
Plantation Crops; Functional
Foods and Nutraceuticals; Food
Product Development; On-farm
and Rural-Level Gadgets for
Food Processing; Renewable
Energy for Food Processing;
Technology Dissemination
I.24 Indian Institute of Applied research for developing Dr. B. Singh, Director
Vegetable Research, technologies to enhance Tel.: + 91-542-2635247, + 91-
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh productivity of vegetable crops; 542-2635236
(www.iivr.org.in/) their nutrient quality; post harvest Fax: + 91-544-3229007
management and value addition Email:
directoriivr@gmail.com
I.25 Central Sheep and Wool Sheep and Wool Research Dr. S.M.K. Naqvi, Director
Research Institute, Tel.: +91-1437- 220162, +91-
Avikanagar, Rajasthan 1437- 240490, +91-1437-
(http://www.cswri.res.in/th 220295 (R)
rust_area_infrastructure.as Fax: +91-1437- 220163
p) Email:
naqvismk@yahoo.co.in,
cswriavikanagar@yahoo.com
I.26 Directorate of Cashew Cashew research Prof. P.Saroj, Director
Research, Tel.: +91-8251 - 231530, +91-
Puttur, Karnataka 8251 - 230902, +91-8251 -
(www.cashew.res.in/) 236490 (O)
Fax: +91-8251–234350
Email:
dircajures@gmail.com,
dircajures@yahoo.com,
dircajures@rediffmail.com
I.27 National Bureau of Fish Development of fish databases; Dr. J.K. Jena, Director
Genetic Resources genetic characterization; gene Tel.: (0522) 2442440,
(Indian Council of banks; fish germplasm and habitat 2442441
Agricultural Research), inventory; risks analysis of exotic Fax: (0522) 2442403
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh species; diagnostics for OIE Email: nbfgr@sancharnet.in,
(www.nbfgr.res.in/) notified pathogens; aquatic director@nbfgr.res.in,
microbes and other areas of jkjena2@rediffmail.com
germplasm conservation with
special focus on threatened;
prioritized and exotic fish species
I.28 Central Tuber Crops Development of agro techniques Dr. S.K. Chakrabarti,
Research Institute, for tuber crops; development of Director
Thiruvananthapuram, new varieties of tropical tuber Tel.: 0471-2598431
Kerala crops; Development of plant Fax: 0471-2590063
(http://www.ctcri.org/) protection technologies; Email: skc_cpri@yahoo.co.in
Development of processing
technologies to add value to tuber
crops and machinery for cost
effective processing
I.29 International Crops Crops genomics and molecular Dr. Rajeev K Varshney,
Research Institute for the breeding Research Program Director-
Semi-Arid Tropics, Grain Legumes and Director,
(ICRISAT) Center of Excellence in
Hyderabad, Telangana Genomics
(http://www.icrisat.org/) Tel.: 040-30713305
Email: r.k.varshney@cgiar.org
I.30 National Centre for Pest Management Dr. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Integrated Pest Tel.: 91-11-25843935
Management (ICAR), Fax: 91-11-25841472
Delhi Email: ipmnet@ncipm.org.in
(www.ncipm.org.in/)
I.31 Indian Institute of Spices Collection, conservation, Dr. M. Anandaraj, Director
Research, evaluation and cataloging of Tel.: 91-9447132294
Kozhikode (Calicut), germplasm; Development of Email:
Kerala varieties of high yield, quality and anandaraj@spices.res.in
(http://www.spices.res.in/) resistance to biotic and abiotic
stresses through conventional and
biotechnological approaches;
Standardizing propagation
methods to ensure large scale
production and distribution of
high yielding genotypes;
Development of agrotechniques
for increasing production and
productivity.
Integrated pest and disease
management; Post harvest
technology; Socio-economic
aspects of cultivation, marketing
and information dissemination in
spices; Investigation on
nutraceuticals and
pharmacokinetics aspects of
spices.
I.32 Kakatiya University, Plant tissue culture; Protoplast Dr. A.V. Rao, Head of the
Department of Culture; Embryo Rescue; In Biotechnology Department
Biotechnology and Vitro Mutagenesis; Genetic Tel.: 0091-0870-2461455
Department of Botany, Engineering; Molecular Biology; Email:
Warangal, Andhra Pradesh Transgenic Technology; vrao_allini@yahoo.com
(www.kakatiya.ac.in) Transplastome Technology; Root-
knot Nematode interactions; Prof. A Ragan,
Nitrogen fixation; Telomerase Department of Botany
and Cancer Detection; Email:
Biomedical Studies; raganajmeera@yahoo.co.in
Biodesulphurization and
Molecular Markers; Cytology;
Cytogenetics and Mutation
Breeding; Genetics and Plant
breeding; Comparative
Morphology; Chemotaxanomy
and Palynology; Reproductive
Biology; Phycology and
Hydrobiology; Mycology & Plant
Pathology; Microbiology;
Physiology & Tissue Culture;
Radiation Botany; Taxonomy and
Floristics; Ecology and Plant
Biotechnology and Genetic
transformation
I.33 Central Institute for Crop Improvement, Crop Dr. K. R. Kranthi, Director
Cotton Research, Production, Crop Protection, Post Email: krkranthi@gmail.com
Nagpur, Maharashtra Harvest Technology
(www.cicr.org.in/)
I.34 Central Institute for Improvement in Ginning of Dr. P. G. Patil, Acting
Research on Cotton cotton; Improvement and Quality Director
Technology (CIRCOT), Evaluation of Fibre; Yarn and Email:
Mumbai, Maharashtra Fabric; Finishing and Dyeing of pgpatil_ngp@yahoo.co.in
(http://www.circot.res.in/) Cotton with Natural and
Environment Friendly Agents;
Utilisation of Cotton Plant
Residues for Production of Value
Added Products; Development of
Entrepreneurship for Utilisation
of CIRCOT Technologies
I.35 Directorate of Cashewnut Cocoa production and processing Dr. Venkatesh N. Hubballi,
& Cocoa, Director & Transparency
Agri, Kerala Officer
(www. dccd.gov.in/) Tel.: 0484 - 2377151 (O)
Fax: 0484-2377239
Email : dccd@nic.in
I.36 National Research Center Genetic engineering for biotic Dr. T. R. Sharma, Project
on Plant Biotechnology, resistance; exploitation of Director
Pusa Campus, New Delhi heterosis for enhancement of crop Tel.: 011-25848783, 011-
(www.nrcpb.org) productivity; molecular breeding 25841787, 011-25843554
to unlock the genetic potential Fax: +91 +11 25843984
from diverse germplasm and Email: pdnrcpb@gmail.com,
integrate in cultivated crop pdnrcpb@nrcpb.org
varieties; various crop and
microbe genome sequencing
projects
I.37 Tamil Nadu Veterinary Animal Biotechnology; Animal Director of Research
and Animal Sciences Sciences(Research); Animal Tel.: +91-44-2555 1583
University, Health EPBX: +91-44-2555
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1586/1587
(www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in) Email: dr@tanuvas.org.in
drtanuvas@rediffmail.com
I.38 National Institute of Epidemiological investigation of Dr H. Rahman
Veterinary Epidemiology livestock diseases; National Tel.: +91 80 2351 4330, 2341
and Disease (NIVEDI), Animal Disease Referral Expert 9576 / 2341 2531
Bengaluru, Karnataka System ; Prevalence of Leptospira Email:
(www.pdadmas.ernet.in) inadai subspecies in man and director@pdadmas.ernet.in
animals in India identified
I.39 Indian Institute of Soil Environmental soil science; Soil Dr. A.K. Patra, Director,
Science, (IISS), Chemistry and fertility; Study of Tel.: 0755-2730946
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Organic and inorganic nutrient Fax: 0755-2733310
(http://www.iiss.nic.in/) sources affect soil biological Email: director@iiss.res.in,
activity; effect on runoff; soil and patraak@gmail.com
nitrogen losses; Crop
productivity in organic farming;
Soil physics.
I.40 Department of Zoology, Pesticide toxicology; Dr. Dileep Kumar Singh
University of Delhi, bioremediation of pesticide Tel.: 91-11-27667191 (Office)
Delhi molecules and heavy metals; soil Email:
(ww.du.ac.in) microbial ecology; soil microbial dileepksingh@gmail.com,
taxonomy; soil health and soil dksingh@zoology.du.ac.in
fertility; waste water treatment;
food and feed traceability
I.41 University of Develop crop varieties resistant to Dr. M. A Shankar, Director
Agricultural Sciences, pests; diseases and drought Tel.: +91 80-2333 0206, +91
Bellary Road, Bangalore 80-2333 0153 (Ext. 215), +91
(www.uasbangalore.edu.in 94498 66903, +91 80-2333
) 0206
dr@uasbangalore.edu.in
I.42 Sugarcane Breeding Breeding of superior sugarcane Dr. N.V Nair, Director
Institute, ICAR, varieties/ genotypes; crop Email:
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu improvement; production and director@sugarcane.res.in
(http://www.sugarcane.res. protection aspects of sugarcane
in/) Dr. R. Viswanathan, Head,
Division of Crop Protection
Email:
hdprot@sugarcane.res.in,
rasaviswanathan@yahoo.co.in
I.43 National Institute of Structural and Functional Prof. Akhilesh Kumar
Plant Genome Research Genomics in plants; Tyagi, Director
(NIPGR), Computational Biology; Genome Tel.: 011-26742267,
New Delhi Analysis and Molecular Mapping; 26735169
(http://www.nipgr.res.in/) Molecular Mechanism of Abiotic Fax: 011-26741759
Stress Responses; Nutritional Email: director@nipgr.ac.in ,
Genomics; Plant Development akhilesh@genomeindia.org
and Architecture; Plant Immunity;
Molecular Breeding; Transgenics
for crop improvement and other
emerging areas based on plant
genomics
I.44 National Centre for Agricultural technology policy; Dr. Ramesh Chand, Director
Agricultural Economics Sustainable agricultural systems; Tel.: 91-11- 25847628,
and Policy Research Markets and trade; Institutional 25848731
(NCAP), change; Agricultural growth and Fax: 91-11-25842684
New Delhi modeling Email: director@ncap.res.in
(http://www.ncap.res.in/)
I.45 Kerala Forest Research Fungicidal management of quick Dr. K Yesodharan, Scientist
Institute, wilt disease; Macrofungal flora of C, Botany Department, Forest
Thrissur District, Kerala Peechi and Vazhani Wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity
(http://www.kfri.res.in/) Sanctuary; Biodiversity of plant Conservation Division
pathogenic fungi in the Kerala Mobile: 9961490250
part of the Western Ghats; Email:
Ecosystem structure; biodiversity; yesodharan.kfri@gmail.com
human dimensions and their
linkages of Iringole sacred
groves; Conservation of the
critically endangered tree
Syzygium palghatense Gamble
(Myrtaceae) in the Western Ghats
I.46 Department of Veterinary Parasitology Prof. Lachhman Das Singla,
Veterinary Parasitology, Professor & Head
College of Veterinary Tel.: +91-161-2414029
Science, Guru Angad Email: ldsingla@gadvaus.in,
Dev Veterinary and ldsingla@rediffmail.com
Animal Sciences
University,
Ludhiana, Punjab
(http://www.gadvasu.in/)
I.47 Indian Institute Evaluation of locally adapted Dr. S. K. Duttamajumder,
of Sugarcane Research, sugarcane varieties with improved Head, Division of Crop
Raibarel, Lucknow yield and quality as well as Protection
(http://www.iisr.nic.in/) resistance to biotic and abiotic Email:
stresses; Development of package duttamajumder@hotmail.com,
of practices for higher cane sugar duttamajumder@yahoo.com
production; Development of low
cost technologies for sugarcane Email of the Director:
production; Intensifying and iisrlko@sancharnet.in
extending the networking facility
and information generation for
transfer of technology to the
farmers and sugar industry
I.48 National Institute of Basic and strategic research on Dr. P.S. Minhas, Director
Abiotic Stress management of abiotic stresses of Email: director@niam.res.in
Management, crop plants, animals, fishes and
Pune, Maharashtra micro-organisms through genetic,
(http://www.niam.res.in/) biotechnological and nano
technological tools and
agronomic methods for enhanced
sustainable productivity,
food/feed quality and farm
profitability adopting integrated
interdisciplinary approaches
I.49 National Bureau of Parasitic Hymenoptera Dr. Ankita Gupta, Scientist,
Agriculturally Important (Chalcidoidea & Division of Insect Systematics
Insects, Ichneumonoidea)- Biodiversity; Tel.: 080-2351 1982, Extn.
Bangalore, Karnataka systematic; host-parasitic wasps 336
(http://www.nbaii.res.in/) association/interactions & Email:
molecular characterization ankitagupta.nbaii@gmail.com
I.50 Central Institute Development of techno- Dr. G. Gopikrishna, Principal
of Brackishwater Aquacu economically viable and Scientist & Scientist In-charge,
lture, sustainable culture systems for Nutrition, genetics and
Chennai, Tamil Nadu finfish and shellfish in biotechnology division
(http://www.ciba.res.in/) brackishwater; repository of Tel.: +91- 044 - 24618817, Ext
information on brackishwater – 411
fishery resources with a Email:gknani@yahoo.com,
systematic database gopikrishna@ciba.res.in,
I.51 Central Institute of Diversification of aquaculture; Dr. W.S. Lakra, Director and
Fisheries Education, Biodiversity assessment and VC
Mumbai, Maharashtra conservation; Application of Tel.: 91-22-
(www.cife.edu.in/) Nanotechnology and 26363404/26374306
biotechnology; Nutraceuticals and Email: wslakra@cife.edu.in,
nutrigenomics; Genetic lakraws@hotmail.com
Improvement and Genomics;
Climate Change and Adaptations;
Improved management of aquatic
animal health and environment;
Assessment and enhancement of
seafood quality; Livelihood and
food security of marginal farmers
I.52 Sri Venkateswara Ecology; Entomology; Animal- Dr. Vartika Mathur,
College, University of Plant interactions; Insect Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Delhi, Physiology and Plant vaccination Zoology
New Delhi Email: vmathur@svc.ac.in,
(http://www.svc.ac.in/) vartika_m@yahoo.com
I.53 Kerala Agricultural Production activities based on Dr. Jayashree
University, land and water; including crop Krishnankutty, Associate
Thrissur, Kerala production (agriculture); animal Professor, College of
(www.kau.edu/) husbandry; forestry and fishery Horticulture
through conducting; interfacing Email:
and integrating education; jaya_melethil@yahoo.co.in
research and extension in these
spheres of economic endeavour
I.54 Institute of Agricultural biotechnology Dr. P. Anand Kumar,
Biotechnology, Acharya research Director
N. G. Ranga Agricultural Email:
University, Hyderabad, polumetla@hotmail.com
Andhra Pradesh
(www.angrau.ac.in)
I.55 Central Institute of Equipments for Commercial Dr K K Singh, Director
Agricultural Farming; Equipments for Email: director@ciae.res.in
Engineering, Bhopal, Experimental Research
Madhya Pradesh
(www.ciae.nic.in)
I.56 Central Inland Fisheries Understanding the ecology and Dr. A. P. Sharma, Director
Research Institute, production functions of inland Tel.: 91-033 25921190/
Kolkata, West Bengal water bodies; Ecosystem based 25921191
(http://www.cifri.ernet.in) fisheries management of Email:cifri@vsnl.com
reservoirs and wetlands;
environmental changes and their
impacts on fisheries.
I.57 Central Institute of Sub- Conservation and documentation Dr. S. Rajan, Director (I/C)
Tropical Horticulture, of germplasm of subtropical Tel.: 0522-2841022, 0522-
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh fruits; Enhancing productivity of 2841024
(http://www.cishlko.org) subtropical fruits; Post-harvest Email: srajanlko@gmail.com,
management; crop improvement director@cish.ernet.in
and protection
I.58 Central Research Dryland agriculture; sustainable Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao,
Institute for Dryland farming systems in the rainfed Director
Agriculture, Hyderabad, areas; Agrometerology; Crop Tel.: 91-040-24532243,
Andhra Pradesh Sciences 24530161
(http://www.crida.in) Email: director@crida.in,
admin@crida.in
I.59 Central Research Crop Improvement; Crop Dr. P. G. Karmakar, Director
Institute for Jute & Production; Crop Protection; Tel.: 033-25356121/6122
Allied Fibres, Agricultural research Email: crijaf-wb@nic.in
Kolkata, West Bengal
(http://www.crijaf.org.in)
I.60 Chandra Shekhar Azad Integrated gene management; Dr. Har Gyan Prakash
University of Agriculture Integrated management of biotic Tel.: +91-512-2534156-60
& Technology, and abiotic stresses; Integrated Mobile: 9412156124
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh management of natural resources; Email: jdr@csauk.ac.in,
(http://www.csauk.ac.in/) Farming system research; Post drhp-k@yahoo.co.in
harvest handling and value
addition; Diversification of
agriculture and farm
mechanization; Application of
remote sensing; GIS & crop
modeling in agriculture
I.61 Chaudhary Charan Organic matter; Crop growth; Dr.R.K.Patel, Associate
Singh Haryana Waste management; Rice Director
Agricultural University, management; Networking of Tel.: 01662-244700
Hisar, Haryana Agricultural Market; Renewable Mobile : 94164-74518
(http://hau.ernet.in/) energy agricultural Email: rkpatel@hau.ernet.in
I.62 Maharashtra Animal & Goat rearing; Sustainable rural Dr. A. S. Bannalikar
Fisheries Sciences development; Pesticide Tel.: 0712-2511088, 0712-
University (MAFSU), monitoring; Molecular 2053658, 0712-2513004
Nagpur, Maharashtra epidemiology (Diseases); Email:
(http://www.mafsu.in/) Agricultural networking pshvcmafsu@gmail.com
I.63 Indian Institute of Pulses Genetics & Plant Breeding and Dr. Masood Ali, Director
Research (IIPR) Seed Science & Technology; Tel.: 0512-2570264, 2572011
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Plant Biotechnology; Agronomy Fax: 0512-2572582, 2572809
(http://www.iipr.res.in/) and social science; ecology, Email: mali@iipr.ernet.in,
biology and management of iisrlk@sancharnet.in
major insect pests; Crop
Physiology, Biochemistry,
Microbiology & Agricultural
Chemistry; Impact Assessment;
Socio-Economic Empowerment;
Innovative Extension Models;
Participatory Seed Production;
Supply and Demand Analysis;
Costs and Benefits Analysis;
Development of Online
Information Systems; Crop
Estimation using G.I.S. & Remote
Sensing Techniques;
Development of Forecasting
Models.
I.64 National Research Centre Production, productivity and Dr JB Misra, Acting Director
for Groundnut quality of groundnut; repository Tel.: 0285-2673382
(NRCG), of groundnut germplasm and Fax: 0285-2672550
Junagarh, Gujarat information on groundnut Email: director@nrcg.res.in,
(http://www.nrcg.res.in/) research msbasu@rediffmail.com
I.65 Directorate of Soybean Quality and quantitative research Dr S.K. Srivastava, Director
Research (DOSR), on soybean; Socio-economic Tel.: 0731-2476188
Indore, Madhya Pradesh research Email: director@nrcsoya.com,
(www.nrcsoya.nic.in/) director@nrcsoya.nic.in
I.66 Bharathiar University, Plant Genetic Engineering Dr. R. Sathishkumar,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Group Leader/ Asst. Professor,
(http://www.b- Plant Genetic Engineering
u.ac.in/faculty/biotech/sath Laboratory
ish.pdf) Department of Biotechnology
Tel: +91 9360151669
Email: rsathish@buc.edu.in
II.36 Division of Nutrition, St. Training and Mentoring in Prof. Anura V Kurpad, Head
John’s Research Nutrition Research Methods; Email: a.kurpad@sjri.res.in
Institute, Developmental Biology and
Bangalore, Karnataka Nutrition; Requirement of Macro
(http://www.sjri.res.in/) and Micronutrients across Life
Cycle (Energy, Protein, Iron);
Body Composition Assessment;
Sarcopenia and Metabolic
Flexibility; Anaemia and
Haematopoiesis; Adolescent
Health
II.37 University of Allahabad, Molecular biology of HIV-1; anti- Prof. Bechan Sharma,
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh HIV-1 drug design; toxicology; Department of Biochemistry,
(www.allduniv.ac.in/) micronutrients and their role in Email:
oxidative stress; aging research bechansharma@gmail.com,
and anti-aging interventions; and sharmabi@yahoo.com
natural product based anti-
Prof. Raghav Ram Tiwari,
microbials
Dept. of Zoology
Email:
rrtewari@rediffmail.com
II.38 Regional Cancer Centre Cancer Research Dr. Paul Sebastian, Director,
(RCC), Professor & Head of Dept.,
Thiruvananthapuram, Surgical Oncology
Kerala Tel.: +914712522222,
(http://www.rcctvm.org/) 2522394 (Direct), Office:
+914712522248
Email: director@rcctvm.org
II.39 Institute of Pharmacy Applications of Nanotechnology Prof. Bhupinder Singh
and Department of in Food Packaging Sekhon
Biotechnology, Punjab Tel.: +91 161 461 2388
College of Technical Fax: +91 161 288 8505
Education, Email:
Ludhiana, Punjab sekhon224@yahoo.com
(www.pcte.edu.in/pharmacy/)
II.40 VNS Group of Pharmaceutics; Pharmacology; Prof. R.S. Pawar, Dean-
Institutions, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Research
Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy and Mobile: 09826219429
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Phytochemistry Email:
(http://www.vns.ac.in/) rajeshabc14@rediffmail.com
II.41 Department of Cheminformatics & QSAR Head
Pharmaceutical Molecular Modelling; Synthetic
Technology, Jadavpur & Natural products Chemistry;
University, Novel drug delivery system;
Kolkata, West Bengal Nanomedicine; Cancer Biology;
(www.jaduniv.edu.in/) Microbiology & Drug resistance;
Molecular Pharmacology;
Biochemistry & molecular
mechanism; Formulation
Development
II.42 JSS College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis; Dr. Dhanabal Palaniswamy,
JSS University, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; Professor and Principal
Mysuru, Karnataka Pharmaceutics; Pharmacognosy; Tel.: 9443095697
(www.jsscpooty.org/) Pharmacology; Pharmaceutical Email:
Chemistry; Phytopharmacy and spdhanabal@jsscpooty.org
Phytomedicine Pharmacy Practice
II.43 Department of Microbial enzyme technology; Dr. M. Palaniswamy, Dean
Microbiology, food biotechnology; health care i/c,
Faculty of Arts, Science sciences and medicinal plant Tel.: 0422-6453777
and Humanities, research and cancer biology Fax: 0422-2980022
Karpagam University, Mobile: +91-9894736777
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Email:
(http://www.karpagamuniv m.palaniswamy@gmail.com,
ersity.edu.in/) m.palaniswamy@karpagam.ac
.in
II.44 Department of In vitro culture of medicinal Dr. Kalaiselvi Senthil,
Biochemistry, plants and gene expression Lecturer,
Biotechnology and analysis Email: kalaisen@gmail.com,
Bioinformatics, kalaiselvi_bc@avinuty.ac.in
Avinashilingam Institute
for Women,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
(www.avinuty.ac.in/)
II.45 National Centre for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan,
Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Genetics & Assistant Professor,
Bangalore, Karnataka Development, Cellular Tel.: +91-80 –23666031
(www.ncbs.res.in/) Organisation & Signalling, Email: uramakri@ncbs.res.in
Neurobiology, Theory And
Modelling Of Biological Systems,
Ecology And Evolution, C-Camp,
Instem
II.46 Zoology Department and Biodiversity conservation Dr. Juliet Vanitharani,
Research Centre, Sarah Professor and Head, Bat
Tucker College, Research Lab
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Email:
(www.sarahtuckercollege.in/) jvanitharani@gmail.com
II.47 Zoological Survey of Biodiversity conservation Director
India,
Kolkata, West Bengal
(www.zsi.gov.in)
II.48 All India Institute of Speech; Language; & Hearing; Dr. S.R. Savithri, Director
Speech & Hearing, Clinical Psychology; Special Email:
Mysuru, Karnataka Education; ENT; Electronics; director@aiishmysore.in
(www.aiishmysore.in/) Interdisciplinary; Survey; Socio-
Economic
II.49 School of Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology and Prof. B. C. Tripathy, Dean
Jawaharlal Nehru Developmental Biology; Genetic, Tel.: 011‐26742916,
University, Genomics, Gene Regulation and 26704530, 26704558,
New Delhi RNA Biology; Molecular Biology 26704559
(http://www.jnu.ac.in/sls/) and Biochemistry of Pathogens Fax: 011‐26742558
and Diseases; Neurobiology and Email:
Behavioral Biology; Plant dean_sls@mail.jnu.ac.in,
Molecular Biology, dean_sls@yahoo.com
Biotechnology, and Photobiology;
Radiation and Cancer Biology;
Biophysical Chemistry;
Molecular Biophysics, and
Structural Biology
II.50 Centre for Chronic Cardio metabolic surveillance Dr. D. Prabhakaran,
Disease Control (CCDC), study; Genetic Research; Executive Director
Gurgaon, Haryana Clinical Trials & Translational Tel.: + 0124-4781400
(http://www.ccdcindia.org) Research; epidemiology Email: ccdc@ccdcindia.org
II.51 School of Biotechnology, Molecular biology and Genetic Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar,
Jawaharlal Nehru engineering; Molecular biology of Dean
University, infectious diseases; Immunology; Tel.: 26742040, 26742651,
New Delhi Protein Engineering, Protein 26742258
(http://www.jnu.ac.in/SBT) stability, conformation and Email:
folding; Biochemical engineering, rakeshbhatnagar@mail.jnu.ac.in
optimization of recombinant
protein production and Metabolic
Engineering; Transcription
control and gene regulation in
prokaryotic and mammalian
systems; Structural biology and
bioinformatics; Molecular basis
of human viral diseases;
Molecular Cell biology; Cancer
cell biology: Diagnostics and
vaccines
II.52 Special Centre for Bioinformatics and computer Prof. C.K. Mukhopadhyay,
Molecular Medicine, sciences; Environmental sciences Chairperson
Jawaharlal Nehru and physical sciences Tel.: 2673-8738
University,
New Delhi
(http://www.jnu.ac.in/SCM
M/)
II.53 School of Computational Computational Genomics; Prof. Anirban Chakraborti,
and Integrative Sciences Development of Tools in Dean
(SC&IS), Jawaharlal Bioinformatics; Structure based Tel.: (91) 011 - 2674 1517 &
Nehru University, Bioinformatics and in silico Drug 2670 4171
New Delhi Discovery; Database Email:
(http://www.jnu.ac.in/) Management dean_scis@mail.jnu.ac.in
Microarray Analysis and Data
mining; Systems Biology
II.54 Microbial Technology Molecular Biology Dr. Monisha Khanna,
Lab, Acharya Narendra Associate Professor in
Dev College, Zoology
New Delhi Email:
(http://andcollege.du.ac.in) monisha_khanna@hotmail.co
m
II.55 Department of Botany, Phytostratigraphy, Palyno- Prof. Subir Bera
University of Calcutta, stratigraphy; Ecostratigraphy Email:
Kolkata, West Bengal Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenviron- berasubir@yahoo.co.in,
(http://botany.caluniv.in/) ment; Palaeogeography Detection subirbera@rediffmail.com
of Palaeoshoreline & hydrocarbon
exploration Palaeomycology;
Archaeobotany; Entomo-
palynology; Melittopalynology;
Forensic Palynology; Copro-
palynology
Plant - Animal Interaction and
their co-evolution Ancient-DNA
analysis and
Palaeophytochemistry
M. Senthilkumar, Assistant
Professor
Email:
senthilkumar@karunya.edu,
gm.senthilkumar@yahoo.in
IV.3 Inter-University Nuclear Physics; Materials Dr. D. Kanjilal, Director
Accelerator Centre Science; Atomic and Molecular Dr. P. Sugathan, Scientist-H
(IUAC Delhi), Physics; Radiation Biology (Program Leader)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg Mobile: +91-9711127307
New Delhi 110067 Email: sugathan@gmail.com,
(www.iuac.res.in) dkiuac@gmail.com,
dk@iuac.res.in
IV.4 Institute of Mathematical Mathematics; Theoretical Professor R. Ramanujam,
Sciences, Physics; Theoretical Computer Tel.: +91-44- 2254 3269
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Science and Computational Email: jam@imsc.res.in
(www.imsc.res.in) Biology; Models of Glacier
Melting; Indus Valley Script; Prof. V. Raman
Physics of Arrhythmia in Heart; Email: vraman@imsc.res.in,
Algorithms for Stock Market jam@imsc.res.in
IV.5 National Physical Materials for Energy Harvesting; Dr. Ajay Dhar, Head, Metals
Laboratory, Polymeric Materials including & Alloys Group &
New Delhi Conducting Polymers; Carbon- Chairman, Academic
(www.nplindia.org) Based Materials & Their Committee
Composites; Light Weight Tel.: +91-11-45609456, +91-
Structural Materials; Nano- 11-45609455
Materials & Their Composites; Mobile: +91-9899876476
Optical Thin Films; Luminescent Email: adhar@nplindia.org
Materials and Superconducting
Materials as well as Their Related
Components & Devices
IV.6 S. N. Bose National Material Science: Theoretical Mr. Sunish Kumar Deb
Centre for Basic Science; Condensed Matter Tel.: +91-33 - 2335 5705-08,
Sciences, Physics and Material Science; Extn.: 103
Kolkata, West Bengal Chemical; Biological and Mobile: +91-9230547347
(www.bose.res.in) Macromolecular Science; Email: debsunish@gmail.com
Astrophysics and Cosmology
IV.7 Raman Research Astronomy and Physics: Prof. Ravi Subrahmanyam
Institute, Astronomy and Astrophysics; Mobile: +91-80-23611012
Bangalore, Karnataka Condensed Matter Theoretical Email: director@rri.res.in
(www.rri.res.in) Physics; Light and Matter Physics
IV.8 Aryabhatta Research Star Formation; Stellar Evolution; Dr. Maheswar Gopinathan
Institute for Astrometry; Polarimetery; Mobile: +91-9410629613
Observational Sciences, Extragalactic Astronomy; Solar Email: maheswar@aries.res.in
Nainital, Uttarakhand Physics; Atmospheric Studies
(www.aries.res.in)
IV.9 Indian Statistical Statistics Dr. Bimal K. Roy, Director
Institute, Tel.: +91-33- 2575-3304
Kolkata, West Bengal Fax: +91-33- 25776925
(www.isical.ac.in/) Email:
postmaster@isical.ac.in
IV.10 National Institute of Research in Medical Statistics Prof. Arvind Pandey,
Medical Statistics, Director
Delhi Tel.: (011) 26588803
(http://www.icmr.nic.in/00 Email: arvindpandey@icmr.or
0134/irms.htm) g.in, arvindp.nims@gmail.com
IV.11 Department of Dynamical System; Differential Dr. S.B. Bhalekar, Assistant
Mathematics, Shivaji Equations; Integral Equations Professor
University, Tel: (0231)2609218
Kolhapur, Maharashtra Email:
(http://www.unishivaji.ac.i sbb_maths@unishivaji.ac.in
n/dptmaths/)
IV.12 Department of Physics Quantum Electronics; Crystal Dr. Ison V. Vanchipurackal,
St. Thomas College, Growth; Thin Film; Nano-Bio- Assistant Professor,
Thrichur, Kerala Polymer Science and Tel.: 04829 285092 (R),
(www.stcp.ac.in) Technology; nanostructures, +919446126926 (Mobile)
quantum dot sensitized solar Email: isonv@rediffmail.com,
cells; organic solar cells isonvv@yahoo.in
Dr. R. Chattopadhyay,
Professor & Head of the
Department
Tel.: +91-11-2659 1412/ +91-11-
2659 1401
Fax: +91-11-26581103
Email: rchat@textile.iitd.ernet.in,
rabisankarc@gmail.com,
hodtextile@textile.iitd.ac.in
VI.18 Indian Institute of Design Engineering; Thermal Dr. Prof. S.R. Kale,
Technology, Engineering; Production Professor & Head of the
New Delhi Engineering; Industrial Mechanical Engineering
(www.iitd.ac.in/) Engineering Department
Tel.: +91-11-2659 1127, 1709
Fax: +91-11-2658 2053
Email: srk@mech.iitd.ac.in
VI.19 Department of Civil Structural Engineering ; Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh, Dept.
Engineering, Indian Remote Sensing; Geotechnical of Civil Engineering (Structural
Institute of Technology, Engineering; Water Resources Engineering)
Mumbai, Maharashtra Engineering ; Transportation Tel.: +91 22 2576 7309
(http://www.civil.iitb.ac.i/) Systems; Ocean Engineering Email: sghosh@civil.iitb.ac.in