Manju Sharma (biologist), Date of Birth

    

Manju Sharma (biologist)

Indian biotechnologist

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1940

Profession: biotechnologist, botanist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Manju Sharma (biologist)

  • Manju Sharma (born 13 December 1940) is an Indian biotechnologist and administrator of several scientific research and policy-making bodies in India.
  • She was most recently the president and executive director at the Indian Institute of Advanced Research in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • She earlier served as the secretary, Department of Biotechnology, in the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007.Some credit Sharma with pioneering biotechnology research in India.
  • She played a significant role in establishing several institutions in the country, including the National Institute of Immunology, the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, the Biomass Research Centres at Lucknow and Madurai, the Plant Molecular Biology Unit in University of Delhi and the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics.

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