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Shekhar C. Mande

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Shekhar C. Mande

Distinguished Honorary Professor

BSc: Nagpur University, 1982
MSc: Nagpur University, 1984
PhD: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1991



  • Work Experience

    • Secretary, DSIR & Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, (Oct 16,2018 - present)
    • Director, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, (Sept 2011 - Oct 15, 2018)
    • Staff Scientist VII, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, (Dec 2010 - Aug 2011)
    • Staff Scientist VI, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, (May 2006 - Dec 2010)
    • Staff Scientist V, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, (Sept 2001 - May 2006)
    • Scientist-C, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, (Dec 1995 - Sept 2001)
    • Senior fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, (Nov 1992 - Dec 1995)
    • Post-doctoral fellow, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, (Dec 1991 - Nov 1992)

  • Awards

    • Bharat Asmita Tantravigyan Puraskar 2019
    • Honorary D.Sc. degree (honoris causa) 2019 by Amity University, Noida
    • Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, Delhi, Elected 2010,
    • Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Elected 2010,
    • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Biological Sciences, 2005,
    • Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellow, 2003-08,
    • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India, Elected 2003,
    • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Elected 2003,
    • B M Birla Young Scientist Award, 1999