CURRICULUM VITAE – Prof. Sanjay Kapoor
Academic Education
| 1981-1984 : | B.Sc. (Honors) Botany : Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi, India |
| 1984-1986 : | M.Sc. Botany : Department of Botany, University of Delhi, India |
| 1987-1992 : |
Ph.D. (Supervisor, Prof. S.C. Maheshwari), Department of Botany, University of Delhi, India
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Professional Experience
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09.03.1992 − 08.7.1992
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Lecturer (ad-hoc), Department of Plant Mol. Biology, University of Delhi |
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07.10.1992 − 31.03.1997
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Japanese Govt. Monbusho Fellow; JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow; Junior Scientist, Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University Japan |
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01.06.1997 − 25.03.2003
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Science & Technology Agency (STA) Fellow; Foreign Scientist, National Inst. Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS); Tsukuba Japan |
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28.03.2003 − 27.03.2006
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Reader, Dept of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi |
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28.03.2006 − 27.03.2009
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Associate Professor, Dept of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi |
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28.03.2009 − Till Date
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Professor, Dept of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi |
Administrative Experience:
| 19.10.2016 − 18/10/2017: | Chairman, Governing Body, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi South Campus |
| 05.10.2017 − till date: | Professor in charge, Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), University of Delhi South Campus |
| 19.10.2017 − 07.03.2018: | Chairman, Governing Body, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi South Campus |
| 10.06.2019 − till date: | Chairman, Governing Body, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi |
Awards & Distinctions
| 2018 | Dr. R.N. Tandon Memorial Lecture award by NASI for the year 2018 for Outstanding Research Contributions in the area of Functional Genomics, Plant Reproduction, and Seed Development. |
| 2014 | Member, Guha Research Conference |
| 7.12.2013 | Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India |
| 2010 onwards | First member editor board, then Associate Editor, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology |
| 1997-1999 | Fellow: Science and Technology Agency (STA) Japan - Foreign Scientist |
| 1995-1997 | JSPS (Japan society for the Promotion of Science) long-term Post-doctoral fellowship |
| 1992-1994 | Monbusho Fellowship, by Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of Japan |
| 1987 | Qualified the National Examination conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, INDIA for the award of senior Research Fellowship for the duration of 5 years (1989-92). |
| 1986 | Qualified National Education Test (Master’s Level) conducted by the University Grants Commission, INDIA in the year 1986 for the award of junior/senior Research Fellowship for the duration of 5 years |
Research Interests:
To understand Gene Regulatory Networks that control Different aspects of Reproductive Development in Plants
Memberships
Life Membership: Society of Experimental Biologists
Life Membership: Indian Society of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry