About the Author:
Dr. K.R. Aneja, former Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, is currently Chairman, Vaidyanath Research, Training and Diagnostic Centre (VRTDC), Vaidyanath Research and Healthcare Complex, Urban Estate Shopping Centre, Sector-3, Kurukshetra (Haryana). He has a vast PG teaching and research experience of 38 years of which more than 11 years as Chairman of the Microbiology Department. Dr.Aneja has completed six major research projects sponsored by the UGC and Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi and DFID, UK (on socioeconomic impact and management of parthenium weed in india using indigenous fungal pathogens). Dr. Aneja and his research students have worked on fungal taxonomy, enzymology, microbial decomposition, bio pesticides, and antimicrobial activity of fungi, plants and organic compounds against human and plant pathogens. He has published 155 research papers and reviews in International and National journals of repute. He has attended many conferences and presented invited papers, and chaired technical sessions, and organised an International conference in 1997. He is a recipient of INSA-Royal Society Academic Exchange Fellowship and worked on protein profiling and PCR of thermophilic fungi in the University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland . He is an active member of over 10 National and International societies and is a Fellow of five societies: Indian Botanical Society, Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Mycological Society for Biocontrol Advancement, and Mycological Society of India. He is the elected President of the Mycological Society of India for 2013. He is the elected Recorder of Plant Sciences Section of the Indian Science Congress (ISCA) for 2008 and 2009. He is an awardee of Rashtriya Gaurav Award and Best Citizens of India Award. Dr. Aneja has authored/edited six books: From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, USA, Glimpses in Sciences Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, An Introduction to Mycology Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi. A Textbook of Basic and Applied Microbiology , Fungal Diversity and Biotechnology , and Experiments in Microbiology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology New Age International Publishers, New Delhi. Dr. Aneja is presently involved in environmental protection by applying the current strategies for controlling weeds so that the environmental pollution is minimized and humans get pesticide free food, and awakening the rural and urban people about the detrimental effects of pesticides. His research include: Fungal diversity, Environmental microbiology, Agricultural microbiology, Medical/Pharmaceutical/Diagnostic microbiology and Microbial biotechnology.
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