Sushil Kumar (biologist)

Sushil Kumar
Born(1940-12-14)14 December 1940
Delhi, India
Died2 May 2021(2021-05-02) (aged 80)[1]
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on Escherichia coli
Transcription map of bacteriophage lambda
Awards1962 IARI Gold Medal
1965 ISGPB Genetics Medal
1981 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
1986 NASI Distinguished Scientist Award
2000 FICCI Award
2000 Om Prakash Bhasin Award
2002 INSA Shyam Bahadur Saksena Memorial Medal
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisorA. T. Natarajan

Sushil Kumar (14 December 1940 – 2 May 2021) was an Indian geneticist and academic, known for his Plant and microbial genetical genomics, especially the studies on Escherichia coli and Lambda phage as well as on the mutants of Rhizobium.[2] He was a former director of the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, and Indian Academy of Sciences.[3] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1981, for his contributions to biological sciences.[4]

  1. ^ Prasad, Manoj (25 October 2021). "Sushil Kumar (1940–2021)" (PDF). Current Science. 121 (8): 1123. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Indian Fellow - Sushil Kumar". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.