Pratyoosh Shukla

Pratyoosh Shukla (born 2 April 1977, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian Microbiologist specialized in Enzyme technology and Protein Bioinformatics. He is presently working as Professor of the School of Biotechnology at the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He was awarded with Indo-USA Research Professor at Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, USA in the year 2014 by American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF). He was also awarded with Prof. CNR Rao Foundation Award for Excellence in Scientific Research. He is Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), He is Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), Fellow of Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc/FAMI), Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (FBRS).

Pratyoosh Shukla and his research group is working since last two decades for integration of tools and techniques in microbe assisted biotechnological process for environmental sustainability, bio products including bio-energy, cost effective bioprocesses ^,,. His contributions in Microbial Biotechnology are also being recognized by the academic bodies and scientific societies in the country⁹. He has over 25 years of strong and longstanding experience in administration, teaching and research experience in reputed universities of India and abroad. Provided by Wikipedia