Organizing Committee Member
Suresh Kaushik
Chief Technology Officer
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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Biography
Dr. Suresh Kaushik is currently working as a Chief Technology Officer (Research) at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. He received Ph.D. degree in the discipline of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. His thesis research work included transgenic technology and field trials of genetically modified Bt Brinjal with cry1Ab and cry1B genes. His current research work combines multidisciplinary approaches such as plant biotechnology, plant tissue culture, nanotechnology, soil microbiology, soil biochemistry, soil nutrients, trace elemental and heavy metals analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. His other research interests include: food quality and food safety issues, nanotechnology and genomics in food science, green nanomaterials, smart intelligent nanofertilizers, elemental speciation analysis using HPLC-ICP-MS. He has published many book chapters and research papers on the topics related to nanotechnology, biotechnology and plant nutrients in enhancing agricultural crop productivity.
Research Area
Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Plant tissue culture, Nanotechnology, Soil microbiology, Soil Biochemistry, Soil nutrients