Dr. Harischandra Shripathy Prakash
Fellow, Elected 2011
Born in Madikeri, Kodagu, Karnataka, India on 5 February 1956. Educated at Government Higher Primary School, Kudige, Kodagu District, 1962-69; Fatima High School, Kushalnagar, Kodagu, 1968-70; Banumaiah High School, Mysore, 1970-71; Pre-University and B.Sc. Yuvaraja's College, Mysore, 1971-76; University of Mysore. B.Sc. 1976; M.Sc. 1978; M.Phil. 1980; Ph.D. 1983.
UGC-BSR-Faculty Fellow, Professor (Retd.), Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore.
Lecturer, Department of Studies in Applied Botany & Seed Pathology (now renamed as DOS in Biotechnology), 1984-88; Leader 1988-98, University of Mysore; Served as Chairman of the Department six terms; Coordinator of DANIDA seed pathology training programme, UGC-SAP-DRS, DST-FIST, DBT-HRD, UGC-SAP-DSA, programmes; Principal Investigator of DBT, UGC, ICAR and Industry funded research projects; Local Coordinator of Europe Aid project; Coordinator - planning & Research - Institution of Excellence scheme (Rs.100 crores) sanctioned by MHRD-UGC, Govt. of India to the University of Mysore.
Awards/Honours: Prof. V. Puri Medal of Indian Botanical Society, 2011; S.N. Das Gupta Memorial Award of Indian Phytopathological Society, 2014; Leader - Terminal Evaluation of FAO-UNDP-GOI Project on Quarantine Stations in India; Member, Project Steering Committee of International Coffee Rust Programme; Best Paper/Poster Awards; Member, Advisory Committees of UGC/DSIR; Member of BOS, BOA, Selection/Evaluation Committees, Faculty of Science & Technology, Academic Council, UOM Vision Group.
Research Areas: Stress respones of plants, Seed health diagnostics, Molecular diversity and bioprospecting of medicinal plants and their endophytes, Molecular/Biochemical profiling and barcoding of native varieties.
Address: UGC-BSR-Faculty Fellow, Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570006, Karnataka; 215, 21 Main, Vijayanagar III Stage, 'B' Block, Mysuru 570030, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. (0821) 2414450, 2419877; Res. (0821) 2517577, Cell: 9845488400; Fax: (0821) 2414450; Email: hsp@appbot.uni-mysore.ac.in; hasriprakash@gmail.com]
