National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Anil Grover
FELLOW, ELECTED 2003

Born in New Delhi, India on 15 August 1958. Educated at University of Delhi, B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany 1977 and M.Sc. Botany 1979; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Ph.D. Plant Physiology 1984; Rockefeller Post Doctoral Fellow, 1993-94; and Rockefeller Career Fellow, 1996-99 CSIRO, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia; Post Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, USA, 2002-2004.

Senior Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, 2018-till date.

Research Associate, J.N.U, New Delhi, 1984-85; Tata Energy Research Institute 1985-87; and CIDA-NSERC University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1987-88; Scientist, 1988-89, Lecturer, 1989-96, Reader, 1996-2002, Professor, 2002-2018, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi.

Awards/Honours: Indo-Australia Visiting Fellowship award, INSA; J.C. Bose Fellowship award, DST; National Bioscience award, DBT; B.M. Birla Science prize in Biology, India; Prof. Hiralal Chakravarathy award, ISCA; Young Scientist Medal, INSA.

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences.

Research Areas: Plant abiotic stress responses

Address: Senior Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021; C-1/96, Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058; [Tel: Off. (011) 43090777; Cell: 9871618167; Fax: (011) 24115270; Email: anil.anilgrover@gmail.com; agrover@south.du.ac.in]