National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. (Ms) Paramjit Khurana
FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Delhi on 15 August 1956. Educated at Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Jheel Kurenja, Delhi, 1970-72, University of Delhi, 1972-83; Michigan State University, USA, 1987-88; B.Sc, 1975; M.Sc, 1977; M.Phil 1978;Ph.D, 1983.

Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University, 1998 to date and Head, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi. 2016 to date.

Scientist at University of Delhi, 1983-84; Lecturer, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, 1984-1987; Research Associate at Michigan State University, USA, 1987-1988; Lecturer,1988-89; Reader, 1990-98; Professor, 1998 and Senior Professor since 2018; Head of the Department, 2004-07 and 2016-2019. Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University.

Awards/Honours: Professor Archana Sharma Memorial Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2011-2012; Prof. J.C. Bose Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, 2012-2017; 2017-2021 and 2021-2024; Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Sciences India, 2013; General Secretary (OS) of National Academy of Sciences India, 2018- to2021; Street Memorial Lecture Award for 2013-14 by the Plant Tissue Culture Association, India; Shri Ranjan Memorial Lecture Award, 2014 by The National Academy of Sciences, India; Birbal Sahni Award Medal of the Indian Botanical Society for 2017; Professor S.K. Sinha Memorial Lecture Award of the Indian Society of Plant Physiology, 2017; 20th Manasi Ram Memorial Lecture Award, Miranda House, University of Delhi,2019; Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture Award (2019) by The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI); Professor Har Swarup Memorial Medal (2021) by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for the year 2021; Dr S. Rajaram Outstanding Women Scientist Award-2022 by the Society for Advancement of Wheat and Barley Research (SAWBAR); Women Leadership Award - 2021 by the Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science & Society; Prof. R R Das Memorial Award – 2022, by Jiwaji University; K.K. Rohatgi-Mukherjee Award-2022, by the Indian Photobiology Society, Kolkata.

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences India, 2003; Indian Academy of Sciences, 2010; Indian National Science Academy, 2011; Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy, 2016.

Research Areas: Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genomics

Address: Professor, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021; House No. 7, Type VB, Staff Residence, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021; [Tel: Res. (011) 24119090; Cell: 9711006512; Fax: (011) 24113096; Email: param@genomeindia.org]