National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Vedpal Singh Malik
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 1997

Born in Sunna, Muzaffarnagar, U.P., on 1 January 1942. Educated at Junior High School Bhabisa 1955; Jat Heroes College Baraut 1957; Jat College Baraut 1961; IARI, 1964; Carlsberg Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965; Dalhousie University and National Research Council of Canada Halifax NS, 1965-69; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1971-72; The Upjohn Company, 1973- 1980; Philip Morris, Richmond VA 1981-84; Rockefeller University, New York, 1985-86; Philip Morris Richmond 1987-93. United States Department of Agriculture, 1994-2023.

Awards/Honours: USDA Secretary's Honor award for managing Ralstonia, Karnal Bunt, and for contribution to Foot and Mouth Disease in the United Kingdom; Hammer award from US Vice President.

Research Areas: Recombinant DNA, Made nicotine-free plants by antisense RNA. Isolation and Characterization of Rubisco and CAB genes; characterization of G box; Genetic engineering of yeast and Streptomyces. CRISPR technology for crop improvement

Address: 6716 Haycock Road, Falls Church VA 22043, USA; [Tel: Res. 301 3326405; Email: vedpalm@gmail.com]