National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Suresh Nair
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Kannur (Cannanore), Kerala, India on 28 February 1961. Educated at the St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, 1969-76; B.Sc. Botany (Hons) Hindu College, Delhi, 1978-81; M.Sc. Botany, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, 1981-83; Ph.D. University of Delhi, 1990.

Arturo Falaschi Emeritus Scientist, Group Leader (Retd.), Plant-Insect Interaction Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, 1989 to date; Visiting faculty, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 2000-01.

Fellow: Royal Entomological Society (FRES), London, UK

Research Areas: Plant biotechnology, genome analysis, molecular markers, molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection, insect-plant interaction, rice gall midge and brown planthopper genomics

Address: Arturo Falaschi Emeritus Scientist, Group Leader (Retd) International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; D-21, Press Enclave, Saket, New Delhi 110017; [Tel: Off. (011) 26741242, 26741007; Res. (011) 40524600; Fax: 011-26742316; Email: suresh@icgeb.res.in]