National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Neelamraju Sarla
FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Kanpur, 22 April 1955. Educated at Summer Fields School 1967, Lady Irwin Higher Secondary School, New Delhi 1971; University of Delhi, B.Sc. Botany 1971-74, M.Sc. Botany 1974-76; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Ph.D. 1982-87. B.Sc., 1974; M.Sc., 1976; Ph.D., 1987

ARS Scientist, Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist, 1977-1999, Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi; Principal Scientist 1999-2013, ICAR National Professor 2013-2020 Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad.

Awards/Honours: NCERT National Science Talent Search Scholarship 1971-77, University of Delhi Gold Medal 1974, ICAR Senior Research Fellowship 1982-86; DBT Biotechnology Overseas Associateship 2005; ICAR Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Woman Scientist Award 2010; ICAR National Professor Chair 2013

Fellow: Life member, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Society for Advancement of Rice Research

Research Areas: Genetics, genomics, germplasm use, wide hybridization

Address: Flat 4 Block10 HIG (OG), Baghlingampally, Hyderabad 500044, Telangana; [Tel: Res. (040) 27661383; Cell: 9949077262; Email: sarla_neelamraju@yahoo.com; nsarla.drr@gmail.com]

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