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Brahm Shanker Srivastava

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Brahm Shanker Srivastava
Born (1943-06-01) 1 June 1943 (age 81)
Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on microbial genetics
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Brahm Shanker Srivastava (born 1943) is an Indian microbiologist, inventor and a former deputy director and head of Microbiology division of the Central Drug Research Institute.[1] He is the founder of Biotech Research, a non-profit non governmental institution promoting research in the field of biotechnology[2] and is a director of Nextec Lifesciences Private Limited,[3] a start up involved in biomedical products and research applications.[4] He is known for his researches on microbial genetics[5] and is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India.[6]

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1984.[7][note 1]

Biography

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B. S. Srivastava, born on 1 June 1943, earned his graduate degree from Banaras Hindu University and continued his studies at BHU to secure his masters' and doctoral degrees.[8] Most of his academic career was spent at Jawaharlal Nehru University where he became a professor and the founder chair of the Centre for Biotechnology.[9][10] Subsequently, he moved to the Central Drug Research Institute where he headed the Division of Microbiology and served as the deputy director of the institute.[11] In 2012, along with Ranjana Srivastava, he founded Biotech Research, a not-for-profit research platform for promoting research in biotechnology. In between, he served at a number of universities which included Brown University, University of Maryland, Pasteur Institute of Lille, University of Ancona, Banaras Hindu University and Mizoram University as a visiting faculty.[8]

Srivastava's researches covered the discipline of microbial genetics and he has done extensive studies of Vibrio cholerae.[12] He is credited with the development of bacterial mutants which have applications in vaccine development and he holds a patent for his work.[13][14] He has documented his researches by way of several articles in per-reviewed journals[note 2] and his work has been cited by a number of authors and researchers.[15][16][17][18] Besides, he has also contributed chapters to books published by others.[10][19] He was associated with the Indo-US Vaccine Action Program as a member and traveled with the Indian delegation on Biotechnology which visited the US and China.[8]

Awards and honors

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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 1984.[20] He received Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 1995[21] and the Government of Uttar Pradesh honored him with Vigyan Ratna Samman in 2002.[9] He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the American Academy of Microbiology.[22][note 3] The award orations delivered by him include Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture of the Indian National Science Academy in 1991[23] and Dr. Y.S. Narayana Rao Oration of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1993.[8]

Selected bibliography

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  • Prem raj P, Srivastava S, Jain SK, Srivastava BS, Srivastava R (2003). "Protection by live Mycobacterium habana vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv challenge in mice". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 117: 139–145. PMID 14604301.
  • D.K. Deb, P. Dahiya, K.K. Srivastava, R. Srivastava, B.S. Srivastava (2002). "Selective identification of new therapeutic targets of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by IVIAT approach". Tuberculosis. 82 (4–5): 175–182. doi:10.1054/tube.2002.0337. PMID 12464489.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Deb DK, Srivastava KK, Srivastava R, Srivastava BS (2000). "Bioluminescent Mycobacterium aurum expressing firefly luciferase for rapid and high throughput screening of antimycobacterial drugs in vitro and in infected macrophages". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 279 (2): 457–461. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.3957. PMID 11118308.
  • H. N. Singh, B. S. Srivastava (1968). "Studies on morphogenesis in a blue-green alga. I. Effect of inorganic nitrogen sources on developmental morphology of Anabaena doliolum". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 14 (12): 1341–1346. doi:10.1139/m68-224. PMID 5710271.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Long link – please select award year to see details
  2. ^ Please see Selected bibliography section
  3. ^ Long link – please search for Srivastava

References

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  1. ^ Rita R Colwell; Daniela Ceccarelli (24 October 2014). Vibrio ecology, pathogenesis and evolution. Frontiers E-books. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-2-88919-289-2.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Biotech Research". Biotech Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Company Details". Registrationwala. 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Nexttec". Nextec Lifesciences. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2017.
  6. ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d "Profile on Biotech Research". Biotech Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "About Us". Biotec Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b Prati Pal Singh; Vinod Sharma (1 October 2013). Water and Health. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-81-322-1029-0.
  11. ^ "NASI Year Book 2015" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment". Justia Patents. 2017.
  14. ^ World Intellectual Property Organization (2001). Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders: WIPO Report on Fact-finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998–1999). WIPO. pp. 269–. ISBN 978-92-805-0968-7.
  15. ^ T.K. Ghose; P. Ghosh (18 July 2003). Biotechnology in India I. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-3-540-00609-1.
  16. ^ S. Kuwahara; N.F. Pierce (6 December 2012). Advances in Research on Cholera and Related Diarrheas. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-94-009-6735-9.
  17. ^ Se-Kwon Kim (21 June 2013). Marine Microbiology: Bioactive Compounds and Biotechnological Applications. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-3-527-66527-3.
  18. ^ The Indian Journal of Medical Research. Indian Council of Medical Research. 1979.
  19. ^ Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 1968.
  20. ^ "Medical Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Om Prakash Bhasin Award". Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation. 2017.
  22. ^ "Academy Directory". American Academy of Microbiology. 2017.
  23. ^ "Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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