Rakesh Bhatnagar

Rakesh Bhatnagar is an Indian educationist, scientist, and the current Vice Chancellor of Amity University Rajasthan.[2][3] Previously he has served as the 27th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.[4][5]

Rakesh Bhatnagar
Bhatnagar in his office at BHU
Vice-Chancellor of Amity University Rajasthan
Assumed office
06 July 2021
27th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
28 March 2018 – 28 March 2021
Appointed byRamnath Kovind
Preceded byGirish Chandra Tripathi
Succeeded bySudhir K. Jain
Personal details
Born (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 [1]
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
SpouseDr. Nirupama Banerjee Bhatnagar
Alma materNational Sugar Institute
Kanpur University, Kanpur
OccupationBiotechnology
Educationist
AwardsPresidents Visitor's Award
INSA Fellow
NASI Fellow
IAS Fellow
WebsiteScholar-Profile

Early life

He has an M. Sc. from Kanpur University and Phd from National Sugar Institute.

Career

He has served as the dean of the school of biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the Vice Chancellor of Kumaun University, the director of the academic staff college at JNU, and the director of the Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility at JNU.[6] Dr. Bhatnagar also served as the Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.[7] He helped develop a genetically engineered vaccine against anthrax.[8] He is an elected fellow of several major Indian science academies and is a recipient of many honors, including the 2016 President of India Visitor's Award for Innovation.[9] His team has also developed a DNA vaccine against Rabies. His research group has initiated research in other important infectious disease systems like Mycobacterium, Brucella; aiming to open avenues for their control. His areas of interest are Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, Recombinant Vaccine Development, and Programmed Cell Death in Prokaryotes.[10]

References
  1. Kumar, Mamidala Jagadesh (1 August 2016). "Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar of JNU retired on 31-07-2016. JNU Wishes him a very active life ahead.pic.twitter.com/bj3xroNvn8". Twitter. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Leadership: Amity University Rajasthan".
  3. "Former BHU Vice Chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar To Head Amity University Rajasthan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "JNU prof Rakesh Bhatnagar appointed BHU V C". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. "Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. "Rakesh Bhatnagar". Samviti.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. "Vice-Chancellor". Bhu.ac.in. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. "Dr. Rakesh Bhatnagar : CV". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "VISITOR'S AWARDS 14th March, 2016" (PDF). President of India, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. "VISITOR'S AWARDS" (PDF). Presidentofindia.nic.in. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.


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