Swapan Datta
RashBehari Chair Professor, University of Calcutta
Prof. Swapan Datta, FNAAS, FNASc Currently, DDG (Crop Science), ICAR, Former Senior Scientist and HarvestPlus Rice Crop leader of CGIAR at IRRI.FELLOW ELECTED 2005, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fellow Elected 2006 National Academy of Sciences India; Former RB Ghosh Professor Chair at University of Calcutta Kolkata, TATA Innovation Fellow (DBT, GOI); Awarded DAAD Fellow at Institute for Resistance Genetics, Gruenbach, Germany; FMI (Friedrich Miecher Institute) Fellow, Basel, Switzerland; Group Leader and Senior Scientist at ETH-Zurich, Switzerland; VA Professor at UC-Davis, USA (1989); Senior Scientist & Plant Biotechnologist at IRRI (International Rice Research Institute)and HarvestPlus Rice Crop Leader(1993-2005); Recipient of Panchanan Maheshwari Medal (2006) and Awarded Paul Johnnes Brouhl Memorial Medal (2009).Significant contributions in Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding, Regulatory aspects and Deployment of transgenic crops in field and Food-safety analysis. IPR-International Agricultural Science Policy and Management; Published more than 120 research papers in referred journals including Nature, Nature Biotechnology,MGG, TAG, Plant Molecular Biology and Molecular Breeding, Plant Journal; Expert Member in many National committees dealing with Crop Biotechnology, Agriculture Policy, Food and Biosafety and Regulatory issues. World-wide known and recognized as leading Plant Biotechnologist.