Palpu Pushpangadan
Director
Amity Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development
India
Biography
Prior to the present assignment Prof. Pushpangadan served as Director, National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow from Feb. 1999 to Feb. 2006; Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (KSCSTE-JNTBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram from Nov. 1990 to Feb. 1999 and held additional charges of Director of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram and Central Institute for Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow. Prof. Pushpangadan is a multidisciplinary scientist having over 48 years experience.
Research Interest
Cytogenetics & Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Molecular Taxonomy, Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology, Bioprospecting and Natural Product Development etc.