Pratyoosh Shukla

Pratyoosh Shukla (born 2 April 1977, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian microbiologist specialized in enzyme technology and protein bioinformatics. He is currently working as Professor of the School of Biotechnology at the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He was awarded with the Indo-USA Research Professor at Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, USA in 2014 by the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF). He was also awarded the Prof. CNR Rao Foundation Award for Excellence in Scientific Research. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), the Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc/FAMI), and the Biotech Research Society of India (FBRS).

Shukla and his research group focus on the integration of tools and techniques in microbe assisted biotechnological processes for environmental sustainability, bioproducts including bio-energy, and cost effective bioprocesses. Provided by Wikipedia