Active In Strategy Planning For Biotechnology Industry

HAVING PHD IN GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, AND A POST- DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, DR RENU SWARUP IS PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN STRATEGY PLANNING FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

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Having PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding, and Post- Doctoral fellowship at The John Innes Centre, Norwich UK, under Commonwealth Scholarship, Dr Renu Swarup who was having two options – researcher and science manager – took up the assignment of a Science Manager in the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology in 1989. Since then she was actively engaged in formulation of the Biotechnology Vision in 2001 and National Biotechnology Development Strategy in 2007 as the Member Secretary of the Expert Committee. She was also a member of the Task Force on Women in Science constituted by the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister.