Sunil Kumar Verma
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Sunil Kuamr Verma is an eminent Scientist working in the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB), located in Hyderabad, India
. He is a respected and widely acclaimed Molecular Biologist in India who developed along with Dr Lalji Singh
for the first time a Novel Universal Molecular Technology for Wildlife Identification. This technology later led to the establishment of India’s first ‘National Wildlife Forensic Cell’ in the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) to provide the Wildlife Forensics Services to the Nation. This innovation was later honoured with the prestigious CSIR Technology Award for Life Science for the year 2008 , BioAsia Innovation Award-2009, and most recently, the Meritorious Societal Innovation Award of the Year-2009 from NRDC, DSIR, Govt. of India. This technology is currently being used to establish the identity of confiscated meat, and other animal parts and products to establish the crime with the criminal in the cases pertaining to Wildlife Crime. Dr Verma has been honoured with several other National International Awards and honours, including the Emerging Forensic Scientist Continental Award from the International Association of Forensics Sciences (IAFS), USA; and the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships of the Commonwealth Commission, UK. Dr. Verma had been the Lindau
Fellow during 2003, and most recently he has been admitted as the Fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
, Berlin and the Research Ambassador of DAAD
(German Academic Exchange), to promote the bidirectional research endeavours between India
and Germany
, Pantnagar
for his Graduation and Post Graduation. He did his doctoral studies in Medical Oncology from the University of Oxford
, United Kingdom with prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship
. During May 1998-June 2000, Dr. Verma worked in the DNA Fingerprinting Division of CDFD, Hyderabad as a Scientist and since June 2000-till date, he is working as Scientist in CCMB, Hyderabad, India.
At present, Dr Sunil Kumar Verma is working in the arena of molecular cell signalling for understanding of cellular signalling networks and underlying molecular mechanisms in relation to the human health and disease, in particular the Tuberculosis and Cancers. He is also continuing his interests in Wildlife Conservation and Wildlife Forensics.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology or CCMB is a National level Research laboratory located in Hyderabad, India. CCMB is one of the constituent national laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR, the premier multidisciplinary Research & Development...
(CCMB), located in Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He is a respected and widely acclaimed Molecular Biologist in India who developed along with Dr Lalji Singh
Lalji Singh
Lalji Singh is an Indian molecular biologist. He currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University and was the director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology before that...
for the first time a Novel Universal Molecular Technology for Wildlife Identification. This technology later led to the establishment of India’s first ‘National Wildlife Forensic Cell’ in the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) to provide the Wildlife Forensics Services to the Nation. This innovation was later honoured with the prestigious CSIR Technology Award for Life Science for the year 2008 , BioAsia Innovation Award-2009, and most recently, the Meritorious Societal Innovation Award of the Year-2009 from NRDC, DSIR, Govt. of India. This technology is currently being used to establish the identity of confiscated meat, and other animal parts and products to establish the crime with the criminal in the cases pertaining to Wildlife Crime. Dr Verma has been honoured with several other National International Awards and honours, including the Emerging Forensic Scientist Continental Award from the International Association of Forensics Sciences (IAFS), USA; and the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships of the Commonwealth Commission, UK. Dr. Verma had been the Lindau
Lindau
Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...
Fellow during 2003, and most recently he has been admitted as the Fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Berlin. The institute was founded 1993 near the Charité hospital in Berlin on the campus of the Humboldt University of Berlin in Berlin-Mitte....
, Berlin and the Research Ambassador of DAAD
DAAD
DAAD can have several meanings:* The German Academic Exchange Service * Direct Action Against Drugs, a cover name for the Provisional Irish Republican Army...
(German Academic Exchange), to promote the bidirectional research endeavours between India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Background
Verma was born on September 28 in a small village of Uttar Pradesh and did his schooling in another town 'Tikri, Uttar Pradesh' India. In the year 1995, he went to the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & TechnologyGovind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University...
, Pantnagar
Pantnagar
Pantnagar is a town and a University campus in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. Nainital, Rudrapur and Kiccha, Haldwani are the major cities surrounding Pantnagar....
for his Graduation and Post Graduation. He did his doctoral studies in Medical Oncology from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, United Kingdom with prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship
Commonwealth Scholarship
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is an international programme under which Commonwealth governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.-History:...
. During May 1998-June 2000, Dr. Verma worked in the DNA Fingerprinting Division of CDFD, Hyderabad as a Scientist and since June 2000-till date, he is working as Scientist in CCMB, Hyderabad, India.
At present, Dr Sunil Kumar Verma is working in the arena of molecular cell signalling for understanding of cellular signalling networks and underlying molecular mechanisms in relation to the human health and disease, in particular the Tuberculosis and Cancers. He is also continuing his interests in Wildlife Conservation and Wildlife Forensics.