Sudha NAIR

Biography

Sudha NAIR is Program Director, Biodiversity at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and is involved in coordinating microbial diversity assessment studies. She is also involved in mobilizing science and technology for the empowerment of women. She serves as a member of various national and international committees which promotes gender equity through S&T. She is one of the Regional Advisory Members of such a netwrok, GEST, with UNESCO/UNDP and has been actively associated with this in last 6 years. She was the convenor and presentaly serves as one of the Governing Body members and Scientifc Advisory Committee for the first Women's Biotech Parkin Chennai. Her interests inlcude promotion of eco-entreprenurship among women and IPR related issues. She was the awardee of the Women Bioscientist award in 2002 from the Minsitry of Science and Technology. Her Ph.D. in microbiology is from the University of Madras, India.

This biography was last updated on May 4, 2004