Microbiology

Biography

Dr. Bechan Sharma is presently working as a Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry Allahabad University, Allahabad. Prof. Sharma’s earlier services include as an Assistant Professor at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural sciences and Technology-J&K, Kashmir and as Associate Professor at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad. He has twenty six years of teaching / research experience.
He has carried out several research projects and published over 130 research papers including book chapters, molecular methods in peer reviewed International and National Journals/ Books/Methods of repute with high impact factors. He has authored 4 books published by NOVA Sci. Inc. USA and LampBert Publishers-Germany. He has one US patent on HIV-1 genome structure based antiHIV-1 drugs design to his credit.He is member/life member of several national/international scientific societies and attended number of symposia/conferences in India and abroad and presented his research papers there in.
He is Chief-Editor/Associate Editor/Executive Editor and Member Editorial Board of 85 peer reviewed International and National Journals. He has been acting as honorary reviewer for about 135 International/National scientific journals. Prof. Sharma has recently been awarded with ICMR’s Senior Scientist Fellowship 2014-15 in Biomedical Sciences under Indo-USA joint research programme.

Research Interest

The areas of his research interest include Molecular Biology of HIV/AIDS, Tropical Diseases (Filariasis/Malaria) and Biochemical Toxicology.