Dr. Sudha Nair
Director of Eco-technology, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
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 presently serves as one of the Governing Body members and Scientific Advisory Committee for the first Women's Biotech Parking Chennai. Her interests include promotion of eco-entrepreneurship among women and IPR related issues. She was the awardee of the Women Bioscientist award in 2002 from the Ministry of Science and Technology. Her Ph.D. in microbiology is from the University of Madras, India.
Status: Confirmed