Anil Kumar Tyagi
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Anil Kumar Tyagi obtained BSc (1970) from Meerut University, MSc (Biochemistry) (1972) from Allahabad University, and PhD (1977) from University of Delhi while working at the VP Chest Institute on oxidative phosphorylation in Mycobacteria under the supervision of Professor TAV Subramanian. He then worked at National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA (1978-83) with Dr David Cooney for the first two years and then with Dr Herbert Tabor for the next three years. On returning to India, he joined VP Chest Institute (1983) and along with Professor TAV Subramanian initiated the MSc programme in 'biochemistry' at the University of Delhi. In 1986, he shifted to the University of Delhi South Campus where he continues to be Head of the Biochemistry Department.
Research Interest
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
