Paramjit Khurana
Department of Plant Molecular Biology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Paramjit Khurana obtained her B.Sc. (1975), M.Sc. (1977), M.Phil. (1978) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Botany from University of Delhi. She then worked as a Scientist (1983-84) in the Unit for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, at University of Delhi, before moving to S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi as a Lecturer (1984-87). Subsequently, she worked at Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, U.S.A., as a Research Associate (1987-88). She was then appointed as a Lecturer (1988-90), Reader (1990-98) and Professor (1998 to date) in the Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South Campus. She served as Head of the Department from 2004-2007.
Research Interest
Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genomics