“Polyphenols Biotech,” providing support for R&D programs for SMEs and major groups from the cosmetic,
pharmaceutical, agricultural, and health-nutrition
sectors.
Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Department of Botany
University College of Science
M. L. Sukhadia University
Udaipur, India
Prof. Dr. Kishan Gopal Ramawat is former professor
and head of the Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia
University, Udaipur, India, and can look back on
longstanding research experience. He received his Ph.
D. in Plant Biotechnology in 1978 from the University
of Jodhpur, India, and afterward joined the university as
a faculty member. In 1991 he moved to the
M.L. Sukhadia University in Udaipur as associate professor and became professor in 2001. He served as the
head of the Department of Botany (2001–2004,
2010–2012); was in charge of the Department of Biotechnology (2003–2004); was a member of the task
force on medicinal and aromatic plants of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New
Delhi (2002–2005); and coordinated UGC-DRS and
DST-FIST programs (2002–2012).
Prof. Ramawat had done his postdoctoral studies at
the University of Tours, France, from 1983 to 1985, and
later returned to Tours as visiting professor (1991). He
also visited the University of Bordeaux 2, France, several times as visiting professor (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006,
2010) and Poland in 2005 during an academic exchange
program (2005). Through these visits in France, Prof.
Ramawat and Prof. Mérillon established a strong connection, which has resulted in productive collaborations
and several book and reference work publications.
Prof. Ramawat has published more than 170 wellcited peer-reviewed papers and articles and edited several books and reference works on topics such as the
biotechnology of medicinal plants, secondary metabolites, bioactive molecules, herbal drugs, and many other
topics. His research was funded by several funding
agencies.
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pharmaceutical, agricultural, and health-nutrition
sectors.
Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Department of Botany
University College of Science
M. L. Sukhadia University
Udaipur, India
Prof. Dr. Kishan Gopal Ramawat is former professor
and head of the Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia
University, Udaipur, India, and can look back on
longstanding research experience. He received his Ph.
D. in Plant Biotechnology in 1978 from the University
of Jodhpur, India, and afterward joined the university as
a faculty member. In 1991 he moved to the
M.L. Sukhadia University in Udaipur as associate professor and became professor in 2001. He served as the
head of the Department of Botany (2001–2004,
2010–2012); was in charge of the Department of Biotechnology (2003–2004); was a member of the task
force on medicinal and aromatic plants of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New
Delhi (2002–2005); and coordinated UGC-DRS and
DST-FIST programs (2002–2012).
Prof. Ramawat had done his postdoctoral studies at
the University of Tours, France, from 1983 to 1985, and
later returned to Tours as visiting professor (1991). He
also visited the University of Bordeaux 2, France, several times as visiting professor (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006,
2010) and Poland in 2005 during an academic exchange
program (2005). Through these visits in France, Prof.
Ramawat and Prof. Mérillon established a strong connection, which has resulted in productive collaborations
and several book and reference work publications.
Prof. Ramawat has published more than 170 wellcited peer-reviewed papers and articles and edited several books and reference works on topics such as the
biotechnology of medicinal plants, secondary metabolites, bioactive molecules, herbal drugs, and many other
topics. His research was funded by several funding
agencies.
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