Prof. K C Bansal

Former Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR)

Member, Board of Trustees, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

Prof. Bansal obtained doctoral degree (with Gold Medal) from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. He pursued advanced research from Harvard University, Cambridge, USA under the guidance of Professor Lawrence Bogorad.

Since his return from USA, he occupied eminent positions as Professor (Plant Biotechnology) at IARI, New Delhi; Coordinator, National Project on Transgenics in Crops; and Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Govt. of India.

Currently, Prof. Bansal is serving as Secretary of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and is the Member, Board of Directors, Global Plant Council. He is also on the Editorial Board of Plant Biotechnology Journal (UK).