Tilak Raj Sharma (born 20 May 1965) is an Indian plant biologist, the deputy director general (CS) of ICAR and former executive director and chief executive officer of the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), and Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) respectively, both autonomous institutes under the Department of Biotechnology. Known for his studies in the fields of genomics and plant disease resistance, Sharma is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy. In 2007, Sharma received the National Bioscience Award for Career Development from the Department of Biotechnology, recognizing his contributions to biosciences.
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20 May 1965 (age 60) Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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