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Group Leader-Microbial Engineering Group
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology-New Delhi

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DR SYED SHAMS YAZDANI

Group Leader-Microbial Engineering Group

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology-New Delhi

Dr Syed Shams Yazdani is credited for developing breakthrough technologies for advanced biofuel production that are at the various stages of commercial exploitation . The brain behind India ’ s first-of-its-kind R & D facility to perform deep research in the area of biofuels at the molecular level , Dr Yazdani has made phenomenal progress in such technologies within a short time span . His recent achievements include development of the most potent enzyme preparation for use in the 2G-ethanol process with the use of synthetic biology and genome editing tools in the fungal system .
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