face to face
“PLANT BASED MEDICINES ARE
GAINING RELEVANCE”
Recently the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Technological Awards 2016 recognized the efforts, hard work and
efficiency of the scientists at various CSIR laboratories. Scientists
of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), who jointly
developed the anti-diabetic product BGR-34, were recently
awarded by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for their exclusive
contribution in restoring the societal health. In that context, this
edition of the Face to Face features an exclusive interaction with
Dr Dilip Kumar Upreti, Director, CSIR-NBRI who shared interesting
insights on the relevance of phytopharma products, growing
acceptance of medicinal plant based drugs and much more. Do
read the detailed interview that follows:
BY RAHUL KOUL
Dr Dilip Kumar Upreti is currently the
Director of CSIR-National Botanical
Research Institute, Lucknow. Dr
Upreti is also serving as president of
Indian Lichenological Society.
During this tenure as Scientist and
Head of Lichen Lab at CSIR-NBRI, he
published more than 60 research
articles (including book chapters)
and also revised the lichen families
such as Pyrenulaceae,
Graphidaceae, Teloschistaceae,
Lecanoraceae, Parmeliaceae,
Usneaceae, etc. Dr Upreti received
FNASc during the year 2013 for his
notable service in the field of
Lichenology.
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BioVoiceNews | October 2016