Person

Shukla, Dharma Deo (1942 - )

Born
7 February 1942
Narainpur, India
Occupation
Agricultural scientist

Summary

Dharma Deo Shukla, an agricultural scientist, an agricultural scientist, was part of the CSIRO team that resolved the problem of the classification of the Potyviridae the largest and most complex group of plant viruses in the 1980s. Prior to this, the successful classification of the group was widely considered impossible.

He served as Chairman of the International Working Group on Tropical Virology and as a member of the International Working Group on Potyviruses, the International Working Group on Legume Viruses and the Working Group on Asia-Pacific Groundnut Viruses.

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In 1994 Shukla was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Colin Ward) for their work on the structure, variation and taxonomy of the Potyviridae, the largest family of plant viruses.

Chronology

1962
Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University of Gorakhpur, India
1964
Education - Master of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, India
1964 - 1965
Career position - Lecturer in plant pathology at the BRD Degree College, Deoria, India
1965 - 1969
Career position - Assistant Professor of plant pathology, University of Udaipur
1969 - 1972
Career position - Research Fellow in plant virology at the Institute of Phytopathology, Aschersleben, German Democratic Republic
1972
Education - Doctor of Agriculture, German Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Berlin, GDR
1972 - 1976
Career position - Assistant professor of plant pathology, University of Uaipur, India
1977 - 1990
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Division of Protein Chemistry
1990 - 2000
Career position - Seconded to Biomolecular Research Institute
1991
Education - Doctor of Science, University of Queensland
1993 -
Award - Fellow, Indian Institute of Virology
1993 - 1996
Career position - Associate Editor, Phytopathology
1994
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (shared with Colin Ward)
1994 - 1997
Career position - Associate Editor, International joural of plant biotechnology
1995
Award - Australian Medal of Agricultrual Science (shared ith Colin Ward), Australian Institute of Agricultrual Science
1995 - 1996
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1997 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
2000
Career event - Resigned from CSIRO

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