File photo: Prof Ashis K Mukherjee, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University. Picture credit: www.tezu.ernet.in

Prof Ashis K Mukherjee, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University has been jointly adjudged for the prestigious Visitorโ€™s Award for Research (Basic and Applied Sciences) for the year 2018. The award shall be presented to Prof Mukherjee by the President of India at the Visitorโ€™s Conference with the Vice Chancellors of central universities scheduled to be held on May 2 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

Prof Mukherjee has recently been honoured with the highest academic honourary degree Doctor of Science (D Sc) by the University of Calcutta.

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Prof Ashis K Mukherjee is also Dean of Research & Development, Tezpur University.

He is also the Head and Coordinator, DBT Nodal Centre for Medical Colleges and Biomedical Research Institute of North-East India (Unit of DBT, Govt of India), Tezpur University.

Prof Mukherjee is also the Associate Faculty (Professor), School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA.

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