Ganesh K. Maurya

Dr. Ganesh Kumar Maurya is an assistant professor in the Department of Zoology, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He received his M.Sc. degree in Zoology from the Centre of Advanced Study in Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, aranasi, India and Ph.D. in Life Science from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, HBNI, Mumbai, India. He has been working on genome maintenance under oxidative stress including Gamma radiation in the polyextremophile Deinococcus radiodurans. Beside this, he is also working on the antibiotic resistance and phage therapy against the pathogenic bacteria. He has received gold medals in M.Sc. and Ph.D. He is the recipient of a prestigious ‘Young Scientist Award from National Academy of Sciences, India’. He is also the recipient of UGC-Startup, SRG-SERB, IoE project grant from various funding agencies. He is a life member fellow of the Society of Biological Chemist (India). He has published over 25 original research papers, reviews, and book chapters.