Dr. G. Taru Sharma, Director of the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, is 1990 batch recruited ARS scientist, before joining NIAB she served as a staff scientist at Bio-Med. Pvt. Ltd., Centre of Biotechnology, NDDB, Mumbai and Director Centre for Advanced Faculty Training in Veterinary Physiology and Head Division of Physiology and Climatology at ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar.
Dr. Sharma has more than three decades of research experience with the major research emphasis on Reproductive biotechnology and stem cell biology, she has made novel and outstanding contributions in an area of buffalo reproduction. Her team is currently focused on stem cell biology for livestock and pets, utilizing bone marrow and amniotic membrane derived mesenchymal stem cells and it’s derivatives (conditioned media/exosomes) enriched scaffolds (bio/nano/3Dprinted) for regenerative therapies in large animals. Currently she is the coordinator of a flagship programs of DBT and leads the One health Consortium.
Dr. Sharma is recipients of several awards based on the outcome of her work, some important ones are, highest research ICAR-Rafi Ahmed Kidwai award, National Bioscience Award from Department of Biotechnology, Bharat Ratna C. Subramanium best teacher award Punjabrao Deshmukh Best Women Scientist award from ICAR, Vasvik award for an outstanding research work. She is an elected fellow of NAAS, NASI and NAMS member inter Academia panel in WinS of (NASI, INSA and IASc). She has mentored a good number of M.V.Sc and Ph.D students, authored a couple of books, edited important compilations, published 151 research articles, shared her work at various national and international platforms.
