Rakesh Bhatnagar

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rakesh Bhatnagar
| image = Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|07|29|df=y}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mamidala90/status/760166806686461952?lang=en|title=Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar of JNU retired on 29-07-2016. JNU Wishes him a very active life ahead.pic.twitter.com/bj3xroNvn8|first=Mamidala Jagadesh|last=Kumar|date=1 August 2016|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[National Sugar Institute]] [[Kanpur University| Kanpur University, Kanpur]]
| occupation = [[Biotechnology]] [[Educationist]]
| yearsactive = Since 1979
| known for = Anthrax Research
| spouse = Dr. Nirupama Banerjee Bhatnagar
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| website = {{URL|https://www.samviti.com/profile/Rakesh-Bhatnagar-Mjg5|Scholar-Profile}}

| awards = Presidents Visitor's Award [[Indian National Science Academy|INSA]] Fellow [[National Academy of Sciences, India|NASI]] Fellow [[Indian Academy of Sciences|IAS]] Fellow
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'''Rakesh Bhatnagar''' is an Indian educationist, scientist and former Vice Chancellor of [[Banaras Hindu University]], Varanasi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice-Chancellor|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/admin/vc.php|website=Bhu.ac.in|accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He has an M. Sc. from [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University|Kanpur University]] and Phd from [[National Sugar Institute]].

== Career ==
He has served as the dean of the school of biotechnology at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU), the Vice Chancellor of [[Kumaun University]], the director of the academic staff college at JNU, and the director of the Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility at JNU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samviti.com/profile/Rakesh-Bhatnagar-Mjg5|title=Rakesh Bhatnagar|website=Samviti.com|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref> He helped develop a genetically engineered vaccine against anthrax.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/rbhatnagar/|title=Dr. Rakesh Bhatnagar : CV|website=Jnu.ac.in|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref> He is an elected fellow of several major Indian science academies and is a recipient of many honors, including the 2016 President of India Visitor's Award for Innovation.<ref name="Anthrax cure wins visitor’s award at Festival of Innovation">{{cite web | url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/awards/booklet16.pdf | title=VISITOR'S AWARDS 14th March, 2016 | publisher=President of India, Government of India | date=2016 | accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> His team has also developed a DNA vaccine against Rabies. His research group has initiated research in other important infectious disease systems like Mycobacterium, Brucella; aiming to open avenues for their control.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} His areas of interest are [[Molecular Biology]] of [[Infectious Diseases]], Recombinant Vaccine Development, and Programmed Cell Death in Prokaryotes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/awards/booklet16.pdf|title=VISITOR'S AWARDS|date=14 March 2016|website=Presidentofindia.nic.in|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref>

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