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{{Short description|Indian biologist (1963–2022)}}
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[[File:Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, receiving Padma Shri in 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Parida receiving Padma Shri in 2014]]

'''Ajay Kumar Parida''' (12 December 1963 – 19 July 2022) was an Indian [[biologist]] noted for his contributions in the fields of agriculture, plant molecular biology and biotechnology. In 2014, Parida was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] Award by the President of India<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-padma-awardees/article5617946.ece |title=List of Padma awardees |date=25 January 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> for his contribution in the field of Science and Technology.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

Parida, who was born and raised in [[Bhagabanpur]], a village in the [[Jajpur]] district of [[Odisha]], was the Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. ILS (www.ils.res.in) is an autonomous institution of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. He served as the Executive Director of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation,<ref name="mssrf">{{cite web|url=http://www.mssrf.org |title=M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION |publisher=mssrf.org |access-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910064218/http://www.mssrf.org/ |archive-date=10 September 2012 }}</ref> Chennai during 2009–2017. He died from a heart attack on 19 July 2022 at the age of 58 in [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singha |first=Minati|title=Capital Ils Director Ajay Parida Dies Of Heart Attack In Guwahati |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/capital-ils-director-ajay-parida-dies-of-heart-attack-in-guwahati/articleshow/92991081.cms |access-date=2022-07-20 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Research ==
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Parida's major scientific contribution is in the area of application of frontier technology for addressing major challenges in global and national declining agriculture productivity threatened due to climate change, [[sea level rise]] and reduced precipitation. His research was aimed at developing location specific crop varieties to cope with the adverse impact of climate change and has significant implications in bringing in stability and sustainability of the major farming systems.

Parida has used advanced biotechnological tools for crop improvement. He made contributions in identifying stress tolerant genes specifically for salt and drought stress.

Parida's research has also contributed to the basic understanding of the genetic architecture and species relationship in mangroves, and wild relatives of cultivated cereals, legumes and other cultivated crop species. He supervised 20 students for their Ph.D. degree. With more than 70 peer reviewed publications in international journals, Parida's research contributions have been widely cited and many of the publications are of significant value to increasing the basic understanding of the process and mechanisms associated with genetic resources characterization, conservation genetics, stress biology and biotechnology related policy issues.

== Awards and recognition ==

Parida has won the following awards:

* Umakant Sinha Memorial Award by the Indian Science Congress Association
* B. M. Birla Science Prize by the Birla Science Foundation
* [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]] by the Govt. of India
* NASI-Reliance Award for Application Oriented Research by National Academy of Sciences<ref name="nasi.">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasi.org.in |title=The National Academy of Sciences, India — Home |publisher=nasi.org.in |access-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516215346/http://nasi.org.in/ |archive-date=16 May 2014 }}</ref>
* TATA innovation Fellowship of the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
* Recognition Award from the National Academy of Agriculture Sciences<ref name="naasindia">{{cite web|url=https://www.naasindia.org|title=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India|publisher=naasindia.org|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

He was elected as President of the Agriculture Science and Forestry section of the Indian Science Congress in 2012. Dr. Parida was the President of Biological Sciences Session of the National Academy of Sciences India in 2014.

Parida was involved in application of science and technology for rural development. He has played an active role in organisation of school level Genome Clubs for creating awareness on relevant issues in biology and biotechnology that has been adopted as a national initiative of DNA clubs supported by the Govt. of India. He was actively involved in working with grassroots organizations and local communities in identifying the issues affecting food and livelihood security and providing solutions based on participatory problem solving and providing solutions.

== References ==
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{{2000s Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
{{Padma Award winners of Odisha}}
{{N-BIOS Laureates 1999–2009}}
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[[Category:1963 births]]
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[[Category:Indian biotechnologists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering]]
[[Category:N-BIOS Prize recipients]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian biologists]]
[[Category:People from Jajpur district]]

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