Background
Gupta, P. K. was born on February 14, 1943 in Moga, Punjab, India. Son of Roop Lal and Vidhya Wati Aggarwal.
Gupta, P. K. was born on February 14, 1943 in Moga, Punjab, India. Son of Roop Lal and Vidhya Wati Aggarwal.
Bachelor in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Punjab Agricultural University, Hisar, India, 1965. Master of Science in Medicine, Punjab Agricultural University, Hisar, India, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Punjab Agricultural University, Hisar, India, 1971.
Assistant research officer Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 1967—1968. Lecturer, officer in-charge animal house department biophysics Punjab University, India, 1970—1973. Project director, scientist-in-charge pharmacology and toxicology sponsored chemicals Industrial Toxicology Research Center, Council of Scientific Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1973—1980.
Chairman, professor division pharmacology and toxicology Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Indian Council Agricultural Research, 1980—2003. Director Toxicology Consulting Services Inc., Bareilly, India, since 2003. Visiting professor/scientist department drug toxicology University Tennessee Center Health Sciences, Memphis, 1977—1978, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1977—1978.
Expert consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1981, 1991—1992, adviser, 2003—2006. Expert consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1985, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1992. Consultant Ministry Agriculture, New Delhi, since 2003.
Fellow: National Academy Veterinary Sciences (founder), Society Toxicology (general secretary 1980-1983, president 1983-1985, 1986-1987, founder, editor-in-chief Indian Journal Toxicology 1994—2003, founder, editor-in-chief Toxicology International since 2003, Gold medal 1987, 1991, 1997, Lifetime Achievement award 2003, 2007-2008), Academy Environmental Biology (vice president 1986-1989), Academy of Sciences Animal Welfare (life. Founding president since 2002, founder), American College Veterinary Toxicologists. Member: Academy of Sciences Environmental Biological, Society Pesticides, Indian Pharmacol.
Society, Indian Association Veterinary Scientists, Society Veterinary Physiologists, Biochemists and Pharmacologists India, Society Biological Chemists India, International Union Toxicology (councillor 1980-1983, founding director 1980-1983, honorary auditor 1983, councillor 1983-1986, 1986, member nominating committee 2004-2007, Travel award 2004).
Married Rakesh Bansal, November 18, 1967. Children: Vikas, Pankaj.