Background
Kumar, Pullikanti Lava was born on August 12, 1971 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of Pullikanti Balanarasimha Reddy and Pullikanti Neelavathi.
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Pullikanti Lava Kumar, Indian virologist. Achievements include identified the causal agent of sterility mosaic disease of pigeonpea, which was a mystery for over 70 years. Member of Indian Virological Society, Indian Society Mycology and Plant Pathology, International Plant Virus Epidemiology Committee, Association Applied Biologists United Kingdom, American Phytopathological Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 1993. Master of Science, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy in Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 2000.
Career
Special project scientist International Crops Research Institute Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India, 1999—2004, scientist in virology, since 2005. Postdoctoral fellow Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 2000—2001.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Indian Virological Society, Indian Society Mycology and Plant Pathology, International Plant Virus Epidemiology Committee, Association Applied Biologists United Kingdom, American Phytopathological Society.
Connections
Married Bhattacharjee Ranjana, April 29, 1972. 1 child Pullikanti Samyuktha.
Education
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1993
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1995
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Career
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1999 - 2004
Awards
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Named Promising Young Scientist, International Crops Research Institute Semi-Arid Tropics, 2002, 2004, Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research, 2004, Outstanding Pathologist, Acharya National Guard Ranga Agriculture University, 2003. Recipient Jawaharlal Nehru award for Outstanding Postgraduate Research, Indian Council Agriculture Research, 2001. Fellow, Department for International Development, United Kingdom, 1996-1999.Named Promising Young Scientist, International Crops Research Institute Semi-Arid Tropics, 2002, 2004, Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research, 2004, Outstanding Pathologist, Acharya National Guard Ranga Agriculture University, 2003. Recipient Jawaharlal Nehru award for Outstanding Postgraduate Research, Indian Council Agriculture Research, 2001. Fellow, Department for International Development, United Kingdom, 1996-1999.