Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 4: Dr Vikas Sharma, Associate Professor in SKUAST-Jammu, has been awarded prestigious fellowship under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project-Institutional Development Plan (NAHEP-IDP) for his exposure / short visit to Jeju National University, Republic of Korea.
NAHEP fellowship is an initiative of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) that aims to promote excellence in higher education and research via international training of Scientists of SKUAST-Jammu in Overseas Institutions.
During his visit to Korea, Dr Sharma will participate in an intensive training at Phenomics Laboratory of Jeju National University of Korea and the programme is expected to provide him with valuable insights and exposure to the latest developments in identification of anticancer drug targets using phenomics and machine learning.
The prestigious award has been conferred to Dr Vikas Sharma, son of Harbans Lal Sharma and Pushplata Sharma, resident of Channi Himmat, Jammu, on the recommendation of selection committee, headed by Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu.