Navin Sharma
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Navin Ji was my reporting officer while working at NCBS-TIFR. He has always been an approachable mentor for my personal as well as career growth. His insights - be it handling challenges in the workplace or financial discipline or networking, have been an inspiration for me. Always a privilege to be associated with Navin Ji!
I would rather say it was a privilege to work with an exemplified Scientist like Navin who drove the Biofuel project for ICRAF. The four-year Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops was launched under his leadership in 2013 wherein biofuel value chain mechanisms and recommendations to strengthen the food security and livelihoods of smallholders were made. He is a power-house of knowledge and has always helped me and others in the team with innovative ideas and information. A genuine leader who always inspires and listens without being condescending. I wish to have (work with) a Supervisor/Mentor/Colleague like him again in the near future.
Navin Ji was my reporting officer while working at NCBS-TIFR. He has always been an approachable mentor for my personal as well as career growth. His insights - be it handling challenges in the workplace or financial discipline or networking, have been an inspiration for me. Always a privilege to be associated with Navin Ji!
I would rather say it was a privilege to work with an exemplified Scientist like Navin who drove the Biofuel project for ICRAF. The four-year Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops was launched under his leadership in 2013 wherein biofuel value chain mechanisms and recommendations to strengthen the food security and livelihoods of smallholders were made. He is a power-house of knowledge and has always helped me and others in the team with innovative ideas and information. A genuine leader who always inspires and listens without being condescending. I wish to have (work with) a Supervisor/Mentor/Colleague like him again in the near future.
Navin Ji was my reporting officer while working at NCBS-TIFR. He has always been an approachable mentor for my personal as well as career growth. His insights - be it handling challenges in the workplace or financial discipline or networking, have been an inspiration for me. Always a privilege to be associated with Navin Ji!
I would rather say it was a privilege to work with an exemplified Scientist like Navin who drove the Biofuel project for ICRAF. The four-year Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops was launched under his leadership in 2013 wherein biofuel value chain mechanisms and recommendations to strengthen the food security and livelihoods of smallholders were made. He is a power-house of knowledge and has always helped me and others in the team with innovative ideas and information. A genuine leader who always inspires and listens without being condescending. I wish to have (work with) a Supervisor/Mentor/Colleague like him again in the near future.
Navin Ji was my reporting officer while working at NCBS-TIFR. He has always been an approachable mentor for my personal as well as career growth. His insights - be it handling challenges in the workplace or financial discipline or networking, have been an inspiration for me. Always a privilege to be associated with Navin Ji!
I would rather say it was a privilege to work with an exemplified Scientist like Navin who drove the Biofuel project for ICRAF. The four-year Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops was launched under his leadership in 2013 wherein biofuel value chain mechanisms and recommendations to strengthen the food security and livelihoods of smallholders were made. He is a power-house of knowledge and has always helped me and others in the team with innovative ideas and information. A genuine leader who always inspires and listens without being condescending. I wish to have (work with) a Supervisor/Mentor/Colleague like him again in the near future.
Experience
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Madhya Pradesh Jobs
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjuct Faculty
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Dec 2020 - Present
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International Agriculture Consulting Group - IACG
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India
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Dec 2020 - Present
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National Centre for Biological Sciences
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India
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Former Head: Resources & Planing (Bangalore Life Science Cluster)
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Mar 2019 - Jul 2020
Develop strategy and business plan for BLiSC member institutes (NCBS, inStem and C-CAMP), attract catalytic funds to make the members globally competitive in research outputs.
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CGIAR
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France
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Fellow (ICRAF)
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May 2017 - Apr 2019
Associated with ICRAF (World Agroforestry) and contributed to it's research agenda in the areas of Nutrition, Agriculture and Bioenergy.Contributed to United Nations Working Paper for the Global Land Outlook (2017): Sustainable energy options and implications for land use for the UNCCD Secretariat & IRENA.
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Programme Director - Bio energy (ICRAF)
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2017
Worked at ICRAF (World Agroforestry) on a joint initiative between IFAD - United Nations (International Fund for Agriculture Development) and World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) as Programme Director. The programme addressed the challenges of developing smart solutions for feedstock production which are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.
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ITC Limited
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India
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Scientist
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Oct 2011 - Dec 2012
Led company's R&D to develop very ambitious programmes on Genome sequencing and initiated many developmental programmes through a 30 strong scientist team and delivered various POCs.
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Chief Scientist : Functional Foods, Nutrition, Bio Science
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Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
Led the R&D team to work on future generation products in Foods and Personal Care. Developed a vision and implemented a programme and platform portfolio for the company to be future ready. Developed capabilities to identify and develop proof of principles of technologies (for Personal Care & Foods) and demonstrated their benefits using modern genomics and proteomics tools. Developed capabilities to handle genome sequences of important plant species and microbes.
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Chief Scientist : Agri Sciences
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Aug 2006 - Jun 2009
Was responsible for ITC Agri R&D Centre. The centre meets the science and technology requirements of entire ITC.
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Scientist
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Nov 1990 - Aug 2006
Developed some radical technologies for beverages, deciphered important biological pathways and identified sweet spots for the category through thorough understanding of stated and unstated consumer needs.2002- 2006: Principal Scientist (Work Level 2C) – Beverages Science & Technology. Unilever Research India1996- 2001: Senior Scientist at Tea Science Department (Work Level 2B)1995-1996: Research Scientist (Tea Research) (Work Level 2A)1990 (Nov)-1995: Research Scientist (Biotechnology) (Work Level 2A)
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Senior Scientist
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Jan 1996 - Jan 2001
Work Level 2B) Control of carbon flux in various pathways in tea e.g. lignin and flavonoids
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University of York
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow
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Jan 1989 - Nov 1990
Worked with Prof Richard Firn on a MAFF funded project on autotrophy
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Education
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1985 - 1989
Cambridge University
Ph D, Applied Biology -
1984 - 1985
J N Agriculture University
Ph D, Genetics -
1982 - 1984
J N Agriculture University, Jabalpur
M Sc, Genetics -
1978 - 1982
J N Agriculture University, Jabalpur
B Sc, Degree in Hons -
1977 - 1978
Pt L S Jha Model High School, Jabalpur
Higher Secondary, Biology
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