Thematic Advisory Committees
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the Animal Genetics Project
The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) under Phase II of the Enhanced Genetics Project sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, comprises of the following national and international scientists and practitioners:
Dr. Alfred de Vries
Senior Programme Officer
BMGF, United States
Prof. John Gibson
Director, International Development
University of New England
Australia
Dr. Vincent Ducrocq
Senior Scientist
INRAE, France
Prof. Ben Hayes
Centre Director (Animal Sciences)
University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Bishnu P. Mishra
Director
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources India
Prof. Djikeng Appolinaire
Director, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Dr. Raphael Mrode
Principal Scientist
International Livestock Research Institute
Kenya
Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Natural Resources Management
Dr. Raj S. Paroda
Founder Chairman
Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences
(TAAS), New Delhi
Dr. Pramod K. Joshi
Former Director for South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFFRI), New Delhi
Dr. B. Venkateswarlu
Former Vice-Chancellor
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth
(VNMKV), Parbhani
Corporate Social Responsibility
Mr. Hemant Gupta
MD and CEO
BSE Samman CSR Ltd.
Mumbai
Dr. Anant Sardeshmukh
Former Director General
MCCIA, Pune
Human Nutrition
Dr. Satish Agnihotri
Emeritus Fellow and Professo
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
Dr. Shobha Rao
Director – Research and Training
Society for Initiatives in Nutrition and Development, Pune
Prof. – Biometry and Nutrition Unit Agharkar Research Institute, Pune