K.R. Aneja
Kurukshetra University, India
Abstract Title:
Healthcare Worker’s Role in Tackling Emerging Fungal Nosocomial Infections
Biography:
Dr. Aneja got his B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD degrees from Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra. He has a
research and teaching experience of 38 years in the departments of Botany and Microbiology. He joined
the teaching faculty in the same Institute and served as Professor & Chairman for 11years. His major
Awards and Fellowships include: INSA-Royal Society Academic Exchange Fellowship, Best Citizens of
India, Rashtriya Gaurav and ISWA lecture awards. He is the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awardee and
past President of the Mycological Society of India; Recorder of ISCA; Shiksha Rattan Samman, and
2023 Unnat Bharat Shewa Shree Award. He has supervised 23 PhD scholars & over 35 M.Phil. students;
published 180 research papers/reviews/chapters; over 58 abstracts, attended over 35 National and
International Conferences, delivered lead lectures and chaired several sessions; authored/co-authored 15
books, including 2 books on Microbiology Nursing emphasising on prevention and control of hospital
acquired infections, edited 5 books, written 2 manuals, and Proceedings of an International Conference
published by International Publishers (04) and National Publishers (19). He served as the Governor's/
Chancellor's nominee for Teacher's selection at Punjabi university, Patiala. Member of the Research
Advisory Committee of ICAR Weed Research Centre, Jabalpur, M.P, India and an Expert Member of the
ICFRE, Dehradun.