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{{short description|Indian microbiologist}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Brahm Shanker Srivastava
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1943|6|1}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| residence = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
| fields = {{ublist | [[Molecular biology]] |[[Biotechnology]] }}
| workplaces = {{ublist | Biotech Research | [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] | [[Central Drug Research Institute]] | [[Brown University]] | [[University of Maryland]] | [[Pasteur Institute of Lille]] | [[University of Ancona]] | [[Banaras Hindu University]] | [[Mizoram University]] }}
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[Banaras Hindu University]] | University of Brussels }}
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| known_for = Studies on [[microbial genetics]]
| awards = {{ublist| 1984 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] | 1995 [[Om Prakash Bhasin Award]] | 2002 [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|GoUP]] Vigyan Ratna Samman}}
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'''Brahm Shanker Srivastava''' (born 1943) is an Indian microbiologist, inventor and a former deputy director and head of Microbiology division of the [[Central Drug Research Institute]].<ref name="ColwellCeccarelli2014">{{cite book|author1=Rita R Colwell|author2=Daniela Ceccarelli|title=Vibrio ecology, pathogenesis and evolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzpQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA191|date=24 October 2014|publisher=Frontiers E-books|isbn=978-2-88919-289-2|pages=191–}}</ref> He is the founder of Biotech Research, a non-profit non governmental institution promoting research in the field of biotechnology<ref name="Welcome to Biotech Research">{{Cite web |url=http://biotechresearch.in/ |title=Welcome to Biotech Research |date=2017 |publisher=Biotech Research}}</ref> and is a director of Nextec Lifesciences Private Limited,<ref name="Company Details">{{Cite web |url=https://www.registrationwala.com/company/nextec-lifesciences-private-limited/U24233UP2012PTC051518 |title=Company Details |date=2017 |publisher=Registrationwala}}</ref> a start up involved in biomedical products and research applications.<ref name="Nextec">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nexteclifesciences.com/home.html |title=Nexttec |date=2017 |publisher=Nextec Lifesciences |access-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151716/http://www.nexteclifesciences.com/home.html |archive-date=27 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is known for his researches on microbial genetics<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=77 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2017 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize}}</ref> and is an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]].<ref name="NASI fellows">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=S |title=NASI fellows |date=2016 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316043224/http://nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=S |archivedate=16 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1984.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Long link – please select award year to see details}}

== Biography ==
B. S. Srivastava, born on 1 June 1943, earned his graduate degree from [[Banaras Hindu University]] and continued his studies at BHU to secure his masters' and doctoral degrees.<ref name="Profile on Biotech Research">{{Cite web |url=http://biotechresearch.in/cv/BrahmCV.docx |title=Profile on Biotech Research |date=2017 |publisher=Biotech Research}}</ref> Most of his academic career was spent at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] where he became a professor and the founder chair of the ''Centre for Biotechnology''.<ref name="About Us">{{Cite web |url=http://biotechresearch.in/about_us.html |title=About Us |date=2017 |publisher=Biotec Research}}</ref><ref name="SinghSharma2013">{{cite book|author1=Prati Pal Singh|author2=Vinod Sharma|title=Water and Health|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wbm8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA92|date=1 October 2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-81-322-1029-0|pages=92–}}</ref> Subsequently, he moved to the [[Central Drug Research Institute]] where he headed the Division of Microbiology and served as the deputy director of the institute.<ref name="NASI Year Book 2015">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/Year%20Book%202015.pdf |title=NASI Year Book 2015 |date=2016 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806211716/http://www.nasi.org.in/Year%20Book%202015.pdf |archivedate=6 August 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2012, along with Ranjana Srivastava, he founded Biotech Research, a not-for-profit research platform for promoting research in biotechnology. In between, he served at a number of universities which included [[Brown University]], [[University of Maryland]], [[Pasteur Institute of Lille]], [[University of Ancona]], Banaras Hindu University and [[Mizoram University]] as a visiting faculty.<ref name="Profile on Biotech Research" />

Srivastava's researches covered the discipline of microbial genetics and he has done extensive studies of [[Vibrio cholerae]].<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners">{{cite web | url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=1999 | access-date=27 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043957/http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is credited with the development of bacterial mutants which have applications in vaccine development and he holds a patent for his work.<ref name="Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment">{{Cite web |url=http://patents.justia.com/inventor/brahm-shanker-srivastava |title=Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment |date=2017 |publisher=Justia Patents}}</ref><ref name="Organization2001">{{cite book|author=World Intellectual Property Organization|title=Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders: WIPO Report on Fact-finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998–1999).|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=soLIz5TSW8MC&pg=PA269|year=2001|publisher=WIPO|isbn=978-92-805-0968-7|pages=269–}}</ref> He has documented his researches by way of several articles in per-reviewed journals{{Refn|group=note|Please see ''Selected bibliography'' section}} and his work has been cited by a number of authors and researchers.<ref name="GhoseGhosh2003">{{cite book|author1=T.K. Ghose|author2=P. Ghosh|title=Biotechnology in India I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oSCEJlydeo0C&pg=PA268|date=18 July 2003|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-540-00609-1|pages=268–}}</ref><ref name="KuwaharaPierce2012">{{cite book|author1=S. Kuwahara|author2=N.F. Pierce|title=Advances in Research on Cholera and Related Diarrheas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13L8CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA124|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-009-6735-9|pages=124–}}</ref><ref name="Kim2013">{{cite book|author=Se-Kwon Kim|title=Marine Microbiology: Bioactive Compounds and Biotechnological Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olEoh4PT9IcC&pg=PA151|date=21 June 2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-3-527-66527-3|pages=151–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Journal of Medical Research|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmdQAQAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Indian Council of Medical Research.}}</ref> Besides, he has also contributed chapters to books published by others.<ref name="SinghSharma2013" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Canadian Journal of Microbiology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ftNPAQAAIAAJ|year=1968}}</ref> He was associated with the ''Indo-US Vaccine Action Program'' as a member and traveled with the Indian delegation on Biotechnology which visited the US and China.<ref name="Profile on Biotech Research" />

== Awards and honors ==
The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] awarded him [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], one of the highest Indian science awards in 1984.<ref name="Medical Sciences">{{Cite web |url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm |title=Medical Sciences |date=2017 |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224074105/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm |archivedate=24 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He received [[Om Prakash Bhasin Award]] in 1995<ref name="Om Prakash Bhasin Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.opbfawards.com/biotechnology.html | title=Om Prakash Bhasin Award | publisher=Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation | date=2017}}</ref> and the Government of Uttar Pradesh honored him with Vigyan Ratna Samman in 2002.<ref name="About Us" /> He is an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] and the [[American Academy of Microbiology]].<ref name="Academy Directory">{{Cite web |url=http://accounts.asm.org/directory/academy/ |title=Academy Directory |date=2017 |publisher=American Academy of Microbiology}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Long link – please search for ''Srivastava''}} The award orations delivered by him include Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] in 1991<ref name="Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/recipients.php#nael |title=Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> and Dr. Y.S. Narayana Rao Oration of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] in 1993.<ref name="Profile on Biotech Research" />

== Selected bibliography ==
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Prem raj P, Srivastava S, Jain SK, Srivastava BS, Srivastava R |title=Protection by live Mycobacterium habana vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv challenge in mice |journal=The Indian Journal of Medical Research |publication-date=2003 |volume=117 |pages=139–145 |pmid=14604301}}
* {{Cite journal |last=D.K. Deb, P. Dahiya, K.K. Srivastava, R. Srivastava, B.S. Srivastava |title=Selective identification of new therapeutic targets of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by IVIAT approach |journal=Tuberculosis |publication-date=2002 |volume=82 |issue=4–5 |pages=175–182 |doi=10.1054/tube.2002.0337
}}
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Deb DK, Srivastava KK, Srivastava R, Srivastava BS |title=Bioluminescent Mycobacterium aurum expressing firefly luciferase for rapid and high throughput screening of antimycobacterial drugs in vitro and in infected macrophages |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |publication-date=2000 |volume=279 |issue=2 |pages=457–461 |pmid=11118308 |doi=10.1006/bbrc.2000.3957}}
* {{Cite journal |last=H. N. Singh, B. S. Srivastava |title=Studies on morphogenesis in a blue-green alga. I. Effect of inorganic nitrogen sources on developmental morphology of Anabaena doliolum |journal=Canadian Journal of Microbiology |publication-date=1968 |volume=14 |issue=12 |pages=1341–1346 |doi=10.1139/m68-224}}

== See also ==
* [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com.na/patents/EP0945462B1?cl=un |title=Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment |last=Ranjana Srivastava, Deepak Kumar, Brahm Shanker Srivastava |publisher=Google Patents |work=US Patent No. EP0945462 B1 |publication-date=2 August 2006}}

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