Jashbhai B. Prajapati
Dean
Gujarat Agricultural University
India
Biography
Jashbhai B. Prajapati is a Dairy Technology graduate from Gujarat Agricultural University and Ph.D. in Dairy Microbiology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India. Since last 35 years, he is serving at the Faculty of Dairy Science in various capacities and from 2004, he is the Head of Dairy Microbiology Department and from 2015, he is the Dean of the Faculty of Dairy Science. He is a renowned academician and scientists in the area of probiotics and fermented foods. He is handling number of research projects sponsored by ICAR, DBT, State Govt., EU, SIDA and has published more than 300 papers, including two text book. He was awarded Chancellors Gold medal and has Fellowship award from Erasmus Mundus (EU) as well as Indian National Science Academy. He is a Fellow of Indian Dairy Association, Fellow of National Academy of Dairy Science and recipient of Hari Ohm Ashram Award 2014 from ICAR. He is an international lecturer and has given invited talks in many countries.
Research Interest
. He is Associate Editor, International Journal of Fermented Foods, International Journal of Probiotic and Prebiotics. He is Coordinator of Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods since its inception in 2003. He is also a Member in Indian National Committee of International Dairy Federation (IDF) in 3 groups viz., Probiotics, Lactic acid bacteria & starters.