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Professor G.D. Sharma is a Mycorrhizologists/Microbial Ecologist, completed his doctorate from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya). Professor Sharma is currently Vice-Chancellor of Nagaland University, a central University in North Eastern India. Before moving to the Nagaland Univesity he has served North Eastern Hill University in the capacity of a Faculty member (Reader & Lecturer) of Botany Department and Assam University, Silchar in the capacity of Professor/Head, Department of Life Science and Dean School of Life Science. He has successfully completed about 13 R&D projects funded by a number of agencies (CSIR, ICAR, DAE, UGC, DOEn, DST, ICFRE, Indo-Rrench Collaboration). He has guided about 15 students for their Ph.D. degrees. Professor Sharma has about twenty-seven years of teaching and research experience. He has published 130 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He is recipient of prestigious fellowship of Royal Society, London, UK and INSA, India. He has visited several countries (USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand) for various academic causes. His biography has been published in the Dictionary of Asian Mycorrhizologists, and several publications of American Biographical Institute, USA and International Biographical Centre, UK. He is in the editorial board of a number of national/international journals and has been elected as Fellow of the International Society (FBS). Professor Sharma has attended/chaired technical sessions of several conferences in India and abroad and has also organized a few conferences/seminar/workshops during his stay with NEHU, Shillong and Assam University, Silchar. He is a life/active member of several professional bodies.