PROF. ASHOK KUMARProf. Kumar served as Vice Chancellor, CSJM University, Kanpur, India, from August 2011 to February 2014. He had additional charge of Vice Chancellor, Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture and Technology University, Kanpur. 2012-2013 Prof. Ashok Kumar served as Vice Chancellor, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, 13 February 2014-12 February 2017.. Earlier Prof.Kumar served as President, (Vice Chancellor) Shree Kallaji Vedic University, Nimbahera, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, November 2018 -2020..Prof. Ashok Kumar served as President (Vice Chancellor), Nirwan University, Jhar, Jaipur since October 2020 -2021At present Prof. Kumar is President of International Society of Life Sciences. Prof. Ashok Kumar is President of Social Research Foundation, India.Dr Kumar is the recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany and Japanese Post Doctoral fellowship (1979, 1981). Visiting scientist at Shiga Medical University, Shiga, Japan, (1987, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2003, and 2007).In 2010 Prof. Kumar was invited at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan as a Visiting International Professor from April 2010 to June 2010.Prof. Kumar was awarded Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, India, 1969-70. Awarded Research Fellowship, NIH, USA (Project), 1970-72. He was awarded National Associateship (University Grants Commission, New Delhi) for 5 years, 1975-1982. He is the first recipient of Young Scientist Award by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India 1988, for his original contribution in the field of Radiation Biology. He was awarded Senior Scientist award by Association of Radiation Research, United Kingdom, 2003. In Japan 2003 he was awarded Kadota Award for his work on anticancer herbal drugs. In recognition of research Dr.Kumar was awarded Research Excellence Award, on 26th January 2009, by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.Prof. Kumar was awarded “Dewang Mehta Business School Award” , Awarded “ABP News National B-School Award” ,“Kanpur Ratna “Bharatmata Award” “Bioved Honorary Fellowship Award 2014” “DNA innovative B School Award” Dr. Ashok Kumar participated/delivered lectures/chaired sessions Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Korea, Mauritius, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand and USA .Awarded Indo German Research Project 2000-2002 (DST-DAAD), Lotte Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Seoul, Korea, Canopus Biopharma, Ireland, USA, Indo Japan Research Project 2010-2012 (DST- JSPS), Indo–Mauritius ,