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| Dr Zabeer Ahmed Gets Additionalcharge Of Director, CSIR-NBRI Lucknow | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 5: Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, has been assigned the additional charge of Director of the Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI). The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) issued an official memorandum dated August 3, 2026, stating that the arrangement has been made following the voluntary retirement of Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow.
As per the order, the Vice President, CSIR, has approved that Dr. Ahmed will hold the additional responsibility of Director, CSIR-NBRI, until the appointment of a regular Director or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
He will exercise all powers of the post without any additional remuneration.
Dr. Zabeer Ahmed will continue to serve as Director, CSIR-IIIM Jammu, while overseeing the affairs of CSIR-NBRI, one of the country's premier research institutes dedicated to plant sciences, biodiversity conservation, taxonomy, and botanical research.
The interim arrangement is aimed at ensuring administrative continuity and smooth functioning of ongoing scientific programmes at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow.
Dr. Ahmed, with over 28 years of research experience in drug discovery and natural product research, has made significant contributions in areas including inflammatory and metabolic disorders. Under his leadership, CSIR-IIIM Jammu has played a key role in major national initiatives including CSIR Phytopharmaceutical Mission, Aroma Mission and Floriculture Mission.
He has also been closely associated with the success of the Purple Revolution through lavender cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir and has contributed to establishing Industrial Biotech Parks at Ghatti (Kathua) and Handwara.
An accomplished scientist, Dr. Ahmed has published over 150 research papers, guided several PhD and postgraduate scholars, and holds multiple patents. |
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