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Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Lecturer at Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University has been conferred upon the Scientist of the Year Award-2009 by the National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi. The award carries a Gold Medal and a Plaque as the token of appreciation for the contributions of Dr. Riaz Ahmad in the area of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics.

Dr. Riaz Ahmad was conferred up on this award at the XXII Annual Conference of the National Environmental Science Academy held at the Convention Centre of Hamdard University, New Delhi. The Academy conferred this award on him realizing his important contribution in “asphyxia-related switch over” and “down regulation of ATPase Activity” in several Airbreathing Organ (ABO) possessing freshwater fishes.

Dr. Ahmad is also a recipient of prestigious Young Scientist Project of DST and Dr. D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship from UGC. Dr. Ahmad also has a number of research papers to his name published in scientific journals of national and international repute