PU prof honoured

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 20

Prof Sanjay Chhibber, who has four decades of teaching and research experience at Panjab University has been conferred with lifetime achievement award by the Microbiologist Society of India during a symposium on “Innovative approaches in Microbial biotechnology” organised by the department.

Prof Chhibber is a renowned scientist who has made immense contribution in the field of medical microbiology. His work involves understanding of host–parasite interactions in terms of bacterial virulence. At present his laboratory is engaged in finding alternate strategies to curb rising antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, in case bacteria fails to respond to available antibiotics.

His work on bacteriophage therapy, where he uses phages as an antibacterial with or without antibiotics, has received the attention of scientist, world over. He has published this work in national and international journals and has patents in this area.