Archana Sharma obtained her doctorate from University of Calcutta in 1955. She was a pioneer in the study of the structure of chromosomes, for which she developed new staining and pre-treatment techniques. She conducted extensive work in human genetics and also studied the effect of plant products in modifying the cytotoxicity of known pollutants. She contributed immensely when she was in association with Science and Engineering Research Council of the DST and Environmental Research Council of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. Sharma received the Padma Bhushan Award in 1984. She was also the receipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, J C Bose Award, Birabal Sahni Medal, Women Scientist Award.

Lalji Singh received his Ph. D from Banaras Hindu University in 1971. He worked in the field of DNA fingerprint technology and was popularly known as the "Father of Indian DNA fingerprinting". His major contributions were in the area of wildlife conservation forensics and the evolution and migration of humans. He was the founder of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics in 1995, Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species(LaCoNES) in 1998, and Genome Foundation in 2004. He served as the 25th Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology(BHU) Varanasi, and Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology(CCMB). He received Padma Shri in 2004, and was also receipient of Vigyan Gaurav Award, CSIR Technology Award, Goyal Prize in Life Sciences.

07-09 November, 2022

At Singapore.