Nirmal Joshee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences, Fort Valley State University, Georgia

Dr. Nirmal Joshee is an Assistant Professor of Plant Science in the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology at the Fort Valley State University (FVSU, Fort Valley, GA) since 2006. Dr Joshee earned his Ph.D. in the year 1987 from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India on the reproductive biology of glycoalkaloid yielding solanums. He has conducted post doctoral research work in Japan and USA before joining Fort Valley State University in 2001. Dr. Joshee is one of the founding members of ACMAP, a society of professionals dedicated to the medicinal plant research. Dr. Joshee has been actively involved in research for the past thirty years in the field of plant tissue culture and conservation, validation of medicinal plants used in traditional medical systems, molecular biology of stress induced genes in plants, gene transfer strategies for plant transformation, and sustainable use of plants for Bioenergy.