Anil Kumar Puniya

Dr. Anil Kumar Puniya is an Indian scientist specializing in dairy microbiology and animal sciences, born on August 15, 1966, in Sinoli village, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. He earned his BSc from Meerut University (1985), MSc from Gurukula Kangri University (1988), and PhD from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (1994), and has held positions such as Principal Scientist at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, Dean at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (2015-19), and currently serves as Director of ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner. His key contributions include discovering two novel genera and species of anaerobic fungi: Oontomyces anksri and Buwchfawromyces eastonii.[1][3][4]