Professor Dr. Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Distinguished National Professor and Director, School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab has won an international ECO Award 2012 in the field of Science and Technology, which will be conferred upon him during the 12 th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan on October 16, 2012.

 

Prof. Shakoori has a distinguished scientific career, which has previously been recognized by the Presidential Award of Aizaz-i-Kamal and a Civil Award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz. Prof. Shakoori is Fellow of prestigious Pakistan Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). He has published more than 520 original research articles, produced 61 Ph.Ds. and written 17 books.