LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Lucknow University on Saturday announced that Shekhar C Mande, structural biologist and former secretary at the department of scientific & industrial research (DSIR) and director general of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will be the chief guest at the 68th convocation ceremony to be held on September 10.

Mande is globally recognised for his pioneering work in protein structure and function, tuberculosis biology, biophysical and biochemical approaches, and computational biology.

The university also informed that the honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa) will be awarded to former director general of police (DGP) Prashant Kumar. It has been approved by governor and chancellor of universities Anandiben P...