Laboratory of Photobiology and Molecular Microbiology, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Dr. Rajeshwar P. Sinha is a Professor of Molecular Biology at the Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has been working on the effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems, particularly on the effects on DNA damage and repair, phycobiliproteins, and photoprotective compounds in cyanobacteria and algae.