Arvind Mohan Kayastha

Arvind Mohan Kayastha (अरविन्द मोहन कायस्थ) (born August 1, 1960) is an Indian Biologist in the field of plant biochemistry and enzyme technology. He is a Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University and was the coordinator of the School of Biotechnology. He is a fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Education and career
Kayastha earned his B.Sc. in 1979 and his M.Sc. (biochemistry) in 1982 from Banaras Hindu University. He earned a Ph.D. in enzymology from Banaras Hindu University in 1988. Following his Ph.D., Kayastha was a postdoctoral associate at the National Institutes of Health and at the University of California, Riverside.

Kayastha has published about 167 research articles in peer reviewed journals. He specializes in plant biochemistry and enzyme technology. He has been on the editorial boards of several journals in related fields, including the Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology published by Springer Science+Business Media.