Mr. C J Prabhakar, Retd Scientist, Central Silk Board, Bangalore has, over the years, served as Research Assistant, Research Officer, Deputy Director and as Scientist-D in Research Institutes, Silkworm Seed Laboratory, National Silkworm Seed Organisation and Muga & Eri Silkworm Seed Organisation. He has published over 25 research papers as author and co-author in science journals, conferences and periodicals. Mr. Prabhakar has also presented 2 papers at the 2010 International Wild Silk Moth Conference, Tokyo.