Faculties – Gujarat Biotechnology University
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Faculties – Gujarat Biotechnology University
GBU is established through the Gujarat Act 16 of 2018,
Department of
Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat.
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Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is the World’s First Biotechnology University spread over 28 acres near GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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+91 79-69014-911 (PA to DG) +91 79-69014-919 (PA to Registrar)
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Near Gujarat
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Gandhinagar- 382355,
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Leadership Profiles - Gujarat Biotechnology University
Director General
Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar
dg@gbu.edu.in
Professor
Dr. Sudhir Pratap Singh
Professor & Head – Industrial Biotechnology, Dean (Research)
PhD, FNAAS, FISEES
sudhir.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Rakesh Rawal (In charge Director)
Professor & Head – Medical Biotechnology, Dean (Academics)
PhD
rakesh.rawal@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Associate Professors
Dr. Sudheer D V N Pamidimarri, PhD
Associate Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– 2009: PhD in Biological Sciences from the CSIR, India.
– Recipient of awards and scholarships
sudheerp@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Chirayu Desai, PhD
Associate Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– 2008 Ph. D. in Biotechnology, P.G. Department of Biosciences
– 2019 INSA-Bilateral Exchange Program for Visiting Scientists-2019
chirayu.desai@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Sangram Lenka, PhD
Associate Professor – Plant Biotechnology
– Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from ICAR-IARI
– NET-JRF from CSIR and UGC
sangram.lenka@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Ravindra Pal Singh, PhD
Associate Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– Prestigious Ramalingaswami Re-entry & Ramanujan Fellowship Award
ravindra.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Surya Ramachandran
Associate Professor – Medical Biotechnology
surya.ramachandran@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Kanti Kiran
Associate Professor – Plant Biotechnology
kanti.kiran@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Vishal S Suthar
Associate Professor (Animal Biotechnology)
vishal.suthar@gbu.edu.in
Assistant Professors
Dr. Nisha Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor – Bioinformatics
– Post Doctoral, Institute of Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, USA
– PhD. Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (NIPB, New Delhi)
nisha.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Gunjan Sharma, PhD
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-ARO Postdoctoral Fellowship | Agricultural Research Organization, Israel 12/2019–07/2022.
gunjan.sharma@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Dhaval Patel, PhD
Assistant Professor – Bioinformatics
– PhD Biochemistry, X-ray crystallography & Structural Biology
– MSc Bioinformatic
dhaval.patel@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Ankit Rai, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– M.Sc.: Department of Biotechnology
– Ph.D.: Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
ankit.rai@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Gaurav Jerath, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– PhD in Biosciences and Bioengineering
– M.Tech. Biotechnology (Honors), School of Biotechnology
gaurav.jerath@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Neelam Kungwani, PhD
Assistant Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– PhD in Life Science
– M.Sc in Biotechnology from School of Biotechnology
neelam.kungwani@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Rohini R Nair, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– Ph.D Biotechnology Molecular Human Genetics Department
– M.Sc Biotechnology Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
rohini.nair@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Imran Pancha, PhD
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 2015
– M.Sc. in Microbiology, 2007
– B.Sc. in Microbiology, 2004
imran.pancha@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Jagat Rathod, PhD
Assistant Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– Ph.D. (Microbiology)
– Associate Scientist at R. & D., Kemin Industries
jagat.rathod@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Nitin Trivedi, PhD
Assistant Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– Ph.D.in Biological Science from CSIR-CSMCRI
– M.Sc.in Microbiology from University of Rajasthan
nitin.trivedi@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Sandeep Panda
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Industrial Biotechnology
sandeep.panda@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Balaram Mohapatra
Assistant Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Environmental Biotechnology
balaram.mohapatra@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Kavita Yadav
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Industrial Biotechnology
Kavita.yadav@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Varun Shah
Assistant Professor, Environmental Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Environmental Biotechnology
varun.shah@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Archana Kumari, PhD
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral fellow, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
-PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
archana.kumari@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Kamal Mandal
Assistant Professor – Animal Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral Research, University of California, San Francisco, USA
-PhD, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, India
kamal.mandal@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Ritesh Kumar, PhD
Assistant Professor – Animal Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral researcher: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
-Ph.D.: Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, India
ritesh.kumar@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Vivek Verma
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Awardee
-Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University, United Kingdom.
vivek.verma@gbu.edu.in
Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow
Dr.Appan Roychoudhury
appan.rrf@gbu.edu.in
Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is the World’s First Biotechnology University spread over 28 acres near GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
+91 79-69014-911 (PA to DG)
+91 79-69014-919 (PA to Registrar)
+91 79-69014-999 (General Queries)
info-gbu@gujarat.gov.in
About
Mission & Vision
Board of Governors
Director General Message
Miscellaneous Links
Web Policies
Tenders Archive
Help
Feedback
Quick Links
Curriculum
Faculties
Central Instrumentation Facility
Support Services
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Last Updated: January 19, 2026 11:35 AM
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GBU is established through the Gujarat Act 16 of 2018,
Department of
Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat.
Skip to Main Content
जीबीयु.शिक्षा.भारत
Skip to Main Content
Contact Us
E-citizen
Circulars
Career
RTI
ERP
About Us
Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is the World’s First Biotechnology University spread over 28 acres near GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Let’s Talk
Contact Information
+91 79-69014-911 (PA to DG) +91 79-69014-919 (PA to Registrar)
+91 79-69014-999 (General Queries)
info-gbu@gujarat.gov.in
Near Gujarat
International Finance
Tec(GIFT)-City,
Gandhinagar- 382355,
Gujarat, India.
Ready to Get Started?
Skip to content
Leadership Profiles - Gujarat Biotechnology University
Director General
Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar
dg@gbu.edu.in
Professor
Dr. Sudhir Pratap Singh
Professor & Head – Industrial Biotechnology, Dean (Research)
PhD, FNAAS, FISEES
sudhir.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Rakesh Rawal (In charge Director)
Professor & Head – Medical Biotechnology, Dean (Academics)
PhD
rakesh.rawal@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Associate Professors
Dr. Sudheer D V N Pamidimarri, PhD
Associate Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– 2009: PhD in Biological Sciences from the CSIR, India.
– Recipient of awards and scholarships
sudheerp@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Chirayu Desai, PhD
Associate Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– 2008 Ph. D. in Biotechnology, P.G. Department of Biosciences
– 2019 INSA-Bilateral Exchange Program for Visiting Scientists-2019
chirayu.desai@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Sangram Lenka, PhD
Associate Professor – Plant Biotechnology
– Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from ICAR-IARI
– NET-JRF from CSIR and UGC
sangram.lenka@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Ravindra Pal Singh, PhD
Associate Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– Prestigious Ramalingaswami Re-entry & Ramanujan Fellowship Award
ravindra.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Surya Ramachandran
Associate Professor – Medical Biotechnology
surya.ramachandran@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Kanti Kiran
Associate Professor – Plant Biotechnology
kanti.kiran@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Vishal S Suthar
Associate Professor (Animal Biotechnology)
vishal.suthar@gbu.edu.in
Assistant Professors
Dr. Nisha Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor – Bioinformatics
– Post Doctoral, Institute of Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, USA
– PhD. Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (NIPB, New Delhi)
nisha.singh@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Gunjan Sharma, PhD
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-ARO Postdoctoral Fellowship | Agricultural Research Organization, Israel 12/2019–07/2022.
gunjan.sharma@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Dhaval Patel, PhD
Assistant Professor – Bioinformatics
– PhD Biochemistry, X-ray crystallography & Structural Biology
– MSc Bioinformatic
dhaval.patel@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Ankit Rai, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– M.Sc.: Department of Biotechnology
– Ph.D.: Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
ankit.rai@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Gaurav Jerath, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– PhD in Biosciences and Bioengineering
– M.Tech. Biotechnology (Honors), School of Biotechnology
gaurav.jerath@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Neelam Kungwani, PhD
Assistant Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– PhD in Life Science
– M.Sc in Biotechnology from School of Biotechnology
neelam.kungwani@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Rohini R Nair, PhD
Assistant Professor – Medical Biotechnology
– Ph.D Biotechnology Molecular Human Genetics Department
– M.Sc Biotechnology Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
rohini.nair@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Imran Pancha, PhD
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 2015
– M.Sc. in Microbiology, 2007
– B.Sc. in Microbiology, 2004
imran.pancha@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Jagat Rathod, PhD
Assistant Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– Ph.D. (Microbiology)
– Associate Scientist at R. & D., Kemin Industries
jagat.rathod@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Nitin Trivedi, PhD
Assistant Professor – Marine Biotechnology
– Ph.D.in Biological Science from CSIR-CSMCRI
– M.Sc.in Microbiology from University of Rajasthan
nitin.trivedi@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Sandeep Panda
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Industrial Biotechnology
sandeep.panda@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Balaram Mohapatra
Assistant Professor – Environmental Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Environmental Biotechnology
balaram.mohapatra@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Kavita Yadav
Assistant Professor – Industrial Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Industrial Biotechnology
Kavita.yadav@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Varun Shah
Assistant Professor, Environmental Biotechnology
– Assistant Professor
– Environmental Biotechnology
varun.shah@gbu.edu.in
Vidwan ID
Dr. Archana Kumari, PhD
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral fellow, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
-PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
archana.kumari@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Kamal Mandal
Assistant Professor – Animal Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral Research, University of California, San Francisco, USA
-PhD, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, India
kamal.mandal@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Ritesh Kumar, PhD
Assistant Professor – Animal Biotechnology
-Postdoctoral researcher: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA
-Ph.D.: Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati, India
ritesh.kumar@gbu.edu.in
Dr. Vivek Verma
Assistant Professor – Plant Biotechnology
-Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Awardee
-Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University, United Kingdom.
vivek.verma@gbu.edu.in
Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow
Dr.Appan Roychoudhury
appan.rrf@gbu.edu.in
Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is the World’s First Biotechnology University spread over 28 acres near GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
+91 79-69014-911 (PA to DG)
+91 79-69014-919 (PA to Registrar)
+91 79-69014-999 (General Queries)
info-gbu@gujarat.gov.in
About
Mission & Vision
Board of Governors
Director General Message
Miscellaneous Links
Web Policies
Tenders Archive
Help
Feedback
Quick Links
Curriculum
Faculties
Central Instrumentation Facility
Support Services
Sitemap
Follow Us On
Copyright All Right Reserved 2026, Gujarat Biotechnology University |
Last Updated: January 19, 2026 11:35 AM
| Visitor Counter:
141531