Prof. N.K. Ganguly

Visiting Professor of Eminence & Co-ordinator, Policy Centre for Biomedical Research Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India), Prof. Ganguly is a well-known name in the scientific research field. Former President of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), he also served as Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi; former Director, PGIMER (Chandigarh); and former Director, National Institute of Biologicals (Noida).

Prof. Ganguly received the Padma Bhushan in 2008. He has published more than 775 research papers and supervised 130 Ph.D. theses. His major areas of research have been tropical diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and diarrhoeal diseases; he is also interested in the disciplines of Immunology, Biotechnology, and Public Health.