Prof. (Dr.) Kashmir Singh, Coordinator/Principal Investigator, DST- Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh. He is a professor and former chairperson at the Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Prof. Singh is the scientific advisor for IPRs. at IPO and a member of the policy committee (PU).
Prof. Kashmir Singh is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of plant biotechnology and molecular biology, with more than 25 years of professional experience spanning research, teaching, and science policy leadership. He has made pioneering contributions to functional genomics, stress biology, non-coding RNAs, and genome editing technologies, and has played a pivotal role in advancing biotechnology research and policy at Panjab University.
Over his career, he has held key administrative and leadership roles at Panjab University, including serving as Chairperson of the Department of Biotechnology and as Coordinator of the DST-Centre for Policy Research (DST-CPR).
Prof. Singh has been the recipient of several prestigious international fellowships and scientific honours, including the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (European Commission), INSA Bilateral Exchange Fellowship (Poland), and visiting scientist positions at leading global institutions such as McGill University (Canada) and Missouri State University (USA).
His scientific impact is globally recognised:
Featured among the Top 2% Scientists worldwide in the Stanford University global ranking list
Associate Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (UK)
In addition, he has successfully led numerous national and international research projects funded by DBT, SERB, CSIR, and NASF, and has authored over 200 high-impact publications with thousands of citations to his credit.
As a researcher, mentor, and policy contributor, Prof. Singh continues to shape the future of science, innovation, and biotechnology policy in India and beyond.
Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev K Sharma, is Co-Investigator of DST-Centre for Policy Research. He is professor at University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS) at PU, Chandigarh. He is also the director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies. Prof. Sharma has expertise in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), IP & Business Management and Technology Transfer Ecosystem. He is associated with various capacity building initiatives in science, technology, IP, innovations and assists the CPR to generate revenue- based models by undertaking academic programmes in the field of Science Technology & Innovations (STI) and IP.
Prof. (Dr.) Manu Sharma, is Co-Investigator, DST-Centre for Policy Research. He is professor of Mechanical Engineering at University Institute of Engineer and Technology (UIET) at PU, Chandigarh. He is also honorary Director at Centre for Industry Institute Partnership Programme (CIIPP) and Coordinator, Technology Enabling Centre (TEC). He has expertise in Public Private Partnerships and Industry-Academia Linkages. He has several research papers in international and national Journals to his credit. He is involved in several sponsored research projects sponsored by UGC, DST, AICTE, etc. He has experience of mentoring various Start-up company such as “Finamics Engineering”. He was instrumental in establishing “Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)” in UIET, PU, Chandigarh.
Asst. Prof. (Dr.) Deepak B. Salunke, is Co-Investigator, DST-Centre for Policy Research. He is Asst. Professor, Department of Chemistry at PU, Chandigarh and also Coordinator, National Interdisciplinary Centre of Vaccines, Immunotherapeutics and Antimicrobials. Prior to join PU, Dr. Salunke has worked with reputed industries and developed energetic collaborations as well as gained experience in handling intellectual property. He has immensely contributed to strengthen the Industry-Academia linkages. He is a PhD from CSIR-NCL Pune and has over 15 years of teaching and research experience with 80 publications in the international journals of high repute and 4 patents to his credit. Dr. Salunke is recipient of Indo-French Sandwich Thesis Scholarship, Assistant Research Professorship and postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Kansas, USA, Postdoctoral fellowship of National Science Council of Taiwan, Ramalingaswami Fellowship of DBT India and Newton-Bhabha Fellowship. He has 9 research projects funded by agencies like DBT, UGC, DST, SERB, ICMR, MHRD and Global Connections Fund, Australia to his credit.
Prof. (Dr.) Jagdeep Kaur, provides support and guidance to DST-Centre for Policy Research, with her expertise in research and other domains related to STI. She is a Professor in Department of Biotechnology, PU, Chandigarh. She actively provides consultancy in various domains and events organized by DST-CPR . She is member of various national and international committees for evaluation as well as funding committee and reviewer of scientific research. She has been awarded Post doc fellowship internationally from University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA and nationally from CSIR- IMTECH, Chandigarh. She has numerous publications to her credit. She has got 3 patents and one technology transfer to her credit.
Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Rattan, provides support and guidance to DST-Centre for Policy Research, PU, Chandigarh. She is a Professor in the Department of Laws, PU, Chandigarh. She has expertise in administrative sciences. She has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. She has an active association with different societies and academies around the world. She has made her mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Her major research interest involves International Law, Human Rights of Women: International Instruments and their Assimilation in Indian Legal System.
Asst. Prof (Dr.) Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, provides support and guidance to DST-Centre for Policy Research, PU, Chandigarh. He specialized in agricultural biotechnology. An INSA associate fellow, Dr. Kumar has been contributing to Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR). Featured in the top 2% of world scientists in the list of Stanford University, he is instrumental in guiding IPRs research at DST-CPR, PU.
