Biography:
Prof. Sunil Khare an Institute Chair Professor of Biochemistry (HAG) and currently holds the position Dean (R&D) at IIT Delhi. An alumnus of IIT Delhi, he received his doctoral degree in Biochemistry (1990). He did his Postdoctoral research at the National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba,Japan. Prof. Khare hasmore than 30 years ofteaching and research experience with 200+ publications (h-index of 48) and three product/ process patents, six microbial strains and fifty National GenBank submission. He has authored 22 book chapters and books and guided >15 PhD students. His noteworthy contributions have been in the area of extremophiles, enzyme technology & nanobiocatalysis, nanotoxicity, food toxicology and bioremediation. Prof. Khare holds a good reputation in the international research community. He has been invited as a visiting Professor to the University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France (2018 and 2014). He was a Visiting Fellow (DBT) at Northern Regional Research Laboratory, USDA, Peoria IL, USA (2006). Prof. Khare has been honoured with awards Basic Research award 2021, like United Nations- Amway award in 1998, Malaviya Memorial Award Senior Faculty-BRSI in 2018. He is also an elected fellow of prestigious societies like Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, France; United Nation University-Kirin Fellow, Japan; Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences India; Fellow Biotech Research Society of India; Fellow, Academy of Microbiological Sciences India; Member fellow National Academy of Sciences India and. He is current Vice-President of Biotech Research Society of India, He has also been a member of several professional societies like the American Chemical Society (ACS) and has served as Chairman/ member in DST, DBT, CSIR task force and committees and scientific advisory boards of various universities and institutions. He is the Associate Editor of 3 Biotech, BMC Biotechnology, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology; Review Editor of Frontiers in Microbiology; Editorial Board Member of Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Biotechnology, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B. Apart from being an academician, he has been actively involved in several administrative responsibilities at IIT Delhi. This is reflected by being Chairman, GATE-JAM, IIT Delhi (2016-17). Currently, he serves as the Dean, Research & Development, IIT Delhi.
