Sudhanshu Vrati

Biography

Born on March 19, 1960 in the Indian state of Uttarkhand,[2] Sudhanshu Vrati earned an MSc in microbiology from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology and did a DIIT in biochemical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.[3] Subsequently, he moved to Australia for his doctoral studies and secured a PhD in biochemistry from the Australian National University. His post-doctoral work was at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) center in Sydney and on his return to India, he joined the National Institute of Immunologyas a scientist.[4] He was working as a senior scientist when he was appointed as the dean at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) in 2005.[5] In October 2015, he was transferred, on deputation, to the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) as its executive director, a position he holds to date.[3] He is also a visiting scientist at the Pasteur Institute, Paris and an executive director of Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation,[6] a Government of India undertaking involved in the manufacture of vaccines and immunizers

Research Interest

 rotavirus vaccine