Research Council

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma (Chairperson)

Former Secretary to Govt. of India, Dept. of Science & Technology (DST)
Institute Chair Professor and C V Seshadri Chair Professor at the
Department of Chemical Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Members
Dr. William Selvamurthy

Former Distinuished Scientist and Chief Controller Research and Development
DRDO, President, Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation,
Chancellor, Amity University Chhattisgarh and Chair Professor for Life Sciences
Scientific Advisory Committee to Cabinet (SAC-C), Chairman of Programme Management Board
in the Society for Bio-Medical Technology

Prof. Gagandeep Kang

Director, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington
Former Executive Direcor, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad
Former Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, CMC Vellore

Dr. Arvind Rajwanshi

Director, AIIMS, Raebareli
Dalmau Road, Raebareli Tehsil, Uttar Pradesh - 229405

Dr. Rakesh K Gupta

Director & Head, Department of Radiolory
Fortis Memorial Research Institute,
Gurgon, Haryana, India

Prof. B Ravi

Director [Former Professor, IIT Mumbai]
National Institute of Technology
Directorate, Main Building, NITK,
Surathkal, Karnataka

Dr Renu John

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT, Hyderabad
Co-Founder and Head of Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE)
Chair, Center for Interdisciplinary Program,
IIT, Hyderabad, India - 502284

Dr. Sreekumar E

Director
Indian Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV)
Bio 360, Life Sciences Park
Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram

Dr. Vinay K Nandicoori

J C Bose Fellow
Director, CSIR-Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hyderabad

Dr. Rajeev Bagarhatta

Senior Professor (Cardiolory)
Principal and Controller
SMS Medical College and Attached Group of Hospitals, Jaipur

Dr. MV Padma Srivastava

Former Professor, Head, Department of Neurology
Chief, Neurosciences Center, AIIMS, New Delhi,
Hon. Professor, UCLAN, UK, Past President Indian Stroke Association

Dr. Sachin Talwar

Professor
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
AIIMS, New Delhi

Dr. Santanu Dhara

Professor, Associate Dean (R & D) PIC (IPR & IR)
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group
School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT
Kharagpur - 721302

Mr. Ajay Pitre, MD

Managing Partner
Pitre Business Ventures LLP,
3B, P V House, 85 Damle Path, Off Law College Road,
Erandwane, Pune - 411004

Mr. Samuel Williams George

Managing Direcor
GESCO Healthcare Private Limited
G-6 GEE CRESCENT, 114,
Ponamallee High Road, Chennai - 600084

Director

SCTIMST (Ex-Officio) Thiruvananthapuram - 695011

Order - Constitution of Research Council SCTIMST - TRC 2nd Phase, dated 25.03.2025