Gobardhan Das is the Director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal). Prior to assuming this position, Das was a Professor and Chair of the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Career

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Das completed his doctorate (Ph.D.) in Immunology - Host pathogen relationship, from the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh in 1997. He is associated with reputed professional organizations such as Molecular Immunology Forum, and Guha Research Council. Das also holds editorial positions as associate editor in various prestigious journals.

Das also holds honorary positions as Adjunct Professor, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, USA, and Adjunct Professor, Shoochow University, Suzhou, China. Precisely, he served as visiting Professor in many renowned Universities amongst the worlds. He visited USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Finland, Greece, England with various task.

He has been awarded: Fellow "TATA Innovation fellowship", 2023; Fellow of “Indian Academy of Sciences”, Bangalore (FASC) 2018; Fellow of “The National Academy of Sciences”, Allahabad (FNASc) 2011; Fellow of “West Bengal Academy of Sciences and Technology”, 2014; Fellow of “Welcome Trust-DBT Senior Fellowship”, 2009; Fellow of “Ramalingaswami Fellowship”, 2008; Fellow of “National Research Foundation” Govt. of South Africa, 2013.

Das served in various task forces in DBT, DST and ICMR.