Biotechnology Innovations and Sustainability for Zero Hunger

Professor Ranbir Chander Sobti is an Emeritus Professor at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi, and an Honorary Scientist at Panjab University, India. He is the Former Vice‐Chancellor of the Punjab University, Chandigarh, and Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Central University), Lucknow, India. He started his career as a cytogeneticist and then moved on to molecular biology, including genomics, to understand the susceptibility and disease process of cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, metabolic syndrome, and kidney diseases. Professor Sobti has also used stem cells and nanoparticles to understand the process of tissue organ development through a designed de‐cellularisation protocol. He has published more than 350 research articles in journals of international repute and has also published about five dozen books. Professor Sobti is a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences; the National Academy of Sciences, India; the INSA; the National Academy of Medical Sciences; the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences; the Canadian Academy of Cardiovascular Diseases; and a few others. He was the General President of the Indian Science Congress for the 102nd session held at the University of Jammu, India, in 2013. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the INSA Young Scientist Medal, UGC Career Award, Punjab Rattan Award, JC Bose Oration and Sriram Oration Awards, and Lifetime Achievement Awards of the Punjab Academy of Sciences, Zoological Society of India, and the Environment Academy of India. He is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shree award from the Government of India in 2009 for his outstanding contributions to education.