Dr. Ashok Kumar received Ph.D in Biotechnology in 1994 from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. He conducted his postdoctoral research at Nagoya University, Japan and Lund University, Sweden. He worked as faculty of Biotechnology in Lund University, Sweden and also worked as a group leader in a Biotechnology company in Sweden. He is currently Professor of Bioengineering at the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. His current research interests are in the area of stem cell research, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, tissue engineering, nano-biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, bioseparations and environmental biotechnology. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed research papers in International Journals, and has several patents in his area of research. He has written several books on cell separations, biomaterials, biomedical and biotechnological applications. He serves on the editorial board of several biological and biotechnological Journals and is executive board member of the Federation of Asian Biotechnology. He is conducting active national and international research collaborations with leading research groups. He has received several prestigious national and international awards and recognitions.
