Research Council

The Research Council advises CSIR-CFTRI on its research programmes and priorities.

Chairman

• Dr. Chindi Vasudevappa

  Former Vice Chancellor, NIFTEM, Kundli
  Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Haryana
  Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka

External members

• Prof. J.S. Thakur

  Professor, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health
  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  Chandigarh – 160 012

• Dr. R. Kumar

  Centre Head
  DRDO – Defence Institute of Biodefence Technologies (DIBT)
  Ministry of Defence, Siddarth Nagar
  Mysuru – 570 011

• Shri Jagdeep Singh Marahar

  Director, R&D Centre, Nestle India Ltd.
  Nestle House, Jacaranda Marg, M Block
  DLF City Phase II, National Highway 8
  Gurugram – 122 002

• Shri Sudhir Nema

  Chief Development & Quality Officer
  Britannia Industries Ltd.
  Whitefield Main Road
  Bengaluru – 560 048

Sister laboratory

• Director

  CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
  Post Box No. 06
  Palampur – 176 061

Director

• Dr. Giridhar Parvatam

  Director
  CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
  Mysuru – 570 020

DG's representative

• Dr. Lalita Goyal

  Chief Scientist, Technology Management Directorate
  Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
  New Delhi – 110 001

Secretary

• Dr. Vikas Singh Chauhan

  Chief Scientist & Head, Plant Cell Biotechnology Department
  CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
  Mysuru – 570 020