About Us

Professor Pravindra Kumar is an Indian structural biologist, bioinformatician and biochemist. Currently, he is a Professor & Head, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute Of Technology–Roorkee (IIT–Roorkee) India. He is known for his work on protein-protein interactions, protein engineering and structure-based drug design. Pravindra Kumar, after completing his master's studies at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in 1995, did his doctoral studies in biophysics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi while working as a Senior Demonstrator there. He earned his PhD in 2001 and moved to the US where he did his post-doctoral studies at Purdue University. Returning to India in 2005, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee as an Assistant Professor (2005-12), Associate Professor (2012-2018) and Professor since 2018. At IIT Roorkee, he has held several administrative positions such as those of Associate Dean (corporate interaction), Chief Advisor (sports), Deputy chief Chief Advisor (students club) and Head of the Department.