Punjab Agriculture University

Vice Chancellor Message

Born on October 1, 1954 in village Ratwara, Mohali, (parental village Majatri, Distt. Mohali), Punjab, Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal is an internationally acclaimed agricultural biotechnologist and recipient of prestigious Fellowships by The Royal Society London and The Rockefeller Foundation (USA) for his Post Doctoral research at the University of Nottingham, and John Innes Centre Norwich, England. Dr Gosal has served Punjab Agricultural University in various capacities such as Professor of Biotechnology, Head Department of Biotechnology, Founder Director School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Additional Director Research (Agri.), Director of Research and Member Board of Management. He has also served as Consultant, FAO/IAEA, Vienna, Austria and undertook expert mission to Iraq. Dr Gosal has rigorous training on ‘Biosafety of GM crops' from Dan Forth Centre for Plant Science Research, St. Louis; APHIS, EPA (USDA), USTDA, Washington DC, USA. He has been an active member of Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) for 3 years at DBT, Government of India, New Delhi. He is a member of panel of experts in area of Biotechnology for National Fund for Strategic Research of ICAR, New Delhi and Reviewer for the R&D Project Proposals of Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi. He has been an honorary member, Board of Assessors, Australian Research Council, Canberra and President Punjab Academy of Sciences. He is an elected member (Fellow) of Plant Tissue Culture Association (INDIA), Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Fellow of Punjab Academy of Sciences. Dr Gosal is a recipient of distinction award by Society for the Promotion of Plant Science Research, Jaipur. He is also a recipient of ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Punjab Academy of Sciences. He obtained and executed more than 20 externally funded Research Projects granted by various national and international organizations such as State Government, ICAR, DBT, DAC NATP, FAO/IAEA, and The Rockefeller Foundation, USA. He has participated and presented his research findings at 130 national/international conferences/meetings held in India, England, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Austria, Iraq, China, Australia, Mexico, Germany and USA. He has an excellent published record with research papers in refereed journals- 207, Innovation publications- 3, Papers in conference proceedings-135, Abstracts- 300, T.V./Radio talks- 9, Popular articles- 20, Book chapters- 37, Research reports- 22, Laboratory manuals- 5, and Books- 11 (10 Published +1 in pipeline) of which 8 are from Springer, Switzerland. He is a prolific teacher and has guided more than 75 M.Sc. & Ph.D. students.