Suman Kapur's Biography

Suman Kapur, Senior Professor & Dean, Birla Institute of Technology & Science

Dr. Suman Kapur is a Senior Professor and Dean at BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus. Her research interests are Genetic markers for vulnerability to chronic human diseases, screening strategies for low-cost settings, medical devices for field deployment in low resource settings and disease prevention through natural products. Dr Suman has received several awards and has been honoured by Government of India as a Women Achiever in the field of Science and Technology. She holds several patents, has published and/or edited several books, has published >200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, has delivered > 220 invited/keynote lectures and has organized several scientific meetings, workshops and dedicated trainings. Prof. Kapur is also an entrepreneur and has a startup which strives to provide Affordable Healthcare for All. She is the recipient of several awards including the Marico Foundation bestowed “Innovate for India Award”, “Innovation Ninja award” by Ricoh Education Foundation and Photon Research award for her work in antimicrobials. She is an expert member on several panels related to stem cells therapeutics, functional foods and nutraceuticals (FSSAI), standards for food and water requirements during disaster management (NDMA) and jury for several award committees for awards in Science e.g. BM Birla, Ranbaxy Research and King Faisal science awards and has received ~1.5 million GBP for research in >20 grants funded by Govt. of India & Indian industries.