Sunil Kumar Verma
Principal Scientist
Center for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB)
India
Biography
Sunil Kumar Verma (born 28 September 1974), is an Indian biologist and as of January 2015 the principal scientist at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. Verma is primarily known for his contributions to the development of universal primer technology that can identify any bird, fish, reptile or mammal from a tiny biological sample, and satisfy legal evidence requirements in a court of law. This technology has received 12 international patents and it has revitalised the field of wildlife forensics, species identification and DNA based meat adulteration testing and is now going with the name of DNA barcoding across world.Verma received his D.Phil. in medical oncology from the University of Oxford, and has received several national awards, including the 2008 CSIR Technology Award, the 2009 NRDC Meritorious Invention Award and the 2009 BioAsia Innovation Award in recognition of his contribution to Indian science and technology.
Research Interest
Dr S. K. Verma is interested in Natural Resource Conservation, Socially Relevant, Biomedical and Translational research