Education
With first class distinction, he joined Professor M. Vijayan for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
With first class distinction, he joined Professor M. Vijayan for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Presently, he is the Director of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) New Delhi. Earlier he was the Executive Director of newly established Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), an institution jointly set up by Department of Biotechnology (India) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at Faridabad. Education and Personal Salunke earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics and Statistics (year 1976), and Master of Science in Physics (year 1978) from Karnataka University, Dharwad.
After completion of his Master of Science
He did his postdoctoral research at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America (year 1985-1988). They live in Delhi. Professional Salunke joined National Institute of Immunology (NII), Delhi in year 1988 as staff scientist and is currently on lien (since March 2010) at (NII), Delhi.
Since November 2015 Doctor Salunke is nurturing International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology as its Director. Previously he headed the newly established Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an institution of education, training and research as its first Executive Director (year 2010-2015).
He has also served as Executive Director (additional charge) of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Delhi (year 2010-2011).
Foreign more than 3 decades, he has extensively worked in the field of immunology involving structural biology of immune recognition, molecular mimicry and allergy.
Salunke has received several medals, awards and fellowships both in India and overseas. He has been awarded coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Category –Biological Sciences, Year 2000) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research). He is fellow of all the 3 major science academies in India e.g. Indian Academy of Sciences (Institute for Advanced Study ), Bangalore. Indian National Science Academy (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), Delhi. National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad. He was recently elected as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Other notable achievements include- National Bioscience Award (1999) Ranbaxy Research Award for Basic Research in Medical Sciences (2002) Outstanding Scientific Achievements, National Institute of Immunology (2000 & 2001) Professor Remote Control Shah Memorial Award (2000) Doctor Czech Republic Krishnamurthi Oration (2004) Doctor AT Varute Oration (2005) JC Bose National Fellowship (2007) GN Ramachandran Gold Medal for Excellence in Biological Science & Technology from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (2011).
