Prof. (HAG) Avinash Sonawane
Mehta Family School of Biosciences & Biomedical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Convener, School of Innovation, IIT Indore
🎓 Education
Ph.D. in Human Medicine, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
M.Sc. in Microbiology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
B.Sc. in Microbiology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
📘 Academic Experience
🔬 Postdoctoral Experience
Researcher (2008-2009), Department of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Norway
Post Doctoral Fellow (2007-2008), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
Post Doctoral Fellow (2006–2007), Max-Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
Post Doctoral Associate (2004-2006), Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
🌍 International Fellowships
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow-Experienced Researcher (2017), Leibniz Lung Centre, Germany
EMBO Fellow (2014), Karolinska Institute, Sweden Swiss National Science, Sweden
Swiss National Science Fellow (2014), University of Zurich, Switzerland
EMBO Fellow (2012), University of Ulm, Germany
Swedish Institute Fellow (2010), University of Lund, Sweden
JSPS Fellow (2006), NARA Institute of Science & Technology, Japan
EMBO-Department of Traslation Medicine Zurich- Dep. Microbiology JSPS- NARA Institute of Science & Technology
🏢 Administrative Experience
- Dean (2020-2025), International Relations, IIT Indore
- Convener (2025-Present), School of Innovation, IIT Indore
- Dean (2016- 2018), School of Biotechnology, KIIT University
- Associate Dean (2012-2016), School of Biotechnology, KIIT University
- Convener (2025-Present), Grievance cell, IIT Indore
- In-Charge and Co-ordinator (2019- 2020), Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIT Indore
- Co-ordinator (2022-Present), School of Skills: Healthcare and Technology
- Hostel Warden (2018-2020), IIT Indore
- Dining Warden (2020), IIT Indore
- Convener (2020-Present), Institute Biosafety Committee (IBSC), IIT Indore
- Co-ordinator (2021-2025), Study in India Program, Government of India
- Convener, Budget Committee (2022-2024), Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Indore
- Convener (2018-2020), Institute Innovation Council, IIT Indore
- Member (2018-2020), Scientific and Technical club, IIT Indore
- Member (2018-Present), Institute Infrastructure Committee, IIT Indore
- Convener (2019-2020), Medical Committee, IIT Indore
- Convener (2020), Institute Residence Allotment Committee, IIT Indore
- Co-ordinator (2012-2015), M.Sc. Biotechnology program, KIIT University
- Convener, Board of Studies (2013-2017), KIIT University
- Convener (2012-2015), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), KIIT University
- Convener (2012-2017), Department Grievance Committee, KIIT University
- Convener (2012-2017), Institutional Disciplinary Committee, KIIT University
- Member (2014-2017), Institute Human Ethical Committee, KIIT University
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