Registrar

Commander Challa Venkateswar (Retd.)

Registrar
Challa Venkateswar

Commander Challa Venkateswar (Retd.) holds a postgraduate degree in Solid State Physics from Agra University, Agra, and another postgraduate degree in Telecommunications from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi. He has been a member of the Institute of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering (IETE) since 2000.

Commissioned by the President of India in the Indian Navy as an Education Officer with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 17 August 1987, he served for 23 years, rising to the rank of Commander. During his tenure, he trained sailors and officers of the Indian Navy and those from friendly countries, and held various administrative positions, including Joint Director, Naval Education at the Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy), Government of India.

Commander Venkateswar has been commended by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2000 and received commendations twice from the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, in 1991 and 1999, for exemplary services.

He has over eight years of experience as Deputy Registrar in Higher Educational Institutions such as the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed to be University), Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (Centrally Funded Technical Institution), and the University of Hyderabad (Central University). He also served as the Registrar of the National Sanskrit University (Central University), Tirupati before joining as the Registrar of SRHU, Dehradun.

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International Endowed Chair Professor

Prof Rakesh Kumar

Prof Rakesh Kumar is the Founder and President of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation (USA), dedicated to vaddressing the distinct issues affecting young women with breast cancer. He also serves as the International Endowed Chair Professor at the Cancer Research Institute of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Additionally, he holds adjunct professorships at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1984 and began his research career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 1986. From 1988 to 2017, he held various academic and leadership positions —including faculty member, tenured professor, distinguished professor, endowed chair, department chair, and research leader—at esteemed institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the National Chair for Cancer Research for the Government of India and as a distinguished professor, continuing his innovative work in breast cancer research.

With nearly 40 years of research and professional experience, Dr. Kumar has made conceptual contributions to the field of cancer research (h-index 108, citations >50,000). He has authored over 325 peer-reviewed publications, edited or co-edited nine books, and delivered 290 invited lectures worldwide. His work has been featured on the covers of 18 major cancer journals and has been highlighted in institutional research reports of the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Kumar has guided 67 trainees throughout his career. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple leading cancer journals and has served on the editorial boards of 21 top cancer journals. His global reputation is further demonstrated by his participation in about 100 peer-review panels for cancer research funding in the US and internationally over the past 28 years.

Dr. Kumar's innovative research has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the Hinkle Society Faculty Award at Penn State University (1994), the Dalla/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Sciences (2004), the Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (2013), among others. Dr. Kumar's pioneering research continues to have a profound influence on the fields of oncology and breast cancer, opening up new opportunities for biomedical scientists and trainees worldwide.