With a successful track record of over 29 years in teaching and research with reputed medical institutions in Medical Biochemistry, Dr. Jyoti Batra, is an academician, researcher, and able administrator. She has been a senior resident with Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi, India and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at AIIMS, New Delhi. At present, she is Dean Research and Professor, at the Department of Biochemistry at Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad. She also serves as Head of the Bioethics Unit at Santosh Deemed to be University (UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa) and a member of the International Forum of Teachers of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics. She is a convener as well as a member of multiple Internal & external Academic and Research Committees. She has been invited as a panelist to different forums. 

Academic and Research Achievements: Her contribution to research has been recognized internationally and Dr. Jyoti was conferred with the prestigious William Harvey Research Award in 2015. Most of her research interests are in neuro-biochemistry and oxidative stress. She is a Regional Coordinator for ICMR under Dr. Padam Singh's Research and Development Scheme and conducted a number of workshops on research methodology. Under her leadership, a separate Central Research Unit has been established on the university campus. She has over 145 publications in National and International Indexed Journals with a high impact factor and is the contributory author for Chapters in books published by National & International publishers. Professor Batra is the PhD program coordinator. She has guided 15 Ph.D. scholars and P.G. students to obtain their degrees. She has also guided PROJECTS from the Indian Council of Medical Research and TB Association. 

Dr. Jyoti Batra is an organizing committee member for various conferences of national and international repute and a member of the NAAC core committee of the university. She has been an external examiner and paper setter at various Medical Colleges across India. 

Under her leadership, a research and innovation ecosystem is developed to encourage and motivate faculty as well as students to actively participate in innovative and multidisciplinary research.