Suryesh is currently a Project Scientist contributing to the science diplomacy, biosecurity and
open science projects at the Centre. He has worked with the United Nations Office for
Disarmament Affairs in Geneva as the science and technology consultant for the Biological
Weapons Convention (BWC). Here, his responsibilities included facilitating science diplomacy
efforts for the BWC. He also prepared a long-term multi-stakeholder engagement strategy for
the BWC.
He is a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) where he is the
coordinator for international relations. He is the Director of Outreach and Engagement of the
Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG). He has been a part of the Youth4Disarmament
and Youth4Biosecurity initiatives of the United Nations. Here, he had the unique privilege to be
a part of the drafting committee of the UN supported ‘Seoul Youth Declaration for Disarmament
and Non-proliferation’ and the ‘Youth Declaration for Biosecurity’. He holds a PhD in molecular
biology from the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany.
