Dr S K Gupta is currently Dean, and Director General Institute of Clinical Research (India), which is one of the premier and pioneering Institute in the country. He was formerly Head of the Department of Pharmacology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and is the founder of National Pharmacovigilance center at AIIMS. In recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field, Dr. Gupta is a expert-member of a number of committees of DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Govt. of India is a member of governing body of the Central Council of Research in Ayurveda. He has been conferred with prestigious Fellowships of International Society of Eye Research USA and International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Canada. He has been visiting Professor to several prestigious universities in UK, USA, Germany etc. Dr. Gupta has been recipient of prestigious awards and was recently conferred the 'Distinguished Services Award in Cardiovascular Science, Medicine and Surgery' by International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Canada. and Dr. Gupta has several patents to his credit and one of his ophthalmic formulations is being commercialized. At present, Dr. Gupta has been the President of the Indian Society of Pharmacology, Secretary General of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and Member, Executive Committee of the International Society of Heart Research. Dr. Gupta has published more than 250 research papers and edited seven books and have guided more than 150 postgraduate students. Elected fellow of the Indian Pharmacological Society. He has been actively associated with regulatory agency, Department of Science & Technology for drug discovery & clinical development.