Dr Gururaj Guddappa Kulkarni

Dr. Gururaj Guddappa Kulkarni is currently the Director of the IRRI Bio-Innovation Center and Global Head of Research & Regulatory Compliance at the International Rice Research Institute. With experience in roles such as Head of Research Infrastructure at Syngenta and Manager at Bayer CropScience, Dr. Kulkarni has a background in plant protection, intellectual property rights, and research operations. Dr Gururaj Guddappa holds a Ph.D. in Plant Protection and a Master's Degree in Entomology.