Dr. Shivaji K. Jadhav is a distinguished molecular virologist, infectious disease expert, and biotechnology consultant with over 20 years of experience in molecular diagnostics, virology, microbiology, pathology, clinical biochemistry, proteomics, and sequencing technologies (Sanger & NGS). A globally recognized scientist, he specializes in HIV/AIDS research, infectious disease diagnostics, molecular oncology, and precision medicine.

He earned his B.Sc. in Microbiology and M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Karnataka University, followed by a Ph.D. in Biochemistry (Molecular HIV Virology) from the University of Mumbai. His doctoral research at the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), ICMR, Mumbai, focused on HIV transmission mechanisms and pathogenesis. His research has been widely recognized, earning multiple Young Scientist and Global Health Awards, with publications in high-impact scientific journals and presentations at international conferences.

Dr. Jadhav was awarded the prestigious Fogarty International HIV/AIDS Training Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, where he underwent advanced training in Molecular Virology, Pathology, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) at Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and Brown University under the mentorship of Dr. Deborah Anderson, Dr. Kenneth Mayer, and Dr. Manish Sagar.

Professional Experience & Leadership

Dr. Shivaji Jadhav has held key leadership positions in top molecular diagnostics and research laboratories across India, contributing significantly to infectious disease research, molecular oncology, and genomics.

• Founder & CEO – Suvihaan BioNobel Solutions Private Limited (SBS)
• Former Head/Lab Director – Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Bangalore
• Former Head of Infectious Disease & Molecular Biology – SRL Diagnostics
• Scientific Officer – F (Molecular Oncology) – Lilac Insights Pvt. Ltd.
• Head of Lab Operations – Mapmygenome India Ltd.
• Co-Head of Infectious Diseases – Sandor Life Sciences
• Senior Scientist – C (ICMR-NIMR, Goa) – NIH-funded Malaria Evolution in South Asia Project under the International Centre of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR), NIAID, USA

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Jadhav played a critical role in setting up and leading molecular diagnostic laboratories, serving as Lab Head & Nodal Officer, ensuring high-throughput testing and pandemic response.

International Scientific Awards & Scholarships

• International AIDS Society (IAS Conference) Sydney, Australia 2007,
• Virology Symposium: Bangkok, Thailand, 2008,
• Fogarty NIH Fellowship United States of America, (USA): 2008-2009 (Boston Medical School & Harvard Medical School, USA)
• Microbicide Conference: Pennsylvania, USA, 2010,
• AIDS Vaccine: Georgia, Atlanta, USA 2010,
• HIV Vaccine meeting: Denver, Colorado, USA, 2012.
• HIV Dynamics & Evolution: Utrecht, Netherland, 2013,
• Advancing Vaccines: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013,
• HIV Vaccine and Adjuvant Meeting: Washington, USA, 2014,
• Global Academy Research Fellow Award ,South Africa, 2017,
• International scholarship Award to attend the IAS HIV Cure & Cancer Forum and IAS Meeting held at the Institute Curie, Paris, France. 2017.
• INYAS – Indian National Science Academy 2018-2022
• Bill & Melinda gates Global Award, Canada- Whistler 2019
• Cancer Stem Cells: Advances in Biology and Clinical Translation, October Hong Kong. 2019.
• IAS, Montreal Canada, 2020 Scholarship.
• 11th IAS AIDS Conference, Berlin 2021 – Scholarship awarded HIV Cure -2021
• Global Health Infectious Disease scientist Award Volkswagen Foundation for the upcoming meeting on New Frontiers in Reconstructing Human Evolution History, May 29 - Jun 1, 2023, in Herrenhausen Palace in Hannover, Germany.
• International Scholarship Award: HIV Cascade of Care: Closing the Gap, Asian Stigma & Discrimination Forum 2023 and APACC 2023 at Singapore from 7th-11th June 2023.
• IAS - Towards an HIV Cure Award to participate and present research work at the HIV Cure & Immunotherapy Forum and IAS 2023 – the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science, both taking place in Brisbane, Australia, from 22 to 26 July 2023. This prestigious award is funded by International AIDS Society, Switzerland.