Dr. Raghunath Satpathy received his M.Sc in Botany from Berhampur University Odisha, (Post M.Sc.) Advanced P.G Diploma in Bioinformatics from University of Hyderabad, M.Tech. degree in Biotechnology from VIT University, Vellore India, also he was awarded the degree for the doctor of philosophy (PhD) in Biotechnology by Sambalpur University, Odisha. Previously he worked as an Assistant Professor and head in the Department of Biotechnology, Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science (MITS) Odisha. Currently he is continuing as the Assistant Professor in the School of Biotechnology, Gangadhar Meher University, Odisha. He is having more than 11 years of experiences in both teaching and research. He has authored 28 journal papers, ten book chapters and one book to his credit and he is the recipient of many academic and research awards.