Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale is the Secretary at Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. He is presently on deputation from Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Pune. Dr. Gokhale is trained as a chemical biologist and his significant scientific contributions are in elucidating complex interplay between metabolic reprogramming and inflammation in the context of infectious disease Tuberculosis and autoimmune skin disorder Vitiligo.