Dr. Gunjan Kumar is a Scientist-D (Medical) working at the Clinical Studies and Trials Unit, Division of Development Research at the Indian Council of Medical Research. She completed her MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi and M.D. (Community Medicine) from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. She has further worked at Jawaharlal Institute of postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), an institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Pondicherry as a senior resident, for a few years in which she was actively involved in teaching and field training for MBBS, MD and MPH (Masters in Public Health) students. She has resource person for conducting research methodology workshops for three consecutive years and has led as well as participated in multiple projects during her tenure at JIPMER, Pondicherry. At the Indian Council of Medical Research, she is involved in conducting and coordinating clinical trials, and have successfully completed the PLACID trial and the National Clinical Registry for COVID-19. She is now leading two clinical trials and is a part of multiple other ongoing clinical trials and device validation studies. She has also worked with the Oxford University in the prestigious RECOVERY trial as an investigator from India. She has over 40 publications in National and International peer review journals. She has special interest in clinical & community trials, health economics and implementation research.