Dr. Swati Ojha is currently working as Scientist (Bioprocessing Engineering/ Pharma Biotechnology/ Toxicology) at Biosafety Support Unit, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. She acquired her Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in the year 2014. She completed her Masters in Biotechnology from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra in the year 2006. She has won many awards and fellowships. After completing her doctorate, she was awarded a Fast Track Project sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. She was awarded a research associateship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. After her Masters she has cleared many national level entrance exam; Junior Research Fellowship conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by Indian Institute of Technology. She has done a certificate course on Intellectual Property from World Intellectual Patent Organization (WIPO). She is a life member of The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI). She has conducted research in the field of Green Chemistry, Biochemistry, and whole cell based synthesis of valuable compounds. She has many international and national research article publications in peer reviewed journals. She has also authored book chapters in international and national level books
Her Research Interest include Green Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Whole cell catalysed Synthesis, Biotransformation.