Dr Sougata Sarkar is involved in research and development of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) growing in planes and higher altitudes in India. He has obtained his PhD from a pioneer research Institute named CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow and is presently involved in genetic improvement in MAPs through classical plant breeding approach and plant tissue culture technique in yet another pioneer research Institute named CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, INDIA.

Dr. Sougata Sarkar Research Interests are Genetic improvement in MAPs through conventional and non-conventional methods; conservation of genepool; qualitative and quantitative development of secondary metabolites (aroma ingredients) in MAPs; DNA fingerprinting and barcoding in MAPs; Agrobacterium sp mediated genetic transformation in MAPs;