Dr. Shashi Bala Singh, has been appointed Director, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS) w.e.f. 1st Dec 2010.

She obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1980 and 1986, respectively. She joined DRDO at Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Delhi, in 1990. She served as Director Defence Institute of High Altitude Research, Leh- Ladakh, from 1st Sep 2007 to 30 Nov 2010. She has the distinction of being the only lady Director in DRDO to have served in immensely difficult terrain like Leh- Ladakh.

Dr Shashi Bala Singh has substantially contributed towards improvement in the quality of life of the soldiers deployed at high altitudes. Her innovative approach has ensured health & food security even at frontier posts of the Indian Army and has resulted in close interaction between the troops and natives providing insulation from security threats to this region. Besides that she has pioneered research on non-conventional energy sources, permafrost based germplasm conservation, climate change mitigation and development of herbal interventions for improving performance at high altitude. During her tenure as Director DIHAR, National Mission on Seabuckthorn was launched.

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