Surinder K. Batra is a Professor and the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is also the Associate Director for Education and Training, at Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer. He obtained his PhD from the Kurukshetra University (NDRI) in 1983. His research keywords include animal models, cancer stem cells, and oncogenes.