Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sundaray is presently working as Principal Scientist, at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kauaslayaganga, Bhubaneswarsince since April 2013. He has served as the officer in charge of Kakdwip Research Centre at the ICAR CIBA (2010-2013), Chennai. He completed his tenure as head of the Division of Fish Genetics & Biotechnology, (2013-2022), ICAR CIFA and director of the ICAR CIFA during 2017-2018. He is associate editor of the Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research and chief editor of the International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic studies. He is also associate editor of Frontiers in Physiology and Frontiers in Molecular and Cellular reproduction. He has published more than 110 research publications in both national and international peer reviewed journals. He has completed nine projects as PI and is heading two external funded projects at present. He has completed a Center of Excellence project from the Government of India on the genetic improvement of Catla. He is a recipient of the Hiralal Chaudhary Young Scientist Award, 2008; AZRA Young Scientist Awardee, 2014; and M S Swaminathan Best Fisheries Research Scientist Awardee, 2021. His total citations are 1844, h-index-20 and i10-index-53. He has a total of 25 years of research experience. He has guided 2 PhD students and 16 MSc students.