Dr Manjeet Kaur Sangha, Principal Biochemist in Department of Biochemistry has been appointed as regular Head of Department of Biochemistry on Dec 22, 2022. She completed her B.Sc. from M.C.M.D.A.V College Chandigarh in the year 1986, M.Sc. (1988) and Ph.D. (1994) from PGIMER, Chandigarh. She secured 5^th position in B.Sc in Panjab University and is medal holder in M.Sc. She cleared Joint CSIR-UGC NET Masters level in 1989 and ASRB NET for lecturership/Assistant Professorship in Biochemistry in Oct.1995 for SAUs. She joined PAU as Assistant Biochemist in Department of Biochemistry in the year 1998. She has handled two research projects as Principle Investigator (DBT and UGC) and was also the Coordinator of Examination of College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University (2.5 years). Her research focus involved Botrytis cinerea and chickpea interaction, quality evaluation of ACRIP and Institute samples of Brassica species for oil content, fatty acid profile and glucosinlates, characterisaton of lectins from cultivated and wild Brassicas and their potential against mustard aphid, screening and biochemical evaluation of salinity tolerance in cotton, role of purified RIPs against CLCuD and fungal pathogens of cotton, extensive biochemical characterization of 166 genotypes of okra, cold tolerance in bitter gourd, biochemical characterization of celery, biochemical characterization of YVMV and bittergourd interaction, characterization of bittergourd germplasm for bioactives in fruits and role of charantin, momordicine I and II, vicine and soluble dietary fibre for their antidiabetic potential in rats, and characterisation of heat stress in cotton in terms of biochemicals and lipidomics. She has published 51 research papers, one book, three reviews in different journals. She also has three book chapters to her credit. She has taught thirteen UG and twelve PG courses to students of Biochemistry Department and other departments of College Basic Sciences and Humanities and also to students of College of Agriculture, College of Community Science and College of Horticulture and Forestry of PAU. She has guided 20 M. Sc. and 5 Ph. D. students. In addition she was the Convener of Fine Arts activities of the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities and has motivated students to participate in rangoli, painting, poster making, collage making, and clay modelling. Three of her students are Assistant Professors in different institutes. She has delivered invited lectures in many CAFT trainings of PAU and has been invited as subject expert for selection of candidates in various projects of GADVASU.