Atul goel is currently Principal Scientist and Associate Professor Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow. He completed his M.Sc. in (1992) and Ph.D. (CDRI, 1998). His field of specialization is Organic and Applied Chemistry.He gots more tha 15 awards and publsihed more than 30 research scholar.

 Medicinal Chemistry: Drug Development of Biologically Important Natural and Synthetic Molecules, Design and synthesis of new anti diabetic agents, Basic Chemistry: development of new synthetic approaches for priviledge heterocyclic compounds.