Dr. Narender Singh joined ORNL in October 2024 as the new Group Leader of the Multiscale Biomedical Systems Group in CSED Division at ORNL. Before joining ORNL, Narender served as a Group Leader at CFD Research in Huntsville, AL. He brings over 15 years of experience working collaboratively across academia, government, and regulatory sectors, specializing in interdisciplinary research that integrates physical, computational, and life sciences. His research focuses on developing innovative biomedical solutions for military and public health applications. Narender earned his Ph.D. in Computational Biochemistry from the University of Houston and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Torrey Pines Institute in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Prior to his time at CFD Research, he worked at the Department of Defense’s Biotechnology HPC Software Applications Institute in Frederick, Maryland. His research has received funding from organizations including the Air Force (AF), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), ChemBio Defense (CB), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and various pharmaceutical companies.