Dr. Yasobant is working as an Assistant Professor at IIPHG & is Co-Leading the Centre for One Health Education, Research & Development (COHERD) at the IIPHG. He is a Global One health scientist and has completed his public health doctoral degree and post-doctoral training at the Global Health Institute for Hygiene & Public Health (IHPH), University of Bonn, Germany. He has been serving as an Editor-in-Chief at the Dialogues in Health (Elsevier, ScienceDirect) since 2022. Additionally, he is enriching the scientific community by serving as the Steering Committee Member (Asia Pacific Region) at the Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, One Health Mentor at the ECHO Network, Global Assessor at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. His research areas of expertise are One Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy and Systems Research and Operational Research, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Dr. Yasobant has conducted extensive research in Southeast Asia and is currently engaged in research activities in India and Ghana.

At IIPHG, Dr. Yasobant is Co-Leading the Centre for One Health Education, Research & Development (COHERD), jointly established by IIPHG, India and IHPH, Bonn, Germany. In the larger domain of One Health, he works on understanding the impact of environmental determinants on human and animal health. One of his major works on climate-sensitive disease surveillance and investigation, including climatic factors into the current disease surveillance systems for establishing a comprehensive One Health Surveillance System in India, is well recognised. His contribution to the One Health System strengthening in India is noteworthy. Most of his work on Water, Sanitation, and hygiene is well-recognized through research publications and patents. Additionally, he is skilled in designing large-scale sanitation and hygiene trials and conducting large data analyses. He has been engaged in multiple Green and climate resilience endeavours by conducting research, policy drafts, action plans, and advocacy. He is involved in large-scale community intervention trials to understand the impact of heat on different populations and is also involved in developing various heat, cold, and disaster action plans. He has significantly researched the Occupational Health of different occupants, especially in the domain of Work-related musculoskeletal disorders.