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Ramandeep Singh
BornNew Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Awards
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Ramandeep Singh is an Indian molecular biologist, geneticist and a professor at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. Known for his studies on the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, he is a former research fellow of the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2014.

Biography

University of Delhi

Ramandeep Singh, born in New Delhi, graduated in science from the South Campus of the University of Delhi and continued his education there to earn a master's degree and later, a PhD in 2003. He did his post doctoral work on research fellowship from the National Institutes of Health at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Subsequently, he joined the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute as a scientist where he serves as an associate professor at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Research Center (VIDRC) and hosts a number of scientists at his laboratory.

Professional profile

Singh's research focus is on understanding the metabolic pathways that enable Mycobacterium tuberculosis to survive in stressful conditions and he is known to have characterized genes associated with its pathogenesis such as tyrosine phosphatases. He has undertaken vaccine development projects as the principal investigator. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles and ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 38 of them. He is also a member of the Biosafety Committee of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as an external expert.

Awards and honors

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2014.

Selected bibliography

Notes

  1. Please see Selected bibliography section

References

  1. ^ "Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Scientist profile". thsti.res.in. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. "Faculty list". thsti.res.in. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. "Lab Members". thsti.res.in. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. "A N I L . T Y A G I - Researchers and Associates". www.aniltyagi.org. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. "JRF Vacancy in Project on Development of Vaccines for M. tuberculosis". Rasayanika. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  7. "On ResearchGate". 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. "Regional Centre for Biotechnology - Research - Biosafety Support Unit". www.rcb.res.in. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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