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

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, he is a former research fellow of the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the

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, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2014.

Biography

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

to survive in stressful conditions'' and he is known to have characterized genes associated with its pathogenesis such as

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s. He has undertaken vaccine development projects as the principal investigator. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles and

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, 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

, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Ramandeep N-BIOS Prize recipients Living people Indian medical academics Scientists from Delhi 1970 births Indian medical writers Delhi University alumni National Institutes of Health people Indian molecular biologists Indian geneticists