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Prof ( Dr) Hridayesh Prakash , FRSB

Amity University, National Institute of Immunology, DRDO Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5269-2481
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About

I am currently working as Professor and Director of Amity Centre for Translational Research, Amity University.
I am an cellular immunologist and working on Translational Immunology specific domain.
My major research area is to develop Immunotherapeutic approaches for the management of persistent Respiratory Infections and Cancer. Within frame of this-
• Primary focus of my lab is to unravel therapeutic potential of macrophage against solid and established tumors and their potential involvement in various cancer directed interventions like radio / immune therapies.
• Second major focus of my group is to understand how certain pathogens like H. pylori, Chlamydia and Mycobacteria polarize M1 effector macrophages towards M2 phenotype during persistent infections and sensitize host for cancer development.
• Within frame of above, my laboratory is now exploring strategies for stabilizing M1 phenotype in the host and also analyzing the impact of changing macrophage index with M1 macrophage on mitigation of persistent infection driven cancer progression

Awards/Achievements

• Member -Career Development award committee American Heart Association
• Reviewer of American Heart Association funding scheme
• Reviewer of American Rheumatology Research foundation
• Reviewer of SERB DST funding Body
• Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, London ( elected 2019)
• Ramanujan Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India (2013-2018)
• Travel Grant from European Society for Dermatological Research Foundation
• External Reviewer of Austrian and Romanian Research Council
• Young Scientist Award, International Conference on Radiation Damage and its Modification, DRDO, New Delhi, from 13th -15th November 2002
• Laboratory Technology Group Award (DRDO), Delhi, India for development of Herbal Radioprotectors. 2001
• Certificate of Excellence, Biotechnology quiz competition, IIT Roorkee.

Memberships of Professional Societies
1. Member, Association of Microbiologists of India
2. Immuno Oncology Society of India
3. Global Sphingolipid Club
4. International Union of Immunology Society , Berlin
5. German Immunology Society , DRFZ, Berlin
6. Clinical Immunology, DGfi, Frieburg, Germany
7. Signal Transduction Group of DGFi, Hannover, Germany
8. The Indian Immunology Society
9. Indian society of Radiation Biology
10. The Biotechnology Society of India

Editorship of following international and peer reviewed journals
1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI, Topical Advisory Panel Member
2. Annals of Translational Medicine, Editorial Board Member
3. Trends in Oncology, Editorial Board Member
4. Journal Of Radiology and Medical Imaging , Editorial Board Member
5. Frontier in Immunology, Associate and Review Editor (since 2013)
6. Frontier in Microbiology, Associate and Review Editor (since 2013)
7. Journal of Microbiology and Microbial Technology, Editorial Board member

Reviewer for following Journals
PloS ONE, Cellular Microbiology, Gene, BMC, Rad. Research, Tumor and Microenvironment

Employment

  • Amity University Professor
    2022 - Present
  • Amity University Professor and Assistant Director
    2022 - Present
  • Amity University Associate Professor
    2018 - 2022
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Scientst
    2017 - 2018
  • University of Hyderabad DST Ramanujan fellow
    2013 - 2017
  • University of Heidelberg Bioquant Scientist
    2011 - 2013
  • Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Scientist
    2008 - 2011
  • EMBL HEIDELBERG Post Doctoral fellow
    2007 - 2008
  • Max planck institute for infection Biology Post Doctoral Fellow
    2005 - 2007
  • Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Guest Scientist
    2005 - 2005
  • National Institute of Immunology RESEARCH SCHOLAR
  • Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd Research Scientist
  • DRDO Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences Graduate student

Education

  • DRDO Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences Ph.D
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee M.Sc
  • Chaudhary Charan Singh University B.Sc
  • Jamia Millia Islamia Ph.D

Projects & Funding

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