Vikram Saini

About

Dr. Saini is an Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India with interests in fundamental aspects of microbial virulence and disease pathogenesis. A major focus of Dr. Saini's research is to develop improved diagnostics and cost-effective therapeutic approaches against microbial infections. His major interests include Tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections, HIV, Microbial physiology and metabolism, Nutrition and bioenergetics, Genomics, and patho-evolution.

Employment

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Associate Professor
  2021 - Present
• University of Alabama at Birmingham Instructor
  2015 - 2018
• University of Alabama at Birmingham Post-doctoral Fellow
  2010 - 2015

Education

• University of Delhi Ph.D.
  2004 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (45)

• Selective and sensitive detection of nitric oxide in aqueous and biological settings using a novel fluorescent cobalt-MOF
  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2025 DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04984E
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• A highly sensitive and specific luminescent MOF determines nitric oxide production and quantifies hydrogen sulfide-mediated inhibition of nitric oxide in living cells
  Microchimica Acta 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05660-y
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• Amoxicillin modulates gut microbiota to improve short-term high-fat diet induced pathophysiology in mice.
  Gut pathogens 2022 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-022-00513-0
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• A Highly Sensitive and Specific Luminescent Mof Determines  ▪No Production and Quantifies Hydrogen Sulfide Mediated Inhibition Of ▪No In Living Cells
  2022 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4119457
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• A Cold Chain-Independent Specimen Collection and Transport Medium Improves Diagnostic Sensitivity and Minimizes Biosafety Challenges of COVID-19 Molecular Diagnosis
  Microbiology Spectrum 2021 DOI: 10.1128/Spectrum.01108-21
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• Oxalate Alters Cellular Bioenergetics, Redox Homeostasis, Antibacterial Response, and Immune Response in Macrophages.
  Frontiers in immunology 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.694865
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• Mycobacterium tuberculosis H2S Functions as a Sink to Modulate Central Metabolism, Bioenergetics, and Drug Susceptibility
  Antioxidants 2021 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081285
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• Mycobacterium tuberculosis H2S functions as a sink to modulate central metabolism, bioenergetics, and drug susceptibility
  2021 DOI: 10.1101/2021.06.02.446746
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• Exploring salivary diagnostics in COVID-19: a scoping review and research suggestions
  BDJ Open 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41405-021-00064-7
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• Metal organic framework as "turn-on" fluorescent sensor for Zr(IV) ions and selective adsorbent for organic dyes
  Microchemical Journal 2021 DOI: 10.1016/J.MICROC.2021.106824
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