Sadanand Dangari Akshay
Research areas: Medicine · Microbiology · Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria · Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology · Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
0000-0003-1491-4746
About
I am currently working as a Project Scientist at PGIMER, Chandigarh, in the Department of Medical Microbiology, where my research focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, antibiotic characterization, and genomics-based investigations. My work involves studying antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative pathogens, integrating phenotypic assays with whole genome sequencing (WGS) and bioinformatics analyses to understand resistance evolution and dissemination.
I am actively involved in AMR surveillance programs, contributing to monitoring resistance trends and supporting evidence-based strategies to address multidrug-resistant infections. My research also includes molecular characterization of resistance determinants, genomic profiling, and investigation of antibiotic response mechanisms.
I hold a Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases from Nitte University, India, where my research focused on the role of outer membrane proteins in antibiotic resistance in Salmonella.
I have authored several publications in high-impact journals, including ACS Infectious Diseases, Trends in Food Science & Technology, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Journal of Applied Microbiology, with research spanning molecular microbiology, microbial genomics, and translational AMR studies.
Previously, I worked as a Project Scientist at AIIMS Jodhpur, contributing to the establishment of the ICMR-funded Infectious Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (IRDL), and as a Research Associate at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), where I was involved in national AMR surveillance and One Health programs, focusing on colistin and carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria.
I am proficient in a wide range of microbiological, molecular, and genomic techniques, including PCR, RT-PCR, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, SDS-PAGE, nucleic acid isolation, and bioinformatics tools for genome analysis and data visualization.
I am committed to advancing AMR research, microbial genomics, and translational infectious disease science, with the goal of contributing to global health solutions against drug-resistant pathogens.
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