Singh AK

About

I am a scientist (NIH/TMRC-project) in the Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. My research is focused on Visceral Leishmaniasis, HIV/AIDS and other neglected tropical diseases, e.g., Lymphatic Filariasis and Leprosy. I have considerable expertise in the research of leishmaniasis epidemiology, molecular techniques of diagnosis, and Lymphatic Filariasis co-infection. As a co-principal investigator of the Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination initiative, NIH-funded grants, I helped establish the groundwork for the proposed research by developing effective measures for the experimental as well as the field research work.

Employment

• Banaras Hindu University Post Doctoral Fellow
  2025 - 2026
• Banaras Hindu University Scientist
  2017 - 2023

Education

• Banaras Hindu University PhD
  2010 - 2017

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (21)

• Skin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in patients with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.107713
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• Monitoring of Leishmania transmission in the postelimination phase: The potential of serological surveys
  International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107153
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• Monitoring of Leishmania Transmission in the Post-Elimination Phase: The Potential of Serological Surveys
  Ssrn 2024 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4733900
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• Wuchereria bancrofti infection is associated with progression to clinical visceral leishmaniasis in VL- endemic areas in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011729
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• Field-friendly anti-PGL-I serosurvey in children to monitor Mycobacterium leprae transmission in Bihar, India
  Frontiers in Medicine 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1260375
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• Livestock and rodents within an endemic focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis are not reservoir hosts for Leishmania donovani
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010347
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• Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Elimination Setting: A Validation Study of the Diagnostic Algorithm in India
  Diagnostics 2022 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12030670
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• Development and Evaluation of Active Case Detection Methods to Support Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination in India
  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.648903
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• Xenodiagnosis to evaluate the infectiousness of humans to sandflies in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India: a transmission-dynamics study
  The Lancet Microbe 2021 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30166-x
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• Assessing L. donovani Skin Parasite Load: A Proof of Concept Study of a Microbiopsy Device in an Indian Setting
  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.645121
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