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Arvind Kumar

https://www.ccmb.res.in/Academics/PhD-Program/Arvind-Kumar, Arvind Kumar

ORCID iD 0000-0003-2879-3826

About

Arvind Kumar, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Scientist (Retd), CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India 500 007

Professional Appointments
2024- Honorary Scientist cum Research Advisor, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad
2017-2024 Sr. Principal Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
2013-2017 Principal Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
2008-2013 Sr. Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
2002-2007 Faculty (Instructor), Dept. of Psychiatry; Mentor: Dr. Eric J Nestler, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC), Dallas, Texas, USA
1998-2002 Post-Doctoral Fellow UTSWMC, Dallas, TX, USA
1995-1998 Research Associate, Dept. Physiology, All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Educational qualifications
1995 PhD. in Zoology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India; Mentor: Prof. Candanat J Dominic;
Thesis title 'The pheromonal block to pregnancy (the Bruce effect) in mice: Role of olfactory experience, familiar males and the vomeronasal organ'

Awards, Fellowships, Professional recognition
2010 DBT India awarded the Virtual Centre of Excellence (COE) in Epigenetics Grant to investigate “Epigenetics of Adult Neurogenesis, Neural Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells of Neural Origin”, with 06 collaborating PIs from CDFD Hyderabad, IISER Pune, ARI Pune, TIFR Mumbai and CCMB, Hyderabad.

2004 NARSAD (National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia & Depression) Young Investigator Award at UTSWMC Dallas, TX, USA, to uncover the transcription & epigenetic regulatory networks in mouse reward circuitry in affective disorders

Patents: Indian
Spirocyclic compounds as neurotrophic, neurogenic and neuroprotective agents and process thereof) by Srihari Pabbaraja, Goverdhan Mehta, Sumana Chakravarty, Arvind Kumar, Ramesh Samineni from CSIR-IICT, University of Hyderabad and CSIR-CCMB; Application No. 201611007649; Published on 08/09/2017, Granted on 22/04/2021

Employment

  • https://www.ccmb.res.in/Academics/PhD-Program/Arvind-Kumar
  • Arvind Kumar Senior Principal Scientist

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Publications (78)