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  Prof Sachidanand Singh
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Significant Highlight of the Academic, Research and Administrative Career

• European Union Fund for teaching Arboriculture and Agriculture Students of Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic, Central Europe (16-10-2022 to 21-10- 2022)

• Open House Thesis defense - External PhD Examiner for Ulster University, UK.

• Lead Editor for 7 Books –2 Elsevier, 1 Springer and 4 in Taylor and Francis, CRC Press.

• ISRO_IIRS Centre establishment in Sankalchand Patel University and Sri Ramswaroop Memorial University.

• NPTEL SWAYAM Establishment and received elite institute in Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University.

• MoU initiated through Mendel University, National Academy of Uzbekistan, Honey Bee Royal Society, and 5 Pharmaceutical industries for research, consulatnacy and academics.

• Experience of NAAC for 3 Times as department and University Level.

• NBA experience for ones.

• 2020- Initiated Institute of Agriculture and Technology, in Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University.

• 2021- NAAC SSR Head and final submission (First Time) in Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University.

• During Covid 19- Initiated Online Teaching and Training and took Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University to 7th Position in whole Uttar Pradesh for E content Development.

Administrative Responsibility

  • 2022- Till Professor Biotechnology (Bioinformatics), Department of Biotechnology and Head IQAC, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Mehsana, Gujrat-384315 
  • 2021- 2022 Associate Professor (Bioinformatics), Department of Biotechnology Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India 
  • 2020- 2021 Coordinator E-Development Cell, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (SRMU), Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. Task Accomplished: 

• Initiated Learning Management System in SRMU campus

• Promoted and Executed E-learning resources (Lectures/Labs)

• Establishment of NPTEL local chapter and ISRO-IISR programs

  • 2019- 2019 (O) Head, Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India Task Accomplished:

• Initiated a new department as Agricultural and Sciences and SRMU,

• Proposal of the Institute as per ICAR norms

• Promotion and execution of Institute of Agriculture and Sciences.

  • 2018- 2021 Head, Faculty of Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. Responsibility: 

• Administrative responsibility from academics to research

• Board of Studies, Academic Council.

• Enhancement of labs and their execution

• NAAC and NBA related activity

Assistant Co-ordinator - Research and Consultancy, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, UP. Work Executed:

• Different policy released related to research and projects.

• Presentations on promotions of research and project writing

  • 2013-2017 Online Courses Coordinator, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences. Budget Coordinator, Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University. Lab In-charge (High performance Computing Lab), Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University. Certificate Course and Consultancy Coordinator at Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University.
  • 2011- 2017 Member of admission committee at Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University.
  • 2010- 2017 B.Tech and M.Tech Course Curriculum Coordinator, Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University

Education

  • 2011-2015 Ph.D. (Bioinformatics): “Network Biology Approach for Identifying Significant Drug targets and Pathways for Rheumatoid Arthritis”, SERB Funded Project, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Bioinformatics, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India. 
  • 2008-2010 Master of Technology (Bioinformatics): 1st Rank with 89.2 % (Gold Medalist), Karunya University, Coimbatore, India. 
  • 2004-2008 Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology): Distinction with 81.01% Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Indian Council of Agriculture Research.
  • 2001 Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) Group- Kendriya Vidyalaya School, CBSE, Gorakhpur. 
  • 1999 Higher Secondary School, CBSE- Kendriya Vidyalaya School, CBSE, Gorakhpur.

Teaching and Research Experience

  • 2022- Till Faculty, Department of Biotechnology, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India.
  • 2021- 2022 Faculty, Department of Biotechnology, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, (Deemed to be University) NAAC A, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. 
  • 2018- 2021 Faculty, Faculty of Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. 
  • 2018- 2018 Research Associate, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 
  • 2017- 2017 Visiting Scholar (Post-Doctoral Fellow), College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 
  • 2013-2017 Assistant Professor (Young Scientist- SERB, Government of India), Department of Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 
  • 2010-2013 Lecturer, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  •  2009-2009 Teaching Assistant, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Grants and Fellowship

1. Young Scientist Fellowship and Research grant by Science Engineering and Research Board – Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for the Project titled - “A novel approach for the identification of key regulatory molecules and their pathways for Rheumatoid Arthritis”, 2013- 2016, worth Rs 21,65,000 (2.165 million Rupees) (SERB/LS966/2012)

2. Short term research grant obtained as seed money from Karunya University for the project entitled “Anti-inflammatory Database”, Rs. 40,000.

3. Student project proposal by Karunya University for the project entitled “To identify the efficacy of the plant extract of Alpinia galangal as anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic”, 2012- 2013, worth Rs.10, 000

Patents

  • Identification of anti-Covid 19 agent Somniferine as an inhibitor of Mpro & ACE2-RBD Granted: Patent-Australian Innovation Patent Patent Application Number: 2021104451
  • Identification of Withafastuosin E as an Inhibitor of RHOAssociated Kinase-2 Catalytic Domain: Potential to be Developed as Neurotherapeutic Agent for Ischemic Stroke Granted: Australian Innovation Patent Application Number: 2021105021 
  • A portable assembly for providing treatment of hazardous Materials in oxygen rich environment and method thereof Filled: Indian Patent Application Number: 202241052874
  • An assembly to utilize the heat for drying purposes Filled: Indian Patent Application Number: 202211050775
  • A Medical Waste Disposal Container Lid Filled: Indian Design Patent Patent Number: 369340-001 
  • A method for precision genome editing for human disease Filled: Indian Design Patent Patent Number: 202221066893 
  • A method for the development of organoids and organ on a chip system Filled: Indian Design Patent Patent Number: 202211068827 
  • A method of preparing light sequence from microscopy to transcriptomics Filled: Indian Design Patent Patent Number: 202321002960

Awards

1. Special Achievements award for international Research talk, Sankalchand Patel University, 17 Feb 2023.

2. Outstanding performance in high quality research, 15th Sept, 2021, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, 2021.

3. Session Chair for International Conference on MAESM-2021, Bansal Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow is organizing an “International Conference on Modern Approaches in Engineering, Science and Management, (MAESM-2021)” during April 16-17, 2021.

4. Innovative Scientist award, Asian Biological Research Foundation Prayagraj (India), 2020.

5. Best Researcher award for contribution towards research and academics 2019, Shri Ramswaroop memorial University, Barabanki, UP.

6. Best Fellow Awards in Agri-informatics, Nepal, 2019.

7. Special Award for contribution towards research and academics 2018, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

8. EMC Academic Associate, Data Science and Big Data Analytics, EMC Education Services, 22 July 2016

9. Young Scientist award for the year 2014, by honorable, Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Education Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

10. Qualified the State Level Lecturer Eligibility Test for Lectureship conducted by Government of Tamil Nadu, 2013.

11. Best Researcher Award for the year 2013, by Karunya University, Coimbatore, India.

12. Best Teacher Award for the year 2012, by Karunya University, Coimbatore, India.

Technical Expertise

1. Plant Biotechnology

2. Genome Wide Association Studies- Post Doc experience

3. Software Expertise: GeneSpring GX12.0, Schrodinger- Drug Design, Discovery Studio, Modeller, Molegero virtual Docker, Biointerpreter, dChip.

4. Big Data Analysis: Next generation sequencing data analysis and management

5. Expression Data Analysis: Microarray data analysis

6. Molecular modeling and Drug Design: Protein structure prediction- Homology Modelling and threading, drug design and protein dynamics.

7. Network Biology: Protein- Protein interaction, Drug-target interaction, and Amino acidamino acid interaction for active site identification.