Dr. Diwakar Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor
Email: diwakarkumar.singh@tnu.in
Highest Qualification: PhD
Year of Experience: Teaching for more than a year and has more than 7 years of research experience in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology
Research Interest:
- Characterization of Polymyxin B, with particular attention to its mode of action, interactions with bacterial membranes, and mechanisms of resistance in Gram-negative pathogens.
- Examining biophysical and molecular methods to investigate how Polymyxin B damages bacterial outer membranes and how resistance develops at the genetic and phenotypic levels.
- Formulation techniques and synergistic drug combinations to maximize efficacy while reducing toxicity.
Publication: 17
Award / Distinction:
- He has received a GATE fellowship for his M.Tech. in Biotechnology.
- He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, and examined the role of Ser/Thr protein kinase J in Mycobacteria survival in the host as a UGC/CSIR- JRF/SRF.
- He also served as a postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Life Science, Bhubaneswar, and received fellowships from different organizations viz., DBT, cCAMP, ICMR.
No. of Books/Book Chapters Published: 1
No. of Abstracts Presented in Seminar/Conference/Symposium: 25