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I did my graduation in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) from Lachoo
Memorial College of Science and Technology, Jodhpur,
Rajasthan, post graduation in Biotechnology (M. E.
Biotech.) and Ph D. from Center for
Biotechnology, Biological Sciences Group, Birla
Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan.
At present I'm working here as Assistant Professor
Courses taught / teaching/Planning to teach
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General Biology
Laboratory Techniques
Genetic Engineering
Instrumentation Methods of Analysis
Cell Biology
Experimental Techniques
Microbial Fermentation Technology
Recombinant DNA Technology
Advanced Cell Molecular Biology
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Research Interest
| I'm working on the Apicoplast Genome of Plasmodium vivax. We are the
first to report complete sequences of some major coding regions from P. vivax
Apicoplast Genome. I'm trying to characterize differences between the P.
vivax and P. falciparum Apicoplast genome. My other areas of research interest include malaria vaccine
candidate antigens, Apicoplast metabolic and signaling pathways, Malaria
Parasite Biology and Immunology, Cell and Molecular biology,
Gene Transcriptional and Translational Regulation, Transgenic Technology,
Cell
Biology and Cancer Biology. |
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Awards/Honours
- Young Scientist Award
for Best Poster Presentation at International Workshop on Molecular Epidemiology
& Immunology Of Malaria And Other Vector Borne Diseases at RMRCT, Jabalpur, M.
P., INDIA
- CSIR - Senior Research
Fellowship from May 2003 -
October 2006.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Books Authored:
Utpal Roy & Vishal Saxena, “A
Handbook of Genetic Engineering”, 2007,
Kalayni Publishers
A) Papers:
Vishal Saxena,
Shilpi Garg, Sarita Ranjan, Dhanpat
Kochar, Akash Ranjan, Ashis Das. (2007)
Analysis of elongation factor Tu (tuf A)
of apicoplast from Indian Plasmodium
vivax isolates.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 7:
618–626
(Impact Factor: 5.6).
Kochar, D., Saxena, V., Singh,
N., Kochar, S., Kumar, V., Das, A.
(2005). Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11 (1):132
– 134
(Impact Factor: 5.8)
Kumar V.S., Ranjan S., Saxena, V.,
Rajesh, V., Kochar D., Roy S. K., Ranjan,
A., Das A
(2005). Plasmodium falciparum:
Genetic Diversity of C – terminal region
of MSP – 1 in isolates from the Indian
subcontinent. Experimental Parasitology,
110: 384-388
(Impact Factor: 1.8).
Saxena V.,
Garg S., Ranjan A., Kochar D K, Das A.,
Major regions of Apicoplast genome in
Plasmodium vivax from India field
isolates (manuscript in preparation).
Vijay Kumar S, Saxena V., Pareek
R.P, Kochar D. K., Das A. (2005).
Plasmodium falciparum merozoite
surface protein 119 (MSP-119)-
humoral responses to allele – specific
variants in field isolates from India
(submitted) |
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Presentations in Seminars / Symposium
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Paper Presentation:
Saxena, V.,
Garg, S., Ranjan, S., Escalante, A.,
Kochar, D.K., Ranjan, A., Das, A.
(2005). “Characterization of Plastid DNA
elongation factor Tuf A from
Plasmodium vivax”. At International
Conference on Malaria, organized by
National Institute of Malaria (ICMR) and
NVBDCP, Delhi and MMV, Geneva at New
Delhi, Nov. 4-6, Pg.229
Poster Presentation:
Vishal Saxena,
Shilpi Garg, Dhanpat Kochar, Ashis Das.
“Plasmodium vivax – Apicoplast
Genome” in International Workshop on
Molecular Epidemiology & Immunology Of
Malaria And Other Vector Borne Diseases
at RMRCT, Jabalpur, M. P., INDIA from
October 16 – 19, 2007, Pg 53.
Vishal Saxena,
Shilpi Garg, Dhanpat Kochar, Ashis Das.
“Apicoplast Genome of Plasmodium
vivax” in 33rd Indian
Immunology Society Conference at AIIMS,
New Delhi, INDIA from January 28 – 31,
2007, Pg 96.
Saxena V.,
Ranjan A., Das A., “Characterisation of
Plastid DNA genes from Plasmodium
vivax” in Indo – Australian
Conference on Biotechnology in
Infectious Diseases at Kasturba Medical
College, MAHE, Manipal, Bangalore,
INDIA, from March 1 – 3, 2005, pg 55.
Saxena V.,
Ranjan A., Das A., “Characterisation
of Plastid DNA elongation factor TufA
from Plasmodium vivax” in
National Symposium on Molecular Basis of
Diseases, at IIT Madras, Chennai, INDIA,
from January 8 – 9, 2005. Abstract in
Advanced BIOTECH, 3(7): 27.
Vishal Saxena, Ashis Das;
“Characterisation of Apicoplast genome
in Plasmodium vivax” in
International Symposium on Emerging
Trends in Genomics and Proteomics,
Education and Research at Birla
Institute of Technology & Science,
Pilani, INDIA (January 12 & 13, 2003). |
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Other Interests
- Listening music is the major
interests I hold.
- Reading novels, gardening, etc.
- Computer games is the favorite
pass-time.
- For details please visit my web
page-
http://vishal-biotech.tripod.com
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