Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Professor

Born 14th October, 1947

School of Life Sciences,

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi 110067

Tel: 011-91-2-670-4509

Fax: 011-91-2-671-7081

email: rp47@hotmail.com
rp47@mail.jnu.ac.in

Education

Degree

Fields

Institution

Year

Ph.D.

Biochemistry

Agra University Central Drug Research Institute

1970

M.Sc.

Biochemistry

Lucknow University

1967

B.Sc.

Biology

Lucknow University

1965

Experience

International Research Collaborations

Indo-Polish

Indo-French               
Indo-German              
Indo-USA

Indo-Canadian

European Commission

Duration

Institution

Designation

1985-till date

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Professor

1999-2003

Special Centre for Molecular Medicine,
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chairperson & Adjunct Faculty

1996-98

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dean

1994

Technical University, Valencia, Spain

Visiting Professor

1993

Catholic University,
Lovain-la – Neue, Belgium

Visiting Professor

1989

Bristol Mayer-Squibb, Princeton, USA

Visiting Professor

1981-85

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Associate Professor  

1976-81

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Assistant Professor

1979-80

New York Medical College, Valahalla, New York

Visiting Research Associate

1973-76

USC, School of Medicine,
Los-Angeles, California

Research Associate

1971-73

Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Senior Scientific Assistant

1967-71

Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Junior & Senior Research Fellow

Fellowship

Membership

Royal Society Commonwealth Bursary

Member of American Society of Microbiology, USA

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship

Member academic committee, CCMB

DBT short term Overseas Fellowship

Member academic committee CDRI

Member academic committee IMTech

Member academic committee ICGEB

Member academic committee NCPGR

Member RAP/SAC, CDFD

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Member GRC

Member FNASc

Member FASc

Member  FNA

Yeast Group, India.

Society of Microbiology, UK

Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists

International Society of Human and Animal Mycology

Association of Microbiologists of India

Seminar, Conferences, Workshops, Organized

• Rajendra Prasad, Organising Secretary ‘ Molecular Biology of Yeast in Relation to Biotechnology’, New Delhi ,  January 1990,  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• Rajendra Prasad, Organising Secretary, 67^th Society of Biological Chemists, 19-21 December 1998, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• Rajendra Prasad, Convenor, 24^th All India Cell Biology Conference, 24-26 November 2000, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• Rajendra Prasad, Organising Secretary, Symposium on “ Frontiers of  Molecular Medicine”,2002

• Rajendra Prasad, Co-convenor, “Guha Research Conference, 2002”

• Rajendra Prasad, Convenor, “Yeast  Symposium 2002”

• Invited Speaker in 46^th Annual Meeting of Society of Biological Chemists, India. Symposium on Biomembranes. 1977.

• Invited Speaker in 51^st Annual Meeting of Society of Biological Chemists, India. Symposium on Biomembranes. 1982.

• Invited Speaker in VIII^th International Symposium on Yeast. Symposium in Basic Biology and Genetics, 1982.

• Invited speaker in "CRK Oration lecture", CDRI Lucknow, 2^nd March, 2001

• Invited Speaker in "SMYTE”, Greece, 13-17^th September, 2001

• Invited Speaker in "Euresco Conference, Seefeld, Austria, 8-13^th September, 2001

• Invited Speaker in Yeast 2002, JNU, New Delhi, Feb,2002

• Invited Speaker in "SMYTE 2002”, Baltimore, USA 6^th –10^th June, 2002

• PLENARY LECTURE at 28^th Annual Meeting of Young Scientists & Symposium on "Trends in Molecular Medicine", 7^th September, 2002

• Invited Speaker in “Recent developments in fungal diseases: Aspergillosis” at Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi (Title of the Lecture: Drug resistance genes in C. albicans) on 4^th Dec., 2002.

• Invited Speaker at Academy Staff College, JNU on 3rd Jan., 2003. “Mutidrug resistance: from microbes to man"

• Invited Speaker in “Yeast 2003” at Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh on 20- 22^nd Feb., 2003   “Lipid as modulators of drug resistance in yeasts”

• Invited Speaker at Department of Biosciences, Jamial Millia Islamia, on 10^th March, 2003 “Multiple Drug Resistance: From Microbes To Man”

•  Invited Speaker at Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu on 10^th & 11^th April, 2003. “Molecular Basis of Antifungal Resistance”.

• Invited Speaker at National Research Laboratory, Pune on 5^th May, 2003. “Mechanism of  Antifungal Drug Resistance”.

• Invited Speaker at Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech) on 25^th July, 2003. “Regulation of CDR1”

• Invited Speaker in "21^st SMYTE”, Bonn, Germany, 29^th Aug. – 1^st  September, 2003

• Invited Speaker in "Euresco Conference, Giens , France, 3-8^th September, 2003