Sunit Kumar Singh

Sunit Kumar Singh earned his PhD in 2005 from University of Wuerzburg in Germany.{{Cite web |title=Sunit_K._Singh |url=https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/EXT00252/_temp_/Sunit__K._Singh.pdf }} Prof. Singh has been a scientist at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad from 2006 to 2014. Dr. Singh led a research group in the area of neurovirology and inflammation biology as a scientist at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad. In 2014, he joined the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. Prof. Singh has been Head of the Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Science, BHU, Varanasi for more than eight years.{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}} In addition, he has been the Professor Incharge of Center of Experimental Medicine & Surgery at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi for about five years {{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}} Prior to these, Prof. Singh has worked in research roles at University of California, and School of Medicine, Yale University. In March 2023, Prof. Singh has been appointed as the Director of the [http://acbrdu.edu/ Dr B R Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR)], New Delhi in year 2023.{{Cite web |last=Pathak |first=Pallavi |date=21 March 2023 |title=Prof Sunit K Singh gets appointed as Director of Dr B R Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research |url=https://www.shiksha.com/news/medicine-health-sciences-prof-sunit-k-singh-gets-appointed-as-director-of-dr-b-r-ambedkar-center-for-biomedical-research-blogId-119025 }} In addition, Prof. Singh is also the Director of the Delhi School of Public Health (DSPH),{{Cite web |title=Prof. Sunit K. Singh – Institution of Eminence |url=https://www.ioe.du.ac.in/?page_id=10524 |access-date=2024-11-15 |language=en-US}} Institution of Eminence, University of Delhi.

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Sunit K. Singh, received many awards and fellowships for his contribution in the area of virology. Prof. Singh has been quite active in disseminating the right information to the society during various virus outbreaks such as: SARS-CoV2 and Monkeypox outbreaks as a part of his public outreach activity.{{Cite web |last=Sunit K Singh |first=The Conversation |title=Explained: What's the 'Delta plus' variant? And will Covid-19 vaccines work against it? |url=https://scroll.in/article/999282/explained-whats-the-delta-plus-variant-and-will-covid-19-vaccines-work-against-it |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Scroll.in |date=4 July 2021 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Is Deltacron a new COVID-19 variant? Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/coronavirus/story/is-deltacron-a-new-covid-19-variant-heres-what-you-need-to-know-318444-2022-01-10 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Business Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stealth Omicron: What is The Fast Spreading Omicron BA.2 Sub-Variant That Can Escape RT-PCR Test? |url=https://www.india.com/health/health-health/stealth-omicron-what-is-the-fast-spreading-omicron-ba-2-sub-variant-that-can-escape-rt-pcr-test-all-that-we-know-so-far-5201383/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Covid negative despite symptoms, being close to infected person? Here's why |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/rtpcr-test-negative-covid-infected-people-symptoms-omicron-1902589-2022-01-21 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=If I've already had Covid, do I need a vaccine? And how does the immune system respond? An expert explains |url=https://www.herald.co.zw/if-ive-already-had-covid-do-i-need-a-vaccine-and-how-does-the-immune-system-respond-an-expert-explains-2/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=New Covid variant 'Deltacron' detected in Cyprus? Here's what we know so far |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/new-covid-variant-claim-deltacron-cyprus-what-we-know-so-far-1898011-2022-01-09 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Natural immunity, Smallpox vaccine: Easy to control Monkeypox virus, says experts |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/natural-immunity-vaccine-smallpox-monkeypox-virus-experts-1954854-2022-05-27 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}

• Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS)[https://www.nams-india.in/]
• Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc){{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=The National Academy of Sciences, India - Home |url=http://www.nasi.nic.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.nasi.nic.in}}
• Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB){{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=Royal Society of Biology |url=https://www.rsb.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.rsb.org.uk}}
• Elected Fellow of Indian Academy of Neuroscience (FIANS){{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=:: INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROSCINECE IN INDIA :: |url=http://neuroscienceacademy.org.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=neuroscienceacademy.org.in}}{{Cite web |title=:: INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROSCINECE IN INDIA :: |url=http://neuroscienceacademy.org.in/ian_fellows.php |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=neuroscienceacademy.org.in}}
• Professor Sohail Ahmad Award' of Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences |url=https://www.iabs.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |language=en-US}}
• ICMR- Prof. B. K. Aikat Oration Award for Tropical Diseases{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=वाराणसी: आईएमएस बीएचयू के प्रो. सुनीत को मिलेगा आईसीएमआर का राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/ims-bhu-prof-sunit-kumar-singh-will-be-awarded-by-icmr-national-award |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Council of Medical Research {{!}} Government of India |url=https://main.icmr.nic.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=main.icmr.nic.in}}
• NAVBD-Molecular Biology Award{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases |url=https://www.navbd.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.navbd.in}}
• ICMR-Chaturvedi Ghanshyam Das Jaigopal Memorial Award for Immunology{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Council of Medical Research {{!}} Government of India |url=https://main.icmr.nic.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=main.icmr.nic.in}}
• ICMR-Dr. J. B Srivastav Memorial Oration Award for Virology{{Cite web |title=Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_2246?FA000946 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.bhu.ac.in}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Council of Medical Research {{!}} Government of India |url=https://main.icmr.nic.in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=main.icmr.nic.in}}

Sunit K. Singh contributed to the area of neurovirology and inflammation biology. Prof. Singh has published his research findings in various international peer reviewed journals in the area of Molecular Virology. In addition to his original research publications in high impact factor peer reviewed journals, Prof. Singh has published many books in the area of Infectious Diseases such as: Neuroviral Infections- Vol-I and Vol-II,{{Cite book |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/9780429173868/neuroviral-infections-daniel-ruzek-sunit-singh |title=Neuroviral Infections: Two Volume Set |year=2020 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781482260564 |editor2=Daniel Ruzek |editor1=Sunit K. Singh |doi=10.1201/9780429173868}} Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers,{{Cite web |title=Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers |url=https://www.routledge.com/Viral-Hemorrhagic-Fevers/Singh-Ruzek/p/book/9780367379797 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}} Human Respiratory Viral Infections {{Cite book |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b16778/human-respiratory-viral-infections-sunit-singh |title=Human Respiratory Viral Infections |year=2014 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9780429102875 |editor-last=Singh |editor-first=Sunit K. |doi=10.1201/b16778}} by CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis group, USA, Neglected Tropical Diseases-South Asia,{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-68493-2 |title=Neglected Tropical Diseases - South Asia |year=2017 |isbn=978-3-319-68492-5 |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-68493-2 |s2cid=3961034 |editor1=Singh, Sunit K }} Defense Against Biological Attacks- Vol-I and Vol-II{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-03053-7 |title=Defense Against Biological Attacks |year=2019 |isbn=978-3-030-03052-0 |editor-last1=Singh |editor-first1=Sunit K. |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-03053-7 |editor-last2=Kuhn |editor-first2=Jens H. |s2cid=88480831}} by Springer, USA;Viral Infections and Global Change,{{Cite book |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118297469 |title=Viral Infections and Global Change |date=2013-10-15 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-1-118-29787-2 |editor-last=Singh |editor-first=Sunit K. |edition=1 |language=en |doi=10.1002/9781118297469}} Human Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases- Vol-I and Vol-II {{Cite web |title=Human Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, 2 Volume Set {{!}} Wiley |url=https://www.wiley.com/en-ie/Human+Emerging+and+Re+emerging+Infections%2C+2+Volume+Set-p-9781118644645 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Wiley.com |language=en-ie}} by Wiley Blackwell Publications, USA. Prof. Singh has been associated with many reputed peer reviewed International journals as Deputy Editor, Section Editor and Editorial Board Member. Prof. Singh contributed immensely in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of different neurotropic viruses.{{Cite journal |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Utkarsh |last2=Singh |first2=Sunit K. |date=June 2023 |title=Zika virus NS1 suppresses VE-cadherin via hsa-miR-29b-3p/DNMT3b/MMP-9 pathway in human brain microvascular endothelial cells |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0898656823000736 |journal=Cellular Signalling |language=en |volume=106 |pages=110659 |doi=10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110659 |pmid=36948479 |s2cid=257675351|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Shukla |first1=Astha |last2=Rastogi |first2=Meghana |last3=Singh |first3=Sunit K. |date=December 2021 |title=Zika virus NS1 suppresses the innate immune responses via miR-146a in human microglial cells |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141813021024594 |journal=International Journal of Biological Macromolecules |language=en |volume=193 |issue=Pt B |pages=2290–2296 |doi=10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.061 |pmid=34798192 |s2cid=244282312|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Utkarsh |last2=Singh |first2=Sunit K. |date=December 2021 |title=Zika Virus NS1 Suppresses VE-Cadherin and Claudin-5 via hsa-miR-101-3p in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12035-021-02548-x |journal=Molecular Neurobiology |language=en |volume=58 |issue=12 |pages=6290–6303 |doi=10.1007/s12035-021-02548-x |issn=0893-7648 |pmid=34487317 |s2cid=237421965|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Pandey |first1=Neha |last2=Rastogi |first2=Meghana |last3=Singh |first3=Sunit K. |date=December 2021 |title=Chandipura virus dysregulates the expression of hsa-miR-21-5p to activate NF-κB in human microglial cells |journal=Journal of Biomedical Science |language=en |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=52 |doi=10.1186/s12929-021-00748-0 |issn=1423-0127 |pmc=8265105 |pmid=34233673 |doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal |last1=Rastogi |first1=Meghana |last2=Singh |first2=Sunit Kumar |date=November 2020 |title=Japanese Encephalitis Virus exploits microRNA-155 to suppress the non-canonical NF-κB pathway in human microglial cells |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1874939920302224 |journal=Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms |language=en |volume=1863 |issue=11 |pages=194639 |doi=10.1016/j.bbagrm.2020.194639 |pmid=32987149 |s2cid=222168974|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Rastogi |first1=Meghana |last2=Singh |first2=Sunit K. |date=September 2020 |title=Zika virus NS1 affects the junctional integrity of human brain microvascular endothelial cells |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0300908420301516 |journal=Biochimie |language=en |volume=176 |pages=52–61 |doi=10.1016/j.biochi.2020.06.011 |pmid=32640279 |s2cid=220435543|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Rastogi |first1=Meghana |last2=Singh |first2=Sunit K. |date=2019-08-09 |title=Modulation of Type-I Interferon Response by hsa-miR-374b-5p During Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection in Human Microglial Cells |journal=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |volume=9 |pages=291 |doi=10.3389/fcimb.2019.00291 |issn=2235-2988 |pmc=6695837 |pmid=31448245 |doi-access=free}}{{Cite news |date=2023-03-28 |title=IMS-BHU study spells hope for Zika treatment |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/ims-bhu-study-spells-hope-for-zika-treatment/articleshow/99049138.cms |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Ians |title=BHU Researchers Claim Key Finding In Zika Virus Treatment |url=https://odishatv.in/news/health/bhu-researchers-claim-key-finding-in-zika-virus-treatment-163410 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=BHU Researchers Claim Key Finding In Zika Virus Treatment |language=en}}

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