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Dr Sandeep K Srivastava

Associate Professor (Senior Scale) & Head

Department of Biosciences School of Basic Sciences

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr. Sandeep Kumar Srivastava is an Associate Professor (Senior Scale) in the department of Biosciences. Currently he is involved in teaching and research. His teaching and research area includes Structural Biology, Bioinformatics and Biochemistry.

     

    • Department Exam Coordinator
    • Member, Dept. Research Committee
    • Member, Board of Studies
    • Member, Atal Incubation Center (AIC-MUJ)

 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Subject code Semester
Fundamental of Bioinformatics BT2101 B.Sc. 2 year/III Sem
Biophysics BT1606 B.Sc. 2 year/VI Sem
Advanced Biochemistry BT6201 M.Sc. 1 year/II Sem
Structural Biology & Bioinformatics BT7103 M.Sc. 2 year/III Sem

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D Structural Biology CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India 2005
M.Sc. Biotechnology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India 1998
B.Sc. Math, Physics, Chemistry RML Avadh University, Faizabad, India 1995

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal University Jaipur Associate Professor (Senior Scale) Teaching & Research 2015-till date
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune Assistant Professor Teaching & Research 2012 – 2015
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Investigator (IYBA Fellow) Research 2008 – 2012
Columbia University, New York Postdoctoral Associate Research 2006 – 2008
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Postdoctoral Fellow Research 2005 - 2006

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Structural Biochemistry, In silico studies of macromolecules

Area of Expertise

Protein Crystallography, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry

Area of Research

Cell Signaling in Pathogens; NAD Metabolism in Bacteria

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Awards/Honors

  • Expert Member, Bioinformatics Task Force, DST, Rajasthan, 2015
  • Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award, DBT, India, 2008.
  • MM Dhar Best PhD Thesis Award, CSIR-CDRI, India, 2005

 

Administrative Contributions

  • Nucleus Member, Atal Incubation Center

 

Lectures/Seminars/Symposia

  • Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Biosciences and Health Engineering, DRDO-Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India, 2014.
  • National Scientific Committee Member, International Conference on Molecular Basis of Disease and Therapeutics, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, 2019.
  • Guest lectures on the topic of “Mathematical Biology”, Biotechnology Dept., Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, 2018.
  • Guest lectures on the topic of “Mathematical Biology” and “Structural Biology”- Biotechnology Dept., Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, 2016.
  • Lecture on “Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins” 2nd Refresher Course in Life Science & Biotechnology, HRDC-JNU, Delhi, 2016.
  • Invited Lecture on “Histidine kinases: Important drug target in gram positive bacteria” at International conference on Current Challenges in Drug Discovery Research, MNIT, Jaipur, 2015

 

Online PDB (www.rcsb.org) Databases

IDs: 6KV3; 1ZAU; 3PQ1; 3Q8U; 3Q8V; 3Q8Y; 3Q83; 3Q86; 3Q89; 4BXI

 

Researh Projects/ Student Projects

  • Research project on structural and in silico studies of pathogenic proteins from gram positive bacteria; Funding Agency: SERB-CRG, India, Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 55 Lakhs, 2021-24
  • National Network Project under the leadership of CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Development of new therapeutic agents using in silico biology; Funding Agency: DBT, India, Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 35 Lakhs, 2020-25
  • Structural studies on molecular machines modulating multi drug resistance in gram positive bacteria (PI); Funding Agency: DBT, India; 2010-15; Amount: Rs. 68 Lakhs
  • Project: Computational studies of biological models. (Co-PI) Funding Agency: LSRB, DRDO, India; 2014-17; Amount: Rs. 22 Lakhs