Glimpse of Education and Career History

Prof. Sunit K. Singh completed his PhD degree from the University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany in the area of Molecular Infection Biology and his postdoctoral trainings from Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven and University of California Davis Medical Centre, Sacramento, California, USA. He is a Professor of Molecular Immunology & Virology at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi & currently on deputation as a Director of ACBR. Prof. Singh has been the Head of the Molecular Biology Unit and Professor Incharge of the Center for Experimental Medicine & Surgery, at Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. Prof. Singh led a research group in the area of molecular virology as a faculty member at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India. Prof. Singh has done seminal work in the area of molecular virology and published his research findings in international peer reviewed journals.

In addition to his original research publications in prestigious peer reviewed journals, Prof. Singh has published many books in the area of virology such as: “Neuroviral Infections- Vol-I and Vol-II”, “Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers”, “Human Respiratory Viral Infections” by CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis group, USA, Neglected Tropical Diseases-South Asia”, Defense Against Biological Attacks- Vol-I and Vol-II by Springer, USA; “Viral Infections and Global Change”, “Human Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases- Vol-I and Vol-II” by Wiley Blackwell, USA and “Defense Against Biological Attacks- Vol-I and Vol-II by Springer-Nature”. Prof. Singh has been associated with many prestigious international journals as Section Editor, Deputy Editor, Corresponding Editor and Editorial Board Member. Prof. Singh contributed immensely in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of different vector borne viruses. Prof. Singh’s work is directly related to the public health and Biosafety and Biosecurity issues of the national importance.