Abhisheka Bansal
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Life Sciences
Room No
111 & 112
Off. Phone
011-26704520
Email
abhisheka@mail.jnu.ac.in, bansal.abhisheka@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
Qualifications
- Ph.D. Parasitology (Malaria), International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India │ 2012
- Master of Science Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India│ 2006
Areas of Interest/Specialization
Cell and molecular biology of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum; post translational modifications and drug resistance.
Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (October 2017 onwards)
Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow, Laboratory for Malaria and Vector Research, National Institutes of Health, USA │ 2012- 2017
Awards & Honours
Winner of the ‘Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE)’ 2017 sponsored by the NIH Fellows Committee, the Scientific Directors, and the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education.
JRF Fellowships from:
- Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India (did not avail);
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India (did not avail);
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2006-2011).
Received fellowship from The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, for pursuing Masters in Biotechnology (2004-2006) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
International Collaboration/Consultancy
None
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
- Bansal A, Molina-Cruz A, Brzostowski J, Liu P, Luo Y, Gunalan K, Li Y, Ribeiro JMC, Miller LH. 2018. PfCDPK1 is critical for malaria parasite gametogenesis and mosquito infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. pii: 201715443. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715443115. (corresponding author).
- Bansal A, Molina-Cruz A, Brzostowski J, Mu J, Miller LH. 2017. Plasmodium falciparum Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 2 is critical for male gametocyte exflagellation but not essential for asexual proliferation. mBio 8. pii: e01656-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01656-17 (corresponding author).
- Bansal A, Ojo KK, Mu J, Maly DJ, Van Voorhis WC, Miller LH. 2016. Reduced activity of mutant Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 (CDPK1) is compensated in Plasmodium falciparum through the action of Protein Kinase G. mBio 7(6):e02011-16. doi:10.1128/mBio.02011-16 (corresponding author).
- Jiang L, Mu J, Zhang Q, Ni T, Srinivasan P, Rayavara K, Yang W, Turner L, Lavstsen T, Theander TG, Peng W, Wei G, Jing Q, Wakabayashi Y, Bansal A, Luo Y, Ribeiro JM, Scherf A, Aravind L, Zhu J, Zhao K, Miller LH. 2013. PfSETvs methylation of histone H3K36 represses virulence genes in Plasmodium falciparum. Nature 499: 223-7.
- Bansal A, Singh S, More KR, Hans D, Nangalia K, Yogavel M, Sharma A, Chitnis CE. 2013. Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum calcium dependent protein kinase 1 (PfCDPK1) and its role in microneme secretion during erythrocyte invasion. J Biol Chem 288: 1590-602
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
- Bansal A, Molina-Cruz A, Brzostowski J, Liu P, Luo Y, Gunalan K, Li Y, Ribeiro JMC, Miller LH. 2018. PfCDPK1 is critical for malaria parasite gametogenesis and mosquito infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. pii: 201715443. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715443115. (corresponding author).
- Bansal A, Molina-Cruz A, Brzostowski J, Mu J, Miller LH. 2017. Plasmodiumfalciparum Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 2 is critical for male gametocyte exflagellation but not essential for asexual proliferation. mBio 8. pii: e01656-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01656-17 (corresponding author).
- Bansal A, Ojo KK, Mu J, Maly DJ, Van Voorhis WC, Miller LH. 2016. Reduced activity of mutant Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 (CDPK1) is compensated in Plasmodium falciparum through the action of Protein Kinase G. mBio 7(6):e02011-16. doi:10.1128/mBio.02011-16 (corresponding author).
Patents (if any)
None