Vijay Prajapati

Assistant Professor

Central University of Rajasthan, India

Email: vkprajapati@curaj.ac.in

VALIDATE Role:

Network Investigator

Research Keywords: 

Human infectious diseases, visceral leishmaniasis, malaria

Biography:

I am currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India. I did masters in Biochemistry and PhD in Parasitology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. I have published >50 research articles in the journal of international repute. I am recipient of Young Scientist Award from several Indian academies such as Biotechnology Research Society of India (BRSI), Indian Society for Chemists & Biologists (ISCB), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), INSA medal for Young Scientist from Indian National Science Academy etc. I have been recognized as Associate by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru. I was awarded ASM-IUSSTF Indo-US Research Professorship from The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and IndoUS Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).
My research work made significant contribution in drug discovery and vaccine development against human infectious diseases. My group is using computational and in vitro approach to design immunogenic and potential vaccine candidate against number of pathogens responsible for human infectious diseases.

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