Faculty Detail

Dr Jitender Kumar

Asst. Professor (Grade - II)

Amity Institute of Biotechnology

Academic Area
Genetics and Molecular Biology

Bioinformatics

Genomics and Proteomics
Qualifications
Graduation : B.Sc(Medical)-1999,C R A College

Post Graduation : M.Sc(Genetics)-2002,Department of Biosciences

Doctorate : Ph.D.(Biotechnology)-2009,Institute of Genomics and Integrtaive Biology
Experience
21 Sep 2015 - Present
Asst. Professor (Grade - II),
Amity Institute of Biotechnology

01 Jan 2013 - 30 Apr 2015
Post doctoral Fellow,
Uppsala University, Sweden,

02 May 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
Post doctoral Fellow,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,

01 Mar 2009 - 30 Apr 2011
Post doctoral Fellow,
Lund University, Sweden,
Current Courses Taught
Applied Biostatistics for Biotechnologists

Applied Mathematics & Bio-Statistics

Programming Skills & Algorithms

Research Methodology in Biosciences and Biotechnology

Statistical Methods and Sas
Publications
Homocysteine levels are associated with MTHFR A1298C polymorphism in Indian population ,
Elsevier

Detection of differential gene copy number using denaturing high performance liquid chromatography ,
Elsevier

The common genetic variant upstream of INSIG2 gene is not associated with obesity in Indian population ,
Wiley

Detection of altered global DNA methylation in coronary artery disease patients ,
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

No evidence of a causal relationship between plasma homocysteine and type 2 diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study ,
Frontier

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and GIP receptor (GIPR) genes: An association analysis of polymorphisms and bone in young and elderly women ,
Elsevier

Influence of persistent organic pollutants on the complement system in a population-based human sample ,
Elsevier

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Liver Dysfunction Biomarkers in a Population-based Human Sample of Men and Women ,
Science Direct

Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with Coronary artery disease in Indian population ,
De Grutyer

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Inflammatory Markers in a Cross-Sectional Study of Elderly Swedish People: The PIVUS Cohort
Activities
Received a travel award of 18,000 Swedish Kronor from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Sweden to attend the 63rd Annual ASHG Meeting held in Boston, USA during October, 2013.

Received a travel award of 18,000 Swedish Kronor from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Sweden to attend the 62nd Annual ASHG Meeting held in San Francisco, USA and Scientific Sessions 2012 meeting by American Heart Association held in Los Angeles, USA during November, 2012.

Received a travel award of 12,000 Swedish Kronor from the Karolinska Institutet Fonder, Stockholm, Sweden to attend the 62nd Annual ASHG Meeting held in San Francisco, USA and Scientific Sessions 2012 meeting by American Heart Association held in Los Angeles, USA during November, 2012.

Received a travel award of 16,850 Swedish Kronor from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Sweden to attend the “EPI | NPAM 2012 Scientific Sessions” meeting held in San Diego, USA during March, 2012

Won the “Best Poster” award in the “XXXIII Annual Conference of the ISHG and International symposium on: Genetics Revisited: the Genomics and Proteomics Advantage” conference held in Visakhapatnam, India during Feb, 2008.

Received a travel award of Rs 30,000 from the Department of Biotechnology, India to attend the HUGO’s 12th Human Genome Meeting” held in Montreal, Canada during May, 2007.
Short Description
I have done my PhD in Biotechnology from Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biotechnology, Delhi and University of Pune, Pune.

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