DR. HARINDER SINGH

Academic Background

B.Sc (H) Microbiology, Delhi University, 1999

M.Sc. Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee, Uttaranchal, 2002

Ph.D. Microbiology, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 2009

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor: SDSOS, NMIMS Deemed to be University, 2025-Present
• Assistant Professor: SDSOS, NMIMS Deemed to be University, 2016-2025
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate: IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 2014-2016
• Post-Doctoral Researcher: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, South Korea, 2011-2013
• Research Scientist, Saflabs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, 2010-2011

Research Interest

Core research Area: Bacterial Stress biology (Oxidative, heat, Cold, Acid, and Antibiotic)

Ongoing Research Projects

• Role of RNA Chaperones in Bacterial Stress Tolerance
• Genetic engineering of a stress-resistant coli strain for fatty acid production

Completed Research Projects

• Oral microbiome of Indian oral cancer patients and tobacco users using metagenomics and its correlation with oral cancer
• Obtaining novel thermostable phytase enzyme using in-silico and conventional bioprospecting, combined with enzyme engineering

Recent Publications:

• Cardoza E, Singh H. (2025). Altered gene expression of cold shock proteins under antibiotic exposure. Journal of Antibiotics. (Accepted June 2025)
• Cardoza E, Singh H. (2025). Temporal changes in cold-inducible and uncharacterized Csps under heat and oxidative stress signify a role in bacterial stress response and adaptation. Archives of Microbiology 207 (6), 133. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-025-04317-z
• Jeong S, Singh H, Jung JH, Jung KW, Ryu S, Lim S. (2024) Comparative Genomics of Deinococcus radiodurans: Unveiling Genetic Discrepancies Between ATCC 13939K and BAA-816 Strains. Frontiers in Microbiology 15, 1410024. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/
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• Sawant S, Dugad J, Parikh D, Srinivasan S, Singh H. (2023). Oral microbial signatures of tobacco chewers and oral cancer patients in India. Pathogens 12 (1). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/78
• Sawant S, Dugad J, Parikh D, Srinivasan S, Singh H. (2021) Identification & correlation of bacterial diversity in oral cancer and long-term tobacco chewers- A case-control pilot study. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70, 001417.https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/
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Teaching

• Molecular Biology
• Excel, R programming, and Python
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Bioinformatics

Awards/Honor

• Member of the National Academy of Sciences, India 2025 (MNASc)
• 2003-08: Junior & Senior research fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• 2002: Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF (National Eligibility Test, Junior Research Fellowship)
• 2002: Qualified ICMR-JRF (Indian Council of Medical Research-Junior Research Fellowship)
• 2000-02: M.Sc. Scholarship from DBT (Department of Biotechnology), Government of India