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Abhisheka Bansal

Abhisheka Bansal

Abhisheka Bansal
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
https://www.jnu.ac.in
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

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.