Vivek Kumar Pandey

Dr. Vivek Kumar Pandey

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Biography

I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA. My research interests include 1) Post-translational modification of proteins regulating diabetic heart failure and 2) Studying mitochondrial dysfunction and ER stress leading to cognitive decline and accelerated aging, particularly in female rats with prior gestational diabetes. My work explores the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, aiming to identify potential therapeutic targets for diabetic cardiomyopathy and age-related neurodegenerative disorders.

Affiliations

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences

Honors and Awards

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Research Grant

Saha Foundation Fund

Grant awarded to study the association between Food and Cardiovascular Health

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New Investigator Travel Award

American Heart Association

New Investigator Travel Award for the work entitled ‘O-GlcNAcylation underlies the activation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 in diabetic hearts’ at the American Heart Association’s- Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) 2024 Scientific Sessions held in Chicago.

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Third Place in the invited data blitz (oral presentation)

Society for South Asian Heart Research

Third Place in the invited data blitz (oral presentation) competition for presenting my work entitled ‘O-GlcNAcylation underlies the activation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 in diabetic hearts’ at the Society for South Asian Heart Research, 2024, held in Chicago.

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Best Poster Award

University of Kentucky

Best Poster Award (1st place in Fellow Poster Presentation category) for the work presented in the Rising Star Symposium held on Oct 21, 2022, at the University of Kentucky.

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Senior Research Fellowship

University Grants Commission, Government of India

Senior Research Fellowship, (UGC) August 2016, for three years for pursuing Ph.D.

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Junior Research Fellowship

University Grants Commission, Government of India

Junior Research Fellowship, (UGC) August 2016, for three years to pursue Ph.D.

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DBT Junior Research Fellowship

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

DBT Junior Research Fellowship, Category II (July 2014) award in DBT JRF Program in Biotechnology and Applied Biology.

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Kentucky

01 Dec 2020 - present