Dhirendra Singh

Dr. Dhirendra Singh

Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Researcher with experience in host-microbe interaction, micr...

Biography

9+ years of experience in the fields of microbiology, molecular biology, and Immunology. Got hands-on experience in fungal gene modification techniques, fungal proteases, and Microbiota analysis from library preparation to data analysis using Qiime2 and R. Expertise in infection studies using human and murine immune cells and ex vivo and in vivo mouse or rat models. - Trained and mentored several master's and bachelor's students in laboratory techniques. 2 master's and 1 bachelor's student successfully submitted their thesis with excellent grades. - Highly collaborative and team player. Worked in three different labs (in different European countries) during Ph.D. and successfully completed assigned projects. - Skilled in data management, effectively managing multiple projects, communicating, presenting research findings, and scientific writing. Always eager to learn new scientific skills, read new scientific discoveries, and think critically. - Techniques I have hands-on experience: culturing and maintaining Enteroid, Gut-on-a-Chip, DNA methylation detection using Bisulfite sequencing, Cell culture (immune and epithelial cells), DNA/RNA isolation qPCR, Cloning, genetic modofications in Fungi (gene knock out and overexpression), Fungal and bacterial biofilm assays, Microscopy- confocal, Flow cytometry, ELISA, Western Blot, Microbiota -16s rRNA gene

Affiliations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Medicine

Honors and Awards

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Conference Attendance Grant

Issued by FEMS · Mar 2022

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Research and Training Grant

Issued by Federation of European Microbiology society

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

Umea University, Sweden

01 Jan 2020 - 01 Apr 2022

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

University of Szeged, Hungary

01 Jul 2015 - 01 Jan 2020

Technician or Assistant

Amity Noida, India

01 Jan 2014 - 01 Mar 2015

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Cochin University of Science and Technology

01 Jul 2012 - 01 Jul 2014