Satish K. Gupta Explained

Satish K. Gupta
Birth Date:20 April 1953
Birth Place:Chhachhrauli, Haryana, India
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Studies on reproductive immunology

Satish Kumar Gupta (born 20 April 1953) is an Indian immunologist and an Emeritus Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology.[1] Known for his research in reproductive immunology,[2] Gupta is an elected fellow of all the three Indian science academies viz. Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] National Academy of Sciences, India[4] and Indian National Science Academy[5] He is also a J. C. Bose Fellow of the Department of Biotechnology[6] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.[7] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1997.[8]

Biography

Born on 20 April 1953 at Chhachhrauli in the Indian state of Haryana to Gur Prasad Gupta and Satya Rani, S. K. Gupta did his early college studies at the University of Delhi from where he earned his graduate degree (BSc). Moving to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, he completed his master's degree and started his career as a research officer at National Institute of Immunology, India which had only been established the previous year.[9] During this period, he pursued his doctoral studies simultaneously at AIIMS and secured a PhD in 1983.[10] At NII, he held various posts including that of the head of Gamete Antigen Laboratory and after superannuation, he serves as an emeritus scientist at the institution.[11] In between, he served as a visiting faculty at several institutions abroad; Johns Hopkins University, Pasteur Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Hyogo College of Medicine featuring among them. He has also served as the principal investigator in a number of projects undertaken by the National Institute of Immunology.[12] [13]

Gupta is married to Rita and the couple has two sons, Ashish (married to Nidhi, blessed with 2 sons named Tanish and Aadish) and Manish (married to Ankita, blessed with a daughter named Anaisha. The family lives in Gurgaon.

Career

Gupta's research covered the field of reproductive biology and he is known to have made studies on the effect of human hormones viz. Human chorionic gonadotropin and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone on reproductive functions. The team led by him has carried out elaborate investigations on Zona pellucida, a layer of glycoprotein enveloping the plasma membrane of mammalian oocytes and these studies have assisted in the efforts to develop immunocontraceptive protocols.[14] Along with Gursaran Talwar, he pioneered Hybridoma technology in India and has designed diagnostic kits for HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections, Group A streptococcal infection and pregnancy detection. His research has been documented by way of several articles[15] and his work has drawn many citations.[16] [17] [18] Besides, he has published two texts on Immunology titled Reproductive Immunology[19] and Immunology: Perspectives in Reproduction and Infection.[20]

Gupta sat in the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 2005[21] and headed the Expert Group on Reproductive Health and Biologyof the Department of Biotechnology in 2013.[22] He is a trustee of the Immunology Foundation,[23] a member of the Indian Immunology Society[24] and has been a member of the International Society for Immunology of Reproduction (1998–2004).[25] His associations with international medical conferences include the VII International Congress of Reproductive Immunology held in New Delhi in October 1998 where he served as the convenor.[26] He is a former member of the editorial boards of Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Journal of Reproductive Immunology and Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology and sits in the editorial boards of Indian Journal of Experimental Biology[27] and Indian Journal of Medical Research.[28]

Awards and honors

Gupta received the Young Scientists Medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 1982[29] and the Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1984. A decade later, he received the 1994 VASVIK Industrial Research Award.[30] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 1997.[31] He is also a recipient of the Population Control and Family Planning Award of Labhsetwar Foundation and the 2011 Ranbaxy Research Award. The National Academy of Medical Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1994[32] followed by the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1997. He became a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 2001[33] and the National Academy of Medical Sciences followed suit in 2005. The Award orations delivered by him include Smt. Swaran Kanta Dingley Oration of the Indian Council of Medical Research (1995) and Dr. Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture of Indian National Science Academy (2003).[34] He also held the Tata Innovation Fellowship and the J. C. Bose Fellowship of the Department of Biotechnology during various tenures.

Selected bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Institute of Immunology: JRF/SRF/RA positions . 2017 . Dol Pages.
  2. Web site: Brief Profile of the Awardee . 2017 . Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
  3. Web site: Fellow profile . 2017 . Indian Academy of Sciences.
  4. Web site: NASI fellows . 2017 . National Academy of Sciences, India . 17 March 2017 . 21 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021102942/http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=G . dead .
  5. Web site: Indian fellow - S K Gupta . 2017 . Indian National Science Academy . 16 December 2017 . 11 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811102535/http://insaindia.res.in/detail/P01-1294 . dead .
  6. Web site: J. C. Bose Fellow . 2017 . Department of Biotechnology . 17 March 2017 . 22 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822044634/http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/endo_om.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: NAMS Fellows . 2017 . National Academy of Medical Sciences.
  8. Web site: View Bhatnagar Awardees . Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize . 2016 . 12 November 2016.
  9. Web site: History . 2017 . National Institute of Immunology.
  10. Web site: Faculty profile . 2017 . National Institute of Immunology.
  11. Web site: Gamete Antigen Laboratory . 2017 . Indian Journal of Medical Research . 17 March 2017 . 17 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014137/http://ijmr.in/EditorialBoard.aspx . dead .
  12. Web site: Cytokines and growth factors mediated migration and invasion of trophoblastic cells under normal & hypoxic conditions: Deciphering the relevance of cell signaling and miRNA's . 2017 . National Institute of Immunology.
  13. Web site: Microbicide for Prevention of HIV Transmission and Other Sexually Transmitted Infection: In vitro Efficacy and Pre-Clinical Safety Evaluation . 2017 . National Institute of Immunology.
  14. Web site: Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners . Council of Scientific and Industrial Research . 71 . 1999.
  15. Web site: Browse by Fellow . 2017 . Indian Academy of Sciences.
  16. Book: Udo R. Markert. Immunology of Gametes and Embryo Implantation. 1 January 2005. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. 978-3-8055-7951-3. 108–.
  17. Book: D. B. Crighton. Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals. 20 May 2014. Elsevier Science. 978-1-4831-6295-9. 75–.
  18. Book: Ernst-Rainer Weissenbacher. Monika Wirth. Ioannis Mylonas, William J. Ledger, Steven S. Witkin. Immunology of the Female Genital Tract. 3 December 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-14906-1. 248–.
  19. Book: Satish Kumar Gupta. Reproductive Immunology. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-011-4197-0.
  20. Book: Satish Kumar Gupta. Gursaran P. Talwar. Immunology: Perspectives in Reproduction and Infection : a Festschrift Volume in Honour of Professor G.P. Talwar. 1991. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. 978-81-204-0659-9.
  21. Web site: Scientific Advisory Committee . 2005 . Indian Council of Medical Research . 17 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410160444/http://www.icmr.nic.in/annual/2005-06/nirrh/Chapter%2016.pdf . 10 April 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: Expert Group on Reproductive Health and Biology . 2013 . Department of Biotechnology . 17 March 2017 . 22 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822044634/http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/endo_om.pdf . dead .
  23. Web site: IF Trustee . 2017 . Immunology Foundation.
  24. Web site: IIS Member . 2017 . Indian Immunology Society.
  25. Book: D. P. Burma. Maharani Chakravorty. From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry. 2011. Pearson Education India. 978-81-317-3220-5. 473–.
  26. Web site: Convenor – VII International Congress of Reproductive Immunology . 2017 . VII International Congress of Reproductive Immunology . 17 March 2017 . 18 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170318001615/http://documentslide.com/documents/vii-international-congress-of-reproductive-immunology-new-delhi-india-october-5792d578a5e0c.html . dead .
  27. Web site: IJEB Editorial Board . 2017 . National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources.
  28. Web site: IJMR Editorial Board . 2017 . Indian Council of Medical Research . 17 March 2017 . 11 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511054338/http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/editorial.htm . dead .
  29. Web site: INSA Young Scientists Medal . 2017 . Indian National Science Academy . 17 March 2017 . 11 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511084357/https://www.insaindia.res.in/youngmedal.php . dead .
  30. Web site: VASVIK Award . Vasvik . 2017 . 17 March 2017 . 14 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614030711/http://vasvik.org/biological_sciences_%26_technology.html . dead .
  31. Web site: Medical Sciences . 2017 . Council of Scientific and Industrial Research . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224074105/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm . 24 February 2013 . dmy-all .
  32. Web site: State wise fellows list . 2017 . National Academy of Medical Sciences.
  33. Web site: INSA Year Book 2016 . 2017 . Indian National Science Academy.
  34. Web site: Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture . 2017 . Indian National Science Academy . 17 March 2017 . 16 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916233840/http://insaindia.res.in/recipients.php#nael . dead .

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