Ajit Kumar Saxena PhD

Ajit Kumar Saxena received his Ph.D. (Cytogenetic & Molecular Genetics) from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P) in 1989/90. After receiving his Ph.D. degree he joined NIH funded Indo-US project at AIIMS New Delhi where he identified the role of novel antigen IL6 as a signal traducing agent in human glioblastoma. He retains more than 24 years of academic (teaching/research) experience in various renowned institutions in India and abroad. Currently, he is working as a Professor of Clinical Genetics and Head of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine in AIIMS Patna. Of course, he has published more than 100 articles with high citations. Based on creditability in academics’ he has received several awards and honors, including Gold Medal Award, Confer's Vivek Ratan Award’ Millennium Award from the USA, and Excellence Award in 2014.