Satish K. Gupta
Born (1953-04-20) 20 April 1953 (age 70)
Chhachhrauli, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on reproductive immunology
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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][note 1] 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][note 2]

Biography

AIIMS, Delhi

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).[5] 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.[5] 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.[4]

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.[5] The team led by him has carried out elaborate investigations on Zona pellucida, a layer of glycoprotein enveloping the plasma membrane of mammalian oocytes[10] 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][note 3] 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[5] 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.[10] 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.[10] The National Academy of Medical Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1994[32] followed by the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1997.[3] He became a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 2001[33] and the National Academy of Medical Sciences followed suit in 2005.[7] The Award orations delivered by him include Smt. Swaran Kanta Dingley Oration of the Indian Council of Medical Research (1995)[10] 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.[6]

Selected bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ Long link – please select G and click on SK Gupta to see details
  2. ^ Long link – please select award year to see details
  3. ^ Please see Selected bibliography section

References

  1. ^ "National Institute of Immunology: JRF/SRF/RA positions". Dol Pages. 2017.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2017.
  4. ^ a b "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Indian fellow - S K Gupta". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "J. C. Bose Fellow" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "NAMS Fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2017.
  8. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ "History". National Institute of Immunology. 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Faculty profile". National Institute of Immunology. 2017.
  11. ^ "Gamete Antigen Laboratory". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Cytokines and growth factors mediated migration and invasion of trophoblastic cells under normal & hypoxic conditions: Deciphering the relevance of cell signaling and miRNA's" (PDF). National Institute of Immunology. 2017.
  13. ^ "Microbicide for Prevention of HIV Transmission and Other Sexually Transmitted Infection: In vitro Efficacy and Pre-Clinical Safety Evaluation" (PDF). National Institute of Immunology. 2017.
  14. ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. p. 71.
  15. ^ "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2017.
  16. ^ Udo R. Markert (1 January 2005). Immunology of Gametes and Embryo Implantation. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-3-8055-7951-3.
  17. ^ D. B. Crighton (20 May 2014). Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals. Elsevier Science. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-1-4831-6295-9.
  18. ^ Ernst-Rainer Weissenbacher; Monika Wirth; Ioannis Mylonas, William J. Ledger, Steven S. Witkin (3 December 2013). Immunology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 248–. ISBN 978-3-642-14906-1.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Satish Kumar Gupta (6 December 2012). Reproductive Immunology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-011-4197-0.
  20. ^ Satish Kumar Gupta; Gursaran P. Talwar (1991). Immunology: Perspectives in Reproduction and Infection : a Festschrift Volume in Honour of Professor G.P. Talwar. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-204-0659-9.
  21. ^ "Scientific Advisory Committee" (PDF). Indian Council of Medical Research. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Expert Group on Reproductive Health and Biology" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  23. ^ "IF Trustee". Immunology Foundation. 2017.
  24. ^ "IIS Member". Indian Immunology Society. 2017.
  25. ^ D. P. Burma; Maharani Chakravorty (2011). From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry. Pearson Education India. pp. 473–. ISBN 978-81-317-3220-5.
  26. ^ "Convenor – VII International Congress of Reproductive Immunology". VII International Congress of Reproductive Immunology. 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  27. ^ "IJEB Editorial Board". National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. 2017.
  28. ^ "IJMR Editorial Board". Indian Council of Medical Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  29. ^ "INSA Young Scientists Medal". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  30. ^ "VASVIK Award". Vasvik. 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Medical Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.
  32. ^ "State wise fellows list" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2017.
  33. ^ "INSA Year Book 2016" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. 2017.
  34. ^ "Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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