Yashpal Singh Malik

Yashpal Singh Malik
Born	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973 (age 51) India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University University of Ottawa University of Minnesota Wuhan Institute of Virology
Known for	Studies on viral infections
Awards	Jawaharlal Nehru Award (2001)
Scientific career
Fields	Virology Microbiology
Institutions	Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Yashpal Singh Malik (born 14 October 1973) is an Indian virologist. Currently, he is serving as the Joint Director of Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteshwar, Nainital.

He has worked on coronaviruses, Japanese encephalitis virus, and rotavirus. Malik is serving the World Society for Virology ^[1] as Secretary and Indian Virological Society ^[2] as Secretary General.

Biography

Born 14 October 1973, Malik completed his bachelor's degree in Veterinary and Animal Sciences from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in 1995 and post-graduate studies in the field of Virology in 1997 and PhD in 2000. He joined the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) as National Fellow from 2014 to 2020.

Malik has two National patents and he has also authored several reference books of reputed publishers. He has published a number of scientific research articles. ^[3]

Malik is involved in the boards of the following professional societies:

• Secretary General of the Indian Virological Society ^[4]
• Secretary of the World Society for Virology ^[5]
• Joint Secretary of the Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology ^[6]
• Joint Secretary of the Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists of Infectious Diseases ^[7]
• FAVA Sub-Committee Member ^[8]

Awards and honours

Malik is recipient of several awards/honours including

• Young Scientist Award of the Association of Microbiologists of India (2000) ^[9]

• Young Scientist Award of the Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology (2010) ^[10]

• Fellow of the National Academy of Biological Sciences (2016) ^[11]

• Fellow of the Academy of Microbiological Sciences(2020) ^[12]

• Associate Fellowship of the National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (2010) ^[13]

• Associate Fellowship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2010) ^[14]

Selected bibliography

• Kaushik, R; Kumar, N; Kam, Y. J. Zhang; Srivastava, P; Bhatia, S; Malik, Yashpal Singh (2022-04-20). "A novel structure-based approach for identification of vertebrate susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: implications for future surveillance programmes". Environmental Research. 212 (Part C): 113303. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113303. ISSN   0013-9351. PMC   9020514 . PMID   35460633. S2CID   245916322. 113303.

• Malik, Yashpal Singh; Kumar, P; Ansari, MI; Hemida, MG; El Zowalaty, ME; Abdel-Moneim, AS; Ganesh, B; Salajegheh, S; Natesan, S; Sircar, S; Safdar, M; Vinodhkumar, OR; Duarte, PM; Patel, SK; Klein, J; Rashimi, P; Dhama, K (2021-07-21). "SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Extrapolation for COVID Diagnosis and Vaccine Development". Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 315: 607886. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.607886 . ISSN   2296-889X. PMC   8355592 . PMID   34395515.

• Malik, Yashpal Singh; Obli, Rajendran V; Ma, I; Pande, T; Ravichandran, K; Jaganathasamy, N; Ganesh, B; Santhakumar, A; Tazerji, SS; Rahman, MT; Safdar, M; Dubal, ZB; Dhama, K (2021-05-21). "Responses to COVID-19 in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries in 2020, a data analysis during a world of crises". Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. 152.111311: 111311. Bibcode:2021CSF...15211311M. doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2021.111311. ISSN   0960-0779. PMC   8339575 . PMID   34376927.

• Malik, Yashpal Singh; Sircar, S; Bhat, S; Ansari, MI; Pande, T; Kumar, P; Mathapati, B; Balasubramanian, G; Kaushk, R; Natesan, S; Ezzikouri, S; El Zowalaty, ME; Dhama, K (2021-09-01). "How artificial intelligence may help the COVID-19 pandemic: Pitfalls and lessons for the future". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (5:e2205): 1–11. doi:10.1002/rmv.2205. ISSN   1099-1654. PMC   7883226 . PMID   33476063.

• Malik, Yashpal Singh; Ansari, MI; Kattoor, JJ; Kaushik, R; Sircar, S; Subbaiyan, A; Tiwari, R; Dhama, K; Ghosh, S; Tomar, S; Zhang, KYJ (2021). "Evolutionary and codon usage preference insights into spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2". Briefings in Bioinformatics. 22 (2:1006–1022): 1006–1022. doi:10.1093/bib/bbaa383. ISSN   1477-4054. PMC   7953982 . PMID   33377145.

• Dhama, K; Khan, S; Tiwari, R; Sircar, S; Malik, Yashpal Singh; Singh, KP; Chaicumpa, W; Bonilla-Aldana, DK; Rodriguez-Morales, AJ (2020-06-20). "Coronavirus Disease 2019-COVID-19". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 33 (4). doi:10.1128/CMR.00028-20. PMC   7405836 . PMID   32580969.

References

1. "Officer profile". World Society for Virology. 11 February 2024.
2. "Executive Committee". Indian Virological Society.
3. "On ResearchGate". 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
4. "Secretary General". Indian Virological Society.
5. "Secretary". World Society for Virology. 11 February 2024.
6. "Joint Secretary". Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology.
7. "Joint Secretary". Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists of Infectious Diseases.
8. "Sub-Committee Member". Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations.
9. "Young Scientist Award (AMI)". Association of Microbiologists of India.
10. "Young Scientist Award (UCOST)". Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology.
11. "Fellowship of NABS". National Academy of Biological Sciences.
12. "Fellowship of AMS". Academy of Microbiological Sciences.
13. "Associate Fellowship (NAVS)" (PDF). National Academy of Veterinary Sciences.
14. "Associate Fellowship (NAAS)". National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

External links

• Vet varsity experts mulling ways to check entry of diseases from Pak on Hindustan Times
• Vet varsity scientists bag fellowships on The Tribune (Chandigarh)
• International Conference on ‘emerging and re-emerging viral infections’ begins at SKUAST-K on Rising Kashmir
• Team led by dean of GADVASU’s animal biotechnology college gets patent for invention on bovine rotavirus diagnosis on Hindustan Times
• Ludhiana - GADVASU professor to get best scientist award on Hindustan Times