Atul Munish Chander is working as postdoctoral scholar in planetary protection group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He studies space microbiome and predicting it’s functional attributes in human health and disease. He also studies the effect of space stressors on microbial species, on their phenotype and other functional attributes.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences (Biophysics), (2013 – 2019) Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Master of Science in Biotechnology (2007-2009), Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab
- Bachelor of Science in Medical (2004-2007), Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Research Interests:
- Microbial Genomics and Space Microbiome
- Gut Microbiome and Nutrition.
- Role of Space Stressors on Molecular and Functional Aspects of Living Systems and Their Microbiome.
- Preclinical and Clinical Studies / Clinical Trials.
Professional Experience:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2022-present)
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa (May 2021 to Jan 2022).
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina (Feb 2021- May 2021).
- Research Associate, Department of Food and Nutrition Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali (Nov 2018- Nov 2020).
Selected Awards:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds fellowship- 2016
- DST-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Travel award scholarship- 2016
- NextGen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies (NGBT)- Scholarship and Travel award for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Selected Publications:
- Chander AM, Kochhar R, Dhawan DK, Bhadada SK, Mayilraj S. Genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of a clinically important strain CD11-4 of Janibacter melonis isolated from celiac disease patient. Gut pathogens. 2018 Dec;10(1):1-8.
- Chander AM, Nair RG, Kaur G, Kochhar R, Dhawan DK, Bhadada SK, Mayilraj S. Genome insight and comparative pathogenomic analysis of Nesterenkonia jeotgali strain CD08_7 isolated from duodenal mucosa of celiac disease patient. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017 Feb 2;8:129.
- Chander AM, Kumari M, Kochhar R, Dhawan DK, Bhadada SK, Mayilraj S. Genome sequence of Kocuria polaris strain CD08_4, an isolate from the duodenal mucosa of a celiac disease patient. Genome Announcements. 2017 Oct 26;5(43):e01158-17.
- Kaur G*, Chander AM*, Kaur G, Maurya SK, Nadeem S, Kochhar R, Bhadada SK, Agrewala JN, Mayilraj S. A genomic analysis of Mycobacterium immunogenum strain CD11_6 and its potential role in the activation of T cells against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. BMC Microbiology. 2019 Dec;19(1):1-4.
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