Bush-to-Base Bioinformatics
Jatinder Singh

Dr. Jatinder Singh

Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

e-mail: jasingh@vt.edu

Education

1990 Ph..D. Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences
1982 M.S. Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences
1980 B.S. Agriculture, A. P. Agricultural University


Professional Experience

2003- Present Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences
VMRCVM, Virginia Tech

2001-2003 Research Associate, Biochemistry
Fralin Biotechnology Institute, Virginia Tech

1998-2001 Research Associate, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine

1993-1998 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine

1991-1993 Research Fellow, Developmental Biology and Genetics Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science

1989-1991Research Fellow, Agricultural Microbiology
University of Agricultural Sciences

1986-1989 Research Fellow, Plant Pathology
University of Agricultural Sciences

Awards & Fellowships

1991 Post-Doctorate Research Associateship
Awarded by the Government of India

1989-1991 Indo-United States Sponsored Research Fellowship
Awarded by the United States Federal Government to Professor of Microbiology

1982 – 1986 United Nations Development Project Research Fellowship
Awarded by the Government of India

1980 – 1982 Subroto Memorial Fellowship
Awarded by Indian Air Force

Publications

  • Kaur T, Singh J, Tong S, Humphrey C, Clevenger D, Tan W, Szekely B, Wang Y, Li Y, Muse EA, Kiyono M, Hanamura S, Inoue E, Nakamura M, Huffman MA, Jiang B and Nishida T. (2008) Descriptive epidemiology of fatal respiratory outbreaks and detection of a human-related metapneumovirus in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Mahale mountains national park, western Tanzania. Am J Primatol 70: 755-765. PDF
  • Kaur T and Singh J. (2008) Commentary: Up close and personal with Mahale chimpanzees-A path forward. Am J Primatol 70: 729-733. PDF
  • Keay JM, Singh J, Gaunt MC and Kaur T. (2006). Fecal Glucocorticoids and their metabolites as indicators of stress in various mammalian species: a literature review. J Zoo Wildlife Med 37(3):234-244. PDF
  • Petrželková K J, Huffman M A, Moscovice L R, Issa M, Kaur T and Singh J. (2004).  Rubondo, ostrov šimpanzum zaslibený.  Primáti – lidoopi.  17 – 22.
  • Singh J, Kumar D, Ramakrishnan N, Singhal V, Jervis J, Garst JF, Slaughter SM, DeSantis AM, Potts M and Helm RF. (2005). Transcriptional Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Desiccation and Rehydration. Appl Environ Microbiol 71: 8752-8763. PDF
  • Kaur T, Singh J, Goodale W, Kramar D and Nelson P. (2005). Developing a cyberinfrastructure for integrated assessments of environmental contaminants. Ecotoxicol 14: 275–281. PDF

Book Chapters

  • Kaur T and Singh J. (2009). Primate-Parasitic Zoonoses and Anthropozoonses: a literature review. In PrimateParasite Ecology: The Dynamics and Study of Host-Parasite Relationships. Cambridge University Press. pp. 199-130.
  • Huffman, MA, Petrzelkova K, Moscovice LR, Issi M, Bobakova L, Mazoch V, Singh J, and Kaur T. (2008). In Global reintroduction perspectives-Re-introduction case studies from around the globe. Edited Pritpal S. Soore. pp. 213-216. PDF