Curriculum VitaeJagdish Rai Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Forensic Science (biology)
Institute of forensic science and criminology
Panjab University, Chandigarh, Pin Code 160014
email: jagdishrai@pu.ac.in, jagdish78@gmail.com
blog: http://dudhwal.blogspot.com/
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Teaching and Research Experience:
Associate Professor (15.9.2023- present), Panjab University, Chandigarh
Assistant Professor (5th june 2014- 15.9.2023), Panjab University, Chandigarh
Assistant Professor(2011-2014), Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2008-2010), University of Illinois at Urbana
Champaign, USA
Books:
(1) जगदीश राय, उद्विकास सिद्धांत के आम जीवन में उपयोगी अर्थ, Published on Amazon Kindle (15 Sep 2020) ISBN:978-93-5416-829-1
(2) Jagdish Rai (2022) Theory Of Evolution: Implication For Our Way Of Life And Worldview, Notion Press ISBN 9798887491837
(3) जगदीश राय, (2022) उद्विकास-वाद और वैज्ञानिक जीवन-दर्शन, Notion Press ISBN 9798887339566
(3) जगदीश राय, (2022) उद्विकास-वाद और वैज्ञानिक जीवन-दर्शन, Notion Press ISBN 9798887339566
Publications in Journals:
1. Jagdish Rai, S. Raghothama, D. Sahal (2007) De novo Design of ΔF -containing Heme-binding Peptides; Chemical Biology & Drug Design 69 (2), 119–123.
2. Jagdish Rai, Raghotma S, Sahal D (2007) Tyrosine-heme ligation in Heme-peptide complex: design based on conserved motif of catalase; Journal of Peptide Science Vol. 13(6) 406-12.
3. Jagdish Rai, Prashant Kumar, Sailesh Chourasia ( 2007) Alternative model of doctoral research based on the concept of cumulative intelligence Current Science, Vol. 92, NO. 7, 10 April 2007. 888 (Opinion Letter )
4. Jagdish Rai (2009 ) Interaction energy analysis of peptide can predict the possibilities of mimetics by its retroinverso isomer. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2009 Nov;74(5):483-7.
5 Saijo Thomas, Jagdish Rai etal .( 2010 ) Functional dissection of the alphavirus capsid protease: sequence requirements for activity. Virol J. 2010 Nov 18;7:327.
6. Jagdish Rai: (2007) Retroinverso mimetics of S peptide. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2007 Dec;70(6):552-6. Epub 2007 Nov 10.
7. Saijo thomas, Jagdish Rai etal (2013 ) Chikungunya virus capsid protein contains nuclear import and export signals Virol J. 2013 Aug 28;10:269
8. Pathak D, Bhat AH, Sapehia V, Rai J, Rao A. Biochemical evidence for relaxed substrate specificity of Nα-acetyltransferase (Rv3420c/rimI) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 29;6:28892. doi: 10.1038/srep28892.
1. Jagdish Rai, S. Raghothama, D. Sahal (2007) De novo Design of ΔF -containing Heme-binding Peptides; Chemical Biology & Drug Design 69 (2), 119–123.
2. Jagdish Rai, Raghotma S, Sahal D (2007) Tyrosine-heme ligation in Heme-peptide complex: design based on conserved motif of catalase; Journal of Peptide Science Vol. 13(6) 406-12.
3. Jagdish Rai, Prashant Kumar, Sailesh Chourasia ( 2007) Alternative model of doctoral research based on the concept of cumulative intelligence Current Science, Vol. 92, NO. 7, 10 April 2007. 888 (Opinion Letter )
4. Jagdish Rai (2009 ) Interaction energy analysis of peptide can predict the possibilities of mimetics by its retroinverso isomer. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2009 Nov;74(5):483-7.
5 Saijo Thomas, Jagdish Rai etal .( 2010 ) Functional dissection of the alphavirus capsid protease: sequence requirements for activity. Virol J. 2010 Nov 18;7:327.
6. Jagdish Rai: (2007) Retroinverso mimetics of S peptide. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2007 Dec;70(6):552-6. Epub 2007 Nov 10.
7. Saijo thomas, Jagdish Rai etal (2013 ) Chikungunya virus capsid protein contains nuclear import and export signals Virol J. 2013 Aug 28;10:269
8. Pathak D, Bhat AH, Sapehia V, Rai J, Rao A. Biochemical evidence for relaxed substrate specificity of Nα-acetyltransferase (Rv3420c/rimI) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 29;6:28892. doi: 10.1038/srep28892.
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep28892
10. Jagdish Rai, Theory of evolution: A major expansion of logic, Indian Journal of Science Communication, Vol. 16 (2), July – December 2017, page 26-30
11. Rai, J., Kaushik, K. Reduction of Animal Sacrifice in Biomedical Science & Research through Alternative Design of Animal Experiments. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 26 (2018) 896–902
12. Jagdish Rai. Indian Draft DNA Profiling
Act: Implications for Institutionalisation and Growth of Forensics.
Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 2018;
16(2): 31-38.
13.Jagdish Rai, Sperm sexing of dairy cattle: economics, animal welfare and technological challenges Current Science (10 April 2018), Vol. 114 Issue 7, p1438-1442.
14. Rai J. Peptide and protein mimetics by retro and retroinverso analogs.
Chem Biol Drug Des. 2019 May;93(5):724-736
13.Jagdish Rai, Sperm sexing of dairy cattle: economics, animal welfare and technological challenges Current Science (10 April 2018), Vol. 114 Issue 7, p1438-1442.
14. Rai J. Peptide and protein mimetics by retro and retroinverso analogs.
Chem Biol Drug Des. 2019 May;93(5):724-736
15. Ali A, Farooqui SR, Jagdish Rai, Singh J, Kumar V, Mishra R, Banerjea AC. HIV-1 Nef promotes ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of p53 tumor suppressor protein by using E6AP. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Sep 3;529(4):1038-1044.
16. Jagdish Rai, Industry 4.0, Online Education and Telework Culture. UNIVERSITY NEWS, May 03-09, 2021, 59(18) 24-27
17. Kaur Rajinder, Kaur Navpreet, Vij Geetanjali, Kalra Lakshay, Lalhruaitluangi, Dhiman Kavita, Poonam, Sareen Priyanka, Agrawal Sanjeev, Rai Jagdish, Variation in DNA Barcode of Rose Varieties IIJFMT 2021, 19(1/2), 11-15
DOI : 10.5958/0974-4487.2021.00003.1
18. Jagdish Rai and Jayanti Dutta, Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Academia through ‘Veil of Ignorance’ UNIVERSITY NEWS November 15-21 2021, 59(46), page 27-28.
19. Jagdish Rai. Understanding Selfishness and Sense of Justice through Theory of Evolution. Journal of Foundational Research, Volume XXXI, No. 1 pp 144-149
19. Jagdish Rai. Understanding Selfishness and Sense of Justice through Theory of Evolution. Journal of Foundational Research, Volume XXXI, No. 1 pp 144-149
20. M. C. Sidhu, A. Kumari, B. Jain, S. Kaur, A. Kamra, and J. Rai Morphological and DNA Barcoding Based Identification of Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand. and Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand Biology Bulletin 50, 474–477 (2023).
21. R. K. Saharan, J. Rai, and S. C. Sharma, Protective Role of Reserved Carbohydrates and Glutathione in Yeast Pachysolen tannophilus under Ethanol-induced Stress Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2023, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 497–502.
22. Lakhvinder Singh, Sukesh Chander Sharma, Jagdish Rai Role of Hal5p protein kinase under ethanol stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae The Applied Biology & Chemistry Journal (TABCJ) (30 Jun 2023) Vol 4(2), pp 44–53
23. Subhashree Sahoo, Ajit Kumar, Jagdish Rai, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Turtle and tortoise mitogenomes under contrasting positive selection pressure Organisms Diversity & Evolution (2023) 23:953–965
24. Subhashree Sahoo, Ajit Kumar, Jagdish Rai, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Unlocking the genetic enigma: A paradigm shift towards evidence-based conservation of Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) Biological Conservation 290 (2024) 110421
25. L. Singh , J. Rai , S.C. Sharma Effect of halo-tolerance gene Hal5 on ethanol tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae BBA Advances 6 (2024) 100123
26. Jagdish Rai, Jayanti Dutta The Four-Quadrant Approach for Classification of Bias, Journal of Scientific Temper Vol 13 (1), Jan-March 2025, pp. 25-35
Science popularization article:
22. Jagdish Rai, Understanding Religion and Happiness: Some Critical Reflections in the Light of Evolutionary Theory Ambedkar Times (June 24, 2020) Vol 12, issue 15 page 1-2
23. Jagdish Rai, Can Internet sabotage or strengthen democracy, Ambedkar Times (July 29, 2020) Vol 12 , issue 20 page 10
24. Jagdish Rai, Evolution and its implications in political philosophy, Ambedkar Times (January 20, 2021) Vol 12 , issue 45 page 03
25. Jagdish Rai, Superstitions, Scientific Temperament, and Information War, Ambedkar Times (January 27, 2021) Vol 12 , issue 46 page 06
26. Jagdish Rai, Evolution, Genetic Diversity, And The Cause of Inclusion, Ambedkar Times (February 24, 2021) Vol 12, issue 50 page 07
27. Jagdish Rai, How Do Narcotic Drugs Feel: Insights From The Theory Of Evolution Ambedkar Times (June 22, 2022) Vol 14 , issue 15 page 3-4
28. Jagdish Rai, Jayanti Dutta The science of happiness and Punjab’s drug epidemicTribune (Feb 20, 2025)
Outreach activities
1. Invited Lecture at Haryana Vigyan Manch on National Science Day Topic : Evolution and Health
2. JusTV PrimeTime talks on coronavirus: 7 Feb 2020, 13 Feb 2020, 7 March 2020, 30 Nov 2021, 8 Dec 2021
Book Chapters
1. Advances in Animal Experimentation and Modeling Understanding Life Phenomena ISBN: 978-0-323-90583-1 Academic Press 2022 ( Elsevier) Edited by Prof. Ranbir Chander Sobti (Chapter: Emerging techniques in biological sciences)
2.Biomedical Translational Research, Springer Singapore 2022 ISBN :
978-981-16-4344-6 Chapter: Introduction to emerging technologies in biomedical sciences
3. Biodiversity Threats and Conservation, Edited By R C Sobti, Routledge 2023, ISBN 9781032115443, Chapter: Potential Applications of Animal-Friendly Affinity Reagents in Forensics
4. Book: Pedagogic Journeys: The Scholarship of Teaching Learning, edited by Jayanti Dutta (Jagdish Rai, Chapter: Teaching style: Imitation, Reflection, and Evolution, ISBN:81-85322-95-3 Publication Bureau, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Book Review in Journal: dialog 42 (Autumn, 2024) ISSN: 0975-4881:
Academic Credentials:
● Doctor of Philosophy: (2002-2007) from ICGEB (International Center for
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), New Delhi, India. Thesis titled
“Designed peptides for targeted structure and function”
● Pre- Ph.D. (Biotechnology): (2001-2002) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
● Master of Science (Biotechnology): (1999-2001) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
Awards & Fellowship:
۞ Innocentive winning solver award ($2500): for suggesting a solution for challenge on next generation DNA sequencing technology
۞ Senior Research Associateship (pool) (2011) in Dr GPS Raghav lab at IMT,
Chandigarh, from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
۞ Senior Research Fellowship (2004-2006) for PhD from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
۞ Junior Research Fellowship (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) (2002-2004) for PhD from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (NET), Govt. of India.
۞ Junior Research Fellowship (University Grant Commission) (2001-2002) for pre-PhD from University Grant Commission (NET), Govt. of India.
Workshop and Symposiums:
۩ CAWG-2011 (Workshop) (Computational Advances in Working with Genomes)
28-30 Mar. 2011 Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
۩ Allerton (conference) 20 Sep. 2008 Department of microbiology, University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL USA
۩ “A New Dimension to NMR: From Molecules to Human Behavior” (May 23- June3, 2005) North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
۩. Ensemble (ICGEB New Delhi) 5th may 2006 (Presented my work on “Relationship in structure of peptide and its retroinverso isomer”)
۩ Third Punjab science congress (10-12 Dec.1999) “100 years of post Mendelian
genetics: advent of biotechnology”
Memberships:
(1) International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
(2) National Magnetic Resonance Society, INDIA (Life Member)
(3) ISCA (Indian Science Congress Association) (Life Member).
● Pre- Ph.D. (Biotechnology): (2001-2002) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
● Master of Science (Biotechnology): (1999-2001) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
Awards & Fellowship:
۞ Innocentive winning solver award ($2500): for suggesting a solution for challenge on next generation DNA sequencing technology
۞ Senior Research Associateship (pool) (2011) in Dr GPS Raghav lab at IMT,
Chandigarh, from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
۞ Senior Research Fellowship (2004-2006) for PhD from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
۞ Junior Research Fellowship (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) (2002-2004) for PhD from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (NET), Govt. of India.
۞ Junior Research Fellowship (University Grant Commission) (2001-2002) for pre-PhD from University Grant Commission (NET), Govt. of India.
Workshop and Symposiums:
۩ CAWG-2011 (Workshop) (Computational Advances in Working with Genomes)
28-30 Mar. 2011 Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
۩ Allerton (conference) 20 Sep. 2008 Department of microbiology, University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL USA
۩ “A New Dimension to NMR: From Molecules to Human Behavior” (May 23- June3, 2005) North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
۩. Ensemble (ICGEB New Delhi) 5th may 2006 (Presented my work on “Relationship in structure of peptide and its retroinverso isomer”)
۩ Third Punjab science congress (10-12 Dec.1999) “100 years of post Mendelian
genetics: advent of biotechnology”
Memberships:
(1) International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
(2) National Magnetic Resonance Society, INDIA (Life Member)
(3) ISCA (Indian Science Congress Association) (Life Member).
