Syed M. Faisal
Scientist-D
Animal Biotechnology
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
India
Biography
Syed M. Faisal is a Scientist-C in National institute of Animal Biotechnology. Education and training: Dr. Syed Faisal did his B.Sc. (Biochem) in 1998, M.Sc. (Biotech) in 2000 and PhD (Biotech) in 2006 from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He then worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow (Oct. 2005 to Sep 2008) and as a Research Associate (Oct. 2008 to Aug 2013) at College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA. He then worked as a Research Scientist (Aug 2013 to March 2014) at Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA, before joining NIAB in March 2014. Research experience and interests: Dr. Faisal’s research experience spans Immunology of zoonotic infections and development/discovery of adjuvants/antigen delivery systems. His major contribution has been in the development of subunit antigens for the prevention of leptospirosis and live attenuated organisms for the prevention of paratuberculosis. He developed some novel adjuvants based on lipids from non-pathogenic bacteria which have been demonstrated to induce both humeral and cell mediated immunity. His research interests include understanding the host response and molecular pathogenesis of zoonotic/infections for development of novel preventive measures and diagnostic tools. He is also interested in developing novel veterinary adjuvants and drug delivery systems. Selected awards, honours and fellowships: Academic Editor, PLOS ONE; Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports, Gut pathogens, Journal of Vaccine Immunology; Reviewer, several journals Edward Jenner Vaccine Award 2014, ISV, USA Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellowship, 2013-2017, DBT, Govt. of India Maurice R Hillman early stage career investigation award, 2009 (Merck and NFID, USA) Member, International Society for Vaccines, American Society for Microbiology, International Leptospirosis Society, Federation of Clinical and Immunological Society
Research Interest
Bacterial pathogenesis, Molecular immunology, Innate immunity, Host-pathogen interaction, Adjuvants, Antigen delivery systems, Diagnostics
Publications
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R Bulugonda, K Anil Kumar, D Gangappa, Muralidhara Rao, SM Faisal. 2017. Mangiferin from Pueraria tuberosa reduces inflammation via inactivation of NLRP3 inflammasome. Scientific Reports 7: 42683
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SM Faisal, V Verma, S Azam, Mohd Akif, MS Baig, Chang YF. 2016. Leptospira surface protein Lsa21 induce proiflammatory cytokines by Toll like receptor 2 and 4 mediated signalling pathways. Scientific Reports 6: 39530
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MS Baig, K Muthu, A Roy, U Saqib, A Naim, Faisal SM, Srivastava M, Saluja R. 2017. Heterotrimeric complex of p38 MAPK, PCKï¤, and TIRAP is required for AP1 mediated inflammatory response. International Immunopharmacology 48:211-8
