Sudhir Sinha

Biography

With over 36 years of experience in chemical and biochemical research and management, Dr. Sinha is well-recognized in the international scientific community, authoring numerous research papers, holding multiple patents, and having presented his work at many international conferences. He has chaired workshops and scientific sessions at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Association of Blood Banks annual meetings. Dr. Sinha is a court qualified expert in molecular biology and DNA analysis having testified in 24 jurisdictions throughout the United States. A successful entrepreneur, Dr. Sinha previously established and served as President and Lab Director of ReliaGene Technologies, an accredited DNA testing laboratory located in New Orleans, LA, until it was acquired by Orchid Cellmark in 2007. At ReliaGene, Dr. Sinha commercialized multiple molecular diagnostic tests as well as PCR amplification genotyping kits for regulated markets (human identification/forensic DNA), including the first commercial Y-STR DNA profiling kit for forensic use (Y-PLEX). He was a member of the Y-STR database consortium established by the National Institute of Justice, and awarded an export promotion award by the U.S. Department of Commerce for this DNA testing kit. Dr. Sinha’s academic background includes a Ph.D. in Chemistry and post-doctorate training at the University of Miami Medical Center. He is currently a member of the State of Louisiana MediFund Board as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He is also an adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tulane University’s School of Medicine.

Research Interest

 His research interest is in chemistry