Madhu Dikshit

Madhu Dikshit
Born (1957-11-21) November 21, 1957
India
Residence India
Nationality Indian
Known for Studies on Thrombosis
Awards
  • 1989 INSA Young Scientist Medal
  • 1999 INSA Professor K. P. Bhargava Memorial Medal
  • 2000 N-BIOS Prize
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Madhu Dikshit (born November 21, 1957) is an Indian cardiovascular biologist, pharmacologist and the former(2015-2017) director of the Central Drug Research Institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.[1] Known for her studies on cardiovascular pathologies such as thrombosis,[2] she is also an adjunct professor at Carleton University.[3] Her studies have been documented by way of a number of articles[4][5][note 1] and ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 204 of them.[6] All the three major Indian science academies namely Indian Academy of Sciences,[7] National Academy of Sciences, India[8] and Indian National Science Academy have elected her as their fellow[9] and she is also a recipient of the Young Scientists Medal (1989) as well as the Professor K. P. Bhargava Memorial Medal (1999) of the Indian National Science Academy.[10] The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded her the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for her contributions to biosciences in 2000.[11]

Selected bibliography

  • Prakash, Prem ; Khanna, Vivek ; Singh, Vishal ; Jyoti, Anupam ; Jain, Manish ; Keshari, Ravi Shankar ; Barthwal, Manoj Kumar ; Dikshit, Madhu (2011). "Atorvastatin protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury in fructose-induced insulin resistant rats". Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 25 (4): 285–297. doi:10.1007/s10557-011-6312-x.
  • Kothari, Nikhil ; Keshari, Ravi S. ; Bogra, Jaishri ; Kohli, Monica ; Abbas, Haider ; Malik, Anita ; Dikshit, Madhu ; Barthwal, Manoj K. (2011). "Increased myeloperoxidase enzyme activity in plasma is an indicator of inflammation and onset of sepsis". Journal of Critical Care. 26 (4). doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.09.001.
  • Jain, Manish ; Barthwal, Manoj Kumar ; Haq, Wahajul ; Katti, Seturam B. ; Dikshit, Madhu (2012). "Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel arginine analogs as potential inhibitors of acetylcholine-induced relaxation in rat thoracic aortic rings". Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 79 (4): 459–469. doi:10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01286.x.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Please see Selected bibliography section

References

  1. ↑ "5 CSIR's labs get directors 60 days after minister's Lucknow visit". Times of India. June 12, 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Director profile". Central Drug Research Institute. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Madhu Dixit Adjunct Research Professor". Carleton University. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  5. ↑ "On Google Scholar". Google Scholar. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  6. ↑ "On ResearchGate". On ResearchGate. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  7. ↑ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  8. ↑ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  9. ↑ "INSA Year Book 2016" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  10. ↑ "Indian fellow - Dikshit". Indian National Science Academy. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  11. ↑ "Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  • "Natural Products Research in CDRI - Dr Madhu Dikshit, Director, CSIR-CDRI talks" (YouTube video). CSIR-CDRI India. February 25, 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  • "Away from home: Sailing my mast". Nature India. July 10, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-24.



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