Dr. Ajit Prakash had completed his B.Sc. Biotechnology from Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university), Delhi, and M.Sc. Genomics from Madurai Kamaraj University (a university with potential for excellence), Tamil Nadu, India. Further, Dr. Ajit obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2016 from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore which ranks in the top 5 universities in Asia by QS ranking. Right after the PhD, he did his first postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Cambridge which holds the current world rank 2. Later he worked at Lovely Professional University as an assistant professor for almost a year and then finally relocated to the USA for his second postdoc at the University of North Carolina, Chaple Hill, USA. After 5 years of postdoctoral research at UNC, he is currently working as a Research Associate at UNC, Chapel Hill, USA. In addition to 3 book chapters and a book, Dr. Ajit has already published 20 high-impact research papers/book chapters in the fields of protein biochemistry, structural Biology, and molecular biology related to disease conditions like cancer, and neurological disorders. He is an editorial member of five reputed journals and also reviewed more than 45 research papers as an expert reviewer. He has also been a member of the American Heart Association.

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• Prakash A, Shin J, Rajan S, Yoon HS. (2016). “Structural basis of nucleic acid recognition by FK506-binding protein 25 (FKBP25), a nuclear immunophilin”. Nucleic Acids Research. 2016;44(6):2909-2925. doi:10.1093/nar/gkw001. (Impact factor: 19.17).
• Prakash A., Rajan S, & Yoon H S (2016).“Crystal structure of the FK506 binding domain of human FKBP25 in complex with FK506”. Protein Science  25(4), 905–910. doi.org/10.1002/pro.2875 (Impact factor: 8.0)
• Atif Khurshid Wani, Nahid Akhtar, Tahir-ul Gani Mir, Rattandeep Singh, Prakash Kumar Jha, Shyam Kumar Mallik, Shruti Sinha, Surya Kant Tripathi, Abha Jain, Aprajita Jha, Hari Prasad Devkota*, Ajit Prakash*. (2023) “Targeting Apoptotic Pathway of Cancer Cells with Phytochemicals and Plant-based Nanomaterials” Biomolecules, 13, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13020194. (Impact factor: 6.2)
• Nahid Akhtar, Atif Khurshid Wani, Surya Kant Tripathi, Ajit Prakash* M. Amin-ul Mannan*. (2023). “The role of SARS-CoV-2 immunosuppression and the therapy used to manage COVID-19 disease in the emergence of opportunistic fungal infections”. Current Research in Biotechnology (Impact factor: 5.6).
• Natalie Hewitt Valentin, Ning Ma, Nadia Arang, Ajit Prakash, Jeffrey F. DiBerto, Kevin M. Knight, Soumadwip Ghosh, Reid H. J. Olsen, Bryan L. Roth, J. Silvio Gutkind, Nagarajan Vaidehi, Sharon L. Campbell, and Henrik G. Dohlman. (2022) “Catalytic-site mutations confer multiple states of G protein activation”. Accepted in “Science signaling” (Impact factor: 9.5)
• Atif Khurshid Wani, Nahid Akhtar, Tahir ul Gani Mir, Farida Rahayu, Cece Suhara, Anjli Anjli, Chirag Chopra, Reena Singh, Ajit Prakash, Noureddine El Messaoudi, Clara Dourado Fernandes, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, Rauoof Ahmad Rather & Juliana Heloisa Pinê Américo-Pinheiro. (2023). “Eco-friendly and safe alternatives for the valorization of shrimp farming waste”. Environ Sci Pollut Res. (Impact factor: 5.8)
• N Akhtar, AK Wani, M Jan, S Sinha, HP Devkota, Z Li, MA Mannan, Ajit Prakash* (2023) “Lactoferrin and Activated Protein C: Potential Role in Prevention of Cancer Progression and Recurrence”, International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine (Impact factor: 1.9)
• Atif Khurshid Wani, Ajit Prakash, Saikat Sena, Farida Rahayu (2024). “Unraveling Molecular Signatures in Rare Bone Tumors and Navigating the Cancer Pathway Landscapes for Targeted Therapeutics”. Reviews in Oncology/Hematology (impact factor: 6.2)
• Ajit Prakash, Zijian Li, Venkata R. Chirasani, Juhi A. Rasquinha, Natalie H. Valentin, Garrett Hubbard, Guowei Yin, Henrik G. Dohlman, Sharon L. Campbell. Molecular and Functional Profiling of Gαi as an Intracellular pH Sensor. Nature Communications (2024) https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4203924/v1 (Impact factor: 16.6).

• “Karrikins: Molecular Association with Strigolactones: Role in Plant Growth Regulation, and Quorum Sensing Modulation”. Accepted in book entitled “Strigolactones, Karrikins and Alkamides in Plants" to be published by Taylor and Francis (USA) in 2022.
• “Regulatory roles of strigolactones in plant growth, development, and Abiotic stress tolerance: Web networking with phytohormonal crosstalk”. Accepted in a book entitled “Strigolactones, Karrikins and Alkamides in Plants" to be published by Taylor and Francis (USA) in 2022.
• Editor: Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Ajit Prakash. Book title: Cutting-Edge Applications of Nanomaterials in Biomedical Sciences. Release Date: January, 2024|Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 605 DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0448-8. Link: https://www.igi-global.com/book/cutting-edge-applications-nanomaterials-biomedical/322408
• Editor: Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Ajit Prakash, Ashhar Khan. Book title: Protein Misfolding and Human Diseases: Deciphering the Central Role of Pathological Aggregation. Release date: Not released yet.

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