Dr. Ravi Shankar Pandey is a scientist at the Cancer Research Lab of the Institute of Life Sciences in Bhubaneswar, India. He received his PhD in Medicinal Biochemistry from the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu University. He has held several postdoctoral positions in the United States and research positions in India. His research focuses on macrophage function in atherosclerosis and inflammation. He has published over 15 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work at several conferences.

1. RAVI S. PANDEY
Scientist CSIR : + 91-674-230-0137
Cancer Research Lab : + 91-674-230-0728
Institute of Life Sciences : + 91-933-769-7942
Bhubaneswar OR 751 023 INDIA : kushahan@yahoo.com
Personal profile
Name : Dr. Ravi Shankar Pandey
Father’s Name : Late Shri Shiv Bali Pandey
Mother’s Name : Late Smt. Savitri Pandey
Date of Birth : November 10 1974; 11.00 IST; Mirzapur UP INDIA
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Single
Family values : Traditional
Habits : No bad habit like smoking or drinking
Hobbies : Gardening/ landscaping, Photography, Cooking, Nature
Interest : Sports, Movies, Travel, Health & fitness, Internet, Social service
and Yoga
Favorite Music : Devotional, Film songs, Ghazals, Qawalis
Favorite Reads : Biographies, Science fiction, Literature, Magazines/newspapers,
Philosophy / spiritual, Poetry
Preferred Movies : Action / suspense, Epics, Romantic, Comedy, World cinema, Sci-Fi
& fantasy, Horror, Drama
Sports/Fitness Activities : Cricket, Badminton, Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Yoga /
meditation, Favorite Cuisine
Favorite cuisine : Pure Vegetarian, South Indian, Mexican, Thai, Rajasthani
Preferred Dress Style : Casual wear, Designer wear, Indian / Ethnic wear
Spoken language : Hindi, English, Oriya
Permanent Resident : Plot No. 111, Kushahan, Adalpura, Mirzapur UP-231 304 INDIA
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2. Educational Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Biochemistry* : November 2004
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, India.
Master of Science in Biochemistry 74.95% (A grade) : May 1999
School of Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya University, India.
Bachelor of Science in Botany and Chemistry 56.61% : June 1996
Udai Pratap College, Purvanchal University, India.
CSIR-National Eligibility Test (NET)-Lectureship : July 2001
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. India.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE-Fellowship : March 2001
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
*Thesis Title: Biochemical study of macrophage function in terms of atherosclerosis and
inflammation with reference to dietary components and medicinal plants
Employment Experience/ Postdoctoral Affiliation
Scientist CSIR : December 2010- continue
Cancer Research Lab, Institute of Life Sciences, India
Senior Research Associate : May 2010- August 2010
Cancer Research Lab, Institute of Life Sciences, India
Postdoctoral fellow : September 2008- March 2010
School of Medicine-University of Missouri, USA
Postdoctoral Associate : November 2007-August 2008
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, USA
Senior Research Fellow/ Research Associate : November 2004-October 2007
Gene Function & Regulation, Institute of Life Sciences, India
Memberships in Scientific organizations
American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology : October 2008- present
American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics : October 2008- present
The Science Advisory Board : March 2007- Prasent
International Atherosclerosis Society : September 2002- present
Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research : September 2002- present
Indian Society of Cell Biology : February 2006- present
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3. Publications
Choudhury M, Pandey RS, Clemens DL, Davis JW, Lim RW, Shukla SD: Knockdown of gcn5 histone
acetyltransferase diminishes ethanol induced histone acetylation and affects differential
expression of genes in human hepatoma cells. Alcohol, 2010 (Accepted).
Rath B, Pandey RS, Debata PR, Maruyama N, Supakar PC: Molecular characterization of senescence
marker protein-30 gene promoter: Identification of repressor elements and functional nuclear
factor binding sites. BMC Mol Biol. 2008; 9:43.
Panda H, Pandey RS, Debata PR, Supakar PC: Cloning, expression, functional analysis of rat liver
cytosolic inorganic pyrophosphatase gene and characterization of its functional promoter. Gene
Expr. 2007, 14: 13-22.
Panda H, Pandey RS, Debata PR, Supakar PC: Age-dependent differential expression and activity of
rat liver cytosolic inorganic pyrophosphatase gene. Biogerontology 2007; 8: 517-525.
Pandey SK, Sahay A, Pandey RS, Tripathi YB: Effect of Asparagus racemosus rhizome (Shatavari) on
mammary gland and genital organs of pregnant rat. Phytother. Res., 2005; 19: 721-724.
Pandey RS, Singh BK, Tripathi YB: Extract of gum resins of Boswellia serrata L. inhibits
lypopolysaccharide induced nitric oxide production in rat macrophages along with
hypolipidemic property. Indian J. Exp. Biol., 2005; 43: 509-516.
Tripathi YB, Singh BK, Pandey RS, Kumar M: BHUx: a patent polyherbal formulation to prevent
atherosclerosis. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med., 2005; 2: 217- 221.
Tripathi YB, Reddy MM, Pandey RS, Tiwari OP, Singh BK, and Reddanna P: Anti-inflammatory
property of BHUx: a polyherbal formulation to prevent atherosclerosis.
Inflammopharmacology, 2004; 12: 131-152.
Tripathi YB, Pandey RS: Semecarpus anacardium L, nuts inhibit lipopolysaccharide induced NO
Production in rat macrophages along with its hypolipidemic property. Indian J. Exp. Biol.,
2004; 42: 432-436.
Pattanaik N, Singh AV, Pandey RS, Singh BK, Kumar M, Dixit SK, Tripathi YB: Toxicology And
Free Radicals Scavenging Property Of Tamra Bhasma. Indian J. Clin. Biochem.,
2003;18:181-189.
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4. Nucleic Acid Sequence
Panda H, Pandey RS, Debata PR, Supakar PC: Rattus norvegicus cytosolic inorganic pyrophosphatase
gene, promoter region and exon 1. 2006: GenBank accession number DQ978330.
Presentation
Aroor AR, Pandey RS and Shukla SD: Histone acetylation, expression of histone acetyltransferases
and histone deacetylases by ethanol binge after chronic ethanol intake (poster). ISBRA World
Congress, Paris, France Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res., 2010; 34:
Choudhury M, Pandey RS, Clemens DL, Davis JW, Lim RW, Shukla SD: Silencing of histone
acetyltransferase GCN5 affects gene expression in human hepatoma cells: A gene array analysis
(Poster). Experimental Biology Meeting FASEB J.; 2009; 23: 585.8.
Farrell DJ, Pandey RS, Singh NN, Singh RN: In vivo selections to antisense technology: A powerful
approach to understand and correct aberrant pre-mRNA splicing (Poster). Center for Integrated
Animal Genomics, Faculty Meeting, April 24, 2008 at Iowa State University, Ames, USA .
Debata PR, Panda H, Pandey RS Supakar PC: Gene expression profiling of rat liver and kidney during
aging. 29Th All india cell biology conference (AICBC), January 18-20, 2006, ITRC,
Lucknow: Abstract book pp. 83.
Pandey RS, Tripathi YB: Evaluation of antiatherogenic mechanism of commiphora mukul and
Terminalia arjuna. 2nd International conference of the international society for ayurveda &
health (ISAH), November 20-22, 2005, BHU, Varanasi: Abstract book pp. 44.
Pandey RS, Tripathi YB: Role of saturated fat rich diet on stress induced changes in antioxidant
parameters in rats. 16th Annual conference of indian society for atherosclerosis research (ISAR)
December 1-3, 2003 BHU, Varanasi: Abstract book pp. 57-58.
Tripathi YB, Pandey RS, Singh BK, Kumar M, Reddy M, Reddana P: Anti-inflammatory action of
BHUx: a patented polyherbal formulation to prevent atherosclerosis. (ISAR) December 1-3,
2003, BHU, Varanasi: Abstract book pp. 57.
Tripathi YB, Singh BK, Gadam P, Pandey RS, Upadhyay AK, Aprajita, Kumar M: The response of
BHUx on smoking induced atherosclerosis in cholesterol fed rabbits. 2nd WATCH September
29- October 3, 2002 New Delhi: Abstract book pp. 40.
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