Tej P. Singh
Tej Pal Singh (born 1944) is an Indian biophysicist known for his work in the fields of rational structure-based drug design, structural biology of proteins and X-ray crystallography. He has played an active role in the development of drug design in the fields of antibacterial therapeutics, tuberculosis, inflammation, cancer and gastropathy.
Tej Pal Singh | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Known for | Protein Structure Determination, Peptide Design Drug Design |
| Children | Vineeta Singh (daughter) |
| Awards | Goyal Prize 2010 for Life Sciences Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor (DBT) (2009) Distinguished Biotechnologist (DBT) (2006) GN Ramachandran Gold Medal CSIR) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Rational structure based Drug Design |
| Institutions | All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
He is first Indian to receive all the six Ramachandran awards of the country. He is a fellow of six academies, namely, the Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Biotech Research Society of India.
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