Associate Professor | Rayat-Bahra University | India
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vivek Kumar Garg is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of neurology and medical biochemistry, currently serving as Associate Professor at Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, with prior academic and research appointments at Chandigarh University, PGIMER Chandigarh, and the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi. He earned his Ph.D. in Neurology from PGIMER, Chandigarh, in 2018, focusing on the pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic drug-related adverse reactions in the North Indian population, following his M.Sc. in Medical Biochemistry (2008) and B.Sc. in Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry (2006) from BFUHS, Faridkot. His professional experience spans teaching, research, and clinical diagnostics, including roles as Research Scientist in the COVID-19 laboratory at Punjab Biotechnology Incubator and as Demonstrator in Biochemistry at Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. His research interests include pharmacogenomics, neurodegenerative disorders, drug-induced adverse reactions, and biomarker discovery for complex diseases such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. He is skilled in advanced research methodologies, including PCR, real-time PCR, ELISA, auto-analyzers, flame photometry, and biostatistical analysis, with strong expertise in both laboratory techniques and clinical research design. Dr. Garg has published extensively in peer-reviewed and indexed journals such as Human Immunology and Asian Journal of Psychiatry, and has also served as guest editor and editorial board member for international journals. He has guided multiple M.Sc. dissertations, delivered lectures, conducted workshops, and contributed as an examiner, BOS member, and research coordinator, reflecting his leadership in academia. His awards and honors include the prestigious ICMR Junior Research Fellowship, National Education Excellence Achievers Award, and multiple institutional recognitions as a transformative researcher and research luminary. With 1,757 citations, 90 documents, and an h-index of 18, Dr. Garg has established a strong academic footprint, reflecting both the impact of his research and his growing influence in biomedical sciences.
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Featured Publications
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Kashyap, D., Garg, V. K., & Goel, N. (2021). Intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis: Role in cancer development and prognosis. Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, 125, 73–120. Cited by: 411
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Kashyap, D., Tuli, H. S., Yerer, M. B., Sharma, A., Sak, K., Srivastava, S., Pandey, A., … & Garg, V. K. (2021). Natural product-based nanoformulations for cancer therapy: Opportunities and challenges. Seminars in Cancer Biology, 69, 5–23. Cited by: 405
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Kashyap, D., Garg, V. K., Tuli, H. S., Yerer, M. B., Sak, K., Sharma, A. K., Kumar, M., … (2019). Fisetin and quercetin: Promising flavonoids with chemopreventive potential. Biomolecules, 9(5), 174. Cited by: 257
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Kashyap, D., Sharma, A., Tuli, H. S., Sak, K., Garg, V. K., Buttar, H. S., Setzer, W. N., … (2018). Apigenin: A natural bioactive flavone-type molecule with promising therapeutic function. Journal of Functional Foods, 48, 457–471. Cited by: 134
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Aggarwal, V., Kashyap, D., Sak, K., Tuli, H. S., Jain, A., Chaudhary, A., Garg, V. K., … (2019). Molecular mechanisms of action of tocotrienols in cancer: Recent trends and advancements. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(3), 656. Cited by: 123
