Amit Singh
Professor, Leonard A Mann Chair in Natural Sciences (2024- ), Schuellein Chair in the Biological Sciences (2018-2021), Professor of Biology, University of Dayton.
- Role
- Leonard a Mann Chair in Natural Sciences at University of Dayton
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amit Singh
https://sites.google.com/view/amit-singh-lab-webpage/home?authuser=0Genetic basis of axial patterning and growth in the Drosophila eyeSpecialties: Research: Genetics, Genetic basis of patterning and growth, Eye Development and DiseaseHuman Disease Models, Cell BiologyDr. Amit Singh has built a distinguished career as a developmental biologist and geneticist — blending research excellence, educational leadership, and mentorship. With over 30 years of academic service and scientific innovation, Dr. Singh has built a lasting legacy that extends well beyond his laboratory work. Dr. Singh has conducted groundbreaking studies in developmental genetics while shaping the next generation of scientists. His impressive record of scholarly publications, sustained NIH funding, leadership roles, and unwavering commitment to student training embodies the best of academic science at the intersection of discovery, education, and mentorship. His scientific work focuses on the genetic mechanisms driving eye development, congenital birth defects, and neurodegenerative diseases—contributions that not only advance basic biological understanding but also hold translational relevance for human health.He is deeply committed mentor, Trained ~100 undergraduate researchers, Supervised 12 graduate students, Mentored 6 postdoctoral fellows and many junior faculty at the University of Dayton & other institutions.Leadership: Director of the Graduate Program in Biology (2013–2018), Member of the Graduate Leadership Council, Reviewer for multiple NIH study sections and NSF grant panels, Editorial board member for journals, Director Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at DaytonAwards 2023 Invited Speaker Gordon Research Conference.2022 Faculty Alumni Scholarship Award, University of Dayton, OH.2021 George B. Noland Award for Research, University of Dayton.Publications : & hl=en H Index: 28, i10 index: 61
Experience
Leonard a Mann Chair in Natural Sciences
Aug 2024 — Present · University of Dayton, OH, US
Mann Chair in the SciencesSingh, professor of biology, was appointed the sixth Leonard A. Mann, S.M. Chair in the Sciences. He succeeds Umesh Haritashya, whose tenure as Mann Chair was distinguished by a commitment to science, human rights and sustainability. Haritashya’s efforts included developing innovative multidisciplinary undergraduate courses and fostering external partnerships to apply scientific methods in assessing human rights violations.Appointment to the Mann Chair recognizes outstanding accomplishments in and contributions to scholarship in the sciences. The position is named in honor of Brother Leonard A. Mann, S. M, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of physics.Singh served as the Schuellein Chair from 2018 to 2021 and as director of UD’s graduate program in biology from 2013 to 2018. Singh is recipient of the 2022 George B. Noland Research Award from the UD chapter of Sigma Xi and the 2022 Faculty Alumni Award for scholarship. His research focuses on early eye development and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Singh and his collaborator and wife, Madhuri Kango-Singh, are currently studying the genetic machinery involved in regulating how an eye is formed at the cellular level under a five-year,$1.65 million grant awarded in 2021 from the National Institutes of Health. His previous eye development research, funded under a NIH grant awarded in 2017, focused on how genes regulate the process of transforming a single layer of cells into a three-dimensional organ.As Mann Chair, Singh plans to develop new opportunities for interdisciplinary research among faculty and staff in the natural sciences and other units, including the University of Dayton Research Institute. He also plans to initiate efforts to procure new and improved science and engineering research instrumentation.
Education
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
PhD, Drosophila Genetics
1990 — 1995
Himachal Pradesh University
Bachelor's degree, Biology, General
1984 — 1988
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Life Science (Genetics)
1998 — 2000
Skills
- Animal Model: Drosophila Patterning and Development
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- In Vitro
- Pcr
- In Vivo
- Western Blotting
- Flow Cytometry
- Genomics
- Transfection
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology
- Immunofluorescence
- Experimental Design
- Dna Extraction
- Developmental Biology
- Cancer
- Microbiology
- University Teaching
- Cancer Research
- Cell
- Immunology
- Scientific Writing
- Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
- Drosophila Eye Model
- Fluorescence
- Sds-Page
- Tissue Culture
- Research
- Rt-Pcr
- Molecular Cloning
- Animal Models
- Science
- Lifesciences
- Protein Expression
- Drosophila
- Elisa
- Microscopy
- Small Animal Models
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