Dr. Vivek Pandey, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Vivek was awarded with Ph.D. in 2019 for his work on ER-associated degradation of glucose transporter proteins during hyperglycemic hepatotoxicity from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India. Vivek started his career as a Research Scientist (Lead Analyst) in an OECD-GLP-certified Cell Biology Lab by developing cell-based bioassays and ELISA for assessing the anti-hyperglycemic activities of biosimilars. The increasing risk of heart failure in diabetic patients motivated him to join Prof. Sanda Despa’s Lab where he is exploring the molecular mechanisms involved in developing diabetic cardiomyopathies using humanized rat/mouse models and cell lines. His research interest includes Cardiac remodeling, Molecular Signaling, and Cell Biology. Outside the lab, Vivek is a good Hindi Poet who has published his poetry on several platforms (books, websites). He also loves traveling and playing cricket & badminton.