AAMIR NAZIR
 
.. Scientist C
Toxicology Division
Central Drug Research Institute,
Lucknow-226 001
 
Educational Qualifications M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toxicology)
Phone +91-522-2612411-18 Ext. 4274
Fax +91-522-2623405
E-Mail anazir@cdri.res.in
Date of Birth 09.01.1974
 
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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 Carried out research work at Medical College of Georgia, USA.
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 Studied mechanism of anesthetic drug action employing RNAi induced gene silencing in genetic model system Caenorhabditis elegans.
 
CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST
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 Functional genomics approaches employing model system Caenorhabditis elegans in toxicity studies and towards identification of novel drug targets.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
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 Aamir Nazir, I. Mukhopadhyay, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2006) Hsp70 expression in Drosophila melanogaster: Toxicological perspective in A.S.Sreedhar and U.K.Srinivas (Ed.) Stress Response: A Molecular Biology Approach. Research Signpost, India. pp. 207-226.
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 Aamir Nazir, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2003) Induction of hsp70 in transgenic Drosophila: Biomarker of exposure against phthalimide group of chemicals. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Vol. 1621(2): 218-225.
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 Aamir Nazir, I. Mukhopadhyay, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2003) Evaluation of toxic potential of Captan: Induction of hsp70 and tissue damage in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster (hsp70-lacZ) Bg9 J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. Vol. 17(2): 98-107.
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 Aamir Nazir, I. Mukhopadhyay, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2003) Evaluation of No Observed Adverse Effect level (NOAEL) of solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Drosophila melanogaster. Toxicol. Mechanisms and Methods. 13(2): 147-152.
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 I. Mukhopadhyay, Aamir Nazir, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2003) Heat shock response: hsp70 in environmental monitoring. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. Vol. 17(5): 249-254.
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 I. Mukhopadhyay, Aamir Nazir, K. Mahmood, M. Das, D. K. Saxena, S. K. Khanna and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2002) Toxicity of argemone oil: Effect on hsp70 expression and tissue damage in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster (hsp70-lacZ) Bg9. Cell Biol. Toxicol. Vol. 18: 1-11.
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 I. Mukhopadhyay, Aamir Nazir, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2002) Toxicity of Cypermethrin: hsp70 as a biomarker of response in transgenic Drosophila. Biomarkers Vol. 7(6): 501-510.
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 Aamir Nazir, I. Mukhopadhyay, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2001) Chlorpyrifos induced hsp70 expression and effect on reproductive performance in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster (hsp70-lacZ). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. Vol. 41: 443-449.
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 D. Kar Chowdhuri, Aamir Nazir and D. K. Saxena (2001) Effect of three chlorinated pesticides on hsr-? stress gene expression in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. Vol. 15(4): 173-186.
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 S. K. Pal, Aamir Nazir, I. Mukhopadhyay, D. K. Saxena and D. Kar Chowdhuri (2001) Internet: A major resource for toxicologists. Ind. J. Exp. Biol. Vol. 39: 1207-1213.