Rajeev Soni

Dr. Rajeev Soni (ORCID ID : 0000-0001-7126-5864) has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the University of Cambridge, UK and has 25 years of experience working across the globe in various institutes and multinationals such as The Scripps Research Institute, Novartis, Novozymes, Ranbaxy, Biocon, Biomerieux and as a principal investigator with US Naval Research Lab in drug discovery, molecular diagnostics, protein expression, biologic manufacturing and business development.

The Science of Brown Fat: What more is Yet to be Known?

Brown fat is said to be “good". It is known that it plays an important role in thermogenesis and maintains body temperature when exposed...

COVID-19, Immunity & Honey: Recent Advances in Understanding Medicinal Properties of Manuka Honey

Anti-viral properties of manuka honey are due to the presence of methylglyoxal (MG), an arginine directed glycating agent that modifies sites specifically present in...

‘Bradykinin Hypothesis’ Explains the Exaggerated Inflammatory Response in COVID-19

A novel mechanism to explain the different unrelated symptoms of COVID-19 has come to light by exploiting the second fastest Supercomputer in the world...

Neuralink: A Next Gen Neural Interface That Could Change Human Lives

Neuralink is an implantable device that has shown significant improvement over others in that it supports flexible cellophane-like conductive wires inserted into the tissue using...

PHF21B Gene Implicated in Cancer Formation and Depression has a Role in Brain Development too

Deletion of Phf21b gene is known to be associated with cancer and depression. New research now indicates that timely expression of this gene plays...

Aviptadil Could Reduce Mortality Among Severely Ill COVID Patients

In June 2020, RECOVERY trial from a group of researchers in Oxford University UK reported use of low-cost dexamethasone1 for treatment of severely ill COVID-19...

Story of Coronaviruses: How the ‘’novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)’’ May Have Emerged?

Coronaviruses are not new; these are as old as anything in the world and are known to cause common cold among humans for ages....

Monoclonal Antibodies and Protein Based Drugs Could be Used to Treat COVID-19 Patients

Existing biologics such as Canakinumab (monoclonal antibody), Anakinra (monoclonal antibody) and Rilonacept (fusion protein) can be exploited as therapeutics that restrain inflammation in COVID-19...

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