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.

Dexamethasone: Have Scientists Found Cure for Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients?

Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 The scientists have been sceptic over the...

‘Central Dogma of Molecular Biology’: Should ‘Dogmas’ and ‘Cult Figures’ Have Any Place in Science?

‘’The central dogma of molecular biology deals with the detailed residue-by-residue transfer of sequential information from DNA to protein via RNA. It states that...

Molecular Origin of Life: What Formed First – Protein, DNA or RNA or a Combination Thereof?

‘Several questions about origin of life have been answered, but much remains to be studied’’ said Stanley Miller and Harold Urey way back in...

Vitamin D Insufficiency (VDI) Leads to Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

Easily correctable condition of Vitamin D Insufficiency (VDI) has very severe implications for COVID-19. In countries worst affected by COVID-19 such as Italy, Spain...

How the Mysterious ‘Dark Matter’ Regions of Human Genome Influence Our Health?

The Human Genome Project revealed that ~1-2% of our genome makes functional proteins while the role of the remaining 98-99% remains enigmatic. Researchers have...

Bridging the Gap Between Science and The Common Man: A Scientist’s Perspective

The hard work performed by the scientists lead to limited success, which is measured by peers and contemporaries by way of publications, patents and...

NLRP3 Inflammasome: A Novel Drug Target for Treating Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

Several studies indicate that activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is responsible for acute respiratory distress syndrome and/or acute lung injury (ARDS/ALI) seen in severely ill...

Humans and Viruses: A Brief History of Their Complex Relationship And Implications for COVID-19

Humans would not have existed without viruses because viral protein plays a key role in the development of human embryo. However, at times, they...

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