Affiliation : Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Research, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, India
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Dr. Abhishek Pandeya obtained his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, in 2022. From 2022 to 2025, he served as a Project Research Scientist (Postdoctoral Research) at CSIR–Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, where he worked on neurotoxicity, stem cell and 3D culture systems, and human iPSC-derived cellular models of neurodegenerative disorders. He is a biomedical scientist specializing in advanced flow cytometry applied to neurotoxicology, neurodegeneration and stem cell biology. His research involves multiparametric flow cytometric analysis of human stem cell–derived neural models, with a focus on cell death, oxidative stress, signalling pathway perturbations, and the phenotypic and functional characterization of stem cell–derived spheroids and organoids. He is the author of a recent book chapter on the application of flow cytometry to elucidate mechanisms of neurotoxicity and has contributed as faculty to Indo-US workshops and national training programmes on basic and applied flow cytometry. Dr Pandeya’s current work focuses on engineered extracellular vesicle (EV)-based nanocarriers incorporating miRNAs derived from immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells and their evaluation in in vitro and in vivo models of neurodegenerative disease. He has extensive expertise in multiparameter flow cytometry, including immunophenotyping of human iPSC-derived neural progenitors, and cytometric analysis of apoptosis, autophagy and cell-cycle alterations, complemented by experience in confocal and fluorescence microscopy, molecular biology and proteomics. These approaches are applied to investigate viral miRNA biology, pesticide-induced silent neurotoxicity and heavy metal–mediated neuronal dysfunction. Actively engaged in cytometry education and capacity building, he has delivered hands-on protocol-based sessions on “Basics of Flow Cytometry and its Applications in Biomedical Sciences,” emphasizing best practices in instrument setup, panel design and data interpretation. Dr Pandeya is a member of The Cytometry Society of India and associated with the Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry, underscoring his long-term commitment to advancing clinical and research cytometry and its integration into mechanistic toxicology and regenerative medicine. Through this integrated research and teaching portfolio, Dr Pandeya is contributing to the expansion of cytometry-based approaches for mechanistic toxicology and regenerative medicine.
