Chandigarh,
Prof. Rajat Sandhir of the Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University (PU) has been selected for the prestigious INSA Teacher Award for the year 2022. The award is instituted by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) to recognize and honour teachers for providing guidance, inspiration, mentoring students to take up careers in science & technology. The award carries a scroll, Cash award of Rs 50,000/- and book grant of Rs 20,000/-.
Prof. Rajat Sandhir is a renowned neuroscientist who has been teaching at PU for more than two decades. Dr. Sandhir has received his M.Sc and Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. His research interests are to understand the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in development of neurodegenerative conditions. Several of his students are holding reputed positions in research institutions, universities in India and abroad.
He has published in many top-ranking journals and has mentored several students for during M.Sc. and Ph.D. He has an h-index of 49 and i10 index of 140. He is serving on the editorial board of many international journals and is a Fellow of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Indian Academy of Biomedical Scientists. He has also been recipient of ‘KT Shetty Memorial Oration’ for year 2021 and “Mrs Abida Mahdi Award–2022” for outstanding contributions in the field of neurosciences. He has been featured among the Top 2% Scientists in the world released by Stanford University (USA).