Srinivas Patnaik

Dean & Professor

Dr. Srinivas Patnaik earned his MSc in Biotechnology from Goa University and PhD from Institute of Life sciences, Bhubaneswar specialised in “Molecular Oncology”. Presently, Dr. Patnaik is working as an Professor and Dean in School of Biotechnology, KIIT University. Dr. Patnaik conferred the young scientist by Department of Science and Technology, Odisha and have received STA fellowship from IARC, World Health Organisation, Lyon, France. Dr. Patnaik, had 12-year experience working in USA and Europe with eminent scientists in the field of DNA repair and cancer. He has published research articles in high impact journals such as Gastroenterology, Cancer Research, Oncogene, Nucleic Acid Research to name a few. Dr. Patnaik has been member of several national and international scientific societies and is actively serving in the review board in many international journals such cancer letters, Scientific Reports, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry etc. Apart from research, Dr. Patnaik has been a passionate teacher and involved in teaching molecular biology, genetic engineering and cell biology. In addition to the core topics he is interested and involved in teaching soft skills such as “personality development and scientific writing” to final year M Tech and MSc students. Currently his research group is working in the field of gastrointestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer using genetically modified mouse models.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D.

Course Expertise

Research Interests

Administrative Responsibilities

Dean

Awards and Achievements

  • World Health Organisation (WHO) Fellowship (STA) for pursuing research on cancer at International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC, Lyon, France. 2002
  • Orissa Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology, Orissa, India. 2000
  • Senior Research Scholarship award by UGC, India. 1998
  • Junior Research Scholarship award by UGC, India. 1996
  • National Scholarship awarded by Department of Biotechnology, India. 1994

Professional Membership

  • Associate Member: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  • Associate Member: American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
  • Life Member: Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR) Member
  • The International Mammalian Genome Society (IMGS)

Projects & Collaborations

Principal Investigator

  • Development of novel muco-adhesive buccal patch for management or oral submucous fibrosis Dr. Srinivas Patnaik, Co-PI, ICMR, 2022-2025.
  • Validation of anti-cancer activity of phytochemicals from traditional herbal healing practices. National Innovation Foundation, DST. Completed: 31-03-2020

Mentor

  • Design and Evaluation of novel formulations of some anti- cancer drugs for metronomic chemotherapy BIG Grant, BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Completed: 31-01-2017

Co- Principal Investigator

  • Evaluation of antileukemic and immunogenicity properties of engineered Eschericha coli asparaginase-II for the treatment of acute lymphatic leukemia in preclinical model, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Completed: 27-1-2019

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Multipronged approach for pre-clinical assessment of novel curcumin formulations as drugs for breast cancer therapy. Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Ongoing: 2020-2023

Co- Principal Investigator

  • Understanding the enigma of interconnection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and neurodegeneration utilizing genetically predisposed IBD mice model, Department of Health Research, ICMR. Ongoing: 2020-2023

Outreach Activity

    • Serving as reviewer in cancer letters, Scientific Reports, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry. Associate editor journal- Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues (HPPI)