Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhD
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Biography
Vishwa Deep Dixit completed Bachelor and Master of Veterinary Sciences in HAU, Hisar India. He received German Academic Exchange Service fellowship to conduct PhD research in Germany. He completed PhD coursework in HAU and Research Work in University of Hannover in Year 2000. He conducted postdoctoral research training in NIH. He joined Pennington Biomedical Research Center as an Assistant Professor in 2006 and moved to Yale as Professor of Comparative Medicine and Immunobiology in 2013. Dixit’s research is focused on understanding the interactions between metabolic and immune systems with the goal to reveal molecular targets that can be harnessed to control inflammation and immune dysfunction as means to enhance the healthspan. The research in Dixit Laboratory is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Glenn Foundation for Aging Research and Cure for Alzheimer Foundation.
Education & Training
- Visiting Fellow and Research FellowNational Institute on Aging, NIH (2006)
- PhDHaryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India (2000)
- PhDResearch completed in University of Hannover, Germany (2000)
- MAST OTHERHaryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India (1999)
- DVMHaryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India (1994)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Nathan W. Shock Award | National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. | 2017 |
Vincent Cristofalo Lecture on Gerontology | Wistar Institute | 2017 |
The Glenn Award for Aging Research | Glenn Foundation for Medical Research | 2016 |
Nathan Shock New Investigator Award for Aging Research | Gerontological Society of America | 2011 |
Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE 2004, 2005, 2006) by National Institutes of Health | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2004 |
Quest Diagnostics – Young Investigator Award | Endocrine Society | 2004 |
Nathan Shock Award for Post Doctoral Research | National Institute on Aging, NIH | 2003 |
1997-2000 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship | DAAD | 1997 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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National Institute on Aging, NIH | Member, Board of Scientific Counselors. NIA-Intramural Program | 2017 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Comparative Medicine
- Diabetes Research Center
- Dixit Lab
- Immunobiology
- Immunology
- Integrative Cell Signaling & Neurobiology of Metabolism (ICSNM)
- Office of Cooperative Research
- Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale University
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative