Professional Activities

1. Assistant Professor, Florida International University. (August 2012- ) Miami, Florida

Research Interest:

  • Immunological and pathological understanding of HIV related neurological disorder and possible treatment option to prevent the disease progression.
  • Nanomedicine based anti-HIV drug delivery to HIV reservoir organs (GALT and the Brain.)
  • Development of humanized mouse model for HIV neuropathology and drug metabolism study.

2. Senior Research Associate (Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience)
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska (2009- 2012)

3. Post-Doctoral Fellow (Pharmacology)
Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (2006 – 2009)

Society Memberships:

2011-present Member of Sigma Xi
2010- present Member of Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP).
2012- present American Association for the Advancement of Science
2005- present Associated member of American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Recognitions and fellowships:

2014 Young Investigator Scholarship in CROI, 2014 in Boston.
2011 Travel award for young Scientist in Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology meeting, Florida.
2009 Best poster award at“20th Annual Research Day” on Tulane University, New Orleans.
2008 Best poster award at “Multidrug resistance and ABC transporters” conference in Baltimore.
2007 Travel award for young scientist in FASEB meeting, 2007 at Washington DC.
2004-05  Post-Doctoral Fellowship, DBT, and Government of India.
2002-04 Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, Government of India
1999-02 Junior and Senior Research Fellowship, DOD, Government of India
1997-98 National Merit Scholarship, Government of India.

Professional Activities:

2013 Member, FIU graduate student selection committee
2014- 15 Interview Panel member of Medical student at college of Medicine, FIU


Upal Roy

Assistant Professor

 

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    • DEPARTMENTDepartment of Immunology
      Florida International University
    • COUNTRY USA