Amit SINGHAL

Amit SINGHAL is a Principal Investigator at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and holds adjunct appointments as Adjunct Assistant Professor at LKC School of Medicine, NTU, Singapore, and Adjunct Faculty at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), India. His research focuses on host-pathogen interactions, immunometabolism, and developing biomarkers for diagnostics. He has held senior roles at SIgN since 2012, including Project Leader (2014–2017) and Senior Research Scientist (2012–2014).

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Immunology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (2007)
  • M.Sc. Animal Biotechnology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (2000)
  • B.Sc. Biochemistry, Kurukshetra University (1997)
• Postdoctoral Training:
  • SIgN, A*STAR (2010–2012)
  • Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore (2008–2010)
  • Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles, Belgium (2007–2008)

His research integrates immunology and metabolism to study disease pathogenesis, with a focus on developing novel diagnostic tools and host-directed therapies. Key areas include understanding T cell biology in infection and inflammation and creating animal models for translational studies.

Labs/Teams: He leads research at SIgN and A*STAR's A* ID Labs, collaborating on immunology and infectious disease projects.