Nagendra Singh

Nagendra Singh is a Professor at the Medical College of Georgia, with dual appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Pathology. His research focuses on the interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and colonic inflammation/carcinogenesis, alongside mechanisms of lymphocyte responses to tumors and pathogens.

• Ph.D., Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1998)
• MS, Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1992)
• BS, Biology, Allahabad University (1989)

His scholarly work spans immunology, molecular biology, and cancer research, with recent publications examining microbial metabolites in inflammation, DNA repair pathways in cancer, and microbiota-driven metabolic syndrome. His teaching emphasizes immunological techniques and antigen receptor signaling.

Notable scientific contributions include serving as a Session Co-Chair for Regulatory T Cells at the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Annual Meeting in 2016 and receiving the AAI Early Career Faculty Travel Award that same year. He actively participates in institutional governance through roles in the BMB website committee, MCG admission committee, and biosafety committees.