K. P. Singh
Professor
University of Allahabad
India
Biography
Dr. K. P. Singh is currently working as a professor in the Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, INDIA. He started his research on Developmental Neurotoxicity of CNS Acting Drugs covering the broad area of neuropsycopharmacology including neuroanatomy, pharmacology, neurochemistry and neurobehaviour in rodent (Rat/Mice) model. At present, his neurobiology laboratory is involved to investigate the effect of novel pschycotropic (Antiepileptic, Antipsychotic, Antidepressant) drug exposure during pregnancy and lactation on fetal/neonatal birth defects, neuropathological alterations in different regions of fetal brain viz, Cerebral cortex, Caudate putamen, Hippocampus and Cerebellum etc., neurodevelopmental delay in offspring as well as long–lasting impact on neurobehavioural impairment in young-adult offspring. This laboratory is also engaged to find out the involved interactive mechanisms through neurotransmitters, nerve growth factors, apoptotic neurodegeneration, pro-apoptotic (Bax) and anti-apoptotic (Bcl2) protein expression, glial-neuronal cell interactions and genotoxicity of drugs.
Research Interest
Neurology, Neurotoxicity