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Scientific Staff

Dr. A.B. Pant
Senior Principal Scientist
Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg
Lucknow - 226 001. Uttar Pradesh, India.
Email: abpant[at]iitr.res.in | Alternate Email: abpant[at]rediffmail.com
Tel: +91-522-2217497 | Extension: 721
Fax: 522-2628227

Areas of Specialization
Mechanistic toxicology using stem cells/ iPSCs and immortalized cells of human and animal origin. GLP Compliant Regulatory Toxicology
Current R&D/S&T Activities

System Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment: In vitro approaches to develop the human brain-specific high throughput screening tool (2D and 3D) to assess the xenobiotics induced developmental neurotoxicity/ neurotoxicity using human stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, primary cultures and immortalized cells of human and animal origin.

Regulatory Toxicology: GLP compliant pre-clinical studies  of drugs/ chemicals, products from AYUSH, medical devices, phytotherapeutics, nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and other materials for global regulatory submissions.   



Partial List of Research Publications
Awards/Honours/ Distinctions

S.No.

Name of Award

Name of the awarding body

Year

1.

Vigyan Ratna Award-2010

Council of Science & Technology UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

2010

2.

STOX/ASAW Gold Medal

Society of Toxicology, India

2011

3.

Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize-2007

Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of India, New Delhi, India

2011

4.

National Bioscience Award for Career Development-2012

Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

2013

5.

AEB Gold Medal-2013 for Meritorious Service-2013

Academy of Environmental Biology, India

2013

6.

Prof. KT Shetty Memorial Oration Award-2017

Indian Academy of Neurosciences, India

2017

7.

Toxicology Promotion Award -2018

National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad

2018

Resume