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{{Short description|Indian scientist and professor of cancer biology}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Rana P. Singh
| image = Prof_RanaP_Singh.png
| image_size = 256px
| alt = Prof. Rana Pratap Singh
| caption = Prof Rana Pratap Singh
| fields =
| workplaces = [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] [[Colorado University]] [[University of California, Riverside]] [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[Central University of Gujarat]] [[Gautam Buddha University]]
| patrons =
| alma_mater = [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] [[Ewing Christian College]]
| doctoral_advisor = Prof A. Ramesha Rao
| thesis_title =
| academic_advisors =
| known_for = Cancer Research
| awards =
| website = {{URL|https://rpscancerlab.com}}
| spouse = Aruna Singh
| children = Ayushi
}}

Prof. '''Rana P Singh''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] cancer [[scientist]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tailor |first1=Dhanir |last2=Going |first2=Catherine C. |last3=Resendez |first3=Angel |last4=Kumar |first4=Vineet |last5=Nambiar |first5=Dhanya K. |last6=Li |first6=Yang |last7=Dheeraj |first7=Arpit |last8=LaGory |first8=Edward Lewis |last9=Ghoochani |first9=Ali |last10=Birk |first10=Alisha M. |last11=Stoyanova |first11=Tanya |last12=Ye |first12=Jiangbin |last13=Giaccia |first13=Amato J. |last14=Le |first14=Quynh-Thu |last15=Singh |first15=Rana P. |last16=Sledge |first16=George W. |last17=Pitteri |first17=Sharon J. |last18=Malhotra |first18=Sanjay V. |title=Novel Aza-podophyllotoxin derivative induces oxidative phosphorylation and cell death via AMPK activation in triple-negative breast cancer |journal=British Journal of Cancer |date=February 2021 |volume=124 |issue=3 |pages=604–615 |doi=10.1038/s41416-020-01137-4 |pmid=33139797 |pmc=7851402 |language=en |issn=1532-1827}}</ref> and [[Professor]] at the School of Life Sciences, [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU), [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]]. He is the [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[Gautam Buddha University]], Greater Noida serving from February 2025 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |title=UP: गौतमबुद्ध विश्वविद्यालय के नए कुलपति बने प्रो राणा प्रताप सिंह, प्रतिष्ठित कैंसर वैज्ञानिक के नाम से मशहूर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/prof-rana-pratap-singh-becomes-new-vice-chancellor-of-gautam-buddha-university-2025-02-24 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

Singh is an academic administrator<ref>{{cite news |date=5 November 2017 |title=Sri Sri to give lecture at JNU on Nov 13 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/sri-sri-to-give-lecture-at-jnu-on-nov-13/article19988999.ece |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> who has established new departments, schools, and research centres in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=JNU To Start 4-year UG Programmes, Online Courses In Non-Technical Subjects |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-jnu-to-start-4-year-ug-programmes-online-courses-in-non-technical-subjects-news-364817 |work=Outlook India |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JNU to establish special centre for systems medicine |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/jnu-to-establish-special-centre-for-systems-medicine/article33136374.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=en-IN |date=19 November 2020}}</ref>

His research includes [[stem cell]] biology, [[Spheroid|spheroids/]][[organoid]]s, [[DNA repair]] mechanisms, and the effects of [[microgravity]] on [[radiobiology]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rana P Singh |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ef7Y-6YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar}}</ref> Singh's work examines cell signalling and the interactions that govern cellular behaviour and [[cancer progression]], he contributes to the understanding of cancer and its [[Cancer treatment|treatment]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Press Trust Of India |url=https://www.ptinews.com/press-release/sgt-university-collaborates-with-nams-to-host-a-landmark-workshop-on-biomedicine/1757764 |work=www.ptinews.com}}</ref> He has published over 194 research papers in scientific journals such as ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chandraker |first1=Sandip Kumar |last2=Lal |first2=Mishri |last3=Khanam |first3=Farheen |last4=Dhruve |first4=Preeti |last5=Singh |first5=Rana P. |last6=Shukla |first6=Ravindra |title=Therapeutic potential of biogenic and optimized silver nanoparticles using Rubia cordifolia L. leaf extract |journal=Scientific Reports |date=25 May 2022 |volume=12 |issue=1 |page=8831 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-12878-y |pmid=35614187 |pmc=9133087 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.8831C |language=en |issn=2045-2322}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tailor |first1=Dhanir |last2=Going |first2=Catherine C. |last3=Resendez |first3=Angel |last4=Kumar |first4=Vineet |last5=Nambiar |first5=Dhanya K. |last6=Li |first6=Yang |last7=Dheeraj |first7=Arpit |last8=LaGory |first8=Edward Lewis |last9=Ghoochani |first9=Ali |last10=Birk |first10=Alisha M. |last11=Stoyanova |first11=Tanya |last12=Ye |first12=Jiangbin |last13=Giaccia |first13=Amato J. |last14=Le |first14=Quynh-Thu |last15=Singh |first15=Rana P. |last16=Sledge |first16=George W. |last17=Pitteri |first17=Sharon J. |last18=Malhotra |first18=Sanjay V. |title=Novel Aza-podophyllotoxin derivative induces oxidative phosphorylation and cell death via AMPK activation in triple-negative breast cancer |journal=British Journal of Cancer |date=February 2021 |volume=124 |issue=3 |pages=604–615 |doi=10.1038/s41416-020-01137-4 |pmid=33139797 |pmc=7851402 |language=en |issn=1532-1827}}</ref> ''[[Oxford University Press|Oxford Academic]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=R. P. |title=Inositol hexaphosphate inhibits growth, and induces G1 arrest and apoptotic death of prostate carcinoma DU145 cells: modulation of CDKI-CDK-cyclin and pRb-related protein-E2F complexes |journal=Carcinogenesis |date=1 March 2003 |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=555–563 |doi=10.1093/carcin/24.3.555|pmid=12663518 }}</ref> ''Harvard Catalyst'',<ref>{{cite journal |title=Akash Sabarwal {{!}} Harvard Catalyst Profiles {{!}} Harvard Catalyst |journal=Connects.catalyst.harvard.edu |url=https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/175591}}</ref> and the ''American Association for Cancer Research Journal''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gu |first1=Mallikarjuna |last2=Singh |first2=Rana P. |last3=Dhanalakshmi |first3=Sivanandhan |last4=Mohan |first4=Sarumathi |last5=Agarwal |first5=Rajesh |title=Differential effect of silibinin on E2F |journal=Molecular Cancer Therapeutics |volume=5 |issue=8 |pages=2121–2130 |year=2006 |doi=10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-06-0052 |pmid=16928834 |url=https://aacrjournals.org/mct/article/5/8/2121/234878/Differential-effect-of-silibinin-on-E2F|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Singh completed his Ph.D. in life sciences with a specialization in cancer biology from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]], in 2000. Prior to this, he earned his M.Sc. in life sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He obtained his B.Sc. in zoology, botany, and chemistry from [[Ewing Christian College]], [[University of Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jawaharlal Nehru University |url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/rana_singh |website=www.jnu.ac.in}}</ref>

He worked at the [[University of Colorado]] as a research scholar and later as an assistant professor.<ref>{{cite web |title=VC Profile |url=https://www.gbu.ac.in/Content/about/VC%20Profile.pdf |website=Gautam Buddha University}}</ref>

==Administrative positions==

Singh founded the Special Centre for Systems Medicine<ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2020 |title=JNU To Start 4-year UG Programmes, Online Courses In Non-Technical Subjects |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-jnu-to-start-4-year-ug-programmes-online-courses-in-non-technical-subjects-news-364817 |work=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and has been chairperson of the centre since 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=JNU to establish special centre for systems medicine |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/jnu-to-establish-special-centre-for-systems-medicine/article33136374.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=en-IN |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> This centre integrates scientific disciplines to improve [[Health care|healthcare]], merging [[systems biology]], [[computational biology]], high-throughput data analysis, [[metabolomics]], [[Transcriptomics technologies|transcriptomics]], regulomics, phenomics, and [[pharmacogenomics]], along with [[biobanking]], data analytics, and animal studies to develop diagnostic and prognostic technologies. Singh's establishment of this centre aligns with promoting interdisciplinary approaches within medical science at JNU as per [[National Education Policy 2020]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jawaharlal Nehru University considers introducing four-year undergraduate programmes |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2020/Nov/20/jawaharlal-nehru-university-considers-introducing-four-year-undergraduateprogrammes-2225696.html |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |date=20 November 2020}}</ref>

He established the School of Life Sciences and its research facilities as its founding dean at the [[Central University of Gujarat]] from 2010 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cug.ac.in/pdf/20210517081353f7e3a502cc.pdf |website=Central University of Gujarat}}</ref>

Singh served as rector<ref>{{cite web |title=JNU to launch SCEL platform: Digital courses to be offered in various disciplines |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/jnu-scel-platform-1096682-2017-11-29 |website=India Today |access-date=29 November 2017 |language=en |date=29 November 2017}}</ref> (pro-vice chancellor) of JNU from May 2017 to 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=New JNU V-C starts putting team in place |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/new-jnu-v-c-starts-putting-team-in-place-7821645/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=16 March 2022}}</ref> and has been the president of the Institutional Innovation Council<ref>{{cite news |title=Innovation Sprint launched at JNU |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/innovation-sprint-launched-at-jnu/articleshow/82131629.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 April 2021}}</ref> at JNU since 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=ATAL INCUBATION CENTRE-JNU FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION |url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/notices/Launch%20of%20Innovation%20Sprint_JNU_17-04-2021.pdf |website=Jawaharlal Nehru University |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> His contributions to the university also include serving as Dean of Students,<ref>{{cite news |title=JNU students block admin building protesting new admission rules |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jnu-students-block-admin-building-protesting-new-admission-rules/articleshow/57084972.cms |work=The Times of India |date=10 February 2017}}</ref> court member, and executive council member. Prior to his tenure at JNU, he held positions at the Central University of Gujarat, including dean of students' welfare,<ref>{{cite book |title=Annual Report 2021 |publisher=Central University of Gujarat |page=4 |url=https://www.cug.ac.in/pdf/202105171108511883c1d522.pdf}}</ref> Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences, Provost, and chairman of the admission committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cug.ac.in/pdf/20210517081353f7e3a502cc.pdf |website=Central University, Gujarat}}</ref>

==Academic career==
Singh's academic career in cancer biology has included positions at multiple institutions. Since 2012, he has been a professor of cancer biology at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. From 2012 to 2016, he was an adjunct professor at the School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, where he previously served as a professor from 2010 to 2012. His earlier appointments include associate professor of molecular cancer biology at JNU from 2006 to 2010 and assistant professor-research at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, [[University of Colorado]] Denver, from 2003 to 2006. He also worked as a research associate at the same department from 2001 to 2003, following a post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Center for Cancer Causation and Prevention, AMC Cancer Research Center, Lakewood, Colorado, from 2000 to 2001. In 2014, he was a visiting scientist at the [[University of California, Riverside]].

==Awards and honours==
* Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Award (2019): Awarded for establishing the "Centre for Integrative Cancer Biology and Therapeutics," a Virtual Networked Centre in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and [[Stanford University]]/[[Oregon Health & Science University]] (OHSU), Portland, US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indo-U.S. Virtual Networked Centers - Iusstf |url=https://iusstf.org/indo-u-s-virtual-networked-centers |website=iusstf.org}}</ref>
* ICMR International Fellowship for Young Biomedical Scientists (2013–14): Awarded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for research conducted at the University of California, Riverside in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Council for Medical Research |url=https://main.icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/boimedical_scientist/Dr_Rana_Pratap_Singh.pdf |website=icmr.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rana P. Singh {{!}} Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University |url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/rana_singh |website=www.jnu.ac.in}}</ref>
* Post-doctoral Trainee Award for Prostate Cancer Research (2003): Conferred by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Department of Defense, received for contributions in prostate cancer research.<ref>{{cite web |title=India Cancer Research Database |url=http://www.incredb.org/investigator.php?incredb_id=431 |website=www.incredb.org}}</ref>
* Scholar-in-Training Award (2002): Presented by the [[American Association for Cancer Research]], Philadelphia, PA, received for cancer research early in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jawaharlal Nehru University |url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/rana_singh |website=www.jnu.ac.in}}</ref>

==Research publications==

Singh's research has received over 16,530 citations and has an h-index of 78 and i10-index of 157.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholar Profile |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ef7Y-6YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholars}}</ref>

According to [[Google Scholar]], since 2020, he has achieved more than 5,346 citations. His work includes more than 200 research articles published in journals, including ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]], [[Elsevier]], [[Wiley-Blackwell|Wiley]] and those of the [[American Association for Cancer Research]] (AACR). Singh's research spans cancer biology, stem cell research, and other fields in life sciences.

His lab has researched the effects of microgravity on human cells.

===Books, chapters and articles===
Singh has written book chapters on cancer biology and a complete book ''Breast Cancer: Biology, Prevention and Treatment''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=P Singh |first1=Rana |title=Red Flower Publications |isbn=978-81-930735-0-6 |url=https://rfppl.co.in/bookdetailsinformation.php?mid=2&id=61 |access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref> Some of his writings are:
* Mechanisms of Resistance in Head and Neck Cancers. N.p.: Frontiers Media SA, 2022.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mechanisms of Resistance in Head and Neck Cancers |date=8 August 2022 |publisher=Frontiers Media SA |isbn=978-2-88976-732-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7bx_EAAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref>
* Cancer Research. United States: Waverly Press, 2009.<ref>{{cite book |title=Cancer Research |date=February 2009 |publisher=Waverly Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I19WAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Rana%20P%20Singh%22%20-wikipedia |language=en}}</ref>
* Simulated microgravity induces DNA damage concurrent with impairment of DNA repair and activation of cell-type specific DNA damage response in microglial and glioblastoma cells<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=Ragini |last2=Jaiswal |first2=Aishwarya |last3=Singh |first3=Rana P. |title=Simulated microgravity induces DNA damage concurrent with impairment of DNA repair and activation of cell-type specific DNA damage response in microglial and glioblastoma cells |journal=Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research |date=March 2024 |volume=1871 |issue=3 |article-number=119679 |doi=10.1016/j.bbamcr.2024.119679|pmid=38272357 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Simulated microgravity triggers DNA damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis through ROS generation in human promyelocytic leukemic cells.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=Ragini |last2=Rajput |first2=Mohit |last3=Singh |first3=Rana P. |date=November 2021 |title=Simulated microgravity triggers DNA damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis through ROS generation in human promyelocytic leukemic cells |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S156772492100132X |journal=Mitochondrion |language=en |volume=61 |pages=114–124 |doi=10.1016/j.mito.2021.09.006|pmid=34571251 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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