Yogesh Saini, DVM, MVSc, Dual-PhD, Associate Professor of Pulmonary Immunology and Toxicology
Dr. Saini received his DVM (1996-2001) from College of Veterinary Sciences, Palampur (India) and MVSc in Veterinary Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2001-2003) from College of Veterinary Sciences, Pantnager (India). He completed his Senior Research Fellowship (2003-2005) at Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (India). He received his dual-PhD (Genetics and Toxicology) under the supervision of Dr. John LaPres at Michigan State University in 2009. After completing his postdoctoral training (2010-2014) in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Boucher at the University of North Carolina (UNC), he was appointed as a faculty member at Marsico Lung Institute. Dr. Saini Joined LSU in 2014 as an Assistant Professor. He received his tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2019.
Education:
- Post doctoral fellowship, University of North Carolina
- Dual-PhD, Genetics and Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University
- MVSc, College of Veterinary Sciences, Pantnager, India
- DVM, College of Veterinary Sciences, Palampur, India
Awards & Honors:
- 2022 Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award (Class of 2025)
- 2021 Distinguished Research Scholar Award
- 2021 Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award (Class of 2024)
- 2020 Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award (Class of 2023)
- 2019 awarded Early Tenure and Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor
- 2019 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
- 2019 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
- 2019 Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award from NIEHS
- 2019 Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award (Class of 2022)
- 2018 AAI Early Career Faculty Award
- 2018 SOT Paper of the Year Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2018 Second Place Presentation Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2018 Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award (Class of 2021)
- 2017 Comparative and Veterinary Student Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2017 Society of Toxicology Graduate Student Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2017 Toxicologic and Exploratory Pathology Charles River Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2017 Second Place Presentation Award (Brandon Lewis; PhD Candidate)
- 2016 AAI Early Career Faculty Award
- 2016 Gordon Conference (Invited Oral Presentation)
- 2016 Second Place Presentation Award (Postdoctoral Fellow)
- 2015 Best Poster Award (First Place)
- 2012 Best Presentation Award (Second Place)
- 2010 Roger O McClellan Research Award
- 2009 Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- 2009 New Investigator Award (ASIO/SOT)
- 2009 Young Investigator Award (New York Academy of Sciences)
- 2008 Phi Zeta Presentation Award (First Place)
- 2008 Best Absract Award (Metals Specialty Section- SOT)
- 2003 CSIR Senior Research Fellowship
- 2001 ICAR Junior Research Fellowship
- 1996 Merit Scholarship (Highest Rank)
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