Prof. Rajiv Krishna Saxena, PhD, FASc, FNASc, FNA, JNU, Professor, J.C. Bose National Research Fellow, SAU, South Asian University, SAARC, Rajiv Saxena, Immunology, SLS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of Life Sciences, Toxicology, Nanosciences, Biologist,poet, New Delhi, India

Emeritus Professor
South Asian University (A Joint Venture of SAARC Countries),
Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021 (India)

Formerly:

Acting President, South Asian University, New Delhi
Vice President, South Asian University, New Delhi
Professor of Immunology and Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi
Professor of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
Dean, School of Life Sciences, JNU
Pro-Vice Chancellor, JNU, New Delhi

Interview with Mint Newspaper (Indian Wall Street Journal) on toxicity of nanoparticles:

Selected Recent Papers:

Chaterjee, S. and Saxena, R.K. (2016) Identification of stages of erythroid differentiation in bone marrow and erythrocyte subpopulations in blood circulation that are preferentially lost in autoimmune hemolytic anemia in mouse. PLoS One 11(11): e0166878. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166878 [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166878]
Alam, A., Puri, N. and Saxena, R.K. (2016) Uptake of poly-dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes and decline of functions in mouse NK cells undergoing activation, Journal of Immunotoxicology, DOI: 10.1080/1547691X.2016.1191562 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27416475]
Kumari, M. and Saxena, R.K. (2015) Proliferative activity and changes in the relative proportion of T1 and TII populations in cultured primary epithelial cells, isolated from mouse lung. Cell Biology: Research and Therapy 4, 3 [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rajiv_Saxena/publication/ 286931483_Proliferative_Activity_and_Changes_in_the_Relative_Proportion_of_TI_and_TII_Populations_in_Cultured_Primary_Epithelial_Cells_Isolated_from_Mouse_Lung/ links/56efaaba08aed17d09f87fa1.pdf?origin=publication_list]
Chaterjee, S. and Saxena, R.K. (2015) Preferential elimination of older erythrocytes in circulation and depressed bone marrow erythropoietic activity contribute to cadmium induced anemia in mice. PLoS One 10 (7): e0132697. doi:10.1371/ journal. pone.0132697 [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0132697]
Bhardwaj N. and Saxena R. K. (2015) Selective loss of younger erythrocytes from blood circulation and changes in erythropoietic patterns in bone marrow and spleen in mouse anemia induced by poly-dispersed single wall carbon nanotubes. Nanotoxicology 9(8):1032-40. [http://www.ugcfrp.ac.in/images/userfiles/63481-article%201.pdf]
Abbas, Z., Puri, N. and Saxena, R.K. (2014) Lipid antigen presentation through CD1d pathway in mouse lung epithelial cells, macrophages and dendritic cells and its suppression by poly-dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes. Toxicology in vitro 29, 1275 � 85 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25448806]
Bhardwaj N. and Saxena R. K. (2014) Elimination of young erythrocytes from blood circulation and altered erythropoietic patterns during paraquat induced anemic phase in mice. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99364 [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0099364]