Ahmadullah Ansari

Ahmad is fervent PHD structural biologist having research experience in Macromolecular X-ray and Neutron crystallography. After having good exposure to molecular-level structure elucidation technique like X-ray crystallography, got two years work experience in neutron protein crystallography in combination with other structural biology techniques. Utilized a world-class high flux neutron source at Oak Ridge National Lab to find an unambiguous hydrogen position enables us to get more insight into the enzymes active site and their exact reaction mechanism with an emphasis on Staphylococcus Nuclease, Flavodoxin and Aminoglycoside modifying Enzymes.

He received his Ph.D. in Molecular and Structural Biology from the Central Drug Research Institute, India, followed by a postdoctoral stay at the Oak Ridge National Lab, Tennessee in the lab of Dr Dean Myles. In Feb 2022, Dr. Ahmadullah Ansari was recruited to join as a postdoctoral associate to the Lab of Distinguished Professor Eddy Arnold at CABM Rutgers.

Structural and Functional characterization of Viral Proteins, emphasizing on polymerases including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Virus (CCHFV), Lassa and SARS-CoV-2 and associated proteins.

BS Biotechnology, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, 2007, MS Biotechnology, CSJM University, Kanpur, 2010, PhD Life Science, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi, 2018, Postdoc, Neutron protein Crystallography, Neutron Scattering Division, ORNL, 2019

•           CSIR-Senior Research fellow 2015-2019

•           CSIR-JRF to SRF 2013-2015 (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi,    India)

•           Qualified the CSIR-JRF Dec-2012 examination conducted jointly by University Grant       Commission (UGC) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India   National eligibility test (NET)- All India Rank- 52. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India

•           Qualified Common Eligibility Test (CET) – June 2012- Life Science- PhD. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad

Molecular and structural analysis of a mechanical transition of helices in the L. donovani coronin coiled-coil domain., Rv3272 encodes a novel Family III CoA transferase that alters the cell wall lipid profile and protects mycobacteria from acidic and oxidative stress.