Ashish Kumar Singh

I began my research work on antibiotic resistance profiling of waterborne pathogens mainly found in the spring water of Sikkim. During my sampling, I found communities in rural areas that drink raw spring water from several water borne ailments mainly gastrointestinal illness. In investigation, we also found that these people are not much aware about the proper usage of antibiotics and they are negligent in following the proper prescription. About 87% of the population of Sikkim are using spring water for their potable and daily domestic purpose. These spring water sources are hardly even protected from any biotic interference. Therefore, these sources can perform as a reservoir of diverse ARG's which may have human health impacts. Metagenomic analysis has offered an unprecedented opportunity to examine the different ecosystem interaction and it could be a tool to examine the diverse ARGs present in the environment which will help in preservation of antibiotic efficacy in future.

Beside my scientific dream in infectious disease study, I do stand-up comedy, I like playing cricket and I am traveler by passion. In the future, I want to study further about the pathogenic interaction and will discovering a new antibiotic is one of my dream.

April 2017