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Subhajit Giri
Research Scientist I
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Remote-Exception
Remote Location
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: +1 (414) 9552271
Email: sgiri@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
09/2007 - 08/2009 MS (Biochemistry), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
09/11/2011 - 12/18/2018 PhD (Genetics), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
09/2015 - 05/2016 Fulbright Fellow, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
02/2018 - 05/30/2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Brain Repair and Regeneration, The Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India
07/2019 - 12/2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Stem Cell, GIGA-Stem Cell & Neuroscience, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
12/28/2022 - 10/31/2025 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226

CENTER/INSTITUTE AFFILIATIONS:
06/2023 - Present Member, MCW Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
11/01/2025 - Present Director, MCW-Stem Cell & Organoid Core Facility, Medical College of WIsconsin, Milwaukee, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2009 - Present Gold Medal (1st rank holder in MS degree), Vidyasagar University
2011 - Present National Eligibility Test (Life Sciences), University Grant Commission - Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR), Govt. of India.
2011 - 2016 INSPIRE Fellowship (PhD degree study), Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
2014 - Present ‘International Travel Grant’ ($1000) , International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
2014 - Present Best poster presentation (INR 5000), International Update on Movement Disorder
09/2015 - 05/2016 Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship Award, ($15,160) , United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
2016 - Present Best Oral Presentation , Calcutta Consortium of Human Genetics
2018 - Present Young Investigator Training Program (YITP) ($750), German Neuroscience Society (GNS)
2018 - Present IBRO International Travel Grant ($1800), International Brain Research Organization
2020 - Present Fondation Leon Fredericq Award (€5000), Fondation Leon Fredericq (BE)
2021 - 2024 FNRS- CHARGÉ DE RECHERCHES (CR) postdoctoral research grant (€297,000) , Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Belgium
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 MCW Postdoctoral Researcher Seed Grant’ ($50,000) , Advancing A Healthier Wisconsin Endowment’ (AHW)

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2012 - Present Indian Academy of Neurosciences (Member)
2013 - Present Society of Biological Chemists (Member)
2013 - Present Indian Society of Human Genetics (Member)
2024 - Present American Association for Cancer Research (Associate Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
2022 - 2023 Cells (MDPI)
Journal Review
2023 - Present International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI)
2023 - Present Cells (MDPI)
2023 - Present Genes (MDPI)
2023 - Present Cancers (MDPI)
2023 - Present Reports (MDPI)
2024 - Present Neurogenetics (Springer-Nature)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2023 - 2025 Member, Postdoc Advisory Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Therapeutic Targeting of the Genome Guardian SIRTuins in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Subhajit Giri
Dates:
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Molecular basis of pathogenesis of dystonia among Indian patients
Source:
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
Role & Effort:
PhD Student
PI:
Dr. Mark S. LeDoux
Dates:
09/01/2015 - 05/30/2016
Direct Funds:
$15,160
  
Title:
Unraveling a novel role of ALMS1 deficiency for human inner ear development in 3D organoid model
Source:
Le Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Prof. Brigitte Malgrange
Dates:
10/2021 - 12/2022
Direct Funds:
$260,000