Shahnawaz Imam Lab

About Principal Investigator

Education 

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (B.V.Sc / DVM) from Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India, August 2003
•  M.V. Sc (master’s in veterinary sciences) from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, India, August 2005.   
• Ph.D in Reproductive Endocrinology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, India, June 2010.

Pre-Doctoral Fellowships

1997-2003: Undergraduate Fellow from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India and awarded with Merit Scholarship

2003-2005: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India.

2005-2009: Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), sponsored by Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Government of India.

Employment

India:

2007: Short listed for Agricultural Research Services (ARS)

2008- 2009: Assistant professor in SKUAST-Kashmir (Srinagar), India

USA:

March 10th, 2009, to Dec. 15th, 2009: Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Pathobiological Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2009 - 2014: Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Endocrine Division, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

2014 - 2019: Senior Research Associate, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and life sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.

2019 - till Date: Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and life sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.

awards and commendations

• Selected for admission to B.V.Sc (DVM) program through All India Entrance Examination held by ICAR in the year 1997 with full sponsor ship.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for pursuing M.V.Sc. in the year 2003. 3rd Topper in Division of Animal Reproduction during course work of M.V.Sc. and was awarded distinction in the year 2003.
• Senior Research Fellowship (SRF): Indian Veterinary Research Institute, for pursuing Ph.D. in the year 2005.
• Young Scientist Award: Society of Animal Physiology of India (SAPI), Held at Mumbai, India, for best paper and research work in the year 2005. (As Co-Author)
• Young Scientist Award: Indian Society for Study of Animal Reproduction (ISSAR), Held at MHOW, M.P., India for the best presentation and research work in the year 2006.
• NET (National Eligibility Test): Conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India, for Lectureship/ Assistant Professorship in the year 2007.
• Presidential Award ICE/ENDO 2014 (International Congress of Endocrinology/ Endocrine Society Meeting-2014), for the best research work presented in the meeting.  Chicago, IL, USA. 
• Endocrine Society Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award in Type 1 Diabetes, ENDO-2018 (International Congress of Endocrinology/ Endocrine Society Meeting-2018), Chicago, IL for outstanding research work.
• Endocrine Society Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award in Type 1 Diabetes, ENDO-2019 (International Congress of Endocrinology/ Endocrine Society Meeting-2019), New Orleans, LA for outstanding research work.