Rakesh Dixit

Background

Dixit, Rakesh was born on July 1, 1958 in Lucknow, India. Son of Chandra and Radha Dixit. came to the United States, 1981.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, U. Lucknow, India, 1975; Master of Science in Biochemistry, U. Lucknow, India, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Toxicology, U. Lucknow, 1982.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, 1983-1985; research associate, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1985-1987; senior toxicologist, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missoury, 1987-1992; senior fellow, biochemistry toxicologist, group leader, Merek and Company, Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania, since 1992. Member committees, expert reviewer grants/contracts National Institutes of Health.

Achievements

• Rakesh Dixit has been listed as a noteworthy Toxicologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman, president Association Scientists of Indian Origin in American, 1994-1995. Member Society Toxicology (chairperson annual meetings Dallas 1994, Baltimore 1995, Cincinnati 1997), American Association Cancer Research, Federation American Socs. for Experimental Biology.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, walking, classical music.

Connections

Married Beata Dixit; children: Anita, Avi.

Father:

Chandra Dixit

Mother:

Radha Dixit

Spouse:

Beata Dixit

child:

Anita Dixit

child:

Avi Dixit