Dr. Ningombam Somorjit Singh

Academic Qualifications

B.Sc, Dhanamanjuri College of Science, Manipur University, Manipur, 2011

M.Sc,Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2013

Ph.D in Anthropology, University of Delhi, 2019

Post –Doc ,  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi  Molecular Anthropology, 2019-2022  

Academic Achievements and Awards

• UGC-NET in June 2014, UGC-NET in December 2014

• UGC-NET/JRF in June 2015

• ICMR-Research Associateship 2019

• "IJDDC Best Paper Award" for my manuscript entitled, “Type 2 diabetes and FTO rs9939609 gene polymorphism: a study among the tribal population groups of Manipur, North east India” by Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) for the year 2020.

• "Young Investigator Award" for my oral presentation at 14th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Medical Oncology & 2021 International Conference (KSMO 2021) 

List of Publications

• Kumar, R., Ningombam, S. S., Kumar, R., Goel, H., Gogia, A., Khurana, S., ... & Tanwar, P. (2022). Comprehensive mutations analyses of FTO (fat mass and obesity-associated gene) and their effects on FTO’s substrate binding implicated in obesity. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9. Impact Factor: 6.6

•   Kumar, R., Kumar, R., Goel, H., Ningombam, S. S., & Tanwar, P. Computational Drug Discovery and Development Along With Their Applications in the Treatment of Women-Associated Cancers. In Latest Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Women-Associated Cancers (pp. 51-63). CRC Press

• Rajkumari, S., Ningombam, S. S., Chhungi, V., Newmei, M. K., Devi, N. K., Mondal, P. R., & Saraswathy, K. N. (2022). Association of ACE I/D gene polymorphism and related risk factors in impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes: a study among two tribal populations of North-East India. Molecular Biology Reports, 49(2), 1037-1044. Impact Factor: 2.74 

• Obesity, dyslipidaemia and candidate gene polymorphisms: a cross-sectional study among the Liangmai and Mizo tribes of Manipur, India. Authors:  Somorjit Singh Ningombam, Masan Kambo Newmei, Varhlun Chhungi, Prakash Ranjan Mondal, Naorem Kiranmala Devi & Kallur Nava Saraswathy Journal: Annals of Medicine, 2021, Vol 53, No. 01, 1439-1447 (Taylor & Francis)Impact Factor: 4.709

• Mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2 are more prone to infect obese patient: a review. Authors: Somorjit Singh Ningombam, Rakesh Kumar, Pranay Tanwar Journal: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 17 February 2021 (Springer) Impact Factor: 1.704 

•  "Differential distribution and association of FTO rs9939609 gene polymorphism with obesity: A cross-sectional study among two tribal populations of India with East-Asian ancestry."Authors – Ningombam, S. S., Chhungi, V., Newmei, M. K., Rajkumari, S., Devi, N. K., Mondal, P. R., & Saraswathy, K. N. Journal – Gene 647 (2018): 198-204. (Elsevier). Impact factor – 3.68

• Genomic Heterogeneity of the Naga and Kuki Tribal Populations of Manipur, Northeast India. Authors: Gangaina Kameih, Somorjit Singh Ningombam, and Gautam Kumar Kshatriya, Journal:  Human  Biology,  Spring  2020,  v.  92,  no.  2.  doi: 10.13110/humanbiology.92.2.03. ( Wayne State University Press)Impact Factor: 0.553

• Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among tribal and non-tribal populations with East Asian Ancestry from North East India. Authors: Varhlun Chhungi, Somorit Singh, Ningombam, Suniti Yadav, Huidrom Suraj Singh, Naorem Kiranmala Devi, Shivani Chandel, Prakash Ranjan Mondal, Mohender Pal Sachdeva, Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Journal: American Journal of Human Biology, September/October 2019, Volume 35, Issue 5, (Wiley Online Library) Impact Factor: 1.937

• "Type 2 diabetes and FTO rs9939609 gene polymorphism: A study among the two tribal population groups of Manipur, North East India." Authors – Ningombam, S. S., Rajkumari, S., Chhungi, V., Newmei, M. K., Devi, N. K., Mondal, P. R., & Saraswathy, K. N.Journal - International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, January 2019, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp 60–65. (Springer). Impact factor – 0.718

• Trajectory of female reproductive life of Liangmai population of Manipur, India. Authors: *Masan Kambo Newmei, **Somorjit Singh Ningombam, ***Prakash Ranjan Mondal & ****Kallur Nava SaraswathyJournal-Voice of Intellectual Man, Vol. 8, 115-120 (Manav Kalyan Evam Vigyan Praasar Sansthan) Impact Factor: Nil, ISSN No. 2319-4308 DOI NO. 10.5958/2319-4308.2018,00010.5.

• Percent body fat and adiposity indicator: a study among the tribal and non tribal females of India. Authors: Shivani Chandel, Monika Kulshreshtha, Sukmani Kaur, Kiranmala Devi Naorem, Suniti Yadav, Somorjit Singh Ningombam, Masan Kambo Newmei, Varhlun chhungi, Kallur Nava SaraswathyJournal - International journals of diabetes in developing countries October 2019, Volume 39, Issue 4, pp 715–720 (Springer) Impact factor – 0.718

Seminar and Conferences

• Presented paper titled “Obesity and FTO (rs9939609) gene polymorphism – A study among the Liangmai tribe of Manipur” at International Symposium on Trends in Human Genetics research and management, ISHG – 2017 organized by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore from 2-4 March, 2017.

• Presented paper titled “Cardiovascular risk factors among the Liangmai and Mizo tribe of Manipur” at 105th Indian Science Congress organized by Manipur University, Imphal from 16-20 March 2018.

• Attended International symposium on Anthropology of Global Issues organized by World Council of Anthropological Associations, Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK & Commonwealth, Indian Anthropological Society, Indian Anthropological Association and Department of Anthropology at Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi from 1-3 April 2012.

• Presented paper titled “Fat Mass and Obesity associated gene and breast cancer: a case-control study among the women of North Indian population” at 14th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) & 2021 International Conference, Korea, Seoul, September 2-3, 2021.

• Presented paper titled “Sex determination from hand and handprint dimension among the Patel of Daman” at Indian Anthropological Congress – 2014 organized by Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) from 21-23 February, 2014 at Dibrugarh, Assam.

• Presented paper titled “ FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene polymorphism among the tribal population of Manipur” at National Seminar on Anthropology of cardiometabolic adversities organized by Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi from 25-26 September, 2015.

• Presented paper titled “Relationship between biochemical variables and obesity among the tribal population of Manipur” at National Seminar on Anthropology: Unveiling the mystique organized by Discipline of Anthropology, School of Social Science, IGNOU from 28-29 October, 2015.

• Presented paper titled “Obesity and FTO gene polymorphism – A study among the tribal populations of Manipur, India” at National Seminar on Relevance of Medical Anthropology and Tribal Health Care Systems in the Anthropology, Health and Development organized by Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi from 20-21 February, 2018.

• Attended symposium on “Recent advances in Nitric Oxide Research and Impact on Therapy” organized by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, New Delhi on 06 September, 2017.

• Attended National Seminar on “Atomic energy for peace, power and prosperity” organized by The Indian Nuclear Society and Department of Physics, Manipur University, Imphal on 28 August 2010.