National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR) | India
Dr. Sukesh Narayan Sinha is a distinguished scientist serving as Director Grade/Scientist-G and Head of the Food Safety Division at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Government of India. He holds B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from Bihar University, India, and has advanced training in analytical toxicology from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and health and safety from the CDC, Atlanta, USA. With over three decades of scientific experience, Dr. Sinha has significantly contributed to the fields of food toxicology, drug research, pesticide toxicology, and pharmacology. His pioneering work includes developing a new anti-malarial drug more effective and less toxic than primaquine, establishing health risk assessments for pesticide residues in beverages adopted by the Indian Parliament, and identifying novel biomarkers for organophosphate exposure. He has over 70 publications in reputed journals, has guided numerous Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and has represented India internationally on toxicant regulation and health risk assessment. Recipient of the prestigious Shakuntala Amir Chand Award, Best Innovation Award (2023), and international fellowships from ICMR, DHR, WHO, and CDC, Dr. Sinha continues to advance research in medical toxicology and public health safety through impactful innovation and leadership.
Featured Publications
Sinha, S. N., Vasudev, K., & Rao, M. V. V. (2012). Quantification of organophosphate insecticides and herbicides in vegetable samples using the “Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe” (QuEChERS) method and a high … Food Chemistry, 132(3), 1574–1584.
Sinha, S. N., Rao, M. V. V., & Vasudev, K. (2012). Distribution of pesticides in different commonly used vegetables from Hyderabad, India. Food Research International, 45(1), 161–169.
Sinha, S. N., & Nag, P. K. (2011). Air pollution from solid fuels. In J. O. Nriagu (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. Elsevier.
Sinha, S. N., Kulkarni, P. K., Shah, S. H., Desai, N. M., Patel, G. M., Mansuri, M. M., … (2006). Environmental monitoring of benzene and toluene produced in indoor air due to combustion of solid biomass fuels. Science of the Total Environment, 357(1–3), 280–287.
Sinha, S. N., Pal, R., Dewan, A., Mansuri, M. M., & Saiyed, H. N. (2006). Effect of dissociation energy on ion formation and sensitivity of an analytical method for determination of chlorpyrifos in human blood, using gas chromatography–mass … International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 253(1–2), 48–57.
Dewan, A., Bhatnagar, V. K., Mathur, M. L., Chakma, T., Kashyap, R., Sadhu, H. G., … Sinha, S. N. (2004). Repeated episodes of endosulfan poisoning. Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology, 42(4), 363–369.