• Member of the Standing Selection Committee and Planning and Monitoring Board of NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Editor in Chief- Annals of Neuroscience and Integrative Medicine Case Reports
• Former Editor in Chief – Integrative Medicine International, KARGER
• Visiting Distinguished Prof, S-VYASA, Bengaluru
• Former Visiting Prof. SSIAR, Bengaluru
• Former Visiting Prof. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan, European National University, Ukraine
• Advisory Board Member, Centre for Consciousness, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
• E-mail: akshay2anand@gmail.com , anand.akshay@pgimer.edu.in

26 years of post-doctoral experience; strong track record of understanding research and neuroscience communication drivers, grant dynamics, quality research management and teaching; capacity to exploit invitro, invivo, electrophysiological, Integrative and behavioral approaches; replete with entrepreneurial skills and student centric approach

Overview

Akshay Anand graduated from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). After obtaining his post-doctoral training at the same Institute, he joined the University of Kentucky as Scientist II. After serving there for a few years, he returned to join faculty of Department of Neurology PGIMER. He was instrumental in setting up the Neuroscience Research Lab which is compliant to GLP principles. He is a strong advocate of science entrepreneurship and integrative health approaches. He has been bestowed with honorary DSc in Yoga by SVYASA, Bengaluru and in also level 1 Yoga trainer.

Dr Anand is a research improvement specialist who is interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration utilizing invitro, invivo, intergrative and biotherapeutic approaches. His other research interests range from analysing the role of genetic and other risk factors that modify ALS and AMD to screening of novel drugs and Yoga modules for memory enhancement and wellness. He has also been involved in the discovery of animal model of AMD published in Nature Medicine and describing the maiden evidence of role of common Yoga protocol in human health (Frontiers in Public Health)

Dr Anand was nominated for prestigious Padma Award, 2020 by Chandigarh administration besides being honoured by Chandigarh Police for exemplary work in advancement of Yoga research, Yog Rattan Award, Chandigarh Administration 2025, Asia Book of records (CCRYN YOGA CENTRE) for highest no of HCWs (1924) practising Yoga on June 21, 2024. This was improved to 3350 on June 21, 2025.

He has been awarded for ICMR Amrut Mody Unichem Prize-2012, Annual PGI faculty award-2013, 2014, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Foundation 9th International Prestigious Sardar Patel Award, 2014, IMJCR Shankuntla Amir Chand Award (2010), Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Healing Award(2021),Young Scientist Award from DAE (2005), Retina Research Foundation / Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Award (2003), Quality Control Council of India 2014, 2016, Runners up for NASI Scopus Award for Biological Sciences(2012), served as Judge at ISEF, USA (2002-3), obtained over 2 dozen International travel awards besides mentoring his PhD students to lead the Swacch Bharat campaign for which the team was awarded the Bharat Nirman Award in the Behavioral change category by Ministry of Science and Technology (IISF, 2017).

He is the Editor in Chief of Annals of Neurosciences the official journal of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Journal of Integrative Medicine Case Reports (IMJCR), the official Journal of Swami Paramhansa Samsthana, former EIC of Integrative Medicine International, the official journal of Karger besides serving on Editorial board of Nature Scientific Reports and Neuroepidemiology. He is also Reviews Editor of Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences and other International Journals.

Dr Anand is the guest faculty in the Human genomics program of Panjab University and former advisor to the local chapter of Indian Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has over 230 publications ( 202 as corresponding author) in International peer reviewed Journals besides filing 3 patent applications. He was also designated Expert on Mission by ICGEB, Trieste for Intellectual property and is the resource faculty for various national and International forums and academic and regulatory committees. He is recipient of 27 International travel grants.