Dr Meenu Thakur, M. Phil Gold Medalist, Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

Head of Department

Selected  Publications

• Madan L. Verma, Dhanya BS, Sukriti, Varsha Rani, Meenu Thakur, Jeslin J and Rekha Kushwaha. (2020) Carbohydrate and protein based biopolymeric nanoparticles: current status and biotechnological applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules with impact factor of 4.784
• Production of β-carotene from deproteinized waste whey filtrate using Mucor azygosporus MTCC 414 in submerged fermentation. Wamik Azmi, Meenu Thakur and Ajay Kumar. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica 58(3): 189-200, 2011.
• Nutraceutical β-carotene from natural non-conventional sources and its applications. Meenu Thakur and Wamik Azmi. Annals of Phytomedicine 2 (1): 59-73, 2013
• Effect of plant growth hormones and abiotic stresses on germination, growth and phosphatase activities in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench seeds. A.D Sharma, Meenu Thakur, Meenakshi Rana and Kuldeep Singh. African journal of Biotechnology, Vol 3 (6), pp June 2004.

Dr Aprajita Bhardwaj, PhD

Assistant Professor (Biochemistry)

Dr. Aprajita Bhardwaj did her doctoral studies in Life Sciences (Biochemistry). The area of her research included exploring cell wall polysaccharides of various plants and bioactive plant components. She has 11 years of teaching experience with UG and PG classesin subjects like- Biochemistry, Metabolism and Enzymology.

Area of expertise: Biochemistry

Selected Publications:

• Bhardwaj Aprajitaet al. International Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, 2012, 03(7): 2082-2085.
• Bhardwaj Aprajitaet al. Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014, 04 (36): 26-30.
• Abhishek Mathur, Gautam K. Singh, Satish K. Verma, SajadYousuf, AprajitaBjhardwaj, Santosh K. Singh, GBKS Prasad and V.K. Dua. Pelagia Research Library, Der Pharmacia Sinica, 2011, 2(2):270-275. pelagiaresearchlibrary.com
• Abhishek Mathur, Vabprita Sharma,Aprajita Bhardwaj, SajadYousuf, Satish K. Verma, Santosh K. Singh and V.K. Dua. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2011, 3(2): 886-891. jocpr.com

Ms. Mamta Garla, M.Phil, Pursuing PhD

Assistant Professor (Plant Tissue Culture)

Selected publications:

1. Sharma, S. K., Kashyap, M., Sharma, D. R. and Patahania, N S. 2003. Effect of Sucrose and light on number and size of bulblet in vitro in oriental lily hybrids. Journal of Ornamental Horticulture. 6 (4). 403-405.
2. Kumar, S., Kashyap, M. and Sharma, D. R. 2005. In vitro regeneration and bulblet growth from lily bulb scale explants as affected by retardants, sucrose and irradiance. Biologia Plantarum. 49 (4): 629-632(4).
3. Garla, M., Pratush, A., Kumar, S. Singh, S and Thakur, S. 2011. In-vitro callus induction and shoot regeneration in Ephedra– A medicinal Plant. Annals of Biological Research, 2011, 2 (6):645-651

Conferences attended:

1. National Conference on New Insights in Biological and Environmental Sciences-(NIBES-2019)
2. International Conference on Basics of Flow Cytometry and its Applications in Plant Biology (TETC-2020)

Poster Presentation

1. i) In vitro Propagation of Moringa oleifera from Nodal Explants. (3^rd prize)
2. ii) Developing a standardized in vitro sterilization method for field grown Viola serpens

Ms Vanshika Sharma, MSc, Pursuing PhD

Assistant Professor (Animal Biotechnology)