0000-0001-7296-8940 About
CURRICULUM VITAE
Aparajita Mohanty PhD
Present address for correspondence
Department of Botany
Gargi College, University of Delhi
Sirifort Road
New Delhi-110049, INDIA
Phone No. +9810567611 (M)
E-mail: [email protected]
Date of joining Gargi College as Assistant professor: 18th August 2006
Present Position (since Dec 2020)
Professor, Department of Botany, Gargi College, University of Delhi, INDIA
Teaching Experience
Post Graduate: 3 years (Feb 1998-July 2001 (Teaching Assistantship at University of Madrid along with research); Undergraduate Teaching: 16 years
Postdoctoral Experience
Feb 1998 –July 2001: Post Doctoral Fellow in the European Community Multinational Project´´ Measuring molecular differentiation of European deciduous forest for conservation and management`` Six countries (France, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Italy) were involved in the project. I worked with the Spanish group in University of Madrid.
Doctoral Degree
1991-1997: Ph.D Botany; Department of Botany; University of Delhi; India.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COLLEGE
1. Establishing Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (DBT funded) (open for use by all science teachers and students)
2. Establishing Molecular Biology laboratory
3. Active involvement in implementation of Star College Scheme (DBT funded) for Star College status
HONORS & AWARDS
1. Best performing teacher Award (2019) given by Directorate of Higher Education, NCT, Delhi, Govt of India
2. Awarded certificate of achievement for the Top Cited Article "Natural and grafted cyclotides in cancer therapy: An insight" in the year 2020-21 in Journal of Peptide Science by Wiley publishers.
RESEARCH INTEREST
1. Chloroplast genome analysis for putative markers for population genetics study and to develop DNA barcodes for plants.
2. Analysis of plant peptides (cyclotides) in plant genomes using bioinformatics tools.
3. In silico studies for understanding the structure activity relationship of cyclotides.
4. Recently (since 2019), collaboration with the group (Dr. Pooja Gulati) at Dept of microbiology, MDU, Rohtak, where I contribute to bioinformatics analysis of microbial enzymes with potential role in therapeutics.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Mehta, L., Kumar, S., & Mohanty, A. (2022). In silico Analysis of Native Cyclotides with Antibacterial Activity against Gram-negative Bacteria. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 58(6), 715-725.(IF 1.06)
2. Dhankhar, R., Kawatra, A., Gupta, V., Mohanty, A., & Gulati, P. (2022). In silico and in vitro analysis of arginine deiminase from Pseudomonas furukawaii as a potential anticancer enzyme. 3 Biotech, 12(9), 1-13.(IF 2.89)
3. Shambhawi, Srivastava S, Mishra A, Mishra R Mohanty A* (2022) Biopesticidal potential of cyclotides:An insight. Phytochemical Reviews https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-022-09825-0 (IF-7.7)
4. Kaula BC, Mishra R, Geeta, Kumar S, Mohanty A* (2022) Phytoconstituents and ethnopharmacological activities of Abrus precatorius L. (Fabaceae): A review. Vegetos. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-022-00397-0
5. Grover, T., Mishra, R., Gulati, P., Mohanty, A*. (2021). An insight into biological activities of native cyclotides for potential applications in agriculture and pharmaceutics. Peptides, 170430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170430 (IF-3.86)
6. Tammineni, R., Gulati, P., Kumar, S., Mohanty, A*. (2020). An overview of acyclotides: Past, present and future. Phytochemistry, 170, 112215. ISSN: 0031-9422 (IF-4.072)
7. Mehta, L., Dhankhar, R., Gulati, P., Kapoor, R. K., Mohanty, A., Kumar, S. (2020). Natural and grafted cyclotides in cancer therapy: An insight. Journal of Peptide Science, e3246, Online ISSN:1099-1387. (IF-1.905)
8. Khare, N., Kaushik, M., Martin, J. P., Mohanty, A., & Gulati, P. (2020). Genotypic diversity in multi-drug-resistant E. coli isolated from animal feces and Yamuna River water, India, using rep-PCR fingerprinting. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(11), 1-13. (IF-2.513)
9. Dhankhar R., Kawatra A., Mohanty A., Gulati P. (2020), Microbial enzymes used in prodrug activation for cancer therapy: Insights and future perspectives, Current Protein & Peptide Science doi.org/10.2174/1389203721666201207231932, Online ISSN 1875-5550. (IF-3.272)
10. Kawatra, A., Dhankhar, R., Mohanty, A., Gulati, P. (2020). Biomedical applications of microbial phenylalanine ammonia lyase: Current status and future prospects. Biochimie. 177: 142-152, ISSN: 0300-9084. (IF-4.079)
11. Singh S, Mohanty A (2018) In silico identification of potential drug compound against Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma by virtual screening and toxicity studies for treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2017.1334596 Electronic ISSN, 1538-0254.
12. Abat JK, Kumar S, Mohanty A*(2017) Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical and Ethnopharmacological aspects of four medicinal plants of Malvaceae used in Indian Traditional Medicines: A revie
Employment
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University of Delhi Gargi College Professor
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Publications (29)
- Biopesticidal potential of cyclotides: an insight Save
- In silico Analysis of Native Cyclotides with Antibacterial Activity against Gram-negative Bacteria Save
- In silico and in vitro analysis of arginine deiminase from Pseudomonas furukawaii as a potential anticancer enzyme Save
- In silico and in vitro analysis of recombinant arginine deiminase from Pseudomonas furukawaii as a potential anticancer enzyme Save
- Phytoconstituents and ethnopharmacological activities of Abrus precatorius L. (Fabaceae): a review Save
- Microbial Enzymes used in Prodrug Activation for Cancer Therapy: Insights and Future Perspectives Save
- An insight into biological activities of native cyclotides for potential applications in agriculture and pharmaceutics Save
- An overview of acyclotides: Past, present and future Save
- Biomedical applications of microbial phenylalanine ammonia lyase: Current status and future prospects Save
- Genotypic diversity in multi-drug-resistant E. coli isolated from animal feces and Yamuna River water, India, using rep-PCR fingerprinting Save