Nitika Patwa

About

I am Dr. Nitika Patwa, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at DAV College, Ambala. I earned my Ph.D. in Chemistry from IIT Delhi, M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Jamia Hamdard, and B.Sc. in Life Sciences from the University of Delhi. My academic journey has been driven by a deep passion for both teaching and research. I strive to create an engaging learning environment that encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and scientific innovation among students.

My research interests lie at the intersection of biochemistry, molecular biology, and biotechnology, with a special focus on biomolecular interactions, therapeutic molecules, and their role in disease modulation. I am dedicated to exploring interdisciplinary approaches that bridge fundamental science with applied research, aiming to contribute to advancements in health and environmental biotechnology.

Employment

• DAV college Assistant Professor
  2025 - Present
• DAV college Assistant Professor
  2024 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Ph.D. Research Scholar
  2017 - 2024

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

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Publications (5)

• A Systematic Computational Drug Repurposing Approach Identifies Gamma-Oryzanol and Azilsartan as Promising Plasmepsin II Inhibitors for Malaria Treatment
  Gagandeep Singh, Nitika Patwa, Hemant Soni +2 more
  In Silico Research in Biomedicine 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.insi.2025.100088
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• Targeting Gastrointestinal Cancers with Carvacrol: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential
  Nitika Patwa, Gagandeep Singh, Vikas Sharma +6 more
  Biomolecules 2025 DOI: 10.3390/biom15060777
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• Advantage of leaky expression, acid solubilization and CHAPS in the production of cost-effective bone morphogenetic Protein-2
  Protein Expression and Purification 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2025.106662
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• Garcinol in gastrointestinal cancer prevention: recent advances and future prospects
  Nitika Patwa, Ritu Chauhan, Abhishek Pratap Singh Chauhan

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  • Manoj Kumar
  • Seema Ramniwas
  • Darin Mansor Mathkor
  • Adesh Kumar Saini
  • Hardeep Singh Tuli
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  Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-024-05880-6
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• Role of molecular and chemical chaperon in assisting refolding of BMP2 in E. coli
  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.064
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