Faculty

Title

Dr.

Ruchi Mishra

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Designation

Assistant Professor (Guest)

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Email

ruchimishra27@gmail.com

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Educational Qualifications : PhD

Degree

Institution

Year

PhD

Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi

2018

Career Profile

1.     Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, Asst. Prof. (Guest), Sep, 2019 –Till now, Teaching Environmental Studies (EVS) to UG students.

2.     Miranda House, University of Delhi, Asst. Prof. (Guest), Jan, 2018 - Apr, 2019, Teaching EVS.

3.      Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Asst. Prof. (Guest), Aug, 2018 - Apr, 2019, Teaching EVS.

4.      ANDC, University of Delhi, Asst. Prof. (Guest),  Sep, 2014-Nov, 2014, Teaching EVS.

5.      Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Ph.D fellow (UGC JRF & SRF), Apr, 2011- Sep, 2017, Research work on bioprospecting and biodiversity conservation priorities.

6.      CSIR-URDIP, Pune, DST Women Scientist Scholar (WOS-C), May, 2009 - Apr, 2010, IPR (Patent) searching and analysis.

7.      CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, CSIR Research Intern, Mar, 2007 - Jun, 2008, Research work.

Administrative Assignments

Areas of Interest / Specialization

 Bioprospecting, Biodiversity conservation, Ethnopharmacology, Anticancer agents, Protein Biochemistry, Flow cytometry etc.

Research Guidance:

M.Sc dissertation students.

Publications Profile

List against each head(If applicable) (as Illustrated with examples)

 1. Singh S, Malhotra S, Mukherji P, Mishra R, Farooqi F, Sharma RS, Mishra V, Peroxidases from an invasive Mesquite species for management and restoration of fertility of phenolic-contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Management, 256, 2020, ISSN- 0301-4797, Impact factor- 5.45.

2. Mishra R, Sharma, RS, Singh S,…Mishra V, Antiproliferative, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction potential of the Viscum articulatum Burm. f. aqueous extract in leukemia cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 219:91-102, 2018, ISSN- 03788741, Impact factor-3.69.

3. Mishra R, Das MK, Singh S, Sharma RS, Sharma S, Mishra V, Articulatin-D induces apoptosis via activation of caspase-8 in acute T-cell leukemia cell line.    Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 426:87-99, 2017, ISSN- 03008177, Impact factor-2.88.

4. Singh S, Mishra R, Sharma RS, Mishra V, Phenol remediation by peroxidase from an invasive mesquite: Turning an environmental wound into wisdom. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 334:201-211, 2017, ISSN- 03043894, Impact factor-9.03.

5. Mishra R,  Yadav A, Sharma S, Singh S,...Mishra V, Purification and characterization of a lectin isoform of ribosome inactivating protein from Viscum articulatum parasitic on Grewia tilifolia. Phytomorphology, 67(3&4), 91-100, 2017, ISSN- 0031-9449, Impact factor- <1.00.

Book Chapter

1. Malhotra S*, Mishra R*,… Mishra V, Environmental factors shaping plant-microbe associations: Their significance to improve plant health and vegetation restoration in degraded lands. In: Introduction to Challenges and Strategies to Improve Crop Productivity in Changing Environment. Pp- 1-16, 2018, ISBN-978-81934634-9-9.

2. Mishra V*, Mishra R*, Sharma RS, Efficient induction of apoptosis by ribosome inactivating protein from Viscum articulatum in acute T-cell leukemia cell line. Proceedings of ICBTM, pp- 30,            2019, ISBN- 978-93-5351-396-2.

3. Mishra V*, Mishra R*, Sharma RS, Ribosome Inactivating Protein: A potential molecule for the development of multi-stress tolerant transgenic plants. In: Biotechnological Applications for Environmental Protection (Springer). Pp- 1-15, 2019, In Press.

 ‘*’ joint first Author

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

International/National conference presentations                                              

• Mishra R, Mishra V, Sharma RS, Efficient induction of apoptosis by ribosome inactivating protein from Viscum articulatum in acute T-cell leukemia cell line. 1^st International Conference Integrative Chemistry, Biology and Translational Medicine (ICBTM-2019), University of Delhi, held on 25-26 Feb, 2019.
• Archana, Mishra R, Mishra V, Potential of Mistletoe Ribosome Inactivating Protein to Protect Crop Biodiversity from Disease Damage. National conference on ‘emerging challenges of environmental health society and policies. Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, Delhi, held on 15-16 Feb, 2019
• Mishra R, Sharma RS, Mishra V, Evaluation of anticancerous potential of aqueous extract of Viscum articulatum, leafless mistletoe, on human leukemia cells. 5th Biennnial International conference on new developments in drug discovery from natural products and traditional medicine, NIPER SAS Nagar, Mohali, Chandigarh, held on 18-20 Nov 2016.

• Mishra R, Yadav A, Sharma RS and Mishra V, Purification of a ribosome inactivating lectin from Viscum articulatum: a protein with multiple enzymatic activities. World biotechnology congress, JNU, Delhi, held on 20-22 Feb 2017.
• Luqman S, Mishra R, Khan S, Darokar MP, Bioevaluation of phytomolecules as efflux pump modulators to manage multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium. 8^th  edition of India's biggest biotech event “Bangalore Bio-2008”, held on 24-26 April 2008.
• Mishra R, Luqman S and Darokar MP, Role of Efflux Pump Modulators in altering the Activity of ATPase in Mycobacterium smegmatis. 3^rd Symposium on Current Advances in Molecular Biochemistry: Applications in Health, Environment and Agriculture, organized by University of Lucknow, Lucknow, held on 28-30 Dec 2007.
• National symposium cum Faculty development programme (FDP) on  Genome editing: Tools & Applications organized by D. S. Kothari Center for Reseach and Innovation in Science Education, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, held on 15-22 January 2018.
• International Symposium on “Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development” organized by D S Kothari Centre for Research and Innovation in Science Education, University of Delhi held on 30-31 March 2012.
• Twenty-sixth Annual National Convention & Conference of Society for Information Science (SIS) on “Recent Trends in Patinformatics” organized by CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (URDIP), Pune and presented a poster titled “Study of Women Inventors; Some Emerging Trends” held on 09-12 Dec 2009.
• Participated as volunteer in National Conference on “Immunology in Health and Disease”, organized by C.S.J.M. University Kanpur held on 11-12 January 2006,

Training/Workshop:

• India-UK Workshop on “Knowledge transfer on the sustainability of innovative wastewater treatment technologies to India: Circuar Economyconcepts & Graphene related technologies” held on 06 March 2019  at Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi.
• Workshop on “Application of Flow Cytometry” held on 20 March 2015 at D. S. Kothari Center for Reseach and Innovation in Science Education, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi.
• Workshop on “IPR, Patenting and patentability Assessment” held on 4^th September 2014 at Cluster Innovation center, University of Delhi.
• Training course on “Introduction to Mathematica”, held during 28/11/2011 to 02/12/2011 at Delhi University Computer Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi.
• Training course on “Basic Computers, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, Internet & Email”, held during 14/11/2011 to 25/11/2011 at Delhi University Computer Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi.
• Training course on “SPSS – (Stastistical Package for Social Sciences”, held during 30/07/2012 to 03/08/2012 at Delhi University Computer Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi.
• Workshop on “Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling in Drug Design”, held during 18-20 January 2012 at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), University of Delhi, Delhi.
• General Course on Intellectual Property (DL101), session 1, 2010 (from March 1 to April 15, 2010), organized by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Worldwide Academy, Geneva, Switzerland.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

• NET JRF- 2010.
• Women Scientist Scholar-C Award 2010 by Department of Science and Technology (DST) India.
• Qualified GATE- 2007 and 2008.
• Qualified CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Intern Award 2007.
• University Topper at PG level.

Associated With Professional Bodies

•      Life time memberships of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

Other Activities