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Dr Nitesh K Poddar

Associate Professor

Department of Biosciences School of Basic Sciences

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Nitesh K Poddar is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Bioscience at School of Basic Sciences. 

     

    • Departmental Examination Coordinators
    • Departmental Digital Coordinator
    • Departmental Admission Coordinator
    • Departmental BOS Coordinator
    • Departmental OE (open elective) Coordinator
    • Class Coordinator of First YearMentor-Mentee Responsibility

    Mentor-Mentee Responsibility

 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Subject code Semester
Bioprocess Engineering BT7102 2020/MSc III
Industrial Biotechnology and Enzyme Technology BT1508 2020/BSc (Hons) V
Bioprocess Engineering BS1501 2020/ BSc (Hons) V
Fundamentals of Biotechnology BT 1102 2020/ BSc (Hons) I
Cell Biology of Microorganism BT1211 2020/ BSc (Hons) II
Cytology BT1150 2020/BSc (Hons) II
Analytical Techniques BY1402 2020/BSc (Hons) IV
Elements of Biochemistry BT1202 2020/ BSc (Hons) II
Phytrochemistry BT1250 2020/ BSc (Hons) II

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D. Protein Biochemistry and Biophysics Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2009
MSc Biotechnology Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2003

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal University Jaipur Associate Professor Teaching/Research 1.5 years
Invertis University Associate Professor Teaching/Research 4.4 years
Post Doctoral Research Associate Toledo University, Ohio Research Scientist 2 Years
Post Doctoral Research Associate Rice University, Houston, Texas Research Scientist 3 Years

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Biochemistry and Biophysics

Area of Expertise

Biophysical Techniques such as Single-Molecule Spectroscopy, Circular Dichroism (CD), Flouroscence Microscopy, Fluorometry, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, Protein Purification

Area of Research

Protein Chemistry, Protein Folding, Protein-ligands interactions, DNA-ligands interactions, Protein-Protein interactions

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

 

Dr Poddar has contributed      : 
  • As a faculty members in Novel Global Community Educational Foundation (NGCEF) (officially registered in Australia). Its first project concern the establishment of Global Community University (GCU), dedicated to high-quality PhD online studies. http://www.ngcef.net/index.php/faculty-staff/faculty-members
  •  As a Associate Editorial Board Member in Current Biotechnology of Bentham Science Publisher (https://benthamscience.com/journals/current-biotechnology/editorial-board/#top)
  • As a Programme Coordinator of Outcome Based Education (OBE) system/ National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of Dept. of Biotechnology, Invertis University, Bareilly, Bareilly (2016-2017)
  • Life membership (Membership No 1199) of Indian Biophysical Society, India
  • Qualified CSIR-UGC  JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) in June, 2003
  • Awarded as SRF (Senior Research Fellow) in January, 2006
  • Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) with 80 percentile in Feb, 2004
  • As a Reviewer in many scientific journals: CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, • Journal of Proteins and Proteomics, International Journal of Livestock Research, Bioscience Reports.  

Additional Qualification

Postgraduate diploma in Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Institute of India.

2002

 

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd., Mumbai As a visiting Research Fellow 2004-2005