Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) & Assistant Director, Research
Department of Biosciences School of Basic Sciences
Dr. Rohit Jain is involved in both teaching and research
He is recipient of MUJ presidential award for "Excellence in Performance" - August 2017.
Administrative roles & responsibilities:
Assistant Director (Research) – University Ph.D. Coordinator
NAAC Executive Circle Member
Departmental OBE and Alumni Coordinator
Member, Board of Studies, Department of Biosciences
Member, Purchase Committee, Biosciences
Google Scholar Profile : https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=marGSLsAAAAJ
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
Subject | Subject code | Semester |
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Diversity of Lower Plants | BT 1101 | I |
Mycology and Plant Pathology | BT 1201 | II |
Morphology and Anatomy of Angiosperms | BY 1401 | IV |
Agriculture Biotechnology | BT 1407 | IV |
Plant Physiology | BY 1501 | V |
Plant Biotechnology | BT 6202 | II |
Botany-II | BY 1311 | III |
Plant Secondary Metabolites | BS 1502 | V |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
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PhD | Botany- Plant Tissue Culture and Metabolite Profiling | Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur | 2011 |
MSc | Botany – Advanced Plant Physiology | Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur | 2007 |
BSc | Biology | Maharaja College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur | 2005 |
Experience
Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
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Manipal University Jaipur | Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) | Teaching & Research | July, 2019 - Present |
Manipal University Jaipur | Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) | Teaching & Research | July, 2014 - June, 2019 |
University of Rajasthan | Scientific Officer UGC-UPE Project (Contractual) | Life Science and Physical Science Research, E-Procurement, Purchase of Equipment | Oct 2013 – June 2014 |
University of Rajasthan | echnical Officer DBT-IPLS Project (Contractual) | Life ScienceResearch | July 2012 – Oct 2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Transgenics, Metabolomics, Genomics and Transcriptomics
Area of Expertise
In vitro plant morphogenesis, Genetic Engineering - Gene Gun, Agrobacterium mediated
Area of Research
Enhanced secondary metabolite production through in vitro culture of plants, Integrated metabolic and transcriptome profiling of medicinal plants, Genetic transformation through Agrobacterium, Purification of anti-cancer and immunomodulatory compounds from medicinal plants
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Life Member, Indian Botanical Society, India
Life Member, Society of Materials Chemistry, India
Reviewer – 3 Biotech, Journal of Biology & Applied Biotechnology, Journal of King Saud University, Biocatalysis and Agriculture Biotechnology, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
External Paper Setter and Examiner – The IIS University, Amity University Jaipur
Paper Moderator (Botany) – RPSC
Member Core Committee – DTS-INSPIRE, National Science Day
Successfully developed an efficient micropropagation protocol for ex situ conservation of endangered medicinal plant species Withania coagulans from shoot tip, node and leaf explants
Enhancement of withanolides (bioactive compounds of Withania) in in vitro regenerated plants in Withania coagulans
Developed a protocol for the synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using spore crystal mixture of Bacillus thuringiensis
Guest lecture |
Fundamentals and Optimization of HPLC and recent advancements in HPLC for drug analysis |
24.03.2017 |
National Workshop on “Recent Trends in Analytical Techniques in Life Sciences” organised by Suresh Gyan Vihar University |
Invited Talk |
Mind-Meld – How Interdisciplinary Are You? |
09.07.2017 |
Organized by Birla Institute of Scientific Research and Manipal University Jaipur |
Guest lecture |
Importance and scope of new generation of molecular markers in crops |
06.11.2017 |
ICAR sponsored CAFT training program on Application of Molecular Markers for Assessment of Genetic Purity and Crop Diversity organized by RARI, Durgapura, Jaipur |
Guest Lecture |
Use of advance instruments in plant biotechnology research |
08.08.2018 |
ICR sponsored CAFT training on “Biotechnological Interventions to Enhance Crop Productivity under Stress Conditions” |
Visiting Faculty |
Botany and Plant Biotechnology |
20.05.2019 onwards |
Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur |
Guest Lecture |
Molecular Markers |
17.09.2019 |
Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur |
Invited Talk |
Combining biotechnological and physiological interventions: a leap towards stress resilient agriculture |
20.01.2020 |
ICR sponsored CAFT training on “Physiological and Biotechnological Interventions Towards Climate Resilient Agriculture” |