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Name:
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Dr. Neetu Kumra Taneja
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Designation:
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Assistant Professor
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Department:
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Basic and Applied Sciences
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Contact No:
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0130-2281219
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neetu.niftem[at]gmail[dot]com
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Area of Interest/Specialization:
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- Microbial Biofilms and their Pathogenesis
- Food Safety and Epidemiology
- Food Biotechnology
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Qualification:
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| Degree Name | Subject/Research Area | University/College | Year |
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Microbiology
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Wake Forest University of Health Sciences, USA
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2011
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Ph.D.
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Biotechnology
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
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2008
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M.Sc.
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Microbiology
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University of Delhi, South Campus
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2003
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Experience:
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| Degree/Designation Name | Subject(s) Taught* | University/College | Year |
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M.Tech.
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Microbiology Biotechnology
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NIFTEM
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2012-2014
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B.Tech.
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Microbiology
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NIFTEM
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2012-2014
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Awards & Honours (if any):
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- Awarded Post - Doctoral scholar development award by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.
- Qualified CSIR/UGC - National Eligibility Test (NET)/JRF in Life Sciences conducted by joint UGC-CSIR, New Delhi.
- Received scholarship from University of Monsanto during M. S. in microbiology at University of Delhi, South Campus.
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Major Publications (Last 5 years):
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- Taneja N. K., T. Ganguly, L. O. Bakaletz, K. J. Nelson, Dubey P., Poole L. B., R. Deora. D-alanine modification of a Protease - Susceptible Outer Membrane Component by the Bordetella Pertussis Dra Locus Promotes Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides and PMN - Mediated Killing. J. Bacteriol, November, 2013 : 195(22) : 5102 - 11.
- Dhingra S.*, Kaur K.*, Taneja N. K.* and J. S. Tyagi, Dev R. (DosR) binding peptide inhibits adaptation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Under Hypoxia. FEMS Microbiol Lett. May, 2012 : 330(1) : 66 - 71. (*Equal Contribution).
- Taneja N. K., Dhingra S., Mittal A., Naresh M., J. S. Tyagi. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transcriptional Adaptation, growth arrest and dormancy phenotype development is triggered by vitamin C. PLoS One. May, 2010 27 : 5(5) : e10860.
- Majumdar S. D., Sharma D., Vashist A., Kaur K., Taneja N. K., Chauhan S., Challu V. K., Ramanathan V. D., Balasangameshwara V., Kumar P., J. S. Tyagi. Co-expression of Dev R. and Dev R.(N) - Aph Proteins is associated with hypoxic adaptation defect and virulence attenuation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. PLoS One. 2010, Feb 26 : 5(2) : e9448.
- Taneja N. K., J. S. Tyagi. Resazurin reduction assays for screening of anti-tubercular compounds against dormant and actively growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium Smegmatis. J. Antimicrob Chemother. August, 2007 : 60(2) : 288 - 93.
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International Experience(s)/Collaboration(s)/Consultancy:
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- Post-Doctoral research at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, at Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston - Salem, NC, USA.
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Externally Funded Projects:
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Patent(if any):
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- Bagchi G., Mayuri, Kumra N., Kaur K., Saini D. K., Tyagi A. K. and J. S. Tyagi. ICMR Indian patent 211217 : ‘A simple and fast process for evaluating promoter activity of persistent M. Tuberculosis in hypoxic conditions using M. smegmatis as a surrogate host.’ International Classification Number C12N 1/15.
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Books(if any):
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