Gaurav Aggarwal

Ph.D. Student
Mobile :  +919805665433
E-mail: agaurav7@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards :  University Merit Scholarship from 1st,Feb., 2008  to 31st,Jan., 2009

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Biochemical Characterization of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) germplasm using RAPD and Isozymes.

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Studies on genetic transformation of insect resistance gene in populus ciliata through Agrobacterium mediated transformation and molecular analysis of regenerated plantlets.

Area of Interest : Genetic Engineering.

 Research publications :  2

Parul Sharma

Senior research Fellow
Mobile : +919418373355

E-mail : tulip.parul@yahoo.co.in

Fellowship/ merit/ awards : DBT –Senior Research Fellowship.

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Research Project :

• Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation in Apple rootstock.

M.Sc. Thesis :

• Microprogation of apple rootstock Malling 26.

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Genetic transformation of apple (Malus domestica x Borkh.) rootstock M7 with chitinase gene.

Area of Interest : Plant Biotechnology.

Work Experience :  Since Jan.2011 to till date.

 Research Publications :

• Sharma, R., Modgil, M. and Sharma, P. 2009. Adventitious shoot regeneration and RAPD analysis of regenerants in apple. In: National symposium on plant propagation, conservation, modification and characterization held at Institute of Himalayan Bioresource and Technology, Palampur (HP) INDIA w.e.f. April 03-04, 2009. pp 47

• Sharma, R., Modgil, M. and Sharma, P. 2011. Adventitious shoot regeneration from apple leaf explants and RAPD analysis of regenerants. Progressive Agriculture - an international journa. (Accepted).

• Sharma, P., Modgil, M. and Thakur M. Micropropagation of apple rootstock Malling 26. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (Communicated).
   

Swati Sharma

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459786785

E-mail : sspandit.89@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Technology refinement of micropropagated Aloe vera L. and assessment of genetic fidelity.

Area of Interest : Tissue culture and molecular biology

Veena Devi

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459041112
E-mail : pistoo1987@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :  

• In vitro propagation of Aloe vera L.

Area of Interest : Tissue culture.

Deepka Sharma

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919459220427

E-mail : dsharma234@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Biochemical and molecular investigations on growth and development of in vitro propagated Aloe vera species

Area of Interest : Tissue Culture and Molecular Characterization

Work Experience :  Worked as  Quality Control Officer in Zeon Life Science Limited, Ponta Sahib

Geetika Gambhir

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +91941815731

E-mail : geetikabt@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Ph.D. Thesis :

• Studies on Agrobacterium mediated insect resistance gene transfer in Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.var Capitata)and molecular analysis of regenerated plantlets.

Area of Interest : Tissue Culture, Genetic Transformation and Molecular Charaterization

 Research Publications :

• Gambhir G, Kumar S and Sen S.2010. An Improved Regeneration System of Oriental Lily hybrids from Ovary-Ovule Culture Using Plant Growth Regulators. Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology.4(1): 1-4
  
   

Karuna Dhiman

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418111893

E-mail : dhimankaruna@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Ph.D. Thesis :

• Bioprospecting of bacteria for production and purification of Laccase enzyme.

Area of Interest : Genetic Transformation and Microbial Biotechnology

Priyanka Bhadwal
M.Sc. student

Mobile : +919418110705

E-mail : Priyanka.bhadwal@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:  

M.Sc. Thesis :

• Standardization of in vitro shoot multiplication of apple –“Starking Delicious”

Area of Interest : Tissue culture.

Rajni Kumari

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +91919625772746

E-mail :

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Research Project :

M.Sc. Thesis :

• Genetic fidelity of micro-propagated plant of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)
  Area of Interest: Molecular Characterization

Rosy

M.Sc. Student

Mobile : +919418112014

E-mail : rosy2309@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Genetic characterization of tomato(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) using RAPD studies.
   

Area of Interest :    Molecular biology

Pushpa Kumari
M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459869194

E-mail : sapputhakur89@yahoo.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

M.Sc. Thesis : Effect of various/different factors on vitrification in carnation

Area of Interest :  Tissue culture

Shilpa Sharma

M.Sc. Student

Mobile : +919736289848

E-mail : Shilpsharm64@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on trypsin inhibitor in local cultivar of kulth.

Area of Interest : Biochemical analysis
 

Shruti

M.Sc. Student
Phone : 0183 2275731

E-mail : huge-ashes@yahoo.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Genetic fidelity assessment on apple rootstock Merton I.793

Area of Interest : Genetic engineering
 

Hemlata Verma

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459869154

E-mail : hemlataccb@yahoo.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Genetic transformation studies in Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.var italica) with nptll and gus genes.

Area of Interest : Genetic transformation

Surbhi Mahajan

M.Sc. Student

Mobile : +919418113265

E-mail : mahajan_surbhi87@yahoo.co.in

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on assessment of genetic integrity of micropropagated plants of Jaspi-Prunus rootstock using DNA markers".

Area of Interest : Research and development.

Poornima Sharma

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418659678

E-mail :poornimasharma.sharma@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards : Merit scholarship holder for the session 2008-2009

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Studies on chitinase gene transfer in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and molecular analysis of transgenic plantlets.

Area of Interest : Genetic transformation and Molecular biotechnology
 

Ambika Verma

M.Sc. Student

Mobile : +919805970404

E-mail : ambikaverma1989@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Production, purification and characterisation of Taq DNA polymerase from Thermus aquaticus.

Area of Interest : Biotechnology: Molecular biology, Biotechnology
 

Ayesh Gaur
Ph. D Student

Mobile : +918894924155

E-mail: ayesh.gaur@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on genetic fidelity of tissue culture raised plants of Himalayan poplar (Populus ciliata wall.)

Area of Interest : Molecular biology, Biotechnology

Digvijay Singh

Ph.D.  Student

Mobile : +919418373281

E-mail : digvijaysingh252@Gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Assessment of genetic diversity in Viola serpens Wall. in Himachal Pradesh using molecular markers.

Area of Interest : Biotechnology 

Era Vaidya

Ph. D Student

Mobile : +919418659718

E-mail : vaidya.era@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards : University Merit Scholarship in M. Sc

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on data mining for development of dbEST-SSRs for genotype identification in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

Area of Interest : Molecular biology, Biotechnology

Work Experience : 

• 6 months research experience as Senior Research Fellow in project entitled creating genomic platform in apple

 Research Publications :

• E. Vaidya. R. Kaur and S. V. Bhardwaj. Data mining of ESTs to develop dbEST-SSRs for use in a polymorphism study of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. Journal of Horticulture Science and Biotechnology.2012. In press

Madhvi Soni
Ph. D Student

Mobile : +919418373363

E-mail : madhvi.btc@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on in vitro propagation and conservation of Viloa pilosa Blume

Area of Interest : Molecular biology, Biotechnology

Work Experience : 

• 4 months research experience as Senior Research Fellow in project entitled “Micropropagation and in vitro conservation of Buinium persicum

Monika Kashyap

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418525054

E-mail : kashyap27monika@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards : University Stipend in M. Sc

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on cell culture for genetic transformation in Punica granatum L.

Area of Interest : Molecular biology, Biotechnology

Work Experience : 

• 4 months research experience as Senior Research Fellow in project entitled “Identification of specific genetic traits limiting strawberry productivity in row intercropping with apple”

Neha Sharma

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418315731

E-mail : nehabtc@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards : Dr Y S Parmar University Merit Scholarship Holder

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Ph.D. Thesis :

• Studies on construction of frame work genetic linkage map of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni using molecular markers

Area of Interest : Molecular Biology

 Research Publications :

• Sharma N, Bhardwaj S V, Jarial K, Thakur P D, Kaur R, Handa A. 2011.Comparative In silico analysis of partial coat protein gene sequence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus infecting summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) isolated from India. J Proteomics Bioinform 4(3): 068-073.

Ruchika Sharma
Ph.D Student
Mobile : +919418279231

E-mail : ruchikasharma0707@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on antioxidant activity in fruits of crab apple.
   

Area of Interest : Biotechnology

Anish Kumar Sharma

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418373278

E-mail : anish.sharma28@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Development of mass multiplication protocol for Asparagus adscendens Roxb.

Area of Interest : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry

Work Experience : 

• Worked for 3 months as SRF in the project entitled “Mass multiplication of improved clonal rootstocks of fleshy stone fruits (peach, plum, apricot, cherry)

Maneet Rana

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919418832012

E-mail : rana.maneet@gmail.com

Fellowship/ merit/ awards :Merit Scholarship.
 

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on genetic fidelity in Capsicum spp. using PCR based molecular markers

Area of Interest : Tissue culture and molecular biology
 

Nisha

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919418373352

E-mail :

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 Ph.D. Thesis :

• Isolation and production of tannase enzyme (E.C.3.1.1.20) from Himalayan Flora.

Area of Interest : Molecular Characterization and Enzymology

Ruchi Chauhan

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919805396689

E-mail : angels_13134me@yahoo.co.in

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on micropropagation of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell.

Area of Interest :  Tissue Culture

Anshu Sharma

Ph.D. Student
Mobile : +919805913258

E-mail : anshu.sml@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

Ph.D. Thesis :

• Studies on Genetic characterization, in vitro multiplication and conservation of two endangered medicinal plants viz. Berberia aristata and Gentiana kurroo

Area of Interest : Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Characterization

Pratibha Negi

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919418655273

E-mail : negipratibha22@yahoo.in

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Studies on trypsin inhibitor in Bean cvs.(Phaesolus vulgaris).

Area of Interest : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry
 

Manu Vivek

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459043729

E-mail : manu.vivek60@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Meristem tip culture of apple cvr Oregon spur.

Area of Interest : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Plant Pathology.

Pankaj Kumar

M.Sc. Student
Mobile : +919459786594

E-mail : dprj227@gmail.com

Academic Qualification :

Title of research project/ thesis:

 M.Sc. Thesis :

• Molecular analysis of genetic stability in tissue culture raised plants of broccoli.
   

Area of Interest : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry