Faculty Detail

Dr Puniti Mathur

Dy. Officiating Head / Professor

Amity Institute of Biotechnology

Qualifications
Graduation : B.Sc.(Botany,Zoology,Chemistry)-1994,C.C.S. University, Meerut

Graduation : B.Ed-1995,C.C.S University, Meerut

Post Graduation : M.Sc.(Biotechnology)-1997,Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee)

Doctorate : Ph.D.(Nuclear Megnetic Resonance)-2003,AIIMS, New Delhi
Experience
02 Jul 2008 - Present
Dy. Officiating Head / Professor,
Amity Institute of Biotechnology

01 Jun 2004 - 30 Apr 2008
ASSISTANT MANAGER,
DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SAHIBABAD,
Dabur Research Foundation, Plot no 4, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Sahibabad

01 Jun 2003 - 14 May 2004
RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
ICGEB, NEW DELHI,
Current Courses Taught
Informatics in Biosciences
Publications
De novo design, synthesis and solution conformational study of two didehydroundecapeptides: effect of nature and number of amino acids interspersed between Phe residues ,
Wiley & SOns

a, ß-Dehydrophenylalanine containing cecropin–melittin hybrid peptides: conformation and activity ,
John Wiley & Sons

Self-Assembly of a Dipeptide-Containing Conformationally Restricted Dehydrophenylalanine Residue to Form Ordered Nanotubes ,
Wiley

Stabilization of unusual structures in peptides using a, ß-dehydrophenylalanine: Crystal and solution structures of Boc–Pro–?Phe–Val–?Phe–Ala–OMe and Boc–Pro … ,
Wiley

Peptide design using a, ß-dehydro amino acids: From ß-turns to helical hairpins ,
Wiley

Role of a two-residue spacer in an a, ß-didehydrophenylalanine containing hexapeptide: crystal and solution structure of Boc-Val-?Phe-Leu-Ala-?Phe-Ala-OMe ,
Wiley

Dehydrophenylalanine zippers: strong helix–helix clamping through a network of weak interactions ,
Oxford Press

Novel peptides binding to glucokinase and its therapeutic implication in type 2 diabetes: a computational study ,
International Science Press

Virtual screening of peptidomimetic compounds as potential activators of glucokinase for treatment of type 2 diabetes ,
International Science Press

Role of two and thee amino acid spacers in alpha, beta didehydrophenylalanine containig undecapeptides

Design of novel peptidomimetic glucokinase activators for type 2 diabetes using energy based pharmacophore approach

) Homology Modeling and Docking Studies of Pfmc2TM Maurer's cleft two transmembrane protein –A Potential Drug Target in Malaria ,
International Science Press

) Identification of Novel Inhibitors for Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4 by Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Techniques ,
Innovare Academic Sciences

Computational Studies of MSP7 Like Protein (A potential drug target of malaria) using Molecular Modeling and Virtual screening

In Silico Screening Of Small Molecule Modulators Of Zika Virus Proteins

Molecular modeling and molecular dynamics studies of SPECT protein of Plasmodium falciparum and in silico screening of lead compounds ,
Society of Pharmaceutical Science and Research

Human Caveolin-1 a potent inhibitor for prostate cancer therapy: a computational approach ,
Inderscience Publishers

Molecular modeling, virtual screening and molecular dynamics studies of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface related protein 2 (PfMSRP2) ,
IEEE

Molecular modeling, virtual screening and molecular dynamics studies of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface related protein 2 (PfMSRP2) ,
IEEE

Molecular modeling, virtual screening and molecular dynamics studies of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface related protein 2 (PfMSRP2) ,
IEEE
Projects
Design, synthesis and biological activity of non-coded amino acids containing peptides as potential (nil)
Involves computational design of peptides, their chemical synthesis and biological assays to determine their interaction with glucokinase.by (Department of Biotechnology)
Affiliations
Indian peptide society Since 09 Dec 2006

American Society of Microbiology Since 25 May 2012

Indian Biophysical Society Since 02 Jan 1999
Activities
Selected for One week advanced course at Welcome Genome Courses at Hinxton, Cambridge, UK on “Practical Applications of Small Molecule Drug discovery” from June 17-22, 2018.
Patents
Synthetic peptide as glucokinase activator for treatment of Type 2 diabetes ,New Delhi,India - Provisional ( 3973/DEL/2015 )
Conferences attended
Training program on leadership and career development for women scientists and technologists
Organized By :DST, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, IIPA, CoACH

Training the trainers on Entrepreneurship
Organized By :DST/ASSET

Bioentrepreneurship, grant writing and intellectual property management
Organized By :ICGEB New Delhi and BIRAC, DBT

Analytical Characterization of Biosimilars: Concepts and Case Studies
Organized By :IIT Delhi

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