Faculty Detail

Dr Shashi Sharma

Associate Professor

Amity Institute of Biotechnology

Qualifications
Graduation : B.Sc.(Chemistry, Zoology)-1994,Kanpur University

Post Graduation : M.Sc.(Chemistry (Physical))-1996,Kanpur University

Post Graduation : M.Tech.(Biotechnical Engg.)-1998,H.B.T.I., Kanpur

Doctorate : Ph.D.(Microbiology)-2004,Delhi University South campus
Experience
18 Jul 2011 - Present
Associate Professor,
Amity Institute of Biotechnology

01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011
Guest Lecturer,
Netaji Subhash Institute of Biotechnology,
Dwarka

01 Sep 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
Guest Lecturer,
Bhakaracharya College of Applied Science,
Delhi University

01 May 2007 - 31 Jul 2007
Research Associate,
J.N.U.,
New Delhi

01 Oct 2004 - 30 Nov 2006
Scientist Fellow,
Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Tech., CSIR, Palampur, H.P,
Palampur, H.P.

17 Jul 1998 - 09 Mar 1999
Project Associate,
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi,
NII, Aruma Asaf ali Marg, New Delhi
Current Courses Taught
Basics of Biochemical Engineering

RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY
Publications
Purification, Immobilization, Kinetics and Characterization of tannase from Penicillium variable.

Statistical optimization of tannase production from Penicllium variable using fruits (Chebulic myrobalan) of Terminalia chebula.

Evaluation of the versatility of the tannases produced from Aspergillus niger and Penicillium variable with respect to gallic acid production, gallate ester synthesis, animal feed improvement, tannery

Statistical optimization of tannase production from Aspergillus niger under submerged fermentation.

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant production and concomitant hydrocarbon degradation potentials of bacteria isolated from extreme and hydrocarbon contaminated environments ,
Elsevier

Biosurfactant producing bacteria from hydrocarbon contaminated environment ,
Springer Singapore

Synergistic extraction using sweep-floc coagulation and acidification of rhamnolipid produced from industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate in a bioreactor using sequential (fill-and-draw) approach. ,
Elsevier

Statistical and sequential (fill-and-draw) approach to enhance rhamnolipid production using industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate C6 stream from Achromobacter sp. (PS1) ,
Elsevier

Synergistic extraction using sweep-floc coagulation and acidification of rhamnolipid produced from industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate in a bioreactor using sequential (fill-and-draw) approach. ,
Elsevier

Synergistic extraction using sweep-floc coagulation and acidification of rhamnolipid produced from industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate in a bioreactor using sequential (fill-and-draw) approach. ,
Elsevier

Statistical and sequential (fill-and-draw) approach to enhance rhamnolipid production using industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate C6 stream from Achromobacter sp. (PS1) ,
Elsevier
Projects
Hydrocarbon degradation and concomitant biosurfacatnt production from extremophilic micro-organisms (None)
Biosurfacatnt production and hydrocarbon degradationby (DST)

Enhanced bioremediation of pesticide contaminated crop fields of Punjab using biosurfactant producin(Amity Institute of Agriculture)
Enhanced bioremediation of pesticide contaminated crop fields of Punjab using biosurfactant producing concomitant pesticide degrading microbial consortium with plant growth promoting traitsby (DST-SERB)
Activities
Got Accession numbers for 10 nucleotide sequences for Hydrocarbon degrading and concomitant biosurfactant producing bacteria. Joy,S., Butalia,T., Pai,S. & Sharma,S. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) - 28th September, 2015

A book Chapter entitled “Biosurfactant producing bacteria from hydrocarbon contaminated environment” in Biodegradation and Bioconversion of hydrocarbons. Joy S, Butalia T, Sharma S* and Rahman PKSM. Eds: Kirsten Heimann, O.P Kartik and Senthil Muthu. (Springer Publisher) --- Accepted (book about to release)

Content writer for module “Bioprocess Engineering” for e – PG -Pathshala, UGC – a MHRD project under its national mission through ICT (NME-ICT). epgp.inflibnet.ac.in

A poster presentation of the project work in India International Science Festival (IISF 2015), on " Biosurfactants : Challenges and opportunities for future exploitation" held at IIT, Delhi on Dec 4-8, 2015.

A poster presentation of the project work entitled "Biochemical and molecular characterization of potent bacterial biosurfactant producers isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated environments" in 56th Annual conference of AMI-2015 and international symposium on "Emerging discoveries in Microbiology" held at JNU 7-10th Dec, 2015.

My Ph.D scholar has been awarded Direct SRF from CSIR, as per the project proposal under my supervision
Conferences attended
International conference on emerging trends in biotechnology (ICTEB 2014) XI convention of the biote
Organized By :JNU, New Delhi

India International Science Festival
Organized By :IIT, New Delhi

56th Annual conference of AMI -2015
Organized By :JNU, New Delhi

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (NCRAES-2018)
Organized By :JNU

National Symposium On RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Organized By :Department of Pharmacology School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER) (Ranked No. 1 by NIRF, MHRD) Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-110 062

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