Dr. Shilpa Sharma is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, NSUT Dwarka, New Delhi and her research area is Nanobiotechnology. Previously she was working as Scientist ‘B’ in Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali. She completed PhD in Nanotechnology from IIT Guwahati in the year 2013 and joined as Research Associate in Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She did her graduation (B.Tech in Biotechnology, 2004-2008) from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. She got associated with NSIT (now upgraded to NSUT) as Assistant Professor from 6th August 2014.

Subjects taught: Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Bioelectronics, Biosensors, Concepts in Modern Biology, Animal and Plant Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Biology of Infectious Diseases, Nanobiotechnology, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Virus:An Invisible Enemy, Enzyme Technology

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NM4phtwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Areas of Interest

Nanobiotechnology

Honours and Awards

1. Received Premier Research Award from NSUT on 16.03.2023

2. Received Commendable Research Award from NSUT on 02.03.2022

3. Received Shri Vinayak M. Deshpande Young Scientist Award for the year 2019 for her significant contribution to Chitin and Chitosan Research. 

4. Received Foreign Travel Grant Award from Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, 2012. 

5. Qualified GATE. 

Publications in International Journal

1.Shelly Singh, Shilpa Sharma and Ashok Kumar Dubey (2024). Enhanced Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Actinobacterial Therapeutic Metabolites Mediated Nanosuspension. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202300196

2.Vinay Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Shilpa Sharma, Arunim Shah, Chandra Prakash Chaturvedi & Digvijay Verma (2024). Cloning, expression, and characterization of a novel thermo-acidophilic l-asparaginase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSPS4. 3 Biotech 14, 54 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-024-03916-9

3. Shelly Singh, Ashok K Dubey and Shilpa Sharma (2023). Sonication-based Nanosuspension formation of Microbial Extract to assess their Antibacterial properties. Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences 30, 671-675 DOI: 10.56042/ijems.v30i5.6853

4. Shreya Sharma, Kartik Singh, Ankit Kalra, Shilpa Sharma (2023). Nanozymedb: A Manually Curated Database to Understand and Match Kinetics of Nanozymes with Natural Enzymes. Journal of Nanotechnology Research 5, 22-27.

5. Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma, and Tulasi Satyanarayana (2023).Thermostable recombinant cellulases of the thermophilic mould Myceliophthora thermophila in the bioconversion of lignocellulosics to ethanol. BioEnergy Research.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-023-10698-0

6. Rajat Pant, Ravi Kumar, Shilpa Sharma, Ramanathan Karuppasamy and Shanthi Veerappapillai (2023).Potential of Halalkalibacterium halodurans Laccase for Endosulfan and Chlorophacinone Degradation: Insights from Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. DOI - 10.1080/07391102.2023.2283165

7. Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma and Tulasi Satyanarayana (2023) Biochemical characteristics of Myceliophthora thermophila recombinant β-glucosidase (MtBgl3c) applicable in cellulose bioconversion Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology https://doi.org/10.1080/10826068.2023.2177869

8.  Anica Dadwal, Vishal Singh, Shilpa Sharma, Amaresh Kumar Sahoo & Tulasi Satyanarayana (2022) Structural and thermostability insights into cellobiohydrolase of a thermophilic mould Myceliophthora thermophila: in-silico studies, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2133012

9. Aditya Amrut Pawar,Ravi Kumar, Shilpa Sharma, Tulasi Satyanarayana. One-Pot Electrochemical Synthesis of Citric Acid Functionalized Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles for Congo Red Adsorption. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202200156, 2022.

10. G. David, M. S. Rana, S. Saxena, S. Sharma, D. Pant & S. K. Prajapati. A review on design, operation, and maintenance of constructed wetlands for removal of nutrients and emerging contaminants. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04442-y, 2022

11.  Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma, and Tulasi Satyanarayana. Recombinant cellobiohydrolase of Myceliophthora thermophila: characterization and applicability in cellulose saccharification. AMB Express 11, 148 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-021-01311-8.

12.  Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma, and Tulasi Satyanarayana. Thermostable Cellulose Saccharifying Microbial Enzymes: Characteristics, Recent Advances and Biotechnological Applications. International Journal of  Biological Macromolecules 2021 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.024

13. Anica Dadwal, Vishal Singh, Shilpa Sharma, and Tulasi Satyanarayana. Structural aspects of β-glucosidase of Myceliophthora thermophila (MtBgl3c) by homology modelling and molecular docking. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2021 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1869095

14. Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma, and Tulasi Satyanarayana. Progress in Ameliorating Beneficial Characteristics of Microbial Cellulases by Genetic Engineering Approaches for Cellulose Saccharification. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 1387, 2020. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01387

15. Shilpa Sharma. Enhanced antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles immobilized in a chitosan nanocarrier. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 104, 1740–1745, 2017

16. Shilpa Sharma, Chockalingam S., Pallab Sanpui, Arun Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh. Silver Nanoparticles impregnated alginate-chitosan blended nanocarrier induces apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells. Advanced Healthcare Materials,  3, 106-114, 2014.

17. Shilpa Sharma, Pallab Sanpui, Arun Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh. Fabrication of antibacterial silver nanoparticle-sodium alginate-chitosan composite films. RSC Advances, 2, 5837-5843, 2012.

18. Amaresh Kumar Sahoo, Shilpa Sharma, Arun Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh. Quick and simple estimation of bacteria using a fluorescent paracetamol dimer–Au nanoparticle composite. Nanoscale, 4, 1688-1694, 2012.

19. Sadhucharan Mallick, Shilpa Sharma, Madhuchanda Banerjee, Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh, Arun Chattopadhyay and Anumita Paul. Iodine - stabilized Cu nanoparticle chitosan composite for antibacterial applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 4, 1313–1323, 2012.

20. Madhuchanda Banerjee, Shilpa Sharma, Arun Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh. Enhanced antibacterial activity of bimetallic gold-silver core–shell nanoparticles at low silver concentration. Nanoscale, 3, 5120-5125, 2011. (Impact factor: 10.383)

Publications in National Journal

 

Publications in National Conferences

Ananya Jain, Shilpa Sharma (2022).Nanotechnology in COVID-19 Vaccines. Proceedings of the conference BioSangam 2022: Emerging trends in Biotechnology (BIOSANGAM 2022), Advances in Biological Sciences Research series. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-020-6_3

Publications in International Conferences

Twinkle Gupta and Shilpa Sharma. Nanocellulose: A New Frontier in Skin Tissue Regeneration. PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, NANOMATERIALS AND NANOPHARMACEUTICALS (ICAN3) ISBN:978-93-91387-56-3

Books/Book Chapters

1.Sharma, S., Sharma, S. (2023). Microbial Biotechnology for Circular Economy in Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Technologies, and Challenges. In: Shah, M.P. (eds) Advanced and Innovative Approaches of Environmental Biotechnology in Industrial Wastewater Treatment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2598-8_1

2. Kumar, R., Verma, D., Sharma, S., Satyanarayana, T. (2023). Applicability of Fungal Xylanases in Food Biotechnology. In: Satyanarayana, T., Deshmukh, S.K. (eds) Fungi and Fungal Products in Human Welfare and Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8853-0_16

3. Amrut Pawar, Aditya and Sharma, Shilpa. "Advanced nanotechnology for the degradation of persistent organic pollutants". Microbial Degradation and Detoxification of Pollutants, edited by Maulin P. Shah, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2023, pp. 135-158. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743623-007

4. Singh S. and Sharma S. (2022) Nutraceuticals-Based Nano-Formulations: An Overview Through Clinical Validations. In: Gopi S. and Balakrishnan P. (eds) Advances in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. Apple Academic Press https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003277088

5. Kalra A., Sharma S. (2021) Virosomes: A Viral Envelope System Having a Promising Application in Vaccination and Drug Delivery System. In: Dave D., Gupta N., Sur S. (eds) Nanopharmaceutical Advanced Delivery Systems. Scrivener Publishing LLC. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119711698.ch7

6. Dadwal A., Sharma S., Satyanarayana T. (2019) Progress and Prospects in the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol. In: Khurana S., Gaur R. (eds) Plant Biotechnology: Progress in Genomic Era. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8499-8_12

7. Dadwal A., Sharma S., Satyanarayana T. (2019) Diversity in Cellulose-Degrading Microbes and Their Cellulases: Role in Ecosystem Sustainability and Potential Applications. In: Satyanarayana T., Das S., Johri B. (eds) Microbial Diversity in Ecosystem Sustainability and Biotechnological Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8487-5_15

8. Kumar, R., Sharma, S., Satyanarayana, T. (2019). Prospects and problems in the bioconversion of hemicellulose of agro-residues into bioethanol. In: Kumar A., Garg S. (eds) Advances in Biofuel Production Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, pp. 189-234.

9. Dubey, A. and Sharma, S. (2018) Pharmacokinetics approach for Nanotoxicity Evaluation. In: Kumar V., Dasgupta N., Ranjan S. (eds) Nanotoxicology: Toxicity Evaluation, Risk Assessment and Management. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group,  pp 419-448.

Conference Presentations (National and International)

1. Nanotechnology Through Time: Bridging Ancient India to Modern Innovations’ from 15-16 July, 2024 at Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University, Chhatarpur (M.P) organized by School of Studies in Chemsitry and Research Centre.
2. 8^th Indian Chitin Chitosan Society Symposium September 19-20, 2019, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.
3. BESCON 2017 ‘Biological Engineering in 21^st century’ September 7-8, 2017, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi, India.
4. 11^th Asia Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium and 5^th Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society Symposium September 28-30, 2016, Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society at IMA Hall, Kochi, Kerala, India.
5. International Conference on Translational Nanomedicine (T-Nano-2014) December, 15-17, 2014, Institute of Life Sciences, Ahmedabad Univeristy, Ahmedabad, India.
6. Indo-US Workshop on Nanoengineering in Medicine December 17-19, 2014, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
7. SYSCON-2013…Interfacing Basic and Translational Research August 23, 2013, Society of Young Scientists, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi
8. Frontiers in Chemical Science (FICS)-2012 December 2-3, 2012, Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati, India.
9. Young Scientists’ Colloquium 2012 August 8, 2012, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Kolkata Chapter, India.
10. Conference on Photochemistry & Luminescence March 9-10, 2012, IIT Guwahati, India.
11. Miami 2012 Winter Symposium: Nanotechnology in Biomedicine February 26-29, 2012, Miami, USA.
12. Indo-US Bilateral workshop on Nanoparticle Assembly: From fundamentals to applications December 12-14, 2011, IIT Delhi, India.
13. 2^nd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology December 8-10, 2011, IIT Guwahati, India.