Faculty Details
Dr. Shalini Swami

Dr. Shalini Swami

Assistant Professor

Email: shaliniswami@rla.du.ac.in

Contact: 9958479607

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Educational Qualifications
S.No. Qualification University / Institution Year
1 Ph.D. The University of Manchester, United Kingdom 2015
2 MPhil Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2010
3 M.A./M.Sc. Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 2008
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
Sr.No. Post Institution Duration Type
1 Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi 11 April 2023–Till Date Permanent
2 Assistant- Professor Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi January 2018–10 April 2023 Ad-hoc
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
• College Research Grant for Students, 2023-2024, Department of Microbiology — “Bacopa monnieri and Parmotrema perlatum extract: LC-MS analysis to quest compounds having inhibitory activity against ESKAPE pathogen” — PI: Dr. Shalini Swami.

• College Research Grant for Students, 2020-2022, Department of Microbiology — “Activity of different kind of biosorbents and biodegraders for primary treatment of waste water produced from laboratories” — PI: Dr. Shalini Swami.
Administrative Assignments
• Setting of question papers for UG/PG programs, since 2018 to present.

• Design and Development of Curriculum for Add-on/Certificate/Diploma Courses, since 2018 to present.

• Assessment/Evaluation process of the affiliating University, since 2018 to present.

• Member, Admission Committee, Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.

• Co-Convener, Ambedkar-Phule-Periyar Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.

• Member, Quiz Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.

• Member, Student’s Union Advisory Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.

• Member, Sub-Committee for Swachhata Action Plan – Implementation & Monitoring, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.

• Member, Illusion Dance Society, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
Area Of Interests/Specialization
• Molecular Docking

• Structural Biology

• Protein Expression and Purification

• Bioinformatics
 
Subjects Taught
• Medical Microbiology

• Cell Biology

• Biochemistry

• Advances in Microbiology

• Food Microbiology
Research Guidance
Supervised 12 undergraduate students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Microbiology on CRG project.
Research Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA, 2015–2017.
Journal Publications
• Mohd Fardeen Husain Shahanshah, Saloni Jain, Bhawna Sharma, Ananya Grewal and Shalini Swami. “Comparative Analysis of B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of SARS-CoV-2.” Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, January 24, 2022.

• Jude Chenge, Duyete Van Li, Shalini Swami and Andrew W. Munro. “Structural characterization and ligand/inhibitor identification provide functional insights into the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cytochrome P450 CYP126A1.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 10, 2016.

• Shalini Swami, Ragini Gupta and Mayank Rawat. “Bacteriophage lambda Adsorption inhibition by polyclonal antibodies against lamb protein Antigen of E. coli.” Veterinary Practitioner, Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2006.

• Shalini Swami, Navrinder Kaur, Umesh Kumar and Ramesh Chandra. “Mechanism of action of anti-tubercular drugs: A systemic review.” Archivos de Bronconeumologia.

• Abstract: Swami, S. et al. “Structural and biochemical studies of CYP143A1 from the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” 18th International Conference on Cytochrome P450, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2013.

• Abstract: Swami, S. et al. “Structural and biochemical characterization of CYP126A1 from the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” Tuberculosis 2012 conference, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France.

• Abstract: Swami, S. et al. “Characterization of CYP126A1 from the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” 17th International Conference on Cytochrome P450, Manchester, U.K., 2011.
 
Chapters in books and e-chapters(Published)
• Shelja Agarwal, Shreya Nayak, Kanika Bhoj, Aditi Panwar and Shalini Swami. “Revolutionizing bioremediation with microbial nanotechnology. An emerging approach towards environmental cleanup.” 2023, IntechOpen, London, UK. Accepted for Publication.

• Saloni Jain, Ishita Gupta, Priyanshu Walia and Shalini Swami. “Application of Actinobacteria in Agriculture, Nanotechnology and Bioremediation.” DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104385.

• Raajvi Khurana, Kanika Maurya, Shalini Swami and Sunila Hooda. “Anticancer Compounds from selected Medicinal Plants: An update.” Medicinal Plants: Ethnomedicine, Pharmacognosy and Therapeutic Values. DOI: http://doi.org/10.31995/Book.AB220-A22.Chapter11.
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
• Challenges in SDG Goals on Health and Nutrition in India, 11 January 2022, organized by Department of Microbiology under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Dr. Kusum Rani Gupta Memorial Lecture on “Role of T cell in infection and immunity”, 21 April 2022, organized by Department of Microbiology under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• “Antibodies: Ek Naam, Anek Kaam” by Prof. V. K. Chaudhary, 25 February 2022, organized by Department of Microbiology under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Online Workshop “Holistic Fitness – Boost Your Immunity and Prevent Illness”, 23–24 June 2021, organized by Department of Microbiology under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Cancer awareness talk “Be Cancer Aware”, 22 March 2021, organized by Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, in association with Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre.

• Alumni Talk: Online interaction with three outstanding Departmental Alumni of the Batch of 2014, organized by Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College.

• National Workshop on Molecular Docking in Drug Design, 31 March–1 April 2021, organized by Department of Microbiology under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Webinar on “Next Generation Sequencing and Metagenome Analysis”, 15–16 May 2020.

• International Seminar on “Nanoparticles in Biology”, 29 January 2020.

• National Seminar on “Metagenomics and Genome Editing”, 5 February 2020.

• Royal Society of Chemistry Roadshow One-Day Symposium, 13 November 2017, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi.

• 20th International Conference on Circadian Biology, May 2015, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.

• 18th International Conference on Cytochrome P450, June 2013, University of Washington, Seattle, USA — presented a poster.

• Ph.D. Research Conference, University of Manchester, U.K., 2013.

• International Ph.D. Symposium, University of Manchester, U.K., 2012 — presented a poster.

• Tuberculosis 2012 Conference, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France — participated in poster presentation.

• International Seminar on “Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering”, May 2012, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, U.K. — presented a poster.

• Ph.D. Research Conference, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, May 2012 — participated in poster presentation.

• 17th International Conference on Cytochrome P450, June 2011, Manchester — presented a poster.

• NMR Workshop, NMR Facility Manchester, University of Manchester, 2013.

• Biotech-Yes Competition, 2013, University of Nottingham.
 
Courses/FDP/Workshops Attended
• NMR Workshop, NMR Facility Manchester, University of Manchester, 2013.

• Hands-on session on Fluorescence Microscopy, 29 March 2022, Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Training session on Colony Counter, 22 February 2022, Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, under DBT-Star College Scheme.

• Training Session on Anaerobic Gas Pak System, 22 February 2022, Department of Microbiology, Ram Lal Anand College, under DBT-Star College Scheme.
Awards and Distinctions
Awardee of National Overseas Scholarship from Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi, to pursue Ph.D. in Microbiology under the supervision of Prof. Andrew W. Munro at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Association with Professional Bodies
American Crystallography Society
Other Information
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA, 2015–2017.

• Hands-on session on Fluorescence Microscopy, 29 March 2022.

• Training session on Colony Counter, 22 February 2022.

• Training Session on Anaerobic Gas Pak System, 22 February 2022.