Nominated a Member of Eco Club, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Delhi for
2016-17.
Nominated a Member of Film Club, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Delhi for
2016-17.

Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Virology

Microbial Physiology
Metabolism
Introduction to Microbiology and Microbial Diversity
Introduction and Scope of Microbiology
Environmental Studies
Microbial Biotechnology
Advanced Microbiology
Molecular Biology

Principal Investigator (PI) of project entitled “Prevalence and Genotyping of Viral Hepatitis
Cases Caused by Hepatitis E Virus in Eastern India” funded by Department of Science and
Technology (DST) under DST Women Scientist Scheme-A from 2013-2016.
Project entitled “Detection and Genotyping of Hepatitis E Virus in Acute Sporadic Hepatitis
Patients with or without Liver Failure” funded by Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) from 2008-2012.

Impact Factor: 15.84 Citation Index: 60 SJR: 5.45 SNIP: 4.472 h-index: 05
Books (01):
1. Chandra NS, Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Hepatitis E Virus, Cambridge
Scholars Publishing, UK (Under Publication).
Journal Articles:
International (05):
1. Chandra NS, Ojha D, Chatterjee S, Chattopadhyay D. “Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus
Infection in West Bengal, Eastern India: A Hospital Based Study.” J Med Microbiology
2013/072249-R2 (In Press) (IF-2.29)
2. Ojha D, Mukherjee H, Ghosh S, Bag P, Mondal S, Chandra NS, Mondal KC, Samanta
A, Chakrabarti S, Chattopadhyay D. Evaluation of anti-infective potential of a tribal
folklore Odina wodier Roxb against some selected microbes and herpes simplex virus
associated with skin infection. J Appl Microbiol 2013;115(6):1317-28. (IF-2.19)
3. Bag P, Ojha D, Mukherjee H, Halder UC, Mondal S, Chandra NS, Nandi S, Sharon A,
Sarkar MC, Chakrabarti S, Chattopadhyay D. An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore
inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in
vaginally infected mice. PLoS One 2013; 22: 8(10). (IF-3.73)
4. Chandra NS, Rai RR, Malhotra B. Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis E Virus in
Northwest India. Hepatitis Research and Treatment Volume 2012. (IF-2.27)
5. Chandra NS, Sharma A, Malhotra B, Rai RR. Dynamics of HEV Viremia, Fecal
Shedding and its Relationship with Transaminases and Antibody Response in Sequential
Samples from Patients with Sporadic Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection. Virology Journal
2010, 7:213 (IF -2.34)
National (06):
1. Chandra NS, Agrawal V, Chattopadhyay D. Plants with Antiviral Activity against
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). The Botanica 2016; 64:52-55.
2. Ojha D, Das A, Banerjee A, Das R, Chandra NS and Chattopadhyay D. Anti-viral Drug
Discovery through Ethnomedicine: An update. The Botanica 2016; 64: 63-67.
3. Chandra NS, Sharma A, Rai RR, Malhotra B. Contribution of hepatitis E in acute
sporadic hepatitis in North West India. Indian J Med Res 2012; 136: 477-82 (IF-1.82)
4. Rai RR, Nijawan S, Mathur A, Sharma MP, Udawat H, Singh N. Seroepidemiology and
Role of Polymerase Chain Reaction to Detect Viremia in an Epidemic of Hepatitis E in
Western India. Trop Gastroenterol 2008: 29 (4): 202-6 (IF-.6)
5. Singh N, Rai RR, Udawat H, Sharma A. Evaluation of Persistence of IgM Anti HEV inPatients with Acute Sporadic Hepatitis E Virus Infection. Asian J Exp Sci Vol 2008; 22
(3): 299-302 (IF-.5)
6.Chandra NS, Sharma A, Malhotra B, Rai RR. Prevalence of acute viral hepatitis due to
Hepatitis E Virus in Western India. Proceeding of U.P. MICROCON 2010, 2010; 38-46.
Sequences in Gene Bank (17):
Submitted 17 partial sequences (343 bp) in Genbank, accession numbers are FJ231471,
FJ231472, FJ231473, FJ231474, FJ231475, FJ231476, FJ231477, FJ231478, FJ231479,
FJ231480, FJ231481, FJ231482, FJ231483, FJ231484, FJ231485, FJ231486, FJ231487
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/)

Presentation (07):
1. An Oral Presentation on the topic “Prevalence of acute viral hepatitis due to Hepatitis E
Virus in Western India”, U.P. MICROCON 2010, 14 th March 2010, Agra, India.
2. An Oral Presentation on the topic “Genotyping and Phylogenetic Comparison between
the HEV Isolates in Sewage & Humans, Rajasthan”, ISGCON 2009, 12 th
December 2009, Kolkata, India.
3. An Oral Presentation on the topic “Dynamics of hev viremia, fecal shedding and its
relationship with transaminases and antibody response in sequential samples from
patients with sporadic acute hepatitis E virus infection” UEGW/WCOG GASTRO 2009
November 21 - 25, 2009 London/United Kingdom.
4. An Oral Presentation on the topic “Evaluation of Persistence of IgM anti HEV in Patients
with Acute Sporadic Hepatitis E Virus Infection” in National Conference on Emerging
Trends in Microbiology and Biotechnology, 30th January 2007, Bikaner, Rajasthan,
India.
5. A Poster Presentation on the topic Genotyping of Hepatitis E virus sequences: Genetic
diversity, subtype in West Bengal” in ICVH 2015, International Conference on Viral
Hepatitis 2015, December 17-18, Bangkok, Thailand.
6. A Poster Presentation on the topic “Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis E Virus in Acute
Liver Failure Patients in Rajasthan” in ISGCON 2008, 14 th September 2008, Delhi,
India.
7. A Poster Presentation on the topic “Serology based Study of Hepatitis E among Patients
with Acute Viral Hepatitis at a Tertiary Care Center” in 48th Annual Conference of
Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 17 th November 2007, Bangalore, India.
Symposium (03):
1. National Conference on Emerging Trends in Microbiology and Biotechnology organized
by Society of Basic & Applied Microbiologists Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, 29-30th Jan2007.
2. National on Cancer: Diagnosis, Awareness & Treatment organized by Department of
Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 24 Feb 2007.
3. National Symposium on Biotechnology for Human Welfare (The Commercial and
Ethical consideration) organized by Department of Botany, University Of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, 26-27th March 2004.

Workshop (02):
1. Three days workshop cum training program on “Computational Genomics” organized by
Bioinformatics Centre, Birala Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan in 20-22
January 2009.
2. One-day workshop on “Advanced Techniques in Microbiology and Biotechnology”
organized by Dr. Tanveer Malawat College of Biosciences, Bikaner, 31st January 2007.

Award for Basic Scientist in GASTRO 2009, London, to travel held on November 21-25,
2009
Award of Senior Research Fellow, ICMR at SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur,
Rajasthan, Jaipur, March 01, 2008
Award for Best Paper Presentation during the National Conference on Emerging Trends in
Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bikaner on 29-30th January 2007
Gargi Award in 1998 from Balika Shiksha Foundation Rajasthan, Jaipur.

sociation With Professional Bodies
Life Member of Delhi University Botanical Society (DUBS)
Life Member of Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI)
Editor of the Botanica, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi.