Faculty Details
Dr. Vandana Gupta

Dr. Vandana Gupta

Professor

Email: vandanagupta@rla.du.ac.in

Contact: 7838004880

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Research Id: AAT-7491-2020

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Educational Qualifications
S.No. Qualification University / Institution Year
1 Ph.D. Microbiology Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi 1993-1999
2 M.Sc. Microbiology Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi 1991-1993
3 B.Sc (Hons) Microbiology Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi 1988-1991
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
Sr.No. Post Institution Duration Type
1 Professor Ram Lal Anand College 2020-Present Permanent
2 Associate Professor Ram Lal Anand College 2010-2020 Permanent
3 Reader Ram Lal Anand College 2005-2010 Permanent
4 Lecturer in Senior Scale Ram Lal Anand College 2001-2005 Permanent
5 Lecturer Ram Lal Anand College 1998-2005 Permanent
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
• 2023-2024: "Repurposing drugs against MRSA" - College Research Grant (Rs. 1,00,000)

• 2020-2022: "Combating MRSA: Drug Repurposing Approach" - College Research Grant (Rs. 50,000)

• 2013-2015: "Virtual Screening of Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors" - University of Delhi Innovation Project (6 lakhs)

• 2015-2016: "Antibiotic Resistance in Airborne Bacteria" - University of Delhi Innovation Project (5.5 lakhs)

• 2012-2013: "Groundwater Delineation & Potable Quality Assessment" - University of Delhi Innovation Project (10 lakhs)

• Multiple ICMR and SERB proposals submitted - Under review

• Virtual Screening of Novel Inhibitors Against MRSA (2019)

• E. coli Gyrase, Drug Repurposing Approach (2020)

• SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro, In-silico Drug Repurposing (2021)

• Summer Training Students: 3 - M.Sc. Bioinformatics from Maharishi Dayanand University

• B.Sc (Hons) Microbiology Students: 10+ - Under College Research Grant Scheme and other projects

• Mentored multiple students for research projects and scientific writing
Administrative Assignments
• Convener: Workload and Academic Affairs Committee

• Nodal Officer: Examinations (May 2021 onwards)

• Coordinator: Research and IPR Cell

• Member Secretary: Institutional Ethics Committee

• Convener: Department Admission Committee

• Member: Solid Waste Management Committee

• Coordinator: COVID Task Force
Area Of Interests/Specialization
• Bioinformatics

• Virtual Screening & Drug Repurposing

• SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19

• Vaccine Development

• Antimicrobial Resistance

• Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
Subjects Taught
• Immunology

• Genetics and Microbial Genetics

• Virology

• Medical Microbiology

• Microbial Ecology

• Bioinformatics

• Microbial Diversity and Scope of Microbiology
 

 
Research Guidance
• M.Sc Biotechnology Dissertations (MRSA, Drug Repurposing)

• MSc. Biotechnology Dissertation

• M.Sc Microbiology Projects (SARS-CoV-2 studies)

• Guided 30+ B.Sc (Hons) Microbiology students

• Mentored summer trainees (Bioinformatics)

• Guided three Summer training students of M.Sc Bioinformatics from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana
Journal Publications
International Publications

• Singh G et al. (2026). Biological activity and safety assessment of MMDB. The Microbe (Elsevier)

• Singh G et al. (2025). Drug repurposing approach for malaria treatment. In Silico Research in Biomedicine

• Singh G et al. (2024). Anti-microbial resistance study using natural compounds. Biochemistry Reports

• Agarwal S et al. (2024). Air pollution and microbiome diseases. Future Microbiology

• Ahmed Md H et al. (2024). Chikungunya antiviral drug design. Chemical Physics Impact

• Ahmed Md H et al. (2024). Mpox vaccine design. Journal of Biomolecular Structure

• Bhat S et al. (2023). Mpox outbreak review. Journal of Medical Microbiology

• Gupta I et al. (2023). Mucormycosis review. Future Microbiology

• Kapoor S et al. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase study. Physics & Chemistry of Earth

• Shahanshah MFH et al. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid inhibitors

• Gupta V (2022). COVID-19 molecular diagnostics

• Dwivedi V et al. (2022). HCV inhibitor repurposing

• Singh G et al. (2022). MRSA drug design study

• Sharma B et al. (2021). COVID-19 diagnosis review

• Singh A & Gupta V (2021). SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics

• Kaur SP & Gupta V (2020). COVID-19 vaccine research

• Dashora V et al. (2020). Groundwater microbiology study

• Nandi I et al. (2019). Chikungunya virus protein study

• Agarwal G et al. (2019). Viral inhibitor screening

• Ghildiyal R et al. (2019). Chikungunya polymerase research

• + 30+ total international publications (SCOPUS indexed, IF journals)
National Publications

• Groundwater microbiology studies (Delhi region)

• Environmental microbiology research papers

• Microbial biotechnology publications in Indian journals

• Proceedings in national microbiology conferences

• Total Publications: 30+ Research Papers, 24+ Book Chapters
Patents
• Method of screening inhibitors against Hepatitis C virus (Granted: 20 Jan 2023)
Chapters in books and e-chapters(Published)
• Microbial Secondary Metabolites (Taylor & Francis)

• Heavy Metal Bioremediation (Springer)

• CRISPR & Genome Editing (Elsevier)

• COVID-19 Clinical Guide (Wiley)

• Soil Microbiology & Sustainability
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
Events Organized

• FDP: “Essential Skills for Genomics” (4–11 Aug 2023)

• Seminar: Financial Independence (24 Mar 2023)

• Webinar: Intellectual Property Rights (17 Feb 2023)

• Health Camp with Action Cancer Hospital (Jan 2023)

• Workshop: Basic Microbiology Techniques (Dec 2022)

• Cancer Awareness Seminar (Jan 2023)

• Self-defense Workshop (Delhi Police, Oct 2022)
International Conferences & Presentations

• International Seminar on Life Sciences (2025) – Best Paper Award

• Paper: Post COVID-19 Cardiovascular Effects (2025)

• Longevity Asia Symposium – Invited Talk (2024)

• Chairperson – Technical Session (2024)

• International Conference Int-BIONANO (2024)

• COVID-19 International Conference (Zimbabwe, 2021)

• 12+ International presentations on SARS-CoV-2 research
National Conferences

• Conference on Sustainable Development (2025, Vigyan Bhawan)

• National Conference on Health & Environment (2025)

• DU Innovation Project Presentations (2013–2015)

• AMI Conference (2015)

• Microbiology Symposiums across India

• Gut Microbiome and Aging (2024)

• Drug Repurposing & Bioinformatics (2020)

• SARS-CoV-2 Proteases (2021)

• Molecular Docking Workshops

• Science Writing & Research Ethics (2020)

• Molecular Docking studies on SARS-CoV-2 proteins

• RNA Polymerase targeting studies

• Spike glycoprotein inhibitor research

• NSP protein inhibitor studies
Awards and Distinctions
• International Distinguished Women Scientist Award (2021) - Center for Professional Advancement, Andhra Pradesh

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2002-2005) - Division of John Hopkins, Singapore

• Gold Medal (M.Sc.) - Standing First in Delhi University

• Third Position (B.Sc.) - Delhi University (Microbiology Honours)

• All India Post Graduate Fellowship - M.Sc. Level

• UGC NET Qualified - National Eligibility Test

• h-index: 10, i10-index: 10 - With 1100+ citations
Association with Professional Bodies
• Life Member – Microbiologist Society of India

• Life Member – Association of Microbiologists of India

• Member – International Association of Medical & Pharmaceutical Virologists
Other Information
• Reviewer: 25+ peer-reviewed journals (BMJ, PLoS, Future Virology, Chest, Archives Virology, etc.)

• Life Member: Association of Microbiologists of India

• Life Member: International Association of Medical and Pharmaceutical Virologists

• Social Outreach: "UDISHA: A New Dawn" - Online HPV Vaccination Awareness Campaign (Feb 2021 onwards)

• Gender Sensitization: Active in women empowerment initiatives

• Multiple Training Workshops: Conducted at international and national levels (2015-2023)

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