Dr. Nabya Nehal is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, UP. She has received a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology from Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan. She served as Guest faculty in ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and Assistant Professor at Rama University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her research acumen and inclination in various disciplines such as Nanotechnology, Environmental Science, Bioremediation, Biopolymers, Biotechnology establish her as a young researcher and educator. She has completed numerous courses/ FDP/ training/ workshops conducted by highly reputed organizations. She has presented her research work at several international and national conferences in India. She has published 07 research/review papers in reputed SCI/SCI-E/SCOPUS and peer-reviewed journals. She has communicated 3 book chapters.
Experience
Qualification
Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (July 2018 – Dec 2021).
M. Sc. In Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Thesis Title: “Comparative studies of Oligo-dynamic effect of mycogenic Gold, Silver and Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Skin Infections”, Project Carried out at School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
B. Sc. In Biotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University, Varanasi, India.
Award and Recognition
organized by Banasthali Vidyapith (2019)
Research
SCI/SCI-E/SCOPUS indexed Publications:
Nabya Nehal and Priyanka Singh. Role of nanotechnology for improving properties of biosurfactant from newly isolated bacterial strains from Rajasthan. Materials Today: Proceedings, June 2021. (IF- 1.24)
Nabya Nehal and Priyanka Singh. Biodegradation of Polyethylene Waste Product Using Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant Isolated from Bacillus species PED2021. GIS Science journal, Volume 8, Issue 8, 2021, Page no. 685-705. (IF- 6.1)
Nabya Nehal and Priyanka Singh. Optimization of cultural condition of Bacillus sp. MZ540316 improve biodegradation efficiency of lipopeptide biosurfactant against polyethylene. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 30 October 2021. (IF- 4.98)
Shivam Rathaur and Nabya Nehal. Isolation and Characterization of Un-veiling potential of biosurfactant isolated from oil contaminated region near petrol pump. International Journal of Science and Research, May 2022. (IF- 7.9)
Smita Singh and Nabya Nehal. Study of citrus fruits waste chemical structure and antimicrobial activities of Citrus limetta. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, August 2022.
Smita Singh and Nabya Nehal. Phytochemistry, GC-MS analysis, physicochemical and in vitro antimicrobial activity of seed and peel of Citrus sinesis. Indian Journal Applied and Pure Biology, August 2022.
Smita Singh and Nabya Nehal. In silico ADMET prediction on Phytochemical components of Citrus sinesis. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research. (Communicated).
SCHOOL/WORKSHOP
Workshop on “See DNA with the naked eye” held by Biotech Park, Lucknow on 19th May 2016.
Faculty development programme & workshop on “Statistical methods in Biological data analysis” held at AMITY University, Lucknow on 2nd -6th July 2018.
National Life Science Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme held on 2nd -3rd August 2018 at Atal Incubation Centre, Banasthali Vidyapith.
National symposium-cum-workshop on “Bio-molecular Recognition and Dynamics” held at Centre for Bioinformatics, department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan during 11th -13th January 2019.
“National workshop on Scientific Computations Using MATLAB” organized by Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education under Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi at Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Banasthali Vidyapith during 19- 21 January, 2019.
Five-Day faculty Development programme on “Recent Advances in Material Characterization Techniques” held from 15th to 19th February 2021 at “Vivekanand Institute of Technology, Jaipur”. Ref No.RTU_VIT_FDP/2020-21/1342.
Certifications
One Year Diploma in Medical Image Processing, 2015 Under supervision of Dr. Saurabh Mukherjee, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan-304022.
Summer training: one-month training in field of Quality Control Quantitative Analysis (QAQC) entitled “Extraction of essential oil from lemon grass through hydro-distillation process and quality analysis by using analytical instruments” under supervision of Mr. Manoj Singh Rawat, Biotech Park, Lucknow
Area of Interest
Nanotechnology
Drug Designing
Biopolymers
Biotechnology
PRESENTATION - CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUM/SCHOOL
The International Conference on Molecular Basis of Diseases & Therapeutics (ICMBDT-2019) at Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer on topic “Production of Biosurfactant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa”, on 8th -10th March 2019.
Bacillus subtilis: A novel strain for production of industrially relevant biomolecules In: National Conference On “Current Scenario in Science and Technology: Facing the Challenges and Creating Opportunities” Rajasthan Science Congress to be held at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India from October 14-16, 2019.
Poster presented in 4th International Conference on Soft Materials (ICSM) at MNIT, Jaipur on topic “Role of nanotechnology for improving properties of biosurfactant from newly isolated bacterial strains from Rajasthan”, on 13-18 December 2020 (Online mode).