Dr. Neeharika Srivastava is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forensic Science, School of Biomedical Sciences at Galgotias University. She has teaching experience of 08 years and contributing to both teaching and research. She has completed her Ph.D. from University of Allahabad, Allahabad. She qualified UGC-JRF exam and was awarded with silver metal in M.Sc. Forensic Science. Her research focuses on Forensic Toxicology and Forensic Biology. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Forensic Science. She has published over 10 research papers in international Journals and has been instrumental in organizing various National\International Conferences/Student Development Programs/Symposiums/Webinars. Dr. Srivastava is also passionate about teaching and mentoring students. One research scholar is awarded Ph.D. while 06 students are pursuing Ph.D. under her supervision. 

Experience

• 8.5 years of teaching and 4.5 years of research experience

Qualification

• Ph. D 
• UGC NET JRF (Forensic Science)
• M.Sc. (Forensic Science)

Research

• N. Srivastava, R. K. Sharma, N. Singh and B. Sharma (2012) ‘Acetylcholinesterase from human erythrocytes membrane: A screen for evaluating the activity of some traditional plant extracts’ Cellular and Molecular Biology, 58 (1): 160-169. (SCOPUS)
• Neeharika Srivastava, Aishwarya Singh Chauhan and Bechan Sharma (2012) ‘Isolation and characterization of some phytochemicals from Indian traditional plants’ Biotechnology Research International,DOI:doi:10.1155/2012/549850.(PUBMED)
• Aishwarya Singh Chauhan, Neeharika Srivastava and Bechan Sharma Optimization of culture conditions of some identified fungal species and stability profile of 𝛼- galoctosidase produced, Biotechnology ResearchInternational. (PUBMED)
• N Singh, V Gupta, P Doharey, N Srivastava, A Kumar, B Sharma, A Study on Redox Potential of Phytochemicals and their Impact on DNA, Journal of DNA and RNA Research 1 (2), 10.
• Gullaiya, J., Srivastava, N. & Kumar, N. (2021). A comparative study of two natural substitutes to formalin in tissue preservation. International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine, 24(1and2), 131-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4614.2021.00022.X (SCOPUS)
• Gullaiya, J.,Kumar, N., & Srivastava, N. (2021). A comparative study of a natural substitute with ethanol in tissue fixation. International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine, 24(3and4), 93-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4614.2021.00063.2 (SCOPUS)
• Gullaiya, J.,Kumar, N. & Srivastava, N. (2021). Effect of formalin fixation on DNA: A time-based approach. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 14(4), 433-438. http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14421.7 (SCOPUS)
• Yadav B, Singla A, Srivastava N, Gupta P. Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Screening ofDatura stramonium by TLC and GC-MS: A Forensic Approach. BiomedPharmacol J 2021;14(4) (SCOPUS)
• Ruby Kumari., Neeharika Srivastava, (2022). Variations of Left and Right Hand Writers in Forging Signatures Written in Nastaleeq Script, J Punjab Acad Forensic Med Toxicol 2022;22(1) ISSN : 0972-5687. DOI:10.5958/0974-083X.2022.00007.3 (SCOPUS)
• Harshita Tiwari, Tripti Bhatnagar and Neeharika Srivastava, (2024)Soil and water effects on succession of thanatomicrobiome and estimation of post-mortem interval, Afr.J.Bio.Sc., 6.7. doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.7.2024.3585-3599 (SCOPUS)

Patent: 

• Application number: 202411028463, Dr. Neeharika Srivastava, Dr. Vinny Sharma, Prof. (DR.) Rajeev Kumar, Kajol Bhati, Dr. Pooja Kataria, Ankit Singh, Development of Latent Fingerprints by iodine fuming method on porous surface: A time based chemical approach with enhanced stability of prints: 07/04/2024. 

Area of Interest

• Forensic Biology
• Forensic Toxicology
• Phytochemistry