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Faculty Profile

DR. SANGITA AGGARWAL

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DREPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Mobile: 9818998200
residence: 011-29545916
Email: sangita_1901@yahoo.co.in sangita.1901.sa@gmail.com

Educational Qualification

B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry from Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, 1987-1990 (65.3%) 

M.Sc Chemistry from I.I.T. Delhi, 1990-1992, C.G.P.A. 6.62 (10 point scale) (63%) 

Ph.D. in Organic and Biochemistry from University of Delhi, Oct.1992-Sept.1997.Degree Awarded in 1998. Under the supervision of Prof. V.S.Parmar University of Delhi 

Topic:  Phytochemical investigation of some Piper species and synthesis of heterocyclic compounds of importance as inhibitor of microsome-mediated AFB1-DNA binding 

PG Diloma in Human Resource Management from IGNOU (1998)

Career Profile

Total Teaching Experience:  7 years

Research Experience after Ph.D.: 2 years & 7 months 

Scholarship and Awards

  • Project Associate ship (2002 -2005) 
  • Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India
  • All India Research Fellowship (JRF and SRF) through National Examination Test (1992 - 1998) 
  • Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India

Areas of Specialization / Interest

Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry

Technical Expertise

Thin layer chromatography, Column chromatography, Preparative chromatography, synthesis of organic compounds, HPLC, FPLC, LS Counter, handling radioactive, Cell culture, Protein purification, Gel electrophoresis, Affinity chromatography, Gel filtration, Protein estimation by Lowry’s Method and Bio-rad method, Enzyme assays and Kinetic studies, Fluorescence assay and Western blotting. 

Subjects Taught

Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry to 2nd year.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

1.  Innovation Project Title:  Synthesis of transition metal nano-particles functionalized/decorated with graphene and other organic moiety for removal of impurities from air and water

 2.  Star Innovation Project:“Design and synthesis small molecules of benzimidazole and quinoline and their metal complexes for anti- malarial and catalytic activities

Publications Profile

1 paper in CPDHE book,  1 paer in National journal, 5 paper in International journal

List of Papers Published: 

Ø Theoretical Structural Model of The Glycolytic Enzyme Phosphoglycerate Kinase C from Leishmania Mexicana Mexicana: Transition from A Continuous to Discontinuous Helix at the C-Terminus and The Role of GXXXG Motif, Sashank Srinivasan, Sangita Aggarwal, Vidya Raghunathan, Allergy, Drugs & Clinical Immunology (ADCI), Volume 2(1): 44-55, 2018

Ø Higher Education System in Bharat Need Improvement. Sangita Aggarwal  Education System in Bharat, CPDHE, 85-91 (2016) 

Ø A Theoretical and in vitro studies of a C-terminal peptide from PGKC of Leishmania mexicana Mexicana.

Kaushik S, Krishnarjuna B, Raghothama S, Aggarwal S, Raghunathan V, Ganjiwale A                Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 185, 27-35 (2012).

Impact Factor: 2.786           ISSN: 0166-6851

Ø Theoretical and in vitro studies of a C-terminal peptide from PGKC of Leishmania mexicana mexicana.       Vidya Raghunathana,*, Sandeep Kaushika, Bankala Krishnarjuna, Srinivasarao Raghothama, Sangita Aggarwal and Anjali Ganjiwale 

Paper presented in 3rd World Congress on Bioavailability & Bioequivalence,

March 26-28, 2012 Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India, ISSN: 0975-0851 

Ø A new amide, N- Cinnamoylpyrrole and other constituents from Piper  argyrophyllum.

Sangita Gupta, A.Jha,  A.K.Prasad, V.K.Rajwanshi,  S.C.Jain,  C.E.Olsen,  J. Wengel and V.S.Parmar

Indian Journal of Chemistry, 38B, 823 (1999).

Impact Factor – 0.787       ISSN: 0975-0983 

Ø Polyphenols and alkaloids from Piper Species.

V.S. Parmar, S.C. Jain, Sangita Gupta, S. Talwar, V.K. Rajwanshi, R. Kumar, A. Azim, S. Malhotra, N. Kumar, R. Jain, N.K. Sharma, O.D. Tyagi, S.J. Lawrie, W. Errington, O.W. Howarth, C.E. Olsen, S.K. Singh and J. Wengel

Phytochemistry, 49, 1069 (1998).

Impact Factor – 3.575         ISSN: S0031-9422 

Ø Chemoprevention of Carcinogen-DNA binding: The relative role of different oxygenated substituents on 4-Methylcoumarins in the inhibition of Aflatoxin B1-DNA  binding in vitro. H.G. Raj, Sangita Gupta, G. Biswas, S. Singh, A. Singh, A. Jha, S. Sharma, K.S. Bisht, S.C. Jain and V.S. Parmar

Medicinal Bio-Organic and Chemistry, 4, 2225 (1996).

Impact Factor – 3.151            ISSN:  S0968-0896 

Ø Methylenedioxyphenyl substituted compounds from Piper species as inhibitors of liver microsome mediated Aflatoxin B1-DNA binding in vitro.

H.G. Raj, Sangita Gupta, A.K. Prasad, P.M. Boll, J. Wengel, G. Biswas, S.K. Singh, N.K. Sharma, K.S. Bisht, V.S. Parmar.

Bio-Organic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 5, 1567 (1995).

Impact Factor – 2.650      ISSN: 0960-894X 

Ø Synthetic and mass spectral studies of new 1,3-diphenylprop-2-ones of agrochemical interest. V.S. Parmar, S.K. Sharma, K.S. Bisht, A. Singh, Sangita Aggarwal (nee Gupta), R. Jain and A. Vardhan 

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 31, 1839 (1995).

Impact Factor-0.648          ISSN: 1070-4280

Conference Participation / Presentations

Symposia/ conference/ Workshop Attended:

  • National Symposium on “Analytical Techniques for Fossil Fuel and Lubricants” of Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS) (1992), New Delhi, India.
  • Poster presented in International Symposium on “Perspectives in Bioorganic Chemistry” (1994), New Delhi, India. Got best Poster Award
  • National Symposium on “Role of Analytical Techniques in Biological & Environmental Sciences” of Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS) (2011), New Delhi,    India.
  • National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Chemistry” (2012) Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi, India.
  • Workshop on “ICT Tools for Science Educators and Teachers” SGTB Khalsa College, New Delhi, India.
  • Popular Lecture series 2014-15, ARSD College, New Delhi, India.
  • 3rd “Indo-Italian Workshop on Electrochemistry for Energy and Health” (IIWEc-2015),Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi

Orientation Programe:

  • UGC- Sponsored Orientation Programme, CPDHE, University of Delhi, 20May-17 June 2016.
Administrative Assignments

Time Table Incharge of Department of Chemistry

Research Guidance

Summer Training: In "Preparation and application of household useful products" to eight students of B.Sc. (H) and B.Sc. (P) of ARSD College, May- June 2015
Summer training to five students of Amity University, Noida, May-June 2019

Other Activities

Refresher course

Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship under Department of Science & Technology from 3rd December to 17th December 2018 at Niesbud, Noida Campus.
Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Fifteen Days E-learning EDP is conducted by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and small business Development from 17-Dec. to 31-Dec. 2018

Short Term Training Program

Quality Improvement Program On “Emerging Technologies for Environmental Management”  (2006)  IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India.

Summer Training Program

Summer Training was given to Undergraduate Students of ARSD College (20 days) as a resource person.

Membership

  • Life Membership: Indian Biophysical Society (IBS), India
  • Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS), India.

Special Qualification

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (1998).

Institution: Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India

Orientation Programe:

  • UGC- Sponsored Orientation Programme, CPDHE, University of Delhi, 20May-17 June 2016.