Meenakshi Sharma

Assistant Professor

Molecular Genetics of Aging
Email: meenakshisharma@acbr.du.ac.in

Dr. Meenakshi Sharma studied microbiology and has experience with a number of significant microbial systems. Dr. Meenakshi completed her studies at Jiwaji University, where she received first place in the M.Sc. Microbiology program. She also conducted collaborative research for her PhD at the University of Delhi and the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi. The subject of "Genetics of Radio-adaptive response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" was the focus of her dissertation work. Her choice of model organism to study during her postdoctoral research placements abroad was Caenorhabditis elegans. Dr. Meenakshi did genetic mapping, established genetic correlation of aging and autophagy using C. elegans. In her recent research interests, she has started research to tackle AMR especially in Candida albicans using natural phytochemicals and synthetic compounds.

She has also been working on interdisciplinary projects related to materials science, biology, and chemistry. Energy storage, such as fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, biosensors, and antimicrobial nano adjuvant drugs, are among her areas of interest in the study.

Honours & Awards: Ongoing Projects: Selected Recent Publications:

1. 01. Sharma K, Sharma M. A molecular machine disrupts bacterial membranes. Nature Microbiology. 2024 Mar;9(3):584 (IF = 28.3)
   
   
2. 02. Sharma K, Sharma M. Invitro anti-biofilm activity and the artificial chaperone activity of quinoline-based ionic liquids. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 2024 Mar 1;235:113773 (IF = 5.8)
   
   
3. 03. Tripathi D, Kapoor A, Bulbul, Pankaj, Kant R, Saluja D, Sharma M. Functional annotation of Candida albicans hypothetical proteins: a bioinformatics approach. Archives of Microbiology. 2024 Mar;206(3):118. (IF = 2.8)
   
   
4. 04. Sharma K, Sharma M. Optical biosensors for environmental monitoring: Recent advances and future perspectives in bacterial detection. Environmental Research. 2023 Aug 4:116826 (IF = 7.7)
   
   
5. 05. Singh A, Sharma K, Sharma M, Modi SK, Nenavathu BP. Novel Tellurium doped CeO2 nano wools as a next generation antibacterial therapeutic agent. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2023 Oct 1;307:128172 (IF = 4.6)
   
   
6. 06. Sharma K, Munjal M, Sharma RK, Sharma M. Thymol encapsulated chitosan-Aloe vera films for antimicrobial infection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2023 Apr 30;235:123897 (IF = 8.2)
   
   
7. 0. 7. Singal S, Yadav A, Sharma K, Sharma M, Sharma RK. An electrochemical impedance aptasensor based on selenomolybdate nanodot/antimonene hybrid for platelet-derived growth factor-BB. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2023;11(9):1958-70 (IF = 7.0)