ABOUT THE BOOK
Editors: Shashank Sharma, Dr. Arpita Roy, Dr. Sayanti Mandal, Dr. Soumya Pandit
Published by: SAAR Publications [Reg.]
Language: English
Pages: 267
Edition: 2026
ISBN: 978-81-685116-4-4
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The Centre for Phytochemical Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, is organising the 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Phytochemical Research for Sustainable Development (RAPRSD-2026) from 1-2 April, 2026. The conference would highlight the latest advancements in phytochemicals and emerging materials. The event aims to foster collaboration among researchers, industry professionals, and healthcare providers, facilitating knowledge exchange and highlighting emerging trends and challenges in the field.
Dr. Shashank Sharma is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. His research interests include especially electrochemistry & environmental chemistry. With more than 15 years of experience in both teaching and research, he has produced more than 40 scientific publications, including original research papers, review articles, books, and invited book chapters in the different fields of his research areas, published with internationally / nationally reputed publishers. His articles are also published in newspapers on various subjects from time to time. He is the editor/reviewer of the International Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology (IJRASB). He has been a resource person for expert talks in several institutions, including USERC Dehradun, RBS College, Agra, etc. Dr. Sharma is also an active member of various non-governmental organizations dedicated to social & environmental awareness & conservation. Along with completing funded research projects, he has performed a variety of academic and administrative responsibilities, and has experience in organizing conferences and workshops funded by DST and ICMR
Dr. Arpita Roy is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology (Department of Biotechnology) at Sharda University, Greater Noida. She obtained her MTech (Industrial Biotechnology) and Ph.D. (Biotechnology) from Delhi Technological University. Her areas of interest include Plant Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Green nanoparticle synthesis and Microbiology. She has published more than 100 SCI/SCOPUS indexed papers in peer-reviewed journals (h-index 38; i-index 90; Total citation >4600) and 27 books chapters (Springer, Elsevier, CRC press, etc.). She has qualified GATE, CSIR-UGC-NET and ICAR-ASRB NET. She is also a recipient of “Commendable Research Excellence Award DTU 2019, 2020 and 2021” from Delhi Technological University, Delhi. She has presented more than 15 papers in national and international conferences. She has been enlisted in Top 2% scientists in the world (Stanford University report published by Elsevier in 2022 and 2023). She has been an Invited Speaker for various conferences.
Dr. Sayanti Mandal is presently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Sharda University. She is currently fuelling her passion for teaching Biochemistry to the undergraduate and post-graduate students. She formerly served as Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at Dr. D.Y. Patil ACS College, Pune and Institute of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology (Now merged with the Department of Biotechnology, Pune University and fulfilled the duties of multiple administrative positions. She holds a bachelor degree in Botany (Hons.) and postgraduate degree in Biochemistry from Banaras Hindu University. After post-graduating she perused her research from University of Delhi (Genetics), in host-plant interaction and resistance. Her work was centered on plant pathogen interaction and development of transgenic Brassica juncea which displayed enhanced resistance against fungal disease. Her published work deals with the establishment of Arabidopsis as a model plant for the fungi Alternaria brassicae. Soon afterward, she expanded her work towards the second largest oil-yielding crop, Brassica juncea, where she could identify genes responsible for susceptibility towards A. Brassicae infections. She has published several research papers and review articles in peer-reviewed and high-impact-factor International Journals. Currently, she is using functional genomics and proteomic tools to gain a better understanding of genes responsible for causing disease. Dr. Mandal has also received skill development training at CCMB, Hyderabad, in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data analysis. She also served as a CSIR-JRF fellow to pursue her PhD.
Dr. Soumya Pandit is currently working as a senior assistant professor, Incharge of Bio-Positive Lab at Sharda University, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India. He taught subjects like Bioprocess Engineering; Industrial Biotechnology; Environmental microbiology and waste management; He pursued his doctoral studies from bioprocess engineering lab, department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and completed his postdoctoral research work (PBC post doc fellow) at in the Department of Desalination & Water Treatment, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under Planning and Budget commission fellowship by Govt. of Israel. He is also a recipient of North West University, South Africa Post-doctoral fellowship. He has published various papers at international conferences in the area of environmental biotechnology and bioenergy (H- Index 24). He has authored 25 research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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