Dr. Rupika Sinha
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: rupika[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 0532-227-1245(O)
Other Academic Achievements
- Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:
- International Conference on “Trends in Biochemical and Biomedical Research: Advances and Challenges” (2018) organized by Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi
- International Conference on Translational Biotechnology (2016) at MNNIT Allahabad
- National Conference on Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2014) at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus.
- Asian Congress on Biotechnology in 2013 (ACB2013), which was organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India under the aegis of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)
- Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:
- Organised a STC on Opportunities and Challenges for Employment and Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Bio-Process Industries (OCEE-2021)
- Organized one-day International Seminar on Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19: Current Findings and Challenges (2020)
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on Biotechnological Interventions for Societal Development: Biosangam 2020
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology: Biosangam 2022
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on Advances in Biopolymers and Composites: Health, Environment and Energy (ABC-HEE, 2022)
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on ‘Bio-Technological Intervention for Health, Agriculture and Circular Economy’
- Coordinator and convenor of one-week SERB-sponsored workshop on ‘Biotechnology for environmental management: Sustainable bio-refinery for circular economy and bioremediation’ : BEM 2024
- On-going Projects:
- SERB Start-Up Research Grant 2021: Development of a co-culture strategy for enhanced production of streptomycin using a hollow fiber membrane bioreactor
- Mentor in DST WoS A project on Metabolic Engineering of Lactic Acid Bacteria for the high yield of lactic acid, in collaboration with Corporate Research and Development Centre, BPCL Noida
- Projects Completed:
- SERB-POWER Grant 2021: Influence of microbial diversity on heavy metal removal and bio-electricity generation in a constructed wetlands integrated microbial fuel cell system. (As Co-PI)
- Expert Lectures:
- Organized Expert Talk on Understanding of Biological Processes from a Thermodynamic perspective (2020)
- Conducted an online introductory session on the Application of SuperPro Designer in Bioprocess Industry by Intelligen, Inc (2022).
- Other Significant Achievements:
- Online classes of B.Tech 2021 students (NIT Jamshedpur) for " Science of Living systems"