Seema Nara

Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: seemanara[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 0532-227-1238(O)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:: The influence of molecular weight of label on the sensitivity, specificity, homology and heterology of hapten immunoassay in XXVI national symposium on Reproductive Biology and comparative endocrinology, 23/01/2008; An immunochromatographic assay for Salmonella typhi detection in water using gold nanoparticles in 4th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium, Bandung Institute of Technology and Material Research Society of Indonesia, 24/09/2011; Lateral Flow Immunoassays-A Rapid Solution in Diagnostics delivered in Biotechnology, Health and Diagnostics, 26/01/2015; Multiplex immunochromatographic assay for pathogen analysis in water, An International conference on Analytical Chemistry, University of Madras, 29/12/2015; Comparative study on the peroxidase potential of various gold nanostructures on different substrates, An International conference: NanoSciTech 2016, on the theme, “Improving Quality of Life using Nanotechnology: Potential Role of Polymers, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 18/02/2016; Gold nanorods for diagnostics and therapeutics applications, in workshop on nanobiotechnology, MNNITA 25/01/2017; Nanocatalytic probes for detecting pesticide contamination in water, delivered in 2nd Asia Pacific Nano Biotechnology summit, Singapore Bioleagues 29/06/2017; Aptamers: What do they offer? Delivered in wokshop on Research Methodologies, Data analysis and stress tolerance in plants, MNNITA, 27/07/2017; Preparing enzyme conjugates for ELISA applications delivered in seven day workshop on “Protein purification and its sustainable application in drug designing and agri waste management, Department of Biochemistry and Biochemical Engineering, SHUATS Allahabad 09/10/2018; Point of Care Diagnostics: Microfluidics to Nanofluidics, delivered in TEQIP-III sponsored short-term course on Advances and Applications of NanoFluids, Department of Applied Mechanics, MNNIT Allahabad 26/10/2018,; Enzyme Mimetic Gold Nanoprobes: Applications in Biosensing, in 4th International conference on Nanomaterials: synthesis, characterization and applications, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Kerala 12/04/2019; Nanozymes as promising alternative to natural enzymes for biosensing applications, International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2021), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Lateral Flow Assays- From Technology Overview to Designing Strategies, DST-SERB sponsored workshop Karyashala on the theme “Advancements in in vitro diagnostic methods in healthcare”, 22nd July 2021.; Gold nanoparticles in point of care diagnostics, India-African International Conference on Emerging Materials Science and Technology (IAFICEMST-2022), organized by The Durban University of Technology and Chandigarh University, 3-5 Aug 2022.; Invited Talk "An investigation on cytotoxicity and photothermal efficiency of antibody conjugated anisotropic gold nanostructures on cancer cell lines, International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology, 19th-22nd Nov 2023, IIT Gandhinagar

Chair in Conferences:

Chaired two sessions in International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2021) held at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India during 09th -11th April 2021.

Award and Honors:: CSIR-JRF 2004 ICMR JRF-2004 Dogra Award, IIT Delhi 2008 Nominated for prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for the year 2017, 2018, 2019 by MNNIT Allahabad in Biotechnology.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:: Short Term Course on Frontiers in Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad (28/05/2013-01/06/2013); Short Term Course on Human Health and Environmental Sustainability MNNIT Allahabad (04/06/2013-08/06/2013); International conference on Health, Environment & Industrial Biotechnology-Biosangam, MNNIT Allahabad (21/11/2013-23/11/2013); International conference on Translational Biotechnology- Biosangam 2016, MNNIT Allahabad (04/02/2016-06/02/2016); Short Term Course on Nanostructures in Diagnostics, MNNIT Allahabad (16/05/2016-20/05/2016); TEQIP-II sponsored Short Term Course on Current Advances in Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad (13/10/2016-19/10/2016); Short Term Course on Biotechnological Interventions for societal development, MNNIT Allahabad (21/03/2017-23/03/2017),; International conference on Innovations and Translational Dimensions:Food, Health and Enviornmental Biotechnology (BIOSANGAM 2018), MNNIT Allahabad (09/03/2018-11/03/2018); One month summer training programme in Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad (28/05/2018- 24/06/2018); Self sponsored Workshop on Invitro diagnostic platforms for biomarker detection, MNNIT Allahabad (18/02/2019-24/02/2019); One month summer training programme in Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad (28/05/2019- 24/06/2019); International conference BIOSANGAM 2020: an international conference: Biotechnological Interventions for societal Development, Department of biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad (21/02/2020-23/02/2020).; DST-SERB sponsored high end workshop Karyashala on Advancements in in vitro diagnostic methods in healthcare, MNNIT Allahabad, 19/07/2021-25/07/2021.; International Conference BioSangam-2022, Emerging Trends in Biotechnology by Department of Biotechnology MNNIT Allahabad from 10-12 March 2022; Organized DST-SERB sponsored high end workshop Karyashala on Emerging technologies in point of care diagnostics for disease monitoring, 24th -30th July 2023; DST-SERB sponsored One day Research Facility Training Programme (SSR activity) organized on 18th March 2024.

On-going Projects:: Engineering adhesive CeO2-Pd nanozyme as effective antibiotics towards bacteria killing, DST-SERB, India,

Projects Completed:: Development of immunochromatographic assay for Salmonella detection (MNNIT Seed Grant); Microbial profiling in gangetic river system and development of a gold nanoparticle based multiplex lateral flow immunoassay for bacterial detection (UGC Sponsored); Development of Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for androstenedione (TEQIP-II); Rapid assay for simultaneous detection of toxins of Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium botulinum in dairy products (DST SERB Sponsored); Screening, selection and validation of novel canine parvovirus specific aptamers (DBT Sponsored), Canine Network project

Expert Lectures:: Talk on "Aptamers as Biorecognition Molecule: An Emerging Tool in Diagnostics" delivered on Dec 19, 2022 in DST-SERB sponsored training program on “Modern Immunological Techniques for Research in Life Science” from 12-21 December 2022 conducted by IVRI Bareilly.; Talk on "Engineered Nanoparticles- How significant are the physicochemical properties?" delivered on 22nd Jan 2022 in Online Atal Faculty Development Programme on topic "Rhizospheric Engineering : Revisiting the Microbe-Plant Synergy to Mitigate Plant Nano Toxicology organized by MNNITA

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:: International Journal of Food Microbiology; Analytica Chimica Acta; Nanomedicine; Analytical Methods; Biosensors and Bioelectronics; International Journal of Nanomedicine; Nanomedicine; RSC Advances; Biosensors and Bioelectronics; Analytica Chimica Acta; Archives of Virology; Critical Reviewsâ„¢ in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems; Microchemical Journal; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; Nature protocols; Food Chemistry; Microchimica Acta; ChemBioChem; ACS sensors; Journals of materials chemistry B; Journal of Food Science;

Other Significant Achievements:: Editor: Special issue “Innovations and Translational Dimensions in Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology” Plant Gene, Elsevier; Associate Editor: Current cancer therapy reviews; Editor: Proceedings on International conference on Health, Environment and industrial Biotechnology ICHEIB (Biosangam 2013)