DR. KUMARI NEELAM VERMA
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Mechanics
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: neelam.verma[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
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Other Academic Achievements
- Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:
- "The Impact of Environmental Pollutants on Cancer Progression," COMPOLL 2024, A study visit at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), TU Dresden, Germany, from September 30th to October 13th, 2024. (Designed as a COMPOLL group visit)
- "Modeling the interplay of cancer stem cell and HIF dynamics to chemo and immunotherapy: Computational insights, application, and biological interpretations," ICAMCFD 2026, Department of Mathematics, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP.
- "Modeling the Impact of the Plasminogen Activation System on Cancer Stem Cell Dynamics and Tumor Invasiveness: A Computational Study" EFMCS 2024, Department of Mathematics, North - Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, India
- "Mechanical Regulation of Cancer Invasion by the Cell Surface Glycocalyx," Centree for Outreach and Digital Education, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, ISMC 2026: 10th International Soft Matter Conference 2026 held at BITS-Pilani-KK Birla Campus, Goa, India From 25th to 29th May, 2026
- Award and Honors:
- Five Year PhD Fellowship from MHRD, Government of India (2017 - 2022)
- Early Doc Fellowship - Institute of Research and Development (IRD) IIT Delhi (July - Oct 2024)
- Overseas Assignments:
- Early Doc Fellowship - Institute of Research and Development (IRD) IIT Delhi (July - Oct 2024) Project Focus: Extending research to examine the link between pollution sources (or specific pollutants) and cancer progression. - Conducted jointly by the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), TU Dresden Germany, and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. This bilateral project (COMPOLL) is part of the "Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education" (IGP) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Indian University Grants Commission (UGC).
- Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:
- Physics of Fluids-AIP
- International Conference on IoT, Communication and Automation Technology (ICICAT- 2023)
- Other Significant Achievements:
- Workshop Attended: 2025 Multicell Virtual Tissue Modeling – Online Summer School & Hackathon, Indiana University (NIH/NSF supported), July 28–August 10, 2025. Completed Basic & Advanced CompuCell3D training and participated in the modeling hackathon; received hands-on training in multicell virtual tissue modeling, multiscale simulations, and computational tissue morphogenesis with expert mentoring.
- Workshop Attended: TEQIP-III sponsored a one-week online short-term course on “Multi-Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Applications”, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, India September (2020)-PhD
- Volunteer: TEQIP-III Sponsored Short-Term Course on “Multiscale Modelling and Simulation (IIT Delhi 2019)
- Diploma in Computer Application, RSMITEDU IT Center, Ghazipur, UP
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Production), Government Polytechnic Ghazipur, BTEUP, UP
- Early Doc Fellowship - Institute of Research and Development (IRD) IIT Delhi (July - Oct 2024)
- Researcher - Department of Biotechnology, IIT Delhi: (Aug 24 - Feb 25) Project Focus: Validation and development of Fortran code for modeling charged and uncharged vesicles.