Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: sameers[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-532-2271242(O)
| S.No | Research Topic | Name of Student | Completion/Registration Year | Ph.D. Completed: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Study of Interface between nanosilica and blood coagulation system | Priti Singh | 2018 |
| 2 | Genome-wide expression profiling and functional analysis of chick pea during heavy metal toxicity | Birendra Singh Yadav | 2018 |
| 3 | Molecular Profiling and NGS Analysis for Identification of Molecular Subtypes and Novel Genetic Signatures in Sporadic CRCs | Manish P. Singh | 2020 |
| 4 | Integrated Process Development for Microalgae Cultivation Using Dairy Effluent for Biofuel Production and Bioremediation | Ashutosh Pandey | 2020 |
| 5 | Structural and biochemical insights of two 4-CL isoforms from Leucaena leucocephala | Himanshu Shekhar | 2022 |
| 6 | Functional insights of potential fusion gene transcript(s) in Colorectal Cancer | Sandhya Rai | 2023 |
| 7 | Engineering Methylerythritol Phosphate (MEP) pathway for biosynthesis and optimization of Isoprene production in E. Coli | Gaurav Kant | 2025 | Ph.D. Ongoing |
| 1 | A study on functional role of R-spondins in colorectal cancer | Ankit Srivastava | 2020 |
| 2 | Identification, molecular analysis, and functional characterization of fusion gene(s) in Colorectal Cancer | Mubashra | 2022 |
| 3 | Engineered production of Isoprene from the Microalgae | Ariba | 2022 |
| 4 | Integrative analysis of the Transcriptome and Methylome landscape in Sporadic Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer | Dhrity Chawda | 2024 |
| 5 | Epigenetic modifications in RSPO2 | Nidhi Tyagi | 2025 | M.Tech Students |
| 1 | Molecular Cloning and heterologous expression of Monolignol biosynthesis pathway gene/s in E.coli | Khekali Awomi | 2014 |
| 2 | Genome wide expression profiling of Laterally Spreading Tumors (LST) of colon | Amit Kumar | 2015 |
| 3 | Overexpression of lignin biosynthesis pathway gene (s) in E. coli for production of Monolignols | Ankush Garg | 2015 |
| 4 | Study of epigenetic status of CD5 gene promoter in Leukemia | Onkar Dubey | 2016 |
| 5 | Cloning and Characterization of 4CL gene from Leucaena leucocephala | Rahul Tripathi | 2016 |
| 6 | A Study On Epigenetic Status Of Genes Implicated In Ovarian Tumors In North Indian Population | Shradha Suyal | 2017 |
| 7 | Manipulating MEP Pathway for Overproduction of Isoprene in E.coli | Sakshi | 2018 |
| 8 | Experimental study on the combined effect of metals and EDTA on the Chlorella minutissima lipid accumulation for biodiesel production | Aarti Gupta | 2019 |
| 9 | In silico structure prediction and virtual screening to identify natural inhibitors for SH2-PTB domain of TNS1 (Tensin-1) protein | Aditi Bhadauria | 2021 |
| 10 | Expression Profiling of CHRDL1 Gene in Colorectal Cancer and Its Functional Analysis | Deeksha Rikhari | 2022 |
| 11 | Production and optimization of microbial bio-synthesis of coniferyl alcohol | Prashant Yadav | 2023 |
| 12 | Evaluating the potential role of SLC2(GLUT) inhibitors in non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma | Abhijeet Baptist | 2024 |
| 13 | Epigenetic regulation of RSPO2 gene expression in colorectal cancer cell | Kanika Yadav | 2024 |
| 14 | Scale-up of monoclonal antibody in downstream processing | Parag Morghade | 2025 |
| 15 | Comprehensive RNA-Seq profiling reveals MMP3 and IL17F as molecular drivers of metastatic Colorectal cancer | Nilufar Yasmin | 2026 | B.Tech Students |
| 1 | Study on Vaccine Market-Consumer Awareness and Market Potential | Vasudha Rajain | 2015 |
| 2 | In-Silico Studies of two 4- coumarate CoA ligase(4-cl isoforms) in Leucaena leucocephala | Anubhav Sharma, Pankaj Kushwaha | 2015 |
| 3 | Monitoring Dna Synthesis Using Cyclic Voltammetry | Ajay Kuam, Saumya, Abhilasha | 2016 |
| 4 | Somatic mutation analysis of ovarian cancer tumor samples of North Indian population | Saumya Yadav | 2017 |
| 5 | Optimization and expression of cinnamoyl CoA reductase and cinnamoyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene in BL21 E.coli strain | Goyal Mukund Madhav Bhagat Mashu Ratanakar and Avnees Mishra | 2017 |
| 6 | Integrated analysis of KRAS mutations and their EGFR association in Cancers | Shivanjali Sharma, Ajit K. Pandey | 2018 |
| 7 | Screening and optimization of growth medium for the enhanced third-generation biomass production from Scenedesmus sp. under heterotrophic condition | A Sunny | 2018 |
| 8 | Microalgae Scenedesmus spp. (ASK22) biomass harvesting by electro-coagulation flocculation | Reshu Verma, Ruchi Shah, Papita Yadav | 2019 |
| 9 | Transcriptomics analysis identifies novel fusion genes in metastatic colorectal cancer | Kashika Yadav, Vinay Jaiswal | 2020 |
| 10 | In silico studies to identify potential inhibitor against CXCL3: A proinflamatory chemokine | Mayur Kailas Patil, Sarmistha Padhy, Kailash Chandra Bheel | 2021 |
| 11 | Hierarchical clustering identifies unique molecular subtypes with better prognosis in CRC | Saatvik Trivedi, Nitin Verma, Anil Singh | 2022 |
| 12 | In Silico Engineering of Alcohol Dehydrogenase | Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Anand, Jatin Govardhan | 2023 |
| 13 | High resolution melting curve analysis as a diagnostic method for bacterial detection | Niket Kumar, Alok Kumar, Sambhavi Chaubey | 2024 |
| 14 | Potato plant disease classification using Deep Learning | Krrish Sharma, Prince Kumar, Kunwar Veer Daksh | 2025 |
| 15 | Molecular docking & in silico screening of plant derived inhibitors against DNMT1 in colorectal cancer | Deepesh Kumar, Madan Mohan, Saroj Riya Ramachal | 2026 |