
Prof.
Hariprasad G.
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Biophysics
Contact
Email :
g.hariprasad@rediffmail.com
dr.hariprasadg@gmail.com
Phone :
+91-11-26594029
Recent Employment Details (Past few years):
- Assistant Professor - Biophysics - 29/06/2012 to 30/06/2015 at Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Associate Professor – Biophysics - 01/07/2015 to 30/06/2018 at Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Additional Professor – Biophysics - 01/07/2018 to Till Date at Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Brief Research Area:
- Current pharmacological interventions in Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia aim to restore normal dopamine levels, overshooting of which results in adverse effects. We have identified potential biomarkers that can monitor pharmaco-efficacy in the two diseases. We are currently looking to take a step further by developing CHIP based monitoring kits to monitor therapy in the two disease states.
- We have previously structurally characterized group III PLA2s from Humans, scorpions, and Clorenchis sinensis. We are currently looking structurally characterize PAF-AH enzyme, a PLA2 family analog, that is implicated in certain protozoal infections. The detailed characterization will pave the way for design of specific and potent inhibitory molecules against these drug targets.
Selected Publications/Patents (Last 5 years):
Google Scholar Link
- Koley T, Goswami A, Kumar M, Upadhyay N, Hariprasad G*. Comparative structural analysis of human ACE2 receptor with spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants: Implications to understand infectivity of the virus. Advances and Applications in Bioinformatics and Chemistry (2022) 15: 21-27.
- Kaushik A , Bandyopadhyay S, Porwal C, Srinivasan A, Rukmangadachar LA, Hariprasad G, Kola S, Kataria J, Singh UB. 2D-DIGE based urinary proteomics and functional enrichment studies to reveal novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human protein biomarker candidates for pulmonary tuberculosis Biochemistry Biophysics Research Communications (2022) 619:15-21.
- Pathania S, Khan MI, Bandyopadhyay S, Singh SS, Rani K, Parashar TR, Jayaram J, Mishra PR, Srivastava A, Mathur S, Hari S, Vanamail P, Hariprasad G*. iTRAQ proteomics of sentinel lymph nodes for identification of extracellular matrix proteins to flag metastasis in early breast cancer. Scientific Reports (2022) 12(1):8625.
- Koley T, Kumar M, Goswami A, Ethayathulla AS, Hariprasad G*. Structural modeling of Omicron spike protein and its complex with human ACE-2 receptor: Molecular basis for high transmissibility of the virus. Biochemical and Biophysics Research Communications. (2022) 592:51-53.
- Naqvi AAT, Fatima K, Mohammad T, Fatima U, Singh IK, Singh A, Atif SM, Hariprasad G, Hasan GM, Hassan MI. Insights into SARS-CoV-2 genome, structure, evolution, pathogenesis and therapies: Structural genomics approach. BBA Molecular Basis of Disease (2020) 1866: 165878.
- Khan MI, Hariprasad G*. Structural Modeling of Wild and Mutant Forms of Human Plasma Platelet Activating Factor-Acetyl Hydrolase Enzyme. Journal of Inflammation Research. (2020) 13:1125-1139.
- Khan MI, Hariprasad G*. Human Secretary Phospholipase A2 Mutations and Their Clinical Implications. Journal of Inflammation Research. (2020) 13: 551-561.
- Patania S, Khan MI, Kumar A, Gupta AK, Rani K, Parashar TR, Jayaram J, Mishra PR, Srivastava A, Mathur S, Hari S, Hariprasad G*. Proteomics of sentinel lymph nodes in early breast cancer for identification of thymidylate synthase as a potential biomarker to flag metastasis: A preliminary study. Cancer Management and Research (2020) 12: 4841–4854.
- Gupta AK, Pokhriyal R, Das U, Khan MI, Kumar DR, Gupta R, Chadda RK, Ramachanran R, Goyal V, Tripathi M, Hariprasad. G*. Evaluation of α-synuclein and apolipoprotein E as potential biomarkers in CSF to monitor pharmaco-therapeutic efficacy in dopamine dictated disease states of Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatric Disease Treatment. (2019) 15:2073-2085.
- Gupta AK, Pokhriyal R, Khan MI, Kumar DR, Gupta R, Chadda RK, Ramachanran R, Goyal V, Tripathi M, Hariprasad. G*. Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics for identification of α2-macroglobulin as a potential biomarker to monitor pharmacological therapeutic efficacy in dopamine dictated disease states of Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatric Disease Treatment. (2019) 15:2853-2867.
- Gupta AK, Kumar GK, Rani K, Pokhriyal R, Khan MI, Kumar DR, Goyal V, Tripathi M, Gupta R, Chadda RK, Vanamail P, Mohanty AK, Hariprasad. G*. 2D-DIGE as a strategy to identify serum protein biomarkers to monitor pharmacological efficacy in dopamine dictated states of Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatric Disease Treatment. (2019) 15: 1031-1044.
- Gupta AK, Rani K, Swarnkar S, Kumar GK, Khan MI, Pokhriyal R, Kumar DR, Goyal V, Tripathi M, Gupta R, Chadda RK, Vanamail P, Hariprasad G*. Evaluation of Serum Apolipoprotein E as a Potential Biomarker for Pharmacological Therapeutic Efficacy Monitoring in Dopamine Dictated Disease Spectrum of Schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease: A Preliminary Study. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. (2018) 10:1179573518803585. eCollection.

Prof.
Sujata Sharma
Female
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Biophysics
Contact
Email :
sujatasharma.aiims@gmail.com
sujatasharma@aiims.edu
Phone :
+91-11-26594608
Brief Research Area:
Antimicrobial therapeutics, Protein Structure based drug design, Nanomedicine.
Wikipedia page
- TWAS Regional Awards in the subject area “Public Understanding and Popularization of Science (2021)
- Peaklife Women Inspire Award (2021)
- SERB Power Fellowship (2021)
- Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award (2020)
- National Bioscientist Award for Career Development (NBACD) given by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (2011)
- National Woman Bioscientist Award given by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (2007)
- Woman Scientist Award given by Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) (2006)
Selected Publications/Patents (Last 5 years):
- Ahmad N, Singh A, Gupta A, Pant P, Singh TP, Sharma S, Sharma P. Discovery of the Lead Molecules Targeting the First Step of the Histidine Biosynthesis Pathway of Acinetobacter baumannii. J Chem Inf Model. (2022) 62:1744-1759.
- Smith ML, Sharma S, Singh TP. Comments on the Discussion Forum: Oromucosal immunomodulation as clinical spectrum mitigating factor in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Scand J Immunol. (2022) 95:e13111.
- Sikarwar J, Singh J, Singh TP, Sharma P, Sharma S. The mechanism of action of Lactoferrin - Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase complex in combating biofilm formation. Protein Pept Lett. (2022) Aug 16. doi: 10.2174/0929866529666220816160517.
- Singh PK, Ahmad N, Yamini S, Singh RP, Singh AK, Sharma P, Smith ML, Sharma S, Singh TP. Structural evidence of the oxidation of iodide ion into hyper-reactive hypoiodite ion by mammalian heme lactoperoxidase. Protein Sci. (2022) 31:384-395.
- Singh J, Maurya A, Singh PK, Viswanathan V, Ahmad MI, Sharma P, Sharma S, Singh TP. A Peptide Bond from the Inter-lobe Segment in the Bilobal Lactoferrin Acts as a Preferred Site for Cleavage for Serine Proteases to Generate the Perfect C-lobe: Structure of the Pepsin Hydrolyzed Lactoferrin C-lobe at 2.28 Å Resolution. Protein J. (2021) 40:857-866.
- Smith, M. L., Sharma, S., & Singh, T. P. Iodide supplementation of the anti-viral duox-lactoperoxidase activity may prevent some SARS-CoV-2 infections. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. (2022). 1–2. 76(4):629-630.
- Gupta A, Vijayan V, Pant P, Kaur P, Singh TP, Sharma P, Sharma S. Structure prediction and discovery of inhibitors against phosphopantothenoyl cysteine synthetase of Acinetobacter baumannii. J Biomol Struct Dyn. (2021) Aug 4:1-13
- Singh A, Ahmad N, Varadarajan A, Vikram N, Singh TP, Sharma S, Sharma P. Lactoferrin, a potential iron-chelator as an adjunct treatment for mucormycosis - A comprehensive review. Int J Biol Macromol. (2021) Sep 30;187:988-998.
- Singh J, Vijayan V, Ahmedi S, Pant P, Manzoor N, Singh TP, Sharma P, Sharma S. Lactosmart: A Novel Therapeutic Molecule for Antimicrobial Defense. Front Microbiol. (2021) 12:672589.
- Gupta A, Sharma P, Singh TP & Sharma S. Phosphopantetheine Adenylyltransferase: A promising drug target to combat antibiotic resistance. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom (2021) 1869:140566.
- Viswanathan V, Rani C, Ahmad N, Singh PK, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP Structure of Yak Lactoperoxidase at 1.55 Å Resolution. Protein J. (2021) 40:8-18.
- Singh PK, Pandey S, Rani C, Ahmad N, Viswanathan V, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP. Potassium-induced partial inhibition of lactoperoxidase: structure of the complex of lactoperoxidase with potassium ion at 2.20 Å resolution. J Biol Inorg Chem (2021) 26: 149-159
- Sharma P, Singla A, Gupta A, Khan NI, Rani C, Singh TP & Sharma S. Biophysical characterization of Type III Pantothenate kinase (PanK) from Acinetobacter baumannii. Protein Pept Lett (2021) 28(4), 450-458.
- Sharma P, Vijayan V, Pant P, Sharma M, Vikram N, Kaur P, Singh TP, Sharma S. Identification of potential drug candidates to combat COVID-19: a structural study using the main protease (mpro) of SARS-CoV-2. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2020; 3:1-11
- Gupta A, Singh PK, Iqbal N, Sharma P, Baraigya HR, Kaur P, Umar MS, Ahmad F, Sharma A, Owais M, Sharma S, Singh TP. Structural and binding studies of phosphopantetheine adenylyl transferase from Acinetobacter baumannii. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom. (2019) 1867:537-547.
- Pandey SN, Iqbal N, Singh PK, Rastogi N, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP. Binding and structural studies of the complexes of type 1 ribosome inactivating protein from Momordica balsamina with uracil and uridine. Proteins. (2019) 87:99-109.
- Chaudhary A, Kumar V, Singh PK, Sharma P, Bairagya HR, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP. A glycoprotein from mammary gland secreted during involution promotes apoptosis: Structural and biological studies. Arch Biochem Biophys. (2018) 644:72-80
- Kaushik S, Iqbal N, Singh N, Sikarwar JS, Singh PK, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP. Search of multiple hot spots on the surface of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase: structural, binding and antibacterial studies. Biochem J. (2018) 475:547-560.
- Singh PK, Iqbal N, Sirohi HV, Bairagya HR, Kaur P, Sharma S & Singh TP. Structural basis of activation of mammalian heme peroxidases. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. (2018)133:49-55.
- Singh PK, Sirohi HV, Iqbal N, Tiwari P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Structure of bovine lactoperoxidase with a partially linked heme moiety at 1.98Å resolution. Biochim Biophys Acta. (2017) 1865:329-335.
- Iqbal N, Kumar M, Sharma P, Yadav SP, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Binding studies and structure determination of the recombinantly produced type-II 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase from Acinetobacter baumannii. Int J Biol Macromol. (2017) 94:459-465.
- Khan SH, Islam A, Hassan MI, Sharma S, Singh TP, Ahmad F.Effect of conservative mutations (L94V and L94I) on the structure and stability of horse cytochrome c. Arch Biochem Biophys. (2017) 633:40-49
- Sirohi HV, Singh PK, Iqbal N, Sharma P, Singh AK, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Design of anti-thyroid drugs: Binding studies and structure determination of the complex of lactoperoxidase with 2-mercaptoimidazole at 2.30 Å resolution. Proteins. (2017) 85:1882-1890.
- Singh RP, Singh A, Sirohi HV, Singh AK, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Dual binding mode of antithyroid drug methimazole to mammalian heme peroxidases - structural determination of the lactoperoxidase-methimazole complex at 1.97 Å resolution. FEBS Open Bio. (2016) 6:640-50.
- Rastogi N, Singh A, Singh PK, Tyagi TK, Pandey S, Shin K, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Structure of iron saturated C-lobe of bovine lactoferrin at pH 6.8 indicates a weakening of iron coordination. Proteins. (2016) 84:591-9.
List of Books:
- Warriors in White (11 January 2021). ISBN 978-1-637455-11-1.
- A Dragonfly's Purpose. (12 September 2019). ISBN 978-1-64650-765-8.
- The Secret of the Red Crystals. (16 October 2017). ISBN 978-1-947988-83-5
- Kovi’s Promise (21 November 2021) ISBN 979-8-885037-77-8
- Tumhara Bholu (23 November 2021) ISBN 979-8-885039-02-4

Prof.
Punit Kaur
Male
Affiliation
Professor and Head of the Department(CTVS)
Department of
Biophysics
Contact
Email :
punitkaur1@hotmail.com
punitkaur@aiims.edu
Phone :
+91-11-26594288/3201
Brief Research Area :
Bioinformatics, Structural Biology, X-ray Crystallography, and Rational Structure Based Drug Design.
Google Scholar Link
Publications:
- Gupta D, Tiwari P, Haque MA, Sachdeva E, Hassan MI, Ethayathulla AS, Kaur P. (2021) Structural insights into the transient closed conformation and pH dependent ATPase activity of S.Typhi Gyrase B N- terminal domain. Arch Biochem Biophys. Apr 15; 701:108786. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.108786.
- Gupta D, Sharma P, Singh M, Kumar M, Ethayathulla AS, Kaur P. (2021) Structural and functional insights into the spike protein mutations of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Cell Mol Life Sci. 78:7967-7989. doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-04008-0. (Review)
- Tripathi MK, Nath A, Singh TP, Ethayathulla AS, Kaur P (2021) Evolving scenario of big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery Mol Divers 25(3):1439-1460. doi: 10.1007/s11030-021-10256-w.
- Katiyar A, Kaur G, Rani L, Jena L, Singh H, Kumar L, Sharma A, Kaur P*, Gupta R*. (2021) Genome-wide identification of potential biomarkers in multiple myeloma using meta-analysis of mRNA and miRNA expression data. Sci Rep. 11(1):10957. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90424-y. (Co-Corresponding authors)
- Singh PK, Pandey S, Rani C, Ahmad N, Viswanathan V, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP (2021) Potassium-induced partial inhibition of lactoperoxidase: structure of the complex of lactoperoxidase with potassium ion at 2.20 Å resolution. J Biol Inorg Chem. 26(1):149-159. doi: 10.1007/s00775-020-01844-6.
- Singh PK, Sharma P, Bhushan A, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. (2021) Structure of a ternary complex of lactoperoxidase with iodide and hydrogen peroxide at 1.77 Å resolution. J Inorg Biochem. 220:111461. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111461.
- Sharma P, Vijayan V, Pant P., Vikram N, Kaur P, Singh, TP, Sharma S (2021) Identification of potential drug candidates to combat COVID-19: a structural study using the main protease (mpro) of SARS-CoV-2. J. Biomol Struct Dyn 39(17):6649-6659.
- Vijayan V, Pant P., Vikram N, Kaur P, Singh, TP, Sharma S, Sharma P (2021) Identification of promising drug candidates against NSP16 of SARS-CoV-2 through computational drug repurposing study. J. Biomol Struct Dyn 39(17):6713-6727.
- Gupta A, Vijayan V, Pant P., Kaur P, Singh, TP, Sharma P, Sharma S (2021) Structure prediction and discovery of inhibitors against phosphopanthothenoyl cysteine synthetase of Acinetobacter baumannii. J. Biomol Struct Dyn Aug 4:1-13.
- Singh M, Malhotra L, Haque MA, Kumar M, Tikhomirov A, Litvinova V, Korolev AM, Ethayathulla AS, Das U, Shchekotikhin AE, Kaur P. (2021) Heteroarene-fused anthraquinone derivatives as potential modulators for human aurora kinase B. Biochimie. 182:152-165. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.12.024.
- Viswanathan V, Rani C, Ahmad N, Singh PK, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. (2021) Structure of Yak Lactoperoxidase at 1.55 Å Resolution. Protein J. 40: 8-18. doi: 10.1007/s10930-020-09957-2. .PMID: 33389415
- Koley T, Madaan S, Chowdhury SR, Kumar M, Kaur P, Singh TP, Ethayathulla AS. (2021) Structural analysis of COVID-19 spike protein in recognizing the ACE2 receptor of different mammalian species and its susceptibility to viral infection. 3 Biotech.11(2):109. doi: 10.1007/s13205-020-02599-2. Epub 2021 Feb 1.PMID: 33552834
- Malhotra L, Goyal HKV, Jhuria S, Dev K, Kumar S, Kumar M, Kaur P, Ethayathulla AS. (2021) Curcumin rescue p53Y220C in BxPC-3 pancreatic adenocarcinomas cell line: Evidence-based on computational, biophysical, and in vivo studies. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 1865:129807. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129807.
- Gupta A, Singh PK, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. (2020) Structural and biochemical studies of phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase from Acinetobacter baumannii with dephospho-coenzyme A and coenzyme A. Int J Biol Macromol. 142:181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.090.
- Gupta A, Rani C, Pant P, Vijayan V, Vikram N, Kaur P, Singh TP, Sharma S, Sharma P. (2020) Structure-Based Virtual Screening and Biochemical Validation to Discover a Potential Inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.ACS Omega. 5:33151-33161. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04808.
- Naz F, Mashkoor M, Sharma P, Haque MA, Kapil A, Kumar M, Kaur P, Abdul Samath E. (2020) Drug repurposing approach to target FtsZ cell division protein from Salmonella Typhi. Int J Biol Macromol. 159:1073-1083. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.063.
- Sachdeva, E., Kaur, G., Tiwari, P., Gupta, D, Singh TP, Ethayathulla, AS, Kaur P. (2020). The pivot point arginines identified in the β-pinwheel structure of C-terminal domain from Salmonella Typhi DNA Gyrase A subunit. Sci Rep 10, 7817 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64792-w
- Tripathi MK, Singh P, Sharma S, Singh TP, Ethayathulla AS, Kaur P (2020) Identification of bioactive molecule from Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor J. Biomol Struc. Dyn. doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1790425
- Katiyar A, Sharma P, Dahiya S, Singh H, Kapil A, Kaur P (2020) Genomic profiling of antimicrobial resistance genes in clinical isolates of Salmonella Typhi from patients infected with Typhoid fever in India. Sci. Rep. 10:8299. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64934-0.
- Sharma P, Vijayan V , Pant P, Sharma M, Vikram N, Kaur P, Singh TP, Sharma S (2020) Identification of potential drug candidates to combat COVID-19: a structural study using the main protease (mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 J. Biomol Struc. Dyn. doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1798286
- Bansal R Haque MA, Hassan MI, Ethayathulla AS, Kaur P. (2020) Structural and conformational behavior of MurE ligase from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi at different temperature and pH conditions Int J Biol Macromol. 150:389-399. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.306
- Tiwari A, Kumar M, Kaur P, Kumar B, Sagi SSK (2020) Efficacy of Quercetin as a potent sensitizer of β2 AR in combating the impairment of fluid clearance in lungs of rats under hypoxia. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 273: 103334
- Verma D, Gupta S, Saxena R, Kaur P, Srivastava S, Gupta V. (2020) Allosteric inhibition and kinetic characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae CysE: An emerging drug target. Int J Biol Macromol. 151:1240‐1249. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.170
- Kumar A, Jain V, Chowdhury MR, Kumar M, Kaur P, Kabra M. (2020) Pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in the SHOX, GHR and IGFALS genes among Indian children with idiopathic short stature. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 33:79-88. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2019-0234.
Recent Chapter in Book:
- Tripathi, MK, Sharma, S, Singh, TP, Ethayathulla, AS, Kaur P (2021) Computational Intelligence in Drug Repurposing for COVID-19 in 'Computational Intelligence Methods in COVID-19: Surveillance, Prevention, Prediction and Diagnosis" in the series Studies in Computational Intelligence', Pg 273 - 294 Ed. Khalid Raza Springer Singapore

Prof.
Ritu Sehgal
Female
MS Anatomy
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
Dr. Ritu Sehgal graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) and completed her MS Anatomy and Senior Residency from the same institution. She was awarded the ‘Pyare Lal Sharma & Bishan Devi Gold Medal’ for Best thesis/student in Pre & Paraclinical Subjects. She joined AIIMS as Assistant Professor of Anatomy after working for a brief period as Assistant Professor at VMMC, New Delhi
- Kumar A, Sehgal R, Roy TS. A morphometric analysis and study of variations of foramina in the floor of the middle cranial fossa. J Anat Soc India 2016; 65(2): 143-147.
- Deshmukh VR, Singh S, Sehgal R. Cysto-duodeno-colic ligament and its clinical relevance. Biomed J 2016; 39(6): 414-416.

Prof.
T.C. Nag
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
Dr TC Nag received his doctoral degree (1991) from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology, University of Montréal, Canada (1993) and later worked as a research associate and Pool Officer in Neurobiology Laboratory at the Department of Anatomy, AIIMS, New Delhi (1995-1998). He also worked as a lecturer in West Bengal Educational Service (1998-2001) after which he joined as an assistant professor in the electron microscopy section of the department (2001). He is a recipient of Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize of ICMR (1999), SS Parmar Foundation Award and JR Bhattacharjee Award of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and AIIMS Research excellence award (2015) and is a member of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and Associate Editor, Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology (Wiley).
- Gupta CL, Nag TC, Jha KA, Kathpalia P, Maurya M, Kumar P, Gupta S, Roy TS (2020) Changes in the inner retinal cells after intense and constant light exposure in Sprague-Dawley rats. Photochem Photobiol 96: 1061-1073.
- Nag TC, Kathpalia P, Wadhwa S (2020) Microtubule alterations may destabilize photoreceptor integrity: Age-related microtubule changes and pattern of expression of MAP-2, Tau and hyperphosphorylated Tau in aging human photoreceptor cells. Exp Eye Res 198:108153.
- Maurya M, Nag TC, Kumar P, Roy TS (2021) Expression patterns of iron regulatory proteins after intense light exposure in a cone-dominated retina. Mol Cell Biochem 476: 3483-3495.
- Nag TC (2021) Pathogenic mechanisms contributing to the vulnerability of aging human photoreceptor cells. Eye 35: 2917-2929.
- Nag TC, Gorla S, Kumari C, Roy TS (2021) Aging of the human choriocapillaris: Evidence that early pericyte damage can trigger endothelial changes. Exp Eye Res 212:108771.

Prof.
Renu Dhingra
Female
PhD
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
Dr Renu Dhingra joined BSc (Hons) Human Biology at AIIMS, then completed her MSc (Anatomy) at AIIMS, followed by a PhD. She further worked as a Senior Demonstrator in the Department of Anatomy, AIIMS. Later, she joined University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as a Lecturer and thereafter at Gulf Medical College Ajman, UAE. Subsequently, she joined the department of Anatomy at AIIMS as an Assistant Professor.
Her research interest is in placental biology. At present, she is working on ‘apoptotic, oxidative endoplasmic reticulum stress and angiogenetic markers in pre –eclampsia . Her current research also focuses on migration and invasion studies on trophoblastic cells. The laboratory has the infrastructure for handling cell lines, conducting in-vitro assays, apoptotic, cytotoxic assays and other molecular biology techniques like ELISA, Immunofluorescence, Western Blot and PCR.
She has established the Plastination laboratory in the department. The plastinated specimens serve as valuable adjuncts for teaching Anatomy to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Arora P, Dhingra R, Bhatla N, Sharma A. VEGF and sFlt-1 polymorphisms in Preeclampsia. Placenta 2016; 45: 118–119
- Arora P, Kshetrapal P, Bhatla N, Rani N, Mochan S, Gupta SK, Saxena S, Dhingra R. Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase- 2 mRNA levels in early onset preeclampsia. Placenta 2017; 51:131-132
- Gupta SK, Bhatla N, Rani N, Mochan S, Saxena S, Arora P, Dhingra R. Hydrogen sulphide producing enzymes are decreased in placentas from preeclampsia. Placenta. 2017; 51: 131.
- Mochan S, Bhatla N, Rani N, Gupta SK, Saxena S, Arora P, Dhingra R. SFLT-1 induces endoplasmic reticulum stress by activating perk pathway in bewo cells Placenta. 2017; 51: 131.

Prof.
Arundhati Sharma
Female
M. Sc, B. Sc
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
Prof. Arundhati Sharma did her graduation (B. Sc) and post graduation (M. Sc) in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Osmania and Pune University, respectively. She did her Ph D in Human Genetics from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences and did her subsequent post doctoral work in the Department of Medical Genetics, SGPGIMS, Lucknow. Later, she joined as Assistant Professor of Genetics in the Department of Anatomy, AIIMS. Her work includes teaching, training and providing diagnostic facilities in the field of Human genetics. Her laboratory provides the following:
Diagnostic and patient care services- conventional cytogenetic services (Karyotyping) and other chromosomal studies. Molecular cytogenetic services using fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) for various genetic numerical and structural abnormalities, cancers and other genetic conditions. Research interests include genetics of various endocrine and eye disorders, identification of biomarkers for prognostic and diagnostic purposes for various cancers and adverse drug reactions, and studies of Addiction genetics, i.e. identification of the genetic contribution to alcohol and drug dependence.
- Marik B, Bagga A , Sinha A , Khandelwal P , Hari P , Sharma A. Genetic and clinical profile of patients with hypophosphatemic rickets. Eur J Med Gen 21 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104540.
- Vanathi M, Kishore A, Gupta Y, Setty PB, Sen S, Nag TC, Gupta R, Sharma A, Tandon R. Recurrence in Reis Bücklers corneal dystrophy: Clinicopathological correlation. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022; 2:371-5.
- Chakraborty S, Sharma A, Bagchi I, Pal S, Bhattacharyya C, Gupta V, Maitra A, Bhattacharjee S, Sharma A, Sihota R, Acharya M. A genomewide association study on individuals with occludable angles identifies potential risk loci for intraocular pressure. J Genet. 2021;100:69. PMID: 34608871
- Sarkar S, Singh R, Sharma A, Pandit MA, Gupta R, Singhal D, Jain R, Balhara YP. Association of Serotonergic Pathway Gene Polymorphisms With Behavioral Parameters in Patients With Opioid Dependence. Cureus. 2021 Nov 6;13(11):e19310. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19310. PMID: 34900485; PMCID: PMC8647861
- Gupta V, Somarajan BI, Kaur G, Gupta S, Singh R, Pradhan D, Singh H, Kaur P, Sharma A, Chawla B, Pahuja A, Ramachandran R, Sharma A. Exome sequencing identifies procollagen-lysine 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 2 mutations in primary congenital and juvenile glaucoma. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct;69(10):2710-2716. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1750_21. PMID: 34571620; PMCID: PMC8597539.
- Gupta V, Somarajan BI, Gupta S, Walia GK, Singh A, Sofi R, Chaudhary RS, Sharma A. The mutational spectrum of Myocilin gene among familial versus sporadic cases of Juvenile onset open angle glaucoma. Eye (Lond). 2021;35(2):400-408.
- Grover T, Gupta R, Arora G, Bal CS, Ambekar A, Ray SB, Vaswani M, Sharma A. Dopamine transporter availability in alcohol and opioid dependent subjects – a 99mTc-TRODAT1SPECT imaging and genetic association study. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2020; 305:111187. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111187. Online ahead of print.

Prof.
T. P. Singh
Others
Affiliation
SERB Distinguished Fellow
Department of
Biophysics
Contact
Email :
tpsingh.aiims@gmail.com
Phone :
+91-11-26588931
Brief Research Area :
Structural Biology; Biological Crystallography, Protein Structure Determination and Peptide Design; Rational Structure Based Drug Design
Fellowships of Academies/Societies:
- Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences: F.T.W.A.S.
- Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy: F.N.A
- Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences: F.N.A.Sc.
- Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences: F.A.Sc.
- Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: F.AvH.F.
- Fellow of the Biotech Research Society of India: F.B.R.S.
Awards and Honours:
- Distinguished Professorship of the University of Mysore - Feb 2014
- Distinguished Lecture Award of the A.P. Science Congress - November 2013
- Professor D.M. Bose Memorial Award of the Bose Institute, Kolkata - 2013
- Thathachari Memorial Science Award for Science and Technology (2012)
- Convener of the INSA Sectional Committee -10 - August 2013
- President of the Indian Biophysical Society - Feb 2014
- Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture Award of INSA (2011)
- Annual Award of the Instrumentation Society of India (2011)
- Doctor of Science, D.Sc. (h.c.) conferred by Karnataka State Open University, Mysore (2010)
- CSIR Foundation Day Lecture award (2010)
- Goyal Prize in Life Sciences (2007)
- Professor G.N. Ramachandran CSIR Gold Medal for Excellence in Biological Sciences and Technology (2006)
- Professor G.N. Ramachandran 60th Birthday Commemoration INSA Medal (2006)
- Sir J. C. Bose Memorial Award of the Indian Sciences - Congress (2006)
- K.K. Foundation award for Science and Technology (2001)
- Canadian Development agency Award (1991)
- Humboldt - Foundation Award (1990)
- Danish International Development Agency Award (1978)
- First Rank in M.Sc. in the University of Allahabad (1971)
Member of Governing/Research Councils:
- Member of International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2011-present)
- Chief Editor of the Proceedings on India National Science Academy, New Delhi (2011-2013)
- Member of the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (2001-2003) and (2004-2006)
- Member of the editorial board of the International Journal: Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (2000-present)
- Member of the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Physics (1997-present)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the World Journal of Biological Chemistry (2009-present)
Selected Publications/Patents(Last 5 years)
Google Scholar Link
- Gupta A, Singh PK, Sharma P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. (2019). Structural and biochemical studies of phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase from Acinetobacter baumannii with dephospho-coenzyme A and coenzyme A. Int J Biol Macromol. S0141-8130(19) : 35145-1.
- Chaudhary A, Kumar V, Singh PK, Sharma P, Bairagya HR, Kaur P, Sharma S, Chauhan SS, Singh TP. (2018) A glycoprotein from mammary gland secreted during involution promotes apoptosis: Structural and biological studies. Arch Biochem Biophys. 644:72-80.
- Sharma, S., Kaushik, S., Sinha, M., Singh, A., Sikarwar, J., Chaudhary, A., Gupta, A., Kaur, P. & Singh, T.P. (2014). Structural and functional insights into Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase. Biochem. Biophys. Acta.1844: 1279-1288
- Structure and binding studies of proliferating cell nuclear antigen from Leishmania donovani. (2017) Yadav SP, Singh PK, Sharma P, Iqbal N, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom. 1865:1395-1405.
- Singh PK, Sirohi HV, Iqbal N, Tiwari P, Kaur P, Sharma S, Singh TP. (2017) Structure of bovine lactoperoxidase with a partially linked heme moiety at 1.98Å resolution. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom. 1865:329-335.
- Rastogi, N., Singh. A., Pandey, S.N., Sinha, M., Bhushan, A., Kaur, P. & Singh, T.P. (2014). Structure if the iron-free true C-terminal half of bovine lactoferrin produced by tryptic digestion and its functional significance in the gut. FEBS J. 281: 2871-2872.
- Kaushik, S., Singh, N., Yamini, S., Singh, A., Sinha, M., Arora, A., Kaur, P., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2013). The Mode of Inhibitor Binding to Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase: Binding Studies and Structure Determination of Unbound and Bound Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase from Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS One. 8, e67547.
- Kushwaha, G.S., Pandey, N., Sinha, M, Kaur, P., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2012) Crystal structures of a type-1 ribosome inactivating protein from Momordica balsamina in the bound and unbound states.Biochim Biophys Acta. 1824 :679-691.
- Sharma, P., Dube, D., Sinha, M., Mishra, B., Dey, S., Mal, G., Pathak, K.M.L., Kar, P., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2011). Multi-ligand specificity of pathogen associated molecular-binding site in peptidoglycan recognition protein. J. Biol. Chem. 286 : 31723-31730
- Sharma, P., Dube, D., Singh, A., Mishra, B., Singh, N., Sinha, M., Dey, S., Kaur, P., Mitra, D.K., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2011). Structural basis of recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns and inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines by camel peptidoglycan recognition protein. J. Biol Chem. 286 : 16208-16217.
- Singh, A.K., Kumar, R.P., Pandey, N., Singh, N., Sinha, M., Bhushan, A.,Kaur, P., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2009). Mode of binding of the tuberculosis prodrug isoniazid to peroxidases: Crystal structure of bovine lactoperoxidase with isoniazid at 2.7A resolution. J. Biol. Chem. 285, 1569-1576
- Mir, R., Singh, N., Vikram, G., Kumar, R.P., Sinha, M., Bhushan, A., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2009). Structural basis of the prevention NSAID-induced damage of the gastrointestinal tract by C-terminal half (C-lobe)of bovine colostrums protein lactoferrin: Binding andstructural studies of the C-lobe complexes with indomethacin, diclofenac, aspirin and ibuprofen. Biophys. J. 97, 3178-3186
- Singh, A.K., Singh, N., Sinha, M., Bhushan, A., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2009). Binding modes of aromatic ligands to mammalian heme peroxidases with associated functional implications : Crystal structures of lactoperoxidase complexes with acetylsalicylic acid, salicylhydroxamic acid and benzylhydroxamic acid.J. Biol. Chem. 284, 20311-20318.
- Sheikh, I.A., Singh, A.K., Singh, N., Sinha, M., Singh, S.B., Bhushan, A., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A., Sharma, S. & Singh, T.P. (2009). Structural evidence of substrate specificity in mammalian peroxidases: Structure of the thiocyanate complex with lactoperoxidase and its interactions at 2.4A resolution. J. Biol. Chem. 284, 14849-14856.
- Singh, A.K., Singh, N., Sharma, S., Shin, K., Takase, M., Kaur, P., Srinivasan, A. & Singh, T.P. (2009). Inhibition of lactoperoxidase by its own catalytic product: Crystal structure of the hypothiocyanate-inhibited bovine lactoperoxidase at 2.3A resolution. Biophys. J. 96, 646-654.

Prof.
Rima Dada
Female
MBBS
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
Prof. Rima Dada did her MBBS from Delhi University at Maulana Azad Medical College. Thereafter, she joined the MD programme in Anatomy at the University College of Medical Sciences, again under Delhi University. She completed her Senior Residency and her Ph.D. studies in Genetics at AIIMS, New Delhi. Later, she joined AIIMS as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy.
Teaching, Research, Training and Genetic (Human Cytogenetic and Molecular) Diagnostic services Genetic Diagnostic and patient care services: Both cytogenetic and molecular techniques used for analysis of various genetic disorders eg- Reproductive disorders (premature ovarian failure, Recurrent spontaneous abortion, various endocrinal disorders, infertility, congenital malformations, Glaucoma, Congenital cataract, BPES, Retinoblastoma and various hematological disorders and cancers. Also offering Sperm DNA damage and seminal ROS assessment facility to couples with idiopathic infertility and cases with recurrent ART failure.
Research interests: Genetics of reproductive disorders, ocular disorders and various childhood cancers. Also studying impact of lifestyle interventions on markers of aging.
Prof. Rima Dada is on the editorial board of several national and international journals and member of various scientific bodies.She has been awarded several prestigious national and international awards and has several international and national indexed papers and book chapters.
- Bisht S, Faiq M, Tolahunase M, Dada R. Oxidative stress and male infertility. Nat Rev Urol. 2017 Aug;14(8):470-485. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2017.69. Epub 2017 May 16. PMID: 28508879.
- Dada T, Bhai N, Midha N, Shakrawal J, Kumar M, Chaurasia P, Gupta S, Angmo D, Yadav R, Dada R, Sihota R. Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Intraocular Pressure and Trabecular Meshwork Gene Expression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar;223:308-321. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.10.012. Epub 2020 Oct 22. PMID: 33393484.
- Tolahunase MR, Sagar R, Faiq M, Dada R. Yoga- and meditation-based lifestyle intervention increases neuroplasticity and reduces severity of major depressive disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2018;36(3):423-442. doi: 10.3233/RNN-170810. PMID: 29614706.
- Tolahunase M, Sagar R, Dada R. Impact of Yoga and Meditation on Cellular Aging in Apparently Healthy Individuals: A Prospective, Open-Label Single-Arm Exploratory Study. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:7928981. doi: 10.1155/2017/7928981. Epub 2017 Jan 16. Erratum in: Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:2784153. PMID: 28191278; PMCID: PMC5278216.
- Gautam S, Tolahunase M, Kumar U, Dada R. Impact of yoga based mind-body intervention on systemic inflammatory markers and co-morbid depression in active Rheumatoid arthritis patients: A randomized controlled trial. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2019;37(1):41-59. doi: 10.3233/RNN-180875. PMID: 30714983.
- Gautam S, Kumar U, Kumar M, Kanga U, Dada R. Association of HLA-G 3'UTR Polymorphisms with Soluble HLA-G Levels and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study. Immunol Invest. 2020 Feb;49(1-2):88-105. doi: 10.1080/08820139.2019.1657146. Epub 2019 Sep 5. PMID: 31549885.
- Gautam S, Kumar U, Kumar M, Rana D, Dada R. Yoga improves mitochondrial health and reduces severity of autoimmune inflammatory arthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Mitochondrion. 2021 May;58:147-159. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 17. PMID: 33741520.
- Gautam S, Kumar M, Kumar U, Dada R. Effect of an 8-Week Yoga-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Psycho-Neuro-Immune Axis, Disease Activity, and Perceived Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol. 2020 Sep 2;11:2259. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02259. PMID: 32982898; PMCID: PMC7492675.
- Venkatesh S, Kumar R, Deka D, Deecaraman M, Dada R. Analysis of sperm nuclear protein gene polymorphisms and DNA integrity in infertile men. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2011 Jun;57(3):124-32. doi: 10.3109/19396368.2011.562960. Epub 2011 Mar 22. PMID: 21425891.

Prof.
A. Shariff
Male
MBBS and MS (Anatomy)
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Anatomy
General OPD
4th Floor Teaching Block, AIIMS Delhi
Prof. Shariff is an MBBS graduate and MS (Anatomy) from JIPMER in Pondicherry. He joined AIIMS as senior demonstrator and later joined as Assistant Professor.His research focuses on the Enteric Nervous System.
He has also been instrumental in establishing the blended learning facility in the department of Anatomy.
- Quadri JA, Shariff A. A comparative of Skeletal Fluorosis among Adults in Two Study Areas of Bangarpet Taluk, Kolar. Ind J Public Health 2017; 60-61
- Quadri JA, Alam MM, Sarwar S, Ghanai A, Shariff A and Das TK. Multiple Myeloma-Like Spinal MRI Findings in Skeletal Fluorosis: An Unusual Presentation of Fluoride Toxicity in Human. Front. Oncol 2016; 6:245.
- Quadri JA, Alam MM, Sarwar S, Singh S, Shariff A, Roy TS, Das TK. Inorganic Contaminants of Drinking Water: Impact on Pregnancy Outcome and Related Congenital Defects. Int J Med & Clin Res 2016;7 (2) 341-349.
- Quadri JA, Alam MM, Sarwar S, Singh S, Shariff A, Das TK. Fluoride induced nephrotoxicity: apoptosis, ultrastructural changes and renal tubular injury in experimental animals. Int J Ayurveda Pharma Res 2016; 4 (8) 91-95.
- Singh S, Shariff A, Roy T, Das T, Rani N. Development of myenteric plexus in human fetuses: a quantitative study. Anat Cell Biol. 2015;48(2):124-129.