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Dr. Smita Dubey

Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology

smitadube@srmuniversity.ac.in

Education

Degree Specialization University/Institute Name, Year
Research Associateship CCMB, Hyderabad, India, 2003
Ph.D. Biochemistry Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, 2001
M.Sc. Biochemistry Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, 1996
B. Sc. Zoology, Botany, Chemistry Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, 1994

Research Interests

  • Designing in vitro assays against bacterial pathogens
  • Exploring new drug discovery targets for the unmet medical needs in the field of anti-infective.

Current Courses Taught / Teaching Interest

Molecular biology, Human anatomy, Drug designing and Pharmacogenomics

Academic Experience / Industrial Experience

  • Member NAAC accreditation committee
  • Teaching MSc. BT & MB students
  • Freelancer Medical writer (2020-2023)
  • Group leader & Sr. Research Scientist in Daichii Sankyo Pharma Ltd , Gurgaon, India (July2010- Jan 2017)
  • Senior Research Scientist and Research Scientist in Ranbaxy, Gurgaon, India. (Nov 2003-June 2010)

Achievements / Awards / Recognitions

  • Dr(Brig) KM Rao Award for Biological Sciences for publication in International Journal for Enzyme and Microbial Technology.
  • Innovation award -2015, DSIN

Selected Publications/Working Papers

S.No Paper Title Journal / Conference National / International Volume / DOI Page No Date
1. Studies on anaerobic proteolytic bacteria of Leh, India. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology International 16 297-301 2000
2. Proteolytic anaerobic bacteria from lake sediments of Antarctica. Enzyme and Microbial Technology International 28 114-121 2001
3. Planococcus matriensis sp.nov. from Antarctica. Systematic and Applied Microbiology International 26 505-
510
2003
4. Pseudonocardia Antarctica sp.nov. an actinomycetes from the Mc-murdo dry valleys, Antarctica. Systematic and Applied Microbiology International 27 66-71 2004
5. Psychrophilic Pseudomonas syringae requires trans monounsaturated fatty acid for
growth at higher temperature
Extremophiles International 8 401-410 2004
6. Bacillus arsenicus sp. nov., an arsenic-resistant bacterium isolated from a siderite concretion in West Bengal, India. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology International 55 1123-1127 2005
7. Purification and characterization of an extracellular protease produced by
Clostridium Sp. from Schirmacher oasis, Antarctica.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology. International 36 824-831 2005
8. Characterization of the Laboratory Generated Vancomycin Intermediate Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Strains.
International Journal of Antimicrobial agents International 27 201-211 2006
9 Clostridium schirmacherense sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic, proteolytic,
psychrophilic bacterium isolated from lake sediment of Schirmacher Oasis,
Antarctica.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. International 56/ 10.1099/ijs.0.63808-0 715-720 2006
10 Purification and characterization of an extracellular protease produced by
psychrotolerant Clostridium sp. LP3 from lake sediment of Leh, India.
Can J Microbiol International 52/ 10.1139/w06-089. 1238-46 2006
11 Emergence of Ciprofloxacin Resistant Neisseria meningitidis from an outbreak in
Delhi, India.
Emerging Infectious Diseases International 13(10)/ 10.3201/eid1310.060820 1614–1616 2007
12 Psychrophilic Pseudomonas syringae depends on trmE for growth at low
temperature.
Appl and Env Microbiol International 75 4419-4426 2009
13 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World J Microbiol Biotechnology International 26 1623-1629 2010
14. A novel ketolide RBx 14255 against multi-drug resistant Stretococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy International 58 4283–4289 2014
15. Antibacterial Activity of a Novel 1,2,4-Triazolo [4,3-A] Pyrimidine Oxazolidinone
against Broad Spectrum of Gram Positive Pathogens and Molecular Modeling
Studies for its Interaction with Ribosome.
JSM Microbiology International 5(1) 1034 2017

Other Information

Conferences attended:

  • 9th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance 2013 (ISAAR 2013) held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur 13 - 15 March 2013.
  • 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections .Balancing Treatment Access and Antibiotic Resistance. India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 3-5 October 2011.
  • Tuberculosis Symposium at ICGEB, New Delhi 2008.
  • Poster presentation-75th Annual Meeting of society of Biological chemists (India) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 8-11 December, 2006.
  • Paper Presentation at XXVIII-Annual Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, 25-28 November, 2004, Lucknow.
  • 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, held from 25 - 28 April, 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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