Dr. Mohit Kumar

Education Profile

Ph.D., M.Sc.

 

Courses taught –

S. No.	B.Sc. (H) Zoology, Semester-I	Non-Chordata
1.	B.Sc. (H) Zoology, Semester-III	Chordata
2.	B.Sc. (G.E.), Semester-III	Food Nutrition and Health
3.	B.Sc. (SEC), Semester-III	Medical Diagnostics
4.	B.Sc. (GE), Semester-III	Aquatic Biology

 

Name of the academic society and its annual activities.  

Nil    

 

Faculty and their research areas of interest (3-4 lines).

Research work is focused on antimicrobial resistance, bioremediation and water pollution. The in-silico studies for drug-ligand interaction for the novel drug design is also a key area of interest. Research expertise area are; Chemical synthesis biology, Systems biology, and Molecular biology.

 

Research Publications:

(2019)

1. Kumar, M., Jaiswal, S., Sodhi, K. K., Shree, P., Singh, D. K., Agrawal, P. K., & Shukla, P. (2019). Antibiotics bioremediation: Perspectives on its ecotoxicity and resistance. Environment international, 124, 448-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.065     

 

2. Kumar, M., Sodhi, K. K., & Singh, D. K. (2019). Bioremediation of Penicillin G by Serratia sp. R1, and enzymatic study through molecular docking. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 12, 100246. https://doi.org/10.1A016/j.enmm.2019.100246     

 

3. Kumar, M., Sodhi, K. K., Singh, P., Agrawal, P. K., & Singh, D. K. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of antibiotic-metal complexes [FeCl3 (L1) 2H2O and Ni (NO3) 2 (L2) 2H2O] and enhanced antibacterial activity. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 11, 100209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2019.100209   

 

4. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Balan, B., Dhaulaniya, A. S., & Singh, D. K. (2019). Isolation and characterization of amoxicillin-resistant bacteria and amoxicillin-induced alteration in its protein profiling and RNA yield. Archives of microbiology, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01737-6  

 

5. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Potential application in amoxicillin removal of Alcaligenes sp. MMA and enzymatic studies through molecular docking. Archives of Microbiology, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-01868-1    

 

6. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Agrawal, P. K., & Singh, D. K. (2019). Perspectives on arsenic toxicity, carcinogenicity and its systemic remediation strategies. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 100462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2019.100462     

 

 

7. Dhaulaniya, A. S., Balan, B., Kumar, M., Agrawal, P. K., & Singh, D. K. (2019). Cold survival strategies for bacteria, recent advancement and potential industrial applications. Archives of microbiology, 201(1), 1-16. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-018-1602-3  

 

(2020)

8. Balan, B., Dhaulaniya, A. S., Varma, D. A., Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Tiwari, M., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Microbial biofilm ecology, in silico study of quorum sensing receptor-ligand interactions and biofilm mediated bioremediation. Archives of Microbiology, 1-18.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02012-9  

 

9. Jaiswal, S., Kumar, M., Dixit, M., Verma, S., Singh, Y., & Shukla, P. (2020). Systems biology approaches for therapeutics development against COVID-19. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 10, 643.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.560240  

 

10. Sharma, N., Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Heavy metal pollution: Insights into chromium eco-toxicity and recent advancement in its remediation. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 15, 100388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100388  

 

 

11. Kumari, P., Kumar, M., Sehgal, N., & Aggarwal, N. (2020). In silico analysis of kiss2, expression studies and protein–protein interaction with gonadotropin-releasing hormone 2 (GnRH2) and luteinizing hormone beta (LHβ) in Heteropneustes fossilis. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-15. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07391102.2020.1860820         

 

12. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Multi-metal resistance and potential of Alcaligenes sp. MMA for the removal of heavy metals. SN Applied Sciences, 2(11), 1-13. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-03583-4  

 

13. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Balan, B., Dhaulaniya, A. S., Shree, P., Sharma, N., & Singh, D. K. (2021). Perspectives on the antibiotic contamination, resistance, metabolomics, and systemic remediation. SN Applied Sciences, 3(2), 1-25. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-04003-3

 

 

(2021)

14. Kumar, M., Sodhi, K. K., & Singh, D. K. (2021). Addressing the potential role of curcumin in the prevention of COVID-19 by targeting the Nsp9 replicase protein through molecular docking. Archives of microbiology, 203(4), 1691-1696. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-020-02163-9    

 

15. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Dhaulaniya, A. S., Balan, B., & Singh, D. K. (2021). Enhanced ciprofloxacin removal by plant growth-promoting Microbacterium sp. WHC1 in presence of Eichhornia crassipes root exudates. Environmental Sustainability, 4(1), 143-153. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42398-020-00153-7    

 

16. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., & Singh, D. K. (2021). Insight into the amoxicillin resistance, ecotoxicity, and remediation strategies. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 39, 101858. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214714420307352?casa_token=jn87A4q7Z5gAAAAA:yJz7qC3Zq5hYSZhkL0TbjcudGZlxrf967nuXjeEnJslwL0RrkQZcl8pklP7ylxBOq4eFhMIjyiM    

 

17. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., & Singh, D. K. (2021). Assessing the bacterial diversity and functional profiles of the River Yamuna using Illumina MiSeq sequencing. Archives of Microbiology, 203(1), 367-375. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-020-02045-0     

 

(2022)

18. Kumar, M., Sodhi, K. K., & Singh, D. K. (2022). Draft genome of Serratia sp. R1 gives an insight into the antibiotic resistant genes against multiple antibiotics. Molecular Biology Reports, 1-6. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11033-022-07290-8
    
     
19. Kochhar N., Kavya, I. K., Shrivastava, S., Ghosh, A., Rawat, V. S., & Sodhi, K. K., & Kumar, M., (2022). Perspectives on the microorganism of extreme environments and their applications. Current Research in Microbial Sciences, (3)100134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2022.100134   

 

 

Book Chapters (Springer):

19. Sodhi, K. K., Kumar, M., Shree, P., Singh, I. K., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Ecological risk of dioxin exposure. In Dioxin (pp. 143-153). CRC Press. E ISSN 9781315170961 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315170961-9/ecological-risk-dioxin-exposure-kushneet-kaur-sodhi-mohit-kumar-pallee-shree-indrakant-kumar-singh-dileep-kumar-singh

 

20. Shree, P., Mohit, K., Singh, I. K., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Dioxin–exposure routes, pathways, and human health implications. In Dioxin (pp. 83-112). CRC Press. https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9S73DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA83&dq=Dioxin%E2%80%93exposure+routes,+pathways,+and+human+health+implications&ots=8aHiSFLrn5&sig=VdkUXJhAVc_E2SAvlKdstaWSuas#v=onepage&q=Dioxin%E2%80%93exposure%20routes%2C%20pathways%2C%20and%20human%20health%20implications&f=false

 

21. Shree, P., Mohit, K., Singh, I. K., & Singh, D. K. (2020). Molecular and biochemical aspect of Insect-Plant Interaction; A perspective for pest management. ISBN 978-981-15-2466-0 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-2467-7_17

 

22. Mohit Kumar, Amit Singh Dhaulaniya, Pallee Shree, Dileep Kumar Singh (2020) , Endophytic bacterial applications in phytoremediation of organic pollutants and toxic metals, (Microbial Enzymes and Biotechniques) (131-160). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6895-4_8 ISBN 978-981-15-6894-7 ISBN 978-981-15-6895-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6895-4

 

Reviewer :

2019-2020

• Journals of Springer, Elsevier and Taylor & Francis

 

2021

• Reviewed book chapter (Invited) (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis)

Chapter title: Bioinformatics and vaccine development: an overview and perspective.

Book title: Microbial Products: Applications and Translational Trends.

 

National member : 

Life member, The Association of Microbiologists of India, India.

 

International member : 

Member, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Society, Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.

  

ABSTRACT SYMPOSIUM/ WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE/ ACKNOWLEDEMENT

 

1. First prize in Poster presentation at National Conference on “Insect-Plant Biology in 21st Century”, organized by Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, Nov 4-5th 2019.

 

2. Principal investigator in Hindu College inter-disciplinary Innovation project. (SC/2019-2020/05), 2020.

 

3. Principal investigator in Hindu College inter-disciplinary Innovation project. (SC/2019-2020/06), 2020.

 

4. Coordinator, International webinar on, “Immunological perspectives on COVID-19 pandemic: A Discussion, Hindu College, 2020.

 

5. Coordinator, Webinar on "Next Generation Sequencing Techniques and Applications" organized by Hindu College, University of Delhi, 2021.