Avinash Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology at the School of Bio-Engineering and Food Technology. He completed his PhD in Biotechnology at Shoolini University, where he also earned his M Tech and B Tech in Biotechnology. His extensive research focuses on extracting and purifying bioactive phytonutrients and their biomedical applications, both in vitro and in vivo.
Asst Prof Avinash Sharma has a distinguished research portfolio, with numerous high-quality research articles and book chapters published in reputed SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and books. With over four years of experience, Asst Prof Avinash Sharma has filed two utility patents.
He teaches various subjects to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, including Microbiology, Biosensors, Downstream Processing, Cell and Molecular Biology, Plant and Animal Biotechnology, and Food Biotechnology.
Publication
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Research Articles
- Sharma A, Dulta K, Nagraik R, Dua K, Singh SK, Chellappan DK, Kumar D, Shin DS. Potentialities of aptasensors in cancer diagnosis. Materials Letters. 2022 Feb 1;308:131240.
- Sharma A, Nagraik R, Sharma S, Chauhan PK. In-vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial activities of Murraya koiengii and Ficus palmata leaf extracts from North-western Himalayan Region. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021 Aug 1;14(8):4332-6.2020
- Nagraik R, Sharma A, Kumar D, Chawla P, Kumar AP. Milk adulterant detection: Conventional and biosensor based approaches: A review. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. 2021 Aug 1;33:100433.
- Nagraik R, Sethi S, Sharma A, Kumar D, Kumar D, Kumar AP. Ultrasensitive nanohybrid electrochemical sensor to detect LipL32 gene of Leptospira interrogans. Chemical Papers. 2021 Oct;75(10):5453-62.
- Nagraik Rupak, Sharma Avinash, Kumar Deepak, Mukherjee S, Sen F, Kumar AP. Amalgamation of biosensors and nanotechnology in disease diagnosis: Mini-review. Sensors International. 2021 Mar 4:100089.
- Sahu S, Sharma A, Mukherjee S, Kumar D, Sen F, Nagraik R, Kumar AP. Role of Nanofibers in Encapsulation of the Whole Cell. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2021 Nov 24;2021.
- Sharma A, Nalini S, Sharma V, Chauhan PK. Comparative phytochemical and antimicrobial activities from leaf extracts of Morus alba and Andrographis paniculata.
- Somesh Sharma, Aman Deep Thakur, Pankaj Kumar Chauhan, Rupak Nagraik, Avinash Sharma, Dinesh Kumar and Nitika Thakur. Studies on development of pumpkin based antioxidant rich table wine. Vegetos. 2021
- Verma R, Kumar D, Nagraik R, Sharma A, Tapwal A, Puri S, Kumar H, Kumari A, Nepovimova E, Kuca K. Mycorrhizal inoculation impact on Acorus calamus L.-An ethnomedicinal plant of western Himalaya and its in silico studies for anti-inflammatory potential. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2021 Sep 4;265:113353.
- Nagraik Rupak, Kaushal Ankur, Gupta Shagun, Sethi Sunil, Sharma Avinash, Kumar Dinesh. Nanofabricated versatile electrochemical sensor for Leptospira interrogans detection. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 2020,129:441-446.
- Nagraik Rupak, Kaushal Ankur, Gupta Shagun, Sharma Avinash, Kumar Dinesh. Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences. 2020. 9:1099-1109.
- Rastogi Yashraj, Sharma Avinash, Nagraik Rupak, Aygün Aysun, Şen Fatih. The novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Its evolution and transmission into humans causing global COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2020:1.
- Manta P, Nagraik R, Sharma A, Kumar A, Verma P, Paswan SK, Bokov DO, Shaikh JD, Kaur R, Leite AF, Shiwalkar N. Optical Density Optimization of Malaria Pan Rapid Diagnostic Test Strips for Improved Test Zone Band Intensity. Diagnostics. 2020 Nov;10(11):880.
- Sharma R, Oberoi K, Sharma K, Nagraik R, Kumar D, Sharma A, Sharma S. Bioactive compounds and ethnomedicinal uses of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels-A comprehensive review. The Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI-Food Technology. 2020 Jun 26;44(1):230-54.
- Dulta K, Kiran Thakur, Parveen Chauhan, Avinash Sharma and P.K. Chauhan. Impact of different solvents on phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity of carica papaya leaf from northwestern himalayan region” Journal of Plant Archives, Vol. 20 No.2 October 2020.
- Kanika Dulta., Avinash Sharma, Chauhan P.K. Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Carica papaya leaf extract and its antibiogram activity. International Conference on New Horizons in Green chemistry and Technology. 2018.
- Avinash Sharma, Chauhan P. K, Nagraik Rupak and Pandey, I.P. Evaluation of antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Taxus wallichiana against food borne pathogens. University Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights. 2018. 2:16-21.
- Avinash Sharma, Chauhan P.K, Sharma Somesh and Nagraik Rupak. An era of green synthesized nanoparticles for diabetes treatment: A review. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences. 2017. 6:183-192.
- Sunayana Singh, Chauhan P. K, Thory Rahul, Avinash Sharma and Nagraik Rupak. Comparative evaluation of phytochemicals and in-vitro antioxidant activities of two endangered plant species of western Himalayas. Biological forum-An International Journal. 2016. 8:234-239.
Patents
- Antimicrobial efficacy and synthesis of biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant extract of wild Himalayan Ficus palmata- Avinash, Pankaj Kumar Chauhan, Rupak Nagraik, Somesh Sharma with patent application no. 201811046522
- Green synthesized process for ZnO nanoparticle using a plant extract of Murraya koiengii and its antibacterial efficacy thereof- Avinash, Pankaj Kumar Chauhan, Rupak Nagraik, Somesh Sharma with patent application no. 201811018