Kriti Kanwar
Assistant Professor
PhD (Himachal Pradesh University); CSIR NET, ICMR JRF, GATE qualified
Kriti Kanwar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Bio-Engineering and Food Technology, Shoolini University. She holds a PhD in Biotechnology from Himachal Pradesh University and an MSc in Microbiology from the same institution, following her undergraduate studies in Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry.
Asst Prof Kanwar’s research spans microbiology, enzyme technology, and bioprocess optimisation. Her work focuses on microbial strain improvement, enzyme purification, and biofilm degradation strategies for clinical and industrial applications. She has published research papers in prestigious Scopus and SCI-indexed journals and has actively participated in numerous international conferences.
She is CSIR NET (Life Science), ICMR JRF, and GATE (Life Science) qualified. With four years of teaching experience, Asst Prof Kanwar has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in biotechnology and microbiology across reputed institutions in Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
Publications
- Kriti Kanwar, Shikha Chauhan Deepika Sharma, Harjodh Singh, Deepak Sharma, Vishal Ahuja and Wamik Azmi. Optimization and characterization of collagenase ku665299 and its application in effective in-vitro clot digestion. Biotechnology letters 47:79 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-025-03615-2
- Deepika Sharma, Kriti Kanwar and Manhas RK (2025). Genomic analysis of Streptomyces amritsarensis MTCC 11845 and characterization of novel lanthpeptide 2A. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 63: 2025 doi: 10.56042/ijeb.v63i03.13585
- Kriti Kanwar, Deepika Sharma, Harjodh Singh, Mohinder Pal, Rajneesh Bandhu and Wamik Azmi (2024). In vitro effects of alginate lyase SG4+produced by Paenibacillus lautus alone and combined with antibiotics on biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 55(2):1189-1203 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-024-01334-w
- Sonica Sondhi, Kriti Kanwar and Naveen Gupta (2023). Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Carriers. Nanocarrier system for drug delivery (Eds Jimenez). Nova Science Publishers, NY USA
- Shivika Sharma, Kriti Kanwar and Shamsher Singh Kanwar (2016). Ascorbyl palmitate synthesis in an organic solvent system using a Celite-immobilized commercial lipase (Lipolase 100L). 3 Biotech. 6(2): 183 (ISSN: 2190-5738)
- Wamik Azmi, Kriti Kanwar and Alka Rani (2020). Wine making: Fermentation Operations Machinery and Equipment. Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology of wine. (Eds Joshi, Jackson, Farina, Bordiga, Lonvaud) CRC press, Taylor & Francis.
- Sonica Sondhi, Roopali Sharma, Aditya Kumar, Kriti Kanwar and Palki Sahib Kaur (2023). Biomedical applications of magnetic nanocarriers-a review. Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science. Recent Advances in Nanocarriers. (Eds Inamudin, Jordy Neves cruz, Tariq Althelthi). Elesvier. (ISBN: 978-0-323-95171-5)