Disha
Assistant Professor
Disha is an Assistant Professor-cum-Patent Agent (IN-PA/6068), combining academic expertise in Botany with professional specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights. She holds a PhD in Botany (Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology) from Shoolini University. Prior to this, she completed her Master of Science in Botany from SILB (Shoolini Institute of Life Sciences and Business Management) and her Bachelor of Science in Botany from Government PG College, affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University.
Asst Prof Disha specialises in patent drafting, patent prosecution, prior-art searching, and intellectual property strategy, particularly in the domain of pharmaceutical applications of ethnomedicinal plants. She has drafted and successfully prosecuted over 150+ patent applications across diverse scientific domains, including biotechnology, life sciences, chemistry, pharmacology, and interdisciplinary innovations. Her expertise lies in translating advanced scientific research into strong and defensible intellectual property protection. She has also published research and review papers in prestigious Scopus and SCIE-indexed journals and has actively participated in national and international conferences.
Assistant Professor Disha Raghuvanshi is a registered Indian Patent Agent (IN-PA/6068). She qualified the Patent Agent Examination conducted by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks under the Patents Act, 1970.
Her research background focuses on ethnomedicinal plants of the Western Himalaya, phytochemistry, antioxidant profiling, and molecular simulation studies of plant-derived bioactive compounds. She has authored multiple research publications in reputed journals, including studies on medicinal plants used for jaundice, neurodegenerative disorders, phytochemical assessments, and investigations into molecular pathways such as mTOR in aging and age-related diseases.
Beyond academics and intellectual property practice, Asst Prof Disha actively engages in research mentoring, scientific writing, patent filing and promoting awareness of innovation and patent literacy among students and researchers.
Publications
- Raghuvanshi, D., Kumar, S., Shukla, M. K., Kumar, D., Kumar, D., Verma, R., ... & Kuca, K. (2022). Assessment of phytochemicals, antioxidants and in-silico molecular dynamic simulation of plant derived potential inhibitory activity of Thalictrum foliolosum DC. and Cordia dichotoma G. Forst. against jaundice. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 156, 113898.
- Raghuvanshi, D., Raghuvanshi, K., Kumar, S., Thakur, M., Kumar, D., Khan, A., ... & Malik, T. (2025). Exploring the hepatoprotective and cytotoxic activities of Thalictrum foliolosum and Cordia dichotoma for targeting acute liver injury. Current Research in Biotechnology, 100363.
- Raghuvanshi, D., Dhalaria, R., Sharma, A., Kumar, D., Kumar, H., Valis, M., ... & Puri, S. (2021). Ethnomedicinal plants traditionally used for the treatment of jaundice (icterus) in Himachal Pradesh in Western Himalaya—a review. Plants, 10(2), 232.
- Raghuvanshi, D., Sharma, K., Verma, R., Kumar, D., Kumar, H., Khan, A., ... & Kuca, K. (2022). Phytochemistry, and pharmacological efficacy of Cordia dichotoma G. Forst.(Lashuda): A therapeutic medicinal plant of Himachal Pradesh. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 153, 113400.
- Raghuvanshi, K., Raghuvanshi, D., Kumar, D., Nepovimova, E., Valko, M., Kuca, K., & Verma, R. (2025). Exploring the role of mTOR pathway in aging and age-related disorders. EXCLI journal, 24, 992.
- Sharma, K., Verma, R., Kumar, D., Nepovimova, E., Kuča, K., Kumar, A., ... & Puri, S. (2022). Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in Himachal Pradesh, India in Western Himalaya. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 293, 115318.
- AK Sharma, AS Yadav, FA Mir, AK Rai, Yogesh Badkhane Yogesh Badkhane, DK Raghuvanshi
Patents (as first author):
- 202211062727:Hepatoprotective potential of methanolic extract of Cordia dichotoma leaves against CCl4 induced acute toxicity
- 202211062723: Cyotoxic attribute of metahnolic extract of Thalictrum foliolosum roots against human hepatocaricnoma cell line
- 202211062724: Cyotoxic attribute of metahnolic extract of Cordia dichotoma roots against human hepatocaricnoma cell line
- 202211062725: Anti-inflammatory assesment of methanolic extract of Thalictrum foliolosum and Cordia dichotoma
- 202211062726: Hepatoprotective potential of methanolic extract of Thalictrum foliolosum leaves against CCl4 induced acute toxicity
Contact Details:
E mail id: disha@shooliniuniversity.com
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MzfenZcAAAAJ&hl=en