Associate Professor




Conferences

Invited talks/papers presented/Conferences attended

  1.  Delivered an invited talk entitled, “Next generation Antimicrobials: Bacteriocins as an alternative to antibiotics” in 2 day workshop on Antimicrobial resistance and drug development, Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir.
  2. Attended Leadership programme for women Managers in higher education: Challenges, opportunities and strategies, organised by Centre for women's studies and Research & Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir held from 17th to 19th November, 2025.
  3. Attended and delivered a talk on “Immunomodulatory role of bacteriocins: An alternative to Antibiotics” in an international conference Immunocon-2025, with the theme; “Immunology meets technology: improving the effectiveness and reach of diagnostics and therapeutics”, organised by MNNIT Allahabad & Indian immunology Society held from 19th -22nd November, 2025.
  4. Attended and delivered a talk on, “Probiotic microbial consortia: immunomodulatory effect to combat AMR”, in an international conference Immunocon-2025, with the theme; “Immunology meets technology: improving the effectiveness and reach of diagnostics and therapeutics”, organised by MNNIT Allahabad & Indian immunology Society held from 19th -22nd November, 2025.
  5. Attended and delivered an invited lecture on “Isolation and characterization of cold resistant active enzymes from psychrophilic bacteria of glacial soils in Kashmir valley”  in three Days International Conference on theme “International conferences on Microbiological Research: Current challenges and future perspectives” jointly organized by Deptt. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Microbiologists Society, India from 9th January, 2024 to 11thJanuary, 2024.
  6. Delivered an invited talk on “Isolation identification and culturing of viruses” in a Training course on “Microbiological methods ” organised by Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K , Shuhama, Srinagar from 7th March 2023- 17th March 2023 
  7. Attended a Training programme on “Recent Advances Molecular Virology” VPCI, University of Delhi from 9th jan 2023- 24th jan 2023
  8. Participated and presented a paper in Two Day International Conference on theme“Coronaviruses: Past, Present and Future” organized by SKUAST-K on 10th and 11th May, 2022.
  9. Attended Two Day Workshop on title “Hands on Training and Workshop on Real Time PCR” organized by CSIR-IIIM on 17th and 18th March, 2021.
  10. Attended Conference entitled “Waste Water Treatment” organized by NIT, Jalandar from 25th- 27th June, 2021.
  11. Attended Workshop entitled “Working in BSL-III Laboratory and Practices for Handling Mycobacterium tuberclosis” organized by University of Delhi, South Campus from 22nd - 28th November, 2021.
  12. Participated in Workshop entitled “Shaping the Way” organized by Career Counselling University of Kashmir and TASL on 27th and 28th August, 2021.
  13. Participated in Orientation Course entitled “Effects of Use, Dependency and Prevention of Drugs in Educational Institutes” organized by Zainul Abideen Technical Training Centre from 21st June - 1st July, 2021.
  14. Attended online Two Days "SPARC-Indo-US Immunology Workshop"organized jointly by IIT Ropar, Punjab & George Washington University, USA held on 12th and 13th June, 2020.
  15. Successfully completed the Online Module entitled “Plagiarism” from researcheracademy.com,Elsevier, on Friday, 12th June, 2020, Presented by Catriona Fennell.
  16. Participated in HG Webinar SERIES 2020 on “Perspectives and Prospects of „OMICS" Approaches in Health and Disease” organized by Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research, Punjab University, Chandigarh from 1st- 4th June, 2020.
  17. Participated in International Webinar on “Recent Advances in Understanding Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis using Various Interdisciplinary Approaches” organized by P.G. Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, Punjab held on 29th May, 2020.
  18. Attended a Training Course on “ Protein biochemistry and Biophysics” at Centre for Protein Science, Design & Engineering (CPSDE) COE-FAST Centre of Excellence, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India w.e.f 6th January - 28th February, 2020 at IISER, Mohali, Punjab.
  19. Attended and delivered an Invited Lecture entitled “Morphological Identification and Molecular Characterization of GIT Helminth Parasites of Cervus hanglu hanglu” in a Two Day Workshop on “Wildlife Disease Monitoring and Diagnosis” on 2nd and 3rd August, 2019, held at Dachigam, Srinagar, J&K.
  20. Attended One Day Workshop on “Wildlife Forensics” on 1st August, 2019, held at Dachigam, Srinagar, J&K.
  21. Attended Two Day Workshop on “Beat Air Pollution” and “Recent Trends in Environmental Sciences” on the eve of observance of World Environmental Week on 11th and 12th June, 2019, held in the Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir.
  22. Attended and presented a paper in the Fifth International Conference on Nanotechnology (2019) on “Nano Bioremediation for Cleaner Environment” organized by NIT Srinagar and IIT Kharagpur, from 7th - 11th April, 2019.
  23. Attended a Training Course in the Department of Biochemistry, Dr. R.P. Govt. Medical College Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh from 1st - 31st January, 2019.
  24. Attended One Day ISME-AMI Mini-Workshop on “Art of Publication and Communication” organized during the 59th International Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India at University of Hyderabad, India held on 11th December, 2018.
  25. Attended One Day ISME-AMI Pre-Conference Workshop on “Hands on to Computational Biology for (Meta) Genomics Analysis”, organized during the 59th International Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India at University of Hyderabad, India held on 9th December, 2018.
  26. Presented a paper on “Multi-locus sequence typing: A Preferred Tool for Phylogenetic  Analysis for Dothiorella gregaria Isolated from Walnuts of Kashmir Valley” at the 59th International Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India, entitled “Host-Pathogen Interactions” held at University of Hyderabad, India from 9th - 12th December, 2018.
  27. Attended Two Day National Seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights” organized by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India through Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar and in collaboration with National Medicinal Plant Board, G.O.I., New Delhi from 30th November - 1st December, 2018.
  28. Successfully completed the Online Module entitled “How to Get Your Book Published” from researcheracademy.com, Elsevier, on Monday, 29th October, 2018 presented by Nancy Maragioglio.
  29. Attended and presented a paper in "13th JK Science Congress", on “Diversity and Distribution of Cold Resist ant Bacteria in Thajiwas Glacial Soil", organized by University of Kashmir, from 2nd - 4th April, 2018. 
  30. Attended and presented a paper on “Influence of Influenza A Virus in the Recruitment of Th1 /Th2 Immune Responses in the Lungs of Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, 5th JK Women Science Congress organized by Government College for Women, M.A.Road Srinagar, Cluster University, Srinagar, in collaboration with J&K State Council for Science Technology and Innovative Council from 27th - 29th March, 2018.
  31. Attended One Month Training on “Influenza Virus Diagnostics and Research” in Department of Microbiology, Dr. R.P. Govt Medical College Kangra at Tanda, H.P, 2018.
  32. Presented a paper in One Day National Seminar on “Biodiversity and Climate Change: Challenges and Prospects” organized by Department of Environmental Science held at Govt. Shiekh-ul-Alam Memorial (S.A.M.) Degree College Budgam, J&K on 26th October, 2017.
  33. Attended National Workshop on “Genomics and Stem Cell Technologies in Animal Research and Production”, from 17th - 24th July, 2017, sponsored by Science and  Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India at Division of Biotechnology, F.V.Sc. & A.H., Shuhama, SKUAST-K, Kashmir.
  34. Attended One Day Nature Workshop on “Connecting People to Nature” on the eve of observance of World Environmental Day on 5th June, 2017 held in the Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
  35. Attended Two Day Workshop on “Water Resources-Threats & Challenges: A Way Forward” on the observance of World Water Day on 22nd and 23rd March, 2017.
  36. Attended a Training Course on “Several Computational Biology Tools and Software Routinely Used in Structural Bioinformatics and Immuno-Informatics” at Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh from 5th - 21st January, 2017.
  37. Attended the Training Course on “Gene Cloning, Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology and Bioinformatics” organized by DBT Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Training Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer, Khargar, Navi Mumbai, India, from 4th - 15th July , 2016.
  38. Attended the National Seminar on “Environmental Pollution: Join the Race to make the World A Better Place” organized by the Department of Environmental Science and Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, in collaboration with Dean, College Development Council, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 4th and 5th June, 2016
  39. Attended and presented a paper in 11th JK Science Congress on "Actino-Bacteria as Valuable Source of Secondary Metabolites", organized by University of Kashmir, from 12th - 15th October, 2015.
  40. Attended a Seminar on “Two Day Lecture Series on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment ( SEA)”, organized by Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, on 3rd and 4th June, 2015
  41. Attended a Symposium on “Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”, organized by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) in association with State Biodiversity Board (SBB) on 22nd May, 2015.
  42. Attended a Seminar on “Special Interaction Session with Leaders of Science Including Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt”, organized by Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir on 1st April, 2015.
  43. Presented a paper (poster) in “Young Investigators Meeting”, on “Maximizing Secondary Metabolite Production of Soil Actinomycete Streptomyces remosus by Exploiting Fermentation Parameters”, organized by India Bioscience, from 28th March - 1st April, 2015.
  44. Presented a paper in “Young Investigators Meeting”, on “Phase Dependent Augmentation of Antigen Challenge by Influenza A Virus Infection in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, organized by India Bioscience, from 28th March - 1st April, 2015.
  45. Attended 12th PAC BBMM meeting at IIT Bombay organized by SERB DST, New Delhi, Govt. of India on 5th and 6th November, 2014 at Powai, Mumbai.
  46. Attended and delivered an Invited Lecture on “Effect of Programmed Cell Death in Influenza A Virus Induced Infection in Allergic Asthma” in a Two Day International Workshop on “Epidemiology and Control of Influenza” on 7th and 8th November, 2014, organized by Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) and Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
  47. Presented a paper on “Phase Dependent Influence of Influenza A Virus Infection on Cytokine and Inflammatory Responses in Allergic Asthma” in a Two Day International Workshop on “Epidemiology and Control of Influenza” on 7th and 8th November, 2014, organized by Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) and Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
  48. Attended Workshop on “Himalayan Biodiversity and Bio-resources: Mapping, Utilization and Conservation” organized by Department of Botany, University of Kashmir on 8th October, 2014.
  49. Attended a Three Week “Refresher Course in Applied Sciences” organized by UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 21st May - 13th June, 2014.
  50. Attended the Brainstorming Session on “Strategy and Action Plan for Strengthening the Ecological Integrity of the Dal Lake” organized by Department of Botany, University of Kashmir on 8th March, 2014.
  51. Attended and presented a paper in International Conference on Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Processes on “Effect on Airway Hyper responsiveness, Inflammatory Mechanisms and Programmed Cell Death in Influenza A Virus Induced Infection in Allergic Asthma” organized by Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 13th - 16th April, 2014.
  52. Attended 40th Annual conference of Indian immunology Society and presented a paper entitled “Effect of Influenza A Virus Induced Apoptosis in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma” held at Delhi, organized by Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi from 15th - 17th November, 2013, held at Delhi.
  53. Attended and presented a paper on “Influence of Influenza A Virus Infection on Asthmatic Immunopathology”2nd JK Women Science Congress on “Empowering Women through Science and Technology” organized by Government College for Women in collaboration with State Council for Science and Technology from 5th - 7th November, 2013, held at Jammu.
  54. Presented a paper in Two Day National Conference on “Status and Conservation of Biodiversity in India with Special Reference to Himalaya” on 4th and 5th October, 2013 organized by Centre of Research for Development and Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir.
  55. Attended and presented a paper in 9th JK Science Congress on “Innovations & Advances in Science & Technology” organized by University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 1st - 3rd October, 2013.
  56. Attended a National Workshop on “Molecular Modeling and Rational Drug Designing” on 28th and 29th March, 2013, held at Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
  57. Attended and presented a paper entitled, “Phase Dependent Antigen Challenge by Influenza A Virus Infection Induced in Apoptotic Mechanisms Mediated in Allergic Asthma” in the Ist J&K Women’s Science Congress held at S.P. College, Srinagar from 11th - 13th December, 2012.
  58. Attended and presented a paper in the 8th J&K Science Congress held at University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 17th - 19th September, 2012.
  59. Attended UGC sponsored 57th General Orientation Course organized by ASC,  University of Kashmir, Srinagar, for a period of 4 weeks from 9th February - 10th March, 2012.
  60. Member Organizing Committee of Brain Storming Discussion Meeting on theme “Improving Corm Multiplication Technology in Saffron” on 17th October, 2011 at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir.
  61. Attended and presented a paper on “Immunological and Biochemical Regulatory Mechanisms of Influenza A Virus Infect Ion Induced in Apoptotic Mechanism Mediated in Allergic Asthma” in National conference on “Recent Trends in Biosciences”, S.P. College, Srinagar held on 2nd and 3rd October 2011.
  62. Attended and presented a paper in National Conference on “Inflammatory and Cytokine Responses of Influenza A Virus Infection Induced in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, organized by Department of Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry on “Recent Trends in Bio Sciences” on 3rd and 4th October, 2011 at S.P. College, Srinagar.
  63. Attended and presented a paper on “Time Course of Pulmonary Pathology, Cytokine Influx and their Correlation on Augmentation of Antigen Challenge by Influenza A Virus Infection” in Conference on IV JK Science Congress, 2008 organized by University of Kashmir, from 12th – 14th November, 2008 in collaboration with JK State council for Science & Technology and DST, Govt. of India.
  64. Attended and presented a paper in 33rd Annual Conference of the Indian Immunology Society on, “Inflammatory and Programmed Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by Influenza A Virus Infection in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, organized by AIIMS, Department of Biochemistry, from 28th - 31st January, 2007 (Nominated for young scientist G. P. Talwar Award).
  65.  Attended and presented a paper in International Conference on “Cardiopulmonary Regulation in Health and Disease: Molecular and Systemic Integration” on “Phase Dependent Inflammatory and Apoptotic Responses of Influenza A Virus Infection in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, organized by Department of Physiology, V. P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi from 22nd - 24th February, 2007.
  66. Attended and presented a paper in ICAAICON, 41st Annual Conference of the Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology on “Inflammatory and Cytokine Responses of Influenza A Virus Infection Induced in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma” held from 9th - 12th December, 2007 at Golden Jubilee Paintal Memorial Auditorium, V. P. Chest Institute, Delhi. (Received Best Poster Award).  
  67. Attended and presented a paper in International Conference on “Emerging and Re- emerging Viral Diseases of the Tropics & Sub-tropics” on “Regulatory Mechanisms of Influenza A Virus Infection Induced Programmed Cell Death in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, organized by Department of Plant Pathology, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi, from 11th - 14th December, 2007.
  68. Attended and presented a paper on, “Immunological and Biochemical Regulatory Mechanisms of Influenza A virus Infection Induced in Murine Model of Allergic Asthma”, in New Delhi on International Conference of Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology organized by AIIMS, Department of Microbiology, from 13th - 15th November, 2006.
  69. Attended National Symposium on Influenza organized by Department of Respiratory Virology, V. P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi from 22nd - 24th February, 2005. 

Conferences Organized:  

  • Organized lecture series on “Various Aspects of Microbiology” in 2ndweek of May2023
  • Organised workshop on “Wrap up of tools and techniques in Microbiology” from March 15-17 2023
  • One Day Symposium on World Microbiome Day under the theme “Microbiomes for Life: Celebration of the Microbial World” on 27th June, 2022 organized by Centre           of         Research        for Development(CORD)           in            collaboration with Microbiologists Society, India.  
  • Organized lecture series on Campylo bacterjejuni in2ndweek of May 2021.
  • National Conference on “Status and Conservation of Biodiversity in India withspecial reference to Himalaya” on 4thand 5thOctober, 2013. ISBN: 81-9023461-7 organized by Centre of Research for Development and Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir in collaboration with Indian Academy of Environmental Science, Haridwar.
  • One Day National Symposium on the theme “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume With Care” on 5thJune, 2015 organized by Centre of Research for Development and Department of Environmental Sciences in collaboration with Department of Students Welfare, University of Kashmir.