Dr. Km. Mamta

About

Dr. Km. Mamta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology under the Anand School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Agra. She holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology, with her doctoral research focused on the molecular characterization of rice gene orthologs in wheat and their evolutionary analysis across various monocots and dicots.During her Ph.D. research, she developed a new modified Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer method in wheat, which significantly enhanced transformation efficiency and contributed to advancements in plant molecular biology and genetic engineering.She has published research papers in reputed Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals, as well as several abstracts in international conferences, where she has actively presented posters and oral presentations.

Dr. Mamta has received multiple prestigious recognitions, including:

• Best Oral Presentation Award (April 2022, International Conference)
• Best Poster Presentation Awards (May 2023 and June 2024, International Conferences)
• Three Honour Awards for Best Poster and Oral Presentations, this event is inaugurated by Acharya Devvrat Ji, Honble Governor of Gujarat, held at Hansraj College, Delhi (November 2024)

Experience

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Qualification

M.Sc. Biotechnology, PhD Biotechnology

Award & Recognition

•    Received honour award for best poster presentation award in 2nd International Conference Agriculture Conference “Natural Farming Innovations for Identification, Molecular Cloning Of Rice SQUAMOSA Promoter Binding Protein-Like 14 Orthologous Gene In Wheat For Functional Characterization in Wheat held at Hansraj College, Delhi November 3-5 2024.
•    Received honour award for best poster presentation award in 2nd  International Conference Agriculture Conference “Natural Farming Innovations for To study enhancing the yield of low copy number plasmid DNA in E.coli cells held at Hansraj college, Delhi November 3-5 2024.
•    Received honour award for best poster presentation award in 2nd International Conference Agriculture Conference “Natural Farming Innovations for In Silico Evolutionary Analysis, Identification Of True Ortholog Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-like 14 (SPL14) Gene Between Monocots And Dicots held at Hansraj college, Delhi November 3-5 2024.

•    Best Poster presentation award in International Conference on EIABCEF 25th & 26th June 2024
Identification, Molecular Cloning of Rice SQUAMOSA Promoter Binding Protein-Like 14 Orthologous Gene In Wheat For Functional Characterization in Wheat.
Mamta Sahani, R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference on Exploring Innovations In Agricultural, Biological, Chemical, Enviornmental And Forensic Sciences organized by University of Agricultural sciences, Raichur India, Academy for Enviornment  and Life Sciences, Paliwal PG college Shikohabad India,     Supported by office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India 25th and 26th May 2024
 
•    Best Poster presentation award in International Conference on MAESASS 3rd & 4th June 2023
To study enhancing the yield of low copy number plasmid DNA in E.coli cells Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma , Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference On Multidisciplinary Approaches in Engineering, Sciences, Agriculture & Social Studies organized by Council Of Research And Sustainable Development, India, Society Of Education, India, Department Of Biochemistry SLS. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra, European Laser Academy, Germany 3rd & 4th June 2023
•    Best Oral presentation award in World Biosciences Congress April 14th -17th 2022
•    In Silico Evolutionary Analysis, Identification Of True Ortholog Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-like 14 (SPL14) Gene Between Monocots And Dicots Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma , Kulvinder S. Gill Arun Prasad Chopra World Bio-Sciences Congress 2022 April 14-17,2022, ABT-51 organized by Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Indian society of Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development Agra,U.P, India

Research

PUBLISHED PAPER
•    In Silico Evolutionary Analysis, Identification Of True Ortholog Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-like 14 (SPL14) Gene Between Monocots and Dicots (Under UGC-Care-ll UNDER WEB OF SCIENCE Indexed October 2024.

•    Enhancing yield of low copy number plant based vector from E.coli cells for gene cloning under  UGC-Care-ll Scopus Indexed December 2024.

ORAL PRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
1. Identification And Functional Characterization Of True Orthologous Gene Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-Like 14 gene in Wheat
Mamta Sahani, R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra in 2nd International Conference Agriculture Conference “Natural Farming Innovations for held at Hansraj college, Delhi November 3-5 2024, ISBN.No: 978-8188805-082
2. In Silico Evolutionary Analysis, Identification Of True Ortholog Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-like 14 (SPL14) Gene Between Monocots And Dicots, 1 Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma , Kulvinder S. Gill Arun Prasad Chopra in World Bio-Sciences Congress 2022 April 14-17,2022, ABT-51 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Indian society of Genetics and Biotecchnology Research and Development Agra,U.P, India
PUBLISHED ABSTRACT  IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Direct transformation in wheat: An improved protocol to Develop Wheat      Transformants. Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference on  IPLAGHS, June 29th - 30th 2025.
2. Expression Analysis of rice Squamosa promoter binding protein-like 14 orthologous gene in wheat during developmental stages and different tissues. Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra  in  1st International conference on Exploring Recent Innovations in Agriculture and Allied Sciences April 25th -27th 2025.
3. Identification, Molecular Cloning Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-Like 14       Orthologous Gene In Wheat For Functional Characterization In Wheat.
Mamta Sahani, R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference on Exploring Innovations In Agricultural, Biological, Chemical, Enviornmental And Forensic Sciences organized by University of Agricultural sciences, Raichur India, Academy for Enviornment  and Life Sciences, Paliwal PG college Shikohabad India, Supported by office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India 25th and 26th May 2024
 5. To study enhancing the yield of low copy number plasmid DNA in E.coli cells
 Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma, Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference On Multidisciplinary Approaches in Engineering, Sciences, Agriculture & Social Studies organized by Council Of Research And Sustainable Development, India, Society Of Education, India, Department Of Biochemistry SLS. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra, European Laser Academy, Germany 3rd & 4th June 2023
6. In Silico Evolutionary Analysis, Identification Of True Ortholog Of Rice Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-like 14 (spl14) Gene Between Monocots And Dicots Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma , Kulvinder S. Gill Arun Prasad Chopra World Bio-Sciences Congress 2022 April 14-17,2022, ABT-51 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Indian society of Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development Agra,U.P, India
7. To Study The Effect of Foliar Spray of Thiourea on Growth Yield and Quality of Wheat Mamta Sahani , Ashish Kumar Srivastava , Girdhar K. Pandey ,  Arun Prasad Chopra World Bio-Sciences Congress 2022 April 14-17,2022, ABT-76 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Indian society of Genetics and Biotecchnology Research and Development Agra,U.P, India
8. Identification and functional characterization of rice OsSPL14 ortholog in wheat using Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) Mamta Sahani, Kulvinder S. Gill, P. K. Gupta , Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
9. In Silico Identification Characterization and Evolutionary Analysis of gene for SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein-like (SPL14) transcription factor (SPL14) between different monocotsand dicots  Mamta Sahani, Ritu Batra, Arun Prasad Chopra, H.S. Balyan, P. K. Gupta, Kulvinder S.Gill  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
10. To study the effect of foliar spray of thiourea on growth yield and quality of wheat Mamta Sahani, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Girdhar K. Pandey, Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura,India
11. Amplicon based 16s rRNA and 16s-23s its region sequencing and genus identification of different hemolytic and non-hemolytic strains of bacterium causing mastitis and comparative analysis of sequences. Mamta Sahani, Akash Tripathi satsangi, Ashish Gaur, Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
12. Comparative and evolutionary analysis of gene for SQUAMOSA-promoter binding protein-like (SPL14) transcription factor (SPL14) between different monocots and dicots Mamta Sahani, Ritu Batra, Arun Prasad Chopra, H.S. Balyan, P. K. Gupta, Kulvinder S. Gill on International Conference Genomics and Translational Research in Crop Improvement December 14-16 2016 CCSU Meerut, India
12. Functional characterization of wheat NRT2 gene responsible for nitrogen uptake by virus induced gene silencing technique. N. Kaur, D. Dewan, M. Sahani, A. P. Chopra, K. S. Gill & G. S. Randhawa. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, La Plaza-Holiday Inn Montreal Midtown, Montreal, Canada. Organized by McGill University, Montreal, May 12-15, 2014, p. 51
PUBLISHED ABSTRACT  IN NATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Delineating the role of OsSPL14 in wheat Mamta Sahani, Arun Prasad Chopra, P. K. Gupta, Kulvinder S. Gill Workshop on  “VIGS Short Term Training Course on Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) – A Tool to Study Gene Function in Plants VIGS 2016, 20 January to 2 February 2016 Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology organized by Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura.
POSTER PRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
1. To study enhancing the yield of low copy number plasmid DNA in E.coli cells Mamta Sahani , R.K. Sharma ,Arun Prasad Chopra in International Conference On Multidisciplinary Approaches in Engineering, Sciences, Agriculture & Social Studies organized by Council Of Research And Sustainable Development, India, Society Of Education, India, Department Of Biochemistry SLS. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra, European Laser Academy, Germany 3rd & 4th June 2023
2. To Study The Effect of Foliar Spray of Thiourea on Growth Yield and Quality of Wheat 1 2 3 Mamta Sahani , Ashish Kumar Srivastava , Girdhar K. Pandey ,  Arun Prasad Chopra World Bio-Sciences Congress 2022 April 14-17,2022, ABT-76 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Indian society of Genetics and Biotecchnology Research and Development Agra,U.P, India
3. Identification and functional characterization of rice OsSPL14 ortholog in wheat using Virus
induced gene silencing (VIGS) Mamta Sahani, Kulvinder S. Gill, P. K. Gupta , Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
4. In Silico Identification Characterization and Evolutionary Analysis of gene for SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein-like (SPL14) transcription factor (SPL14) between different monocots
and dicots  Mamta Sahani, Ritu Batra, Arun Prasad Chopra, H.S. Balyan, P. K. Gupta, Kulvinder S.Gill  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
5. To study the effect of foliar spray of thiourea on growth yield and quality of wheat Mamta Sahani, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Girdhar K. Pandey, Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura,India
6. Amplicon based 16s rRNA and 16s-23s its region sequencing and genus identification of different hemolytic and non-hemolytic strains of bacterium causing mastitis and comparative analysis of sequences. Mamta Sahani, Akash Tripathi satsangi, Ashish Gaur, Arun Prasad Chopra  International Conference on Role of Genetics Epigenetic's, Environment and Nutrition Towards Plant Animal and Human health under climate change (GEENPAHH-2019) February 22-24, 2019 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
7. Comparative and evolutionary analysis of gene for SQUAMOSA-promoter binding protein-like (SPL14) transcription factor (SPL14) between different monocots and dicots Mamta Sahani, Ritu Batra, Arun Prasad Chopra, H.S. Balyan, P. K. Gupta, Kulvinder S. Gill Genomics and Translational Research in Crop Improvement December 14-16 2016 CCSU Meerut, India
8. Functional characterization of wheat NRT2 gene responsible for nitrogen uptake by virus induced gene silencing technique. N. Kaur, D. Dewan, M. Sahani, A. P. Chopra, K. S. Gill & G. S. Randhawa. 9th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, La Plaza-Holiday Inn Montreal Midtown, Montreal, Canada. Organized by McGill University, Montreal, May 12-15, 2014, p. 51 

Certifications

1. Attended 30 days International Agriculture winter school cum training program on Novel approaches in agricultural system March 1-30, 2025.
2. Attended 21 Days National Training Cum Workshop Program On Green Reolution: A Journey From Mexicoto Bharat Jointly Organized By Hindustan Agriculture Welfare Society, IIMT University Meerut, Shri Krishna University (HP) And ICAR-IISR From 24th September to 14th  October
3. Attended Five days online workshop on Research and Publication Ethics from 22.04.2023 to 26.04.2023
4. Attended One day workshop attended Relevance of Natural and Technical Farming organized by MGES in association with Department of Biotechnology HCST and NABARD on 24th June 2022 
5. Attended 2 days workshop on basics and advanced techniques of Plant Tissue Culture organized by Department of Biotechnology HCST in 2020
6. Attended One day workshop Vaidik Padditi se Jaivik Kheti organized by Deptt. of Biotechnology HCST Farah Mathura in 2017
7. Attended One week Faculty Development Program on MATLAB and is application in Engineering sponsored by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow under TEQIP-lll on June 4th – 9th  2018
8. Attended One week Faculty Development Program on Human Values sponsored by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow  2018
9. Attended and served as Project Resource Person in 15 days National Workshop on  “VIGS Short Term Training Course on Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) – A Tool to Study Gene Function in Plants VIGS 2016, 20 January to 2 February 2016 Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology organized by Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura.
10. Attended and served as Resource Person in 15 days National Workshop on  HCST-DBT Short Term  Training Course Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology “VIGS 2013 Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS)- a tool to study gene function in plants”Advance Training in Biotechnology held at Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura  18th February to 4th March 2013.
11. Attended and also worked in 4 days National Workshop on “FERMENTATION BIOTECHNOLOGY & DRUG DISCOVERY” held at Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura and Anand Engineering College, Agra on 1st to 4th Feb, 2010.
12. Attended a seminar on the topic “How to be successful in Academic and Professional life” given by Prof. G.S. Randhawa Department of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee in Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura on 21st Jan, 2012.
13. Attended a seminar on the topic “Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS)- a tool to study gene function in plants” given by Prof. Kulvinder S. Gill Washington State University, USA in Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura on December, 2012

Area of Interest

Bioinformatics ,
Plant Biotechnology,
Plant Tissue Culture
Molecular Biology,
Nano Biotechnology
Agriculture Biotechnology,
Microbiology And
Immunology