Project Management Molecular Biology
Resume:
Nirupama Vaid, PhD
Technical Officer
Centre for Excellence in Biotechnology
Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology
Bhopal, India
CONTACT DETAILS
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c/o D.R. Sharma
H2 Surendra Garden
opp. Baghsavaniya Police
station Bhopal, MP
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I have more than 16 years of biomedical research management experience acquired through working in various capacities in institute, councils and organisation of national and internation repute. I have imbibed transferrable skills like project management, scientific documentation and formulation, scientific communication in training programs and conferences. I possess extensive research experience in latest advanced molecular biology, proteomics and immunological techniques. I have biosecurity (BSL3+) working experience. I have extensive skills to adapt to the demands of fast-paced modern biomedical research organisation by working independently part of a team.
KEY SKILLS
Project Management
Scientific documentation
& Formulation
Organization of training
programs, seminars &
workshops
Teaching for graduate &
undergraduate students
Research experience in
latest molecular biology,
immunological &
proteomics techniques
Biosecurity (BSL3+)
experience
Bioinformatics software
packages
WORK EXPERIENCE
Technical Officer- Centre for Excellence in Biotechnology, MPCST, Bhopal
Period- Oct 2020- cont.
Responsibilities- Project Management, Scientific document formulation & verification, organisation of training, workshop and seminar series for popularizing of scientific activities, Teaching & training during training programs organised, research contribution to the research project in MPCST.
Senior Research Fellow- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Period- Mar 2020- Sep 2020
Responsibilities: Project management in a Contract Research Project with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd for using Mycobacterium w as an immune- modulator in COVD-19 patients, SOPs preparation and validation, immunological techniques – like ELISA
Senior Research Fellow: ICAR- National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal
Period: May 2013- July2014
Responsibilities: Molecular biology and immunological techniques related to surveillance of avian influenza in India, Imparting training to participants
Senior Research Fellow: ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Div. of Virology, Mukteswar
Period: Dec 2008- June 2012
Responsibilities: Molecular biology techniques for characterization of Toll like receptors in Yaks and Mithun, TLR expression profiling by real-time PCR in viral, bacterial and parasitic disease model.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer: SCBC, Gwalior
Period: Sep 2023- Dec 2026
Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting practical’s and seminars
HOBBIES & RECREATION
Music – classical and
modern
Community social work
through Lions Club of
Bhopal
Science popularization
through Vigyan Bharti
Participation in Hindi
Pakwada
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
Post-Graduate Diploma in Environment Management from Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation from MOEF Bhopal (pursuing)
Industry-Academia Technology Intervetnion workshop on Start-ups and Entrepreneurship organized by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal from 2nd Dec-6th Dec 2024
Faculty development program in Entrepreneurship organised by Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance funded by Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India from 30.03.2021 to 10.04.2021.
SPECIAL ATTAINMENTS
Best Research Paper Gold medal award in oral presentation in the Dept. of Science and communication at Rabindra Nath Tagore University, Bhopal for the paper entitled “Role of Biotechnology Park for Vikshit Bharat” during International Conference “Shodh shekhar” held during 28th-29th March 2025
Dr S. P. Singh Best Research Paper Award for 2019 through “Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialist for publication in Journal of Veterinary Public Health entitled “G and P typing of Animal Rotaviruses from Northern and Central India” (part of PhD research) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
PhD Research: “Molecular Characterization and Genotyping of Animal and Human Rotaviruses Isolates from Northern India”. In my research program I have worked on molecular epidemiology of circulating rotavirus A strains from neonates of different species including children and understanding the transmission dynamics. The work is significant breakthrough in public health perspective and prospect of developing of a rotavirus vaccine candidate. M.Sc. Research: at Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute Karnal Haryana, India. “Cloning of alpha inhibin gene in a suitable cloning vector”. This was my first exposure to modern biotechnology and molecular biology techniques which inspired me to pursue a research career in biotechnology.
Senior Research Fellow at AIIMS Bhopal working on “A Randomized, Double blind Clinical Trial for the Development of Mycobacterium w for COVID19” Laboratory Diagnostics test, Case Report form and Inform consent form filling Patient recruitment, Follow-ups of patients, maintain documentation,interacted to Clinical Research Associate from Cadila pharmaceuticals Ltd Ahmadabad for IMP handling, ICH and GCP handling, CRF and ICH process for all the three Clinical trials with Mycobacterium w, participated in online training program from Cadila. Along with this I am also associated in Laboratory test Blood collection from Patients, Processing, RNA Extraction, SARS CoV2 ELISA, SOPs preparation, Project management. Senior Research Fellow at ICAR-National Institute of High security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal, India- I worked as part of the technical team working on Avian virus surveillance from domestic and wild birds all over India as the lab is the only OIE referral lab of Avian influenza in Degree University Period
PhD (Biotechnology) Jiwaji University, Gwalior 2012-2016 MSc (Biotechnology) Jiwaji University, Gwalior 2001-2003 BSc (Life Sciences) Bundelkhand University, Jhansi 1998-2001 India. I worked in BSL3+ suite, handling suspected clinical samples, processing them for nucleic acid extraction for confirmatory diagnosis by molecular methods. I also screened the samples by Hemagglutination test, Hemagglutination inhibition test. I passed the positive samples in embryonated eggs and maintained the repository.
Senior Research Fellow at Division of Virology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, India- I was working in a NAIP (World Bank funded) project on identification and characterization of Toll like receptors (TLRs) in yak, mithun and hill cattle. We were the first research group to identify and characterize the TLRs from these unique species. We also worked on TLR transcript regulation in viral, bacterial and parasitic disease models in an in-vitro culture system.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Molecular Biology: Nucleic Acid Extraction from biomedical samples (whole blood and PBMCs, tissues, cell culture harvest supernatant, faecal samples), PCR and RT-PCR, real- time PCR, Gene Cloning, Mutagenesis, genome editing through CRISPR/Cas9 technology, Sanger Sequencing.
Immunological &Proteomics: Recombinant protein expression in heterologous system, SDS- PAGE, Immuno-blot, ELISA.
Virological: Basic cell culture techniques including maintenance, revival and cryo-storage, primary cell culture preparation, virus propagation in cell culture and embryonated eggs, Virus titration, Virus Neutralization Test, Haemagglutination test, Haemagglutination inhibition test.
Bioinformatics: Sequence retrieval & alignment, Bioinformatics Software suites like DNA-Star, MEGAX, BioEdit, Clustal, Primer Designing, CRISPR guides designing tools & analysis, Statistical packages like GraphPad Prism and R.
PUBLICATIONS
• Research papers (12)
• Review (2) Submitted
• Publication in peer reviewed journal
National-4
International -9
Abstracts in National/ International Conferences-16
Abstracts in Hindi (National)-1
Book/Manual Chapter contribution-5
Technical/Popular Article-2
Google Scholar Citations: 117, h-index:3, i10-index: 3
Mohan Das, Nirupama Vaid, Souvik Roy, Lopamudra Choudhury, Krisztian Banyai. Rotavirus and vaccines R&D: current status and future perspectives. Journal: Vaccine (Manuscript submitted).
Mohan Das, Nirupama Vaid, Souvik Roy, Lopamudra Choudhury, Krisztian Banyai. Rotavirus: Epidemiology, Genomic Diversity, Transmission Dynamics, Control and Prevention
- A Comprehensive Review. Journal: Infection, Genetics and Evolution (Manuscript submitted).
Nirupama Vaid, Shrivastav B. R, Malik Yashpal, Sharma Kuldeep, Yadav Naveen and S. Chakravarti Soumendu. G and P typing of Animal Rotaviruses from Northern and Central India. 2016, Journal of Veterinary Public Health. 14(I):1-7). (Impact NAAS 4.44).
C. Tosh, S Nagarajan, H. V. Murugkar, M. Kumar, M. Pandey, D. K. Jolhe, S. Tripathi, S. Shukla, NVaid, A. Mishra, R. C. Ghosh, D. D. Kulkarni. Emergence of M2Val27Ala mutation associated with amantadine-resistance in clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in India. 2014, ActaVirologica. 58: 389 – 392. (Impact (0.636).
Y.P.S. Malik, V.Rawat, K. Sharma, N. Kumar, N. Vaid, R. Rakholia, B. Ganesh. Molecular evidence of Multiple Viral Infections in an Infant Hospitalized with Acute Gastroenteritis in India. 2014, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 733- 737. (Impact (1.48).
Y.P.S. Malik, K. Sharma, N. Kumar, A. A. Haq, N.Vaid. Determination of bovine rotavirus genotypes (G and P) circulating in Uttarakhand (2010–2012) by polymerase chain reaction. 2014, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 84 (2): 42– 50.(Impact (0.239).
Y.P.S. Malik, K. Sharma, N. Vaid, MunishBatra, Minakshi Prasad, Gaya Prasad, Baldev R. Gulati and Kiran N. Bhilegaonkar. Designing and validation of new primers for efficient genotyping of animal G3 rotaviruses. 2013, Veterinarski Arhiv. 83 (6), 611-622. (Impact 0.430).
Y.P.S. Malik, K. Sharma, N.Vaid, S. Chakravarti, K.M. Chandrashekar, Basera SS, R. Singh, M. Prasad, G. Prasad, B.R. Gulati, K.N. Bhilegaonkar, A.B. Pandey. Frequency of group A rotavirus mixed G and P genotypes in bovines: Predominance of G3 genotype and its emergence in combination with G8/G10 types. 2012, Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 13(3), 271-278. (Impact
(1.561).
Y.P.S. Malik, D. Singh, K.M. Chandrasekhar, S. Shukla, K. Sharma, N.Vaid, S Chakravarti. Occurrence of dual infection of peste-des petits-ruminants and goat pox in indigenous goats of central India, phylogenetically relatedness of PPR virus with Tibet and Chinese strains. 2011, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 58(3):268-73). (Impact 4.188).
Y.P.S. Malik, S. Chakravarti, K. Sharma, N. Vaid, K.K. Rajak, V. Balamurgan, S. Biswas, B. Mondal, R.S. Kataria and R.K. Singh. Genomic analyses of Toll-like receptor 4 and 7 exons of Bosindicus from temperate sub-Himalayan region of India. 2011, Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 1019-1025. (Impact 1.664).
Y.P.S. Malik, K.M. Chandrashekar, K. Sharma, AdilHaq, N.Vaid, S. Chakravarti, M. Batra, A.B Pandey. Picobirnavirus detection in buffalo calves suffering from acute diarrhoea. 2011, Tropical Animal Health Production,43: 1475-78. (Impact 1.333 ).
S. Chakravarti, S. Biswas, J.L. Mohapatra, K. Sharma, N. Vaid, K.K. Rajak, R.K. Singh, B. Mondal, Y.P.S. Malik. Sequence, Phylogenetic and Homology Analysis of Toll-like Receptor Gene TLR7 in Bosindicus from High Altitude Areas of Uttarakhand State. 2014, Agricultural Research, 3(I):92-96. (Impact 0.840).
S. S. Basera, R. Singh, N.Vaid, K. Sharma, S. Chakravarti and Y.P.S. Malik. Detection of Rotavirus infection in bovine calves by RNA-PAGE and RT-PCR. 2010, Indian Journal of Virology 21(2): 144-147. (Impact 0.999).
Y.P.S. Malik, S. Chakravarti, Kuldeep Sharma, N.Vaid, A. B. Pandey. Genetic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Innate immune - Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) of Bos frontalis
(Mithun)from North-East region, India. 2010, Journal of Immunology and Immunopathology, 973-9149). (Impact NAAS 9.55).
TECHNICAL/POPULAR ARTICLE
Nirupama Ved, Nipun Silawat, Anil Kothari (2025). Biotechnology Park: Innovation hub’s for Tomorrow’s solution in “Science Reporter magazine April-May 2025 .
S Chakarvarti, N. Vaid, K Sharma, SK Biswas, YPS Malik, B Mondal and V Bhanuprakash
(2009). Amplification and cloning of full-length Toll-like receptor 7 gene of Bosindicus from hilly terrains of Kumaon region, Uttarakhand. IVRI Newsletter. 31(2): 3-4; July-December 2009. BOOD CHAPTERS
Malik Y.P.S., Kumar N, Sharma K,N.Vaid. (2013). Animal Rotaviruses. In: Trends in Diagnosis of Animal Viral Diseases. EdsYashpal S. Malik, AB Pandey and JM Kataria, Published from Division of Virology, IVRI Mukteswar 263138 (Uttarakhand), pp- 19- 36.
Y.P.S. Malik, Kumar N, Sharma K,N.Vaid. (2013). Nucleic Acid Dependent Techniques. In: Trends in Diagnosis of Animal Viral Diseases. EdsYashpal S. Malik, AB Pandey and JM Kataria, Published from Division of Virology, IVRI Mukteswar 263138 (Uttarakhand), pp- 205-220.
Y.P.S. Malik, K Sharma, N. Yadav, N. Vaid, Amit Kumar. Approaches in the Diagnosis of Rotavirus Infection, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Mukteswar, Nainital (Uttarakhand).
Malik Y.P.S, Chakravarti S, Sharma K, N. Vaid, A.B. Pandey (2011). Toll like innate immune receptors: Potential Clinical Applications. In: ICAR sponsored 3 day workshop under NAIP project
(Component 4) entitled “Toll-like receptors in Farm animals and Applications in Evolutionary Lineages in Disease Resistance” on “Real-time PCR and SNP analysis” from 2-4th Feb,2011 at Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Tanuvas, Chennai.
Chakravarti S, Shrivastava S, Malik YPS, N. Vaid, Sharma K, Haq AA and Pandey AB (2010). TLR agonsits: Novel prospective for developing smarter vaccines. In: Applied Aspects of Biotechnology, Eds. Shrivastava S, Sonal and Kumar S, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122 (UP), India, pp 229-237.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT PROCEEDINGS
Nirupama vaid, Nipun Silawat, Anil Kothari. “Role of Biotechnology Park for Vikshit Bharat” during International Conference “Shodh shekhar” Organised by RNTU Pvt University Bhopal (M.P.) held during 28th-29th march, 2025.
Nirupama vaid, Pramod sirkar, Rahul-vijayvargi, Nipun Silawat, Anil kothari. “G3 Genotyping primers Designing for Unusual Rotavirus Isolates” in “Rashtriya Hindi vigyan sammelan -2024 “Amrit kal main Rashtriya vagyanik chetna ka Unnayan” AMPRI- CSIR Bhopal (M.P.).
Nirupma Vaid and Anil Kothari. “Nanotechnology Applications for Disease Diagnosis” at IIT Indore in MPVS 2021.
NCBI GenBank Submissions
Toll Like receptors (TLRs-Yak, Mithun and cattle)
Rotavirus
Picobirnavirus
TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Attended and participated in oral presentation as a speaker on “Science and technology Public outreach in Amrit kal” at Young Scientist conclave in India International Science festival @Thasti and RCB Faridabad 17 -20th Jan 2024.
National Level Translational Research workshop on “Translational Research Approaches for Implementing Precision Therapy in Clinics” sponsored by Dept of Health Research (DHR)-Indian council of Medical Research 11-14th March 2024 at AIIMS Bhopal (M.P.).
National workshop Cum Training Program on “Herbarium Techniques” 7 - 8th December 2003 at Department of Biotechnology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal (M.P.).
“Envisioning India’s Low-carbon Future: An Interactive Workshop using the India Energy policy Simulation” @EPCO Institute through WRI India on 14th Oct 2023.
Bridging the Gap from Policy to Practice for Women Empowerment in Madhya Pradesh; A Discourse Consultation @ Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance on 5th May 2023, Bhopal.
Attended Conclave on ‘Energy and Environment’ from 1-2 November 2022 organized by Madhya Pradesh Council for Science & Technology (MPCST), Bhopal, India.
Attended online training on “Open Science South Asia Network Conference” organized in virtual mode by the Department of Science & Technology's Centre for Policy Research
(DST CPR), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, from 5th-7th September 2022.
Attended workshop on “Use of Model Organisms in Understanding Biological Research” organized by Centre for Science and Society (CS2) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal.
Protocol training by CRO from Cadila pharmaceuticals limited Ahmadabad for IMP handling, ICH and GCP handling, CRF and ICH process for all the three Clinical trials with Mycobacterium W.
NIDA Clinical Trail Network, on line Good Clinical Practice training. Covid 19 Online learning course education founded in Galway, Ireland by Irish social entrepreneur by Mike Ferickon 21st April 2020.
Participated and Presented paper in Climate conclave 2020 “National conference on Scientific & Environmental Innovation and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals” during 7 -8th March, 2020 jointly organized by Society for Health, Education & Family Welfare (SHEFWEL) and NIDAN Sarvjan Welfare Society in collaboration with M.P. Council of Science &Technology (MPCST), Bhopal.
Participated in 9th Annual Introductory course on Primary Immunodefiency. Diseases, organized by AIIMS, Bhopal in collaboration with Indian Society for Primary Immunodeficiency (ISPID) & Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency (FPID)on1st March 2020 at AIIMS, Bhopal.
Participated and hands on workshop on “Real- time PCR Molecular Diagnostic workshop towards Strengthening of Laboratory surveillance of Pneumococcal meningitis in India” between 12-14th Feb 2019, at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. The training was conducted under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta) and National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR). MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Indian Science Congress Association
Vigyan Bharti
MEMBERSHIP IN CULTURAL BODIES
Rotary Lions Club of Bhopal
Ninad Sangeetalay (affiliated Prayag Sangeet Samiti)
Nvnkur Music, Bhopal
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