Structural Biology and Bioinformatics

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Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

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August 01, 2025

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Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

Present Address: MIG-43, Ramganga Vihar Colony, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Phone (Work): +91-789*******

Phone (Personal): +91-853*******

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Ph.D. Scholar at Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

• Four years of X-ray crystallography experience for protein structure determination and structure solving using CCP4i2, Coot, Phenix, XDS .

• Structurally characterized a number of protein-ligand complexes at high resolution using X-ray crystallography and validated them by biophysics and biochemical assays.

• Mentored by Prof. Pravindra Kumar, an eminent scientist in the field of Xray crystallography and Structural biology

• Led several X-ray crystallography-based structure determination and in-silico molecular docking and MD simulation-based projects, both in Prof. Kumar’s Lab and with national as well as international collaborators.

• Four years of experience in chromatography techniques (HPLC, LC-MS, ion exchange, size exclusion, and affinity chromatography

• Experience in site-directed mutagenesis, isothermal calorimetry, scale-up of bioprocesses at bioreactor scale (7L)

• Expertise in python, R, C, C++ programming languages

• Experience in AI/ML model development (Regression, SVM, Random Forest, and CNN models)

• Experience in structural bioinformatics tools (Cheminformatics tools (RDKit, OpenBabel, DeepChem), molecular modelling and docking tools Modeller, AlphaFold, SwissModel, AutoDock, Glide, HADDOCK, DNADOCK, PyDock, ZDOCK), virtual screening (PyRx and Pharmit), MD simulations (GROMACS, NAMD, and Desmond/Maestro), DFT and QM/MM (Gaussian, ORCA, Jaguar, and Qsite)

• Experience in omics data analysis (Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Transcriptomics, and Metagenomics)

• Mentored and advised undergraduate and graduate students in structural biology and bioinformatics

SHALJA VERMA

Current Position

Professional Highlights

Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

• Author of several successfully funded grants in conjunction with Prof. Pravindra Kumar, including DRDO, STAR-MoE, and industry-sponsored grant from THDC India Ltd.

I will use a time-resolved X-ray crystallography/CryoEM/CryoET-based structure determination approach to disseminate the mechanism of folding and misfolding of proteins in diseased and healthy states. Several genetic aberrations lead to misfolding of protein in diverse diseases like neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, lysosomal storage disorders, and hinder signal transduction. I will use X- ray crystallography/CryoEM to determine the structural interaction of the misfolded proteins with the other cellular proteins, which hinders the signal transduction. Further, I will use computational approaches to identify potential molecular chaperones to mediate proper folding of the misfolded proteins and will perform in vitro cell-based assays for validation. I would also like to determine the CryoEM structures of misfolded proteins in the presence and absence of chaperones to identify the structural changes mediated by the chaperones. I will also focus on animal-model studies to validate the effectiveness of the chaperons to deliver an effective treatment for the misfolded protein- mediated diseased state.

2012-2016: B.Tech. in Biotechnology Engineering- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P. India 2017-2019: M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, U.P. India

2021-2025: Ph.D. in Structural Biology and Bioinformatics - Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Advisor: Prof. Pravindra Kumar

Thesis: “Structure-based studies of enzymes involved in biodegradation of plasticizers and plastics”

Highlights: Determined high-resolution crystal structures of phthalate plasticizers degrading enzyme EstS1 esterase in apo and in complex with different phthalate diesters, including diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP). Characterized its potential to degrade DEHP using biochemical and biophysical techniques (this work was covered in The Hindu News and published in the Structure Cell Press Journal

(DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2024.11.006)). This work reports 12 high-resolution PDBs to understand the detailed mechanism and catalytic tunnel architecture. Further, Research Interests

Education

Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

this enzyme was structurally and biochemically characterized to degrade PET plastic (to be published). Overall, this work elucidated the exceptional ability of EstS1 esterase to degrade both plasticizers and PET plastics. 03/06/2014–17/07/2014: Trainee - Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics lab, P.I.: Dr. Aparup Das - National Institute of Malarial Research, New Delhi, India

(Presently Director at NIRTH Jabalpur, M.P., India) 18/06/2015–18/07/2015: Trainee - Quality Control (Microbiology) Abbott Health Care Pvt. Ltd., BADDI, India

10/12/2020-12/02/2021: Junior Research Fellow - project title “Effect of climate change on Vector Borne Diseases”

P.I.: Dr. R.C. Dhiman (Former Scientist G) - Centre of Excellence, National Institute of Malarial Research ICMR, New Delhi

18/12/2019-17/03/2020: Junior Research Fellow - project title “Development of protocols for the production of value-added bio-degradable polymer from methane and CO2” P.I.: Prof. A.K. Srivastava - Department of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi

Year

Name of

Honor/Prize

Awarding Organization Reason for Award

2019

Positioned among

the top 2%

NPTEL online certification

course, Ministry of HRD,

Government of India.

Outstanding Performance in the

8-week online certification course

in “Cell Culture Technologies”

2019 Qualified TOEFL

Educational Testing Service

(ETS)

Scored 92 marks

2016,

2017,

2019

Qualified National

Level GATE exam

in Biotechnology

Department of Higher

Education, Ministry of

Education (MoE),

Government of India

Obtained AIR-304 in 2019, with

AIR-337 in 2017 and AIR-1433 in

2016

Qualified Indian

Council of

Agricultural

Research AIEEA

Indian Council of

Agricultural Research

Obtained AIR-44

2016 Selected for Biotech Consortium India Outstanding performance in Training and Work Experience

Honors, Scholarships, and Prizes

Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

Biotech Industrial

Training

Programme (BITP)

2016-17 with

fellowship

Limited

Department of

Biotechnology, Government

of India

scientific interaction

2023 Best Poster Award

50th National Seminar on

Crystallography held at

CSIR - Institute of Microbial

Technology, Chandigarh

(November 22-24, 2023)

Outstanding poster presentation

on “Structural insights of high

efficiency phthalate ester

degrading esterase”

2023

Best Oral

Presentation

Award

IDEATHON-2023

organised by Guru Angad

Dev Veterinary and Animal

Sciences University

(July 17 2023)

Oral Presentation on “Eco-

friendly bio-cleaner for

sustainable development”

Theme:

Waste to wealth

2022

Third Prize in Oral

Presentation

49th National Seminar on

Crystallography organized

Chemical Crystallography

Laboratory, Department of

Physics, University of

Jammu (28th to 30th

November 2022)

Oral Presentation on ““Structural

investigation of a thermostable

phthalate ester degrading

esterase from Sulfobacillus

acidophilus”

2018

First Prize in

Poster Presentation

National Conference

“Biofuturity 2018”

organized by the

Department of

Biotechnology, Institute of

Engineering and

Technology,

Bundelkhand University,

Jhansi. (27th to 28th March

2018)

Poster presentation on “Isolation

and characterization of new soil

isolate for the production of

clavulanic acid”

2015

First Prize in Oral

Presentation

Cognizance 2015 organised

by Department of

Biotechnology,

IIT Roorkee

Oral Presentation on “Superbugs:

alarm to good health”

Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

Title Description

Pandey, Anand Kumar;

Rathore, Soumya;

Verma, Shalja;

A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IN SILICO ALLOSTERIC

INHIBITION ANALYSIS OF

QUERCETIN AGAINST SARS-COV-2 MAIN PROTEASE

(Ein System zur In-Silico-Analyse der allosterischen Hemmung von Quercetin gegenüber der

SARS-CoV-2-Hauptprotease) German Patent, Aktenzeichen DE: 20 2022 104 618.2, 2022 Aug 30

This patent relates to the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It particularly relates to a system for performing in silico allosteric inhibition analyses of the quercetin against SARS-CoV-2 main protease.

Total citations: 165 H-index: 6

Significant Publications:

1. Shalja Verma, Shweta Choudhary, Kamble Amith Kumar, Jai Krishna Mahto, Anil Kumar Vamsi K, Ishani Mishra, Vellanki Bhanu Prakash, Debabrata Sircar, Shailly Tomar, Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Jitin Singla, Pravindra Kumar (2025) Mechanistic and Structural Insights into EstS1 Esterase: A Potent Broad- Spectrum Phthalate Diester Degrading Enzyme. Structure Cell Press, 33(2), 247 - 261.e3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.11.006

Citations: 0 Impact Factor: 4.3

This present study highlights the potential of the thermostable and pH-tolerant EstS1 esterase from Sulfobacillus acidophilus DSM10332 to degrade high molecular weight bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) by combining biophysical and biochemical approaches along with high-resolution EstS1 crystal structures of the apo form and with bound substrates, products, and their analogs to elucidate its mechanism.

2. Shalja Verma, Anika Singh, Pravindra Kumar, Jitin Singla (2024) In-silico characterization of a hypothetical protein of Sulfobacillus sp. hq2 for degradation of phthalate diesters. International Journal of Biological Technological and Scientific Innovation

Papers Published:

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Macromolecules, 280(Pt 3), 136006.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136006

Citations: 2 Impact Factor: 8.5

In this in-silico study, a hypothetical esterase (POB10642.1) from Sulfobacillus sp. hq2 was characterized, showing sequence identity and structural similarity with EstS1. It exhibited effective thermostability and strong binding with various phthalate diesters thus can be an effective broad spectrum phthalate diester degrading esterase.

3. Shalja Verma, Supansa Pantoom, Janine Petters, Anand Kumar Pandey, Andreas Hermann, Jan Lukas (2021) A molecular genetics view on Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research, Elsevier, 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2021.108392 Citations: 23 Impact Factor: 4.2

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS II) is a rare X-linked disorder caused by mutations in the IDS gene, leading to impaired enzyme activity and glycosaminoglycan accumulation. This review highlights current diagnostics, therapies, and recent structural insights into I2S, aiming to link genetic diversity with disease phenotype and therapeutic outcomes.

4. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) Factual insights of the allosteric inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by quercetin-An in-silico analysis, 3 Biotech, Springer, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02630-6

Citations: 23 Impact Factor: 2.9

This study investigates the allosteric inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro by quercetin using in silico approaches. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation revealed stable binding at a non-active site, disrupting substrate interaction. Quercetin reduced Mpro's substrate affinity, suggesting its potential as an effective allosteric inhibitor for COVID-19 therapy. 5. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2020) An in-silico evaluation of dietary components for structural inhibition of SARS-Cov-2 main protease, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-7, doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1809522

Citations: 44 Impact Factor: 2.7

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This in-silico study revealed that natural antioxidants—sesamin, ellagic acid, capsaicin, epicatechin, and galangin—bind effectively to the catalytic site of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro, interacting with key residue Cys145. Their strong binding, oral availability, and low toxicity highlight their promise as potential COVID-19 therapeutics warranting further experimental validation. Total Publication List:

2. Mandar Bhutkar, Amith Kumar, Ruchi Rani, Vishakha Singh, Ankita Saha, Akashjyoti Pathak, Aditi Kothiala, Supreeti Mahajan, Bhairavnath Waghmode, Shalja Verma, Ravi Kumar, Rajat Mudgal, Debabrata Sircar, Pravindra Kumar, and Shailly Tomar (2025). Structure based identification of herbacetin and caffeic acid phenethyl ester as inhibitors of S adenosylmethionine dependent viral methyltransferase. FEBS Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70054 3. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma, and Rupanjali Singh (2025). Study of Pineapple Bioactive Compounds Targeting Aldose Reductase: A Natural Intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Pathologies. Molecular Biotechnology, Springer, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-025-01380-1. 4. Shalja Verma, Anika Singh, Pravindra Kumar, Jitin Singla (2024) In-silico characterization of a hypothetical protein of Sulfobacillus sp. hq2 for degradation of phthalate diesters. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 280(Pt 3), 136006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136006 5. Anshu Mathur, Shalja Verma, Pravindra Kumar, Ramasare Prasad, Rajesh Pratap Singh (2024) In Silico Structural and Functional Analysis of Azo dye Degrading Enzymes in Lentinus sp. (Submitted Manuscript) 6. Sapna Lonare, Surabhi Rode, Preeti Verma, Shalja Verma, Harry Kaur, Md Shahid Alam, Padma Wangmo, Pravindra Kumar, Partha Roy, Ashwani Kumar Sharma (2024) Characterization of AICAR transformylase/IMP cyclohydrolase

(ATIC) bifunctional enzyme from Candidatus Liberibacer asiaticus. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics, 1872(4), 141015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141015

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7. Sapna Lonare, Deena Nath Gupta, Harry Kaur, Surabhi Rode, Shalja Verma, Mrugendra Gubyad, Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Pravindra Kumar, Ashwani Kumar Sharma (2024) Characterization of Cationic Amino Acid Binding Protein from Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus and in Silico Study to Identify Potential Inhibitor Molecules. The protein journal, 43(5), 967–982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-024-10233-w

8. Mandar Bhutkar, Shalja Verma, Vishakha Singh, Pravindra Kumar, Shailly Tomar (2024) Mechanistic insights into the inhibition of dengue virus NS5 methyltransferase by herbacetin bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.14.618121 (Pre-print) 9. Shweta Choudhary, Sanketkumar Nehul, Santhosh Kambaiah Nagaraj, Rohan Narayan, Shalja Verma, Swati Sharma, Annu Kumari, Ruchi Rani, Ankita Saha, Debabrata Sircar, Abinaya Kaliappan, Shashank Tripathi, Gaurav Kumar Sharma, Pravindra Kumar, Shailly Tomar (2024) Activity profiling of deubiquitinating inhibitors-bound to SARS-CoV-2 papain like protease with antiviral efficacy in murine infection model. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.11.516107 (Pre-print) 10. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) Protein hydrolysates of millets: an effective therapeutic to wide range of diseases. Nutrition & Food Science. Emerald Publishing Limited; 54(6): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-12-2023- 0295

11. Jayanti Awasthi, Ayush Mishra, Soumya Rathore, Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2024) A review of the nutraceutical composition of millets and their health benefits. Current Functional Foods, Bentham Science Publishers, 3(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.2174/0126668629298743240320035203 12. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2022). In silico structural inhibition of ACE-2 binding site of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 omicron spike protein by lectin antiviral dyad system to treat COVID-19. Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 48(10), 539–551.

https://doi.org/10.1080/03639045.2022.2137196

13. Shalja Verma, Supansa Pantoom, Janine Petters, Anand Kumar Pandey, Andreas Hermann, Jan Lukas (2021) A molecular genetics view on Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research, Elsevier, 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2021.108392 14. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2021) An in silico analysis of effective siRNAs against COVID-19 by targeting the leader sequence of SARS-CoV-2, Advances in Cell and Gene Therapy, Wiley, 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1002/acg2.107 Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

15. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) Epicatechin an incredible tool to dissociate MDM2-p53 interaction for treatment of glioblastomas: A molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation approach, Network Modelling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, Springer, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13721-021-00286-7

16. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) Factual insights of the allosteric inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by quercetin-An in-silico analysis, 3 Biotech, Springer, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02630-6 17. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) Exploring Nature’s Treasure to Inhibit β-Barrel Assembly Machinery of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria: An In- Silico Approach, Letters in drug discovery and design, 1-14, doi: 10.2174/1570180818999201224121342

18. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2020) An in-silico evaluation of dietary components for structural inhibition of SARS-Cov-2 main protease, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-7, doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1809522 19. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2020) Combination drug therapy for multimodal treatment of cancer by targeting mitochondrial transcriptional pathway: An in-silico approach, Medical Hypotheses, 143(110075),1-4. 20. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2020) “A disclosure of hidden secrets in human cytomegalovirus: An in-silico study of identification of novel genes and their analysis for vaccine development” Meta Gene, 25(100754), 1-12. 21. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2019) “An In-silico exploration of possible nutraceutical properties of rice against multidirectional attack of cerebral ischemia: A molecular docking study of MMP9 and MMP2 inhibition” EC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 7(6), 494-522.

22. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2018) “Naringenin an all-round treatment to cerebral ischemia: A molecular docking study of structural inhibition of potent targets MMP9, MMP2, AQP-4, ASIC1a” Inquest Publishers: Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Toxxicology, 1(1), 5-9. 23. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2017) “An In-silico approach to explore the possible multifunctional neuroprotective efficacy of violacein against ischemic stroke” Journal of In silico and In vitro Pharmacology, 3(2), 1-7. 24. Soumya Rathore, Shalja Verma, Karunakar Singh, Anand Kumar Pandey (2017)

“An In-silico approach for the evaluation of nutraceutical properties of pearl millet as brain food” Journal of In silico and In vitro Pharmacology, 3(2), 1-16. Curriculum Vitae Shalja Verma

25. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2017) “Garlic treatment to Brain Cancer: An In-silico evaluation to explore the therapeutic efficacy of allicin by inhibition of brain aquaporin”. Journal of In silico and In vitro Pharmacology, 3(3), 1-6. List of Publications in Peer-Reviewed National Journal/ Magazine 1. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2015) “RNA interference weapon against cancer”. Pharma Tutor, 3(11), 19-24.

1. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma, Soumya Rathore, Rupanjali Singh (2024)

“Structure-Activity Relationship of Antiviral and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Compounds from Traditional Herbal Medicines” Chapter 5 In: “Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19” eds: Jen-Tsung Chen, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis ISBN: 978**********

2. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) “A Comprehensive on Flavonoids Targeting RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase of SARS-CoV-2” Chapter 5 In:

“Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Flavonoids” eds: Jen-Tsung Chen, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis ISBN: 978**********

3. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) “Computational Approaches for Structure-Assisted Drug Discovery and Repurposing” Chapter 9 In: “Unraveling New Frontiers and Advances in Bioinformatics” eds: Amit Chaudhary, Sushanta K. Sethi, Akarsh Verma, Springer ISBN 978-***-**-****-6 4. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) “Deep learning algorithms for imaging gliomas for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment strategies predictions” Chapter 10 In: “Radiomics and Radiogenomics in Neuro-Oncology An Artificial Intelligence Paradigm - Volume 1: Radiogenomics Flow Using Artificial Intelligence” eds: Sanjay Saxena and Jasjit S. Suri, Elsevier (In Press) ISBN: 978-0- 443-18508-3

5. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) “Role of molecular markers in diagnosis and prognosis of gliomas” Chapter 6 In: “Radiomics and Radiogenomics in Neuro-Oncology An Artificial Intelligence Paradigm - Volume 1: Radiogenomics Flow Using Artificial Intelligence” eds: Sanjay Saxena and Jasjit S. Suri, Elsevier (In Press) ISBN: 978-0-443-18508-3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443185083000139?via

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Book Chapters

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6. Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma (2024) “Flavonoids as potential therapeutic agents against the SARS-CoV-2 infection: An overview” Chapter 5 In: “Bioactive Compounds Against SARS-CoV-2” eds: Jen-Tsung Chen, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (In Press) ISBN 978**********

7. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) “Biodegradation of plastic waste: Myth or a Reality” In: “Food Packaging: Know It All – From Field To Mouth Technologies, Nanotechnology Potential, Waste & Safety Management” eds: Megh R. Goyal, Preeti Birwal, Anand K. Pandey, Ritesh B. Watharkar, Harloveleen K. Sandhu, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (In Press) 8. Shalja Verma Anand Kumar Pandey (2021) “Enhancement of plant nutrient uptake by bacterial biostimulants” Chapter 20 In: “New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Sustainable Agriculture: Revitalization through Organic Products” eds: VAISHNAV, A., Singh, H.B., Elsevier; eBook ISBN: 978**********

9. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey, Brijendra Kumar Kashyap (2021) “Current Trends in Nanotechnological Approaches for Treatment of Plant Diseases” In:

“Nano-Bioformulations and Nanoparticles: Innovative Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture” eds: Mallick MA, Solanki MK, Kumari B, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis ISBN: 978**********

10. Shalja Verma, Anand Kumar Pandey (2020) Omics tools: Approaches for microbiomes analysis to enhance bioenergy production, In: “Waste to Energy: Prospects and Its Application" eds: Manoj Kumar Solanki and Brijendra Kumar Kashyap, Springer, nature doi: 10.1007/978-***-**-****-4 11. Shalja Verma Anand Kumar Pandey (2020) Improving bioavailability of nutrient through nanotechnology, In: “Micro and Nano Engineering in Food Science” eds: Vaibhav Kumar Maurya, K.M. Gothandam, Nandita Dasgupta, Shivendu Ranjan, and Eric Lichtfouse, Springer nature (Communicated and accepted) 1. S. Verma et al., 2025, Structural and dynamic insights of PFAS binding with β- lactoglobulin. (Under preparation)

2. S. Verma et al., 2025, Structural, biochemical, biophysical, and microscopic evaluation of PET plastic degradation by EstS1 esterase. (Under preparation) 3. Arpan Kayastha; Shalja Verma; Arpita Das; Preeti Dhaka; Aniket Rana; Kiran Ambatipudi, Pravindra Kumar, Structural and Mechanistic Insights into Dioxin Papers in consideration and preparation

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Dioxygenase (DxnA1A2) from Rhizorhabdus wittichii RW1: A Key Enzyme for Biodegradation of Hazardous Dioxins and Furans. Journal of Hazardous Materials

(Submitted)

2025

Attended three-Day Online Workshop on DFT and its Application Using Gaussian 16 & GaussView 6 Software conducted by Virtual Chem Labs from 20-22 February 2025 2023

Attended workshop on “Exploring Plant Genes and Genomes using Ensembl Rest API” conducted by EIB-EMBL and School of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University from 3-7 October 2023

2022

Attended 10 days FDP on Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics organised by Electronics and ICT Academy, NIT Warangal from 15-25 March 2022

2021

CHARMM-GUI CECAM School to learn different software for Molecular dynamic simulation developed by CHARMM-GUI (Credits gained 2 ECTS) from 5-10 September 2021

2021

International virtual seminar on Sickle cell disease: Global perspective and Indian scenario conducted by ICMR-NIRTH Jabalpur M.P. India on 19 June 2021 2021

15 days course on “Data Science and Machine learning using python” conducted by EICT academy IIT Roorkee Uttarakhand India from 2-15 June 2021. 2021

Two days workshop on Computational structure based screening and explicit molecular dynamics organized by Bioinformatics division, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research Noida and Schrodinger Inc. from 23-24 March 2021 2021

Webinar on Nano – Advance Biosensing and Diagnostic Technologies by Database Group

@ Springer Nature on 23 January 2021

2020

One-month faculty induction/orientation program with A+ rank conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of computer applications and management from 01-31 August 2020 2019

Twelve weeks online certification course in “Drug Delivery: Principles and Engineering” organized by NPTEL online certification course, funded by Ministry of HRD, Government of India, from July-October 2019

2019

10 days online Joint workshop organised by Biotecnika and Schrodinger on Computer Aided Drug Discovery from 22 July - 2 August 2019. 2019

Eight weeks online certification course in “Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension” organized by agMOOCs online certification course in May 2019 2019

Eight weeks online certification course in “Cell Culture Technologies” organized by NPTEL online certification course, funded by Ministry of HRD, Government of India, February-April 2019 (Ranked among Top 2%)

2019

Four weeks online certification course in “Principles of Downstream Techniques in Bioprocess” organized by NPTEL online certification course, funded by Ministry of HRD, Government of India, from January-February 2019

2018 Participated in workshop on LateX for beginners and LateX for thesis writing organized by Courses & Workshops

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IEEE IAS student chapter and IEEE student chapter at IIT BHU Varanasi from on 6-30 October 2018

2018

Participated in 10 days workshop on Data analysis using SAS organised by DST- Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi from from 26 December 2018 - 4 January 2019

2018

Participated in short term course on Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis from 17 December 2018 to 23 December 2018 organized by Department of Biotechnology MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh.

2017

Ten days Bioinformatics work shop on “Genomics, Proteomics, Drug Design and High Performance Computing” organised by SCF Bio at IIT Delhi from 10-20 July 2017 2017

One day workshop on FPLC organised by AKTAFPLC, GE Healthcare Life science at IIT BHU from 10-11 August 2017

2016

Three days’ workshop on “Bioinformatics: Database and sequence analysis” at Bundelkhand University Jhansi from 15-17 March 2016 Attended

1. Volunteered and attended Conference on Innovations in Material Science and Workshop on Characterization Techniques organised by IIC, IIT Roorkee from 24-27April 2024

2. Attended Indo-Japan Symposium on Nanotheranostics 2024 organised by Dept. of Biosciences and Bioengineering and Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee on 23 April 2024

3. Volunteered and attended 48th National Seminar on Crystallography IIT Roorkee from 25 to 27 November 2021

4. Participated in World Trauma Day 2023, organised by AIIMS Rishikesh on 16 October 2023.

5. Attended at King George Medical University Lucknow on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome on 2 March 2017

6. Attended at Bundelkhand University on National Youth Day on “Thrust areas of research in Life Science” on 12 January 2015

7. Attended at Bundelkhand University on “Application of Nanotechnology in Biomedical Science” on 28 November 2015

Paper or poster Presented with abstract publication 1. Presented poster: Shalja Verma, Pravindra Kumar “Structural insights of high efficiency phthalate ester degrading esterase” The 50th National Seminar on Crystallography held at CSIR - Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh

(22-24 November 2023) (Best Poster Award)

2. Presented poster: Shalja Verma, Pravindra Kumar “Structural insights of high efficiency phthalate ester degrading esterase” Biotech Day organized by Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee (4 November 2024) Key conferences

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3. Presented Poster: Anika Singh, ShaljaVerma, Ashwani K. Sharma, Ramkumar Dhakad “Structural analysis of plasticizer degrading esterase in complex with dimethyl phthalate ester.” The 49th National Seminar on Crystallography (The 49th NSC) org. by The Chemical Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Jammu (28-30 November 2022) 4. Oral Presentation: Anika Singh, Shalja Verma and Udita Wadhwa, “Eco-friendly bio-cleaner for sustainable development” Theme: Waste to wealth, IDEATHON- 2023 Biotechnology in precision livestock farming, organised by Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (17 July 2023) (Achieved

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