About

Namrata Dudha, Asst Professor, joined the University in February 2018. She did her graduation in Biosciences and Masters in Biotechnology from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She obtained her doctorate from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi. She has worked as a JRF in National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, prior to her PhD.

Her major research areas are Molecular Virology and Therapeutic aspects of phytochemicals and peptides. Current research interests in molecular virology include the studies on emerging virus chikungunya virus which is responsible for annual large-scale outbreaks in the country since 2006 when it infected ~1.6 million individuals. The on-going research objectives are to understand the chikungunya virus- host interaction and decipher the possible molecules that are involved in disease propagation. Thus, the studies on protein-based interactions of chikungunya virus with viral and host factors will help in understanding the pathogenesis and disease progression and could provide leads for future interventions.

She has several publications in high impact international journals. She was the co-convener of SERB and DST sponsored three-day National Conference on Translational (Engineering) and Regenerative Medicine -2020, 21-23rd Jan 2020. She was also the convener of Two-Day Workshop on Molecular Tools and Real-World Applications Based Experiments in association with Decode DNA Pvt. Ltd., on 2nd and 3rd Dec, 2021.