Ph.D in Biochemistry from Kurukshetra University (2008)

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1. 16 years teaching experience in university level.

 Associate Dean Student Welfare (2 years)

20 years including Ph. D period.

• Research Project Completed: (2023)

  Title:  Designing of paper strip for detection of lactic acid: produced from

            Vaginal Lactobacilli.

  Funding Agency: NIDHI PRAYAS, DST, GoI.

  Grant Sanctioned: 10 Lakhs

• Chitrakshi Chopra, Divya Sharma, Vinay Kumar, and Indu Bhushan*. Contraceptives Association with Vaginal Microbiome and RTI: A Cross-sectional Survey in Females of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Indian Journal of Microbiology. accepted, 2024 (I.F 3.0). 

• Chitrakshi Chopra, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Indu Bhushan*. Role of Vaginal Microbiota in Idiopathic Infertility: A Prospective Study. Microbes and Infection. Online 2^nd Feb, 2024 (I.F 5.8). 

• Malvika Mehta, and Indu Bhushan*. Potential of Biosynthesized Titanium dioxide Nanoparticles towards wastewater treatment and Antimicrobial Activity. 3 Biotech Online 11 March, 2024 (I.F 2.8). 

• Malvika Mehta, Chitrakshi Chopra, Srinivas Sistla, and Indu Bhushan*. Potential of Biosynthesized Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Carissa opaca Extracts for Antimicrobial Activity and Wastewater Treatment. Sustainability, 15(11): 8911, 2023 (I.F 3.9). 

• Chitrakshi Chopra, Indu Bhushan*, Malvika Mehta, Tanvi Koushal, Amita gupta, Sarika Sharma, Manoj Kumar, Souhaila Al Khodor and Sandeep Sharma. Vaginal microbiome: considerations for reproductive health. Future Microbiology, 17: 1501-1513, 2022 (F 3.1). 

• Parul Sharma, Prabhakar Singh, Indu Bhushan, and Kamni Pathania. Combustion synthesis of NaSrVO4: Nd³⁺ nanophosphors with enhanced NIR 1.056 µm luminescent performance for solid-state laser and bio-imaging applications. Journal of Material Science, 57: 17219–17233, 2022 (I.F.4.5). 

• Mahima Sharma, Chitrakshi Chopra, Malvika Mehta, Varun Sharma, Sharada Mallubhotla, Srinivas Sistla, Jyothi Sistla and Indu Bhushan*. An Insight into Vaginal Microbiome Techniques. Life, 11: 1229, 2021 (I.F 3.2). 

• Indu Bhushan*, Arvind Kumar Yadav, Malvika Mehta, Pankaj Suden and Punit Kumar Khanna. Assessment of water quality of the Mansar Lake using Physico-chemical parameters and NSF- WQI indicator, UT Jammu & Kashmir, India. Water and Energy International, 64r; 8: 16-21,. 

• Malvika Mehta, Mahima Sharma, Kamni Pathania, Pabitra Kumar Jena and Indu Bhushan*. Degradation of synthetic dyes using nanoparticles: A mini review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Vol. 28; issue 36: 49434–49446, 2021 (F 5.1).

• Indu Bhushan, Mahima Sharma, Malvika Mehta, Shivi Badyal, Varun Sharma, Indu Sharma, Hemender Singh, Srinivas Sistla. Bioactive Compounds and Probiotics – a ray of hope in COVID-19 management. Food Science and Human Wellness. 10: 131-140, 2021 (I.F 0).
• Anuja Koul, Munish Sharma, Mahima Sharma, Mahima Sharma, Malvika Metha, Sharada Mallubhotla and Indu Bhushan*. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: Key players in plant response to stress. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. 21: 34-43.

• Shivi Badyal, Hemender Singh, Arvind Kumar Yadav, Sandeep Sharma and Indu Bhushan*. Plant Secondary metabolites and their uses. Plant Archives. 20 (2): 3336-3340.

• Shagun Gupta, Vipan Kakkar and Indu Bhushan*. Crosstalk between Vaginal Microbiome and Female Health: A review. Microbial Pathogenesis. 136: 2019 (I.F 3.8). 

• Indu Bhushan*, Rashmi Saraswat, Pankaj Gupta and Bhahwal A. Shah. Enantioselective resolution of 2-arylpropionic acid derivatives employing immobilization of lipase from Bacillus subtilis strain Kakrayal_1 (BSK-L). Bio-resource Technology. 269:581-585, 2018 (I.F 11.8). 

• Rashmi Saraswat, Indu Bhushan*, Pankaj Gupta, Vivek Kumar and Vijeshwar Verma. Production and purification of an alkaline lipase from Bacillus for enantioselective resolution of (±)-Ketoprofen butyl ester. 3 Biotech. 8:491, 2018 (I.F 2.8). 

• Indu Bhushan*; Manjot Kour; Guneet Kour; Shriya Gupta; Supriya Sharma; Arvind Yadav. Alzheimer’s disease: Causes & treatment: A review. Annals of Biotechnology. 1(1): 2002-2009, 2018.

• Indu Bhushan, Alhumaidi Alabbas, Balagurunathan Kuberan, Ram B. Gupta, and Umesh R. Immobilization alters Heparin cleaving properties of Heparinase 1. Glycobiology. 27: 994-998, 2017 (I.F 5.9). 

• Rashmi Saraswat, Vijeshwar Verma, Srinivas Sistla, Indu Bhushan*. Evaluation of alkaline, thermotolerant lipase from an indigenous isolated Bacillus strain for detergent formulation. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 30:33-38, 2017 (I.F 2.8). 

• Indu Bhushan*, Alhumaidi Alabbas, Jyothi C. Sistla, Rashmi Saraswat, Umesh R. Desai and Ram B. Gupta. Heparin depolymerization by immobilized heparinase: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 99: 721-730, 2017 (I.F 8.0). 

• Indu Bhushan*, Arvind Kumar Yadav and Vijeshwar Verma. Evaluation of physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of Jhajjar rivulet of J&K. Environment Conservation Journal. 15: 95-98, 2014. 

• Davender Kumar, Sushil Nagar, Indu Bhushan, Lalit Kumar, Rajinder Parshad and Vijay Kumar Gupta. Covalent immobilization of organic solvent tolerant lipase on aluminium oxide pellets and its potential application in esterification reaction. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 87: 51-61, 2013 (I.F 2.3). 

• Arvind Kumar Yadav and Indu Bhushan. Physico-chemical studies of water quality in Banganga (Small River) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Katra, J & K. Environment Conservation Journal. 13: 61-63, 2012. 

• Indu Bhushan, Arvind Kumar Yadav and Rajinder Parshad. Enhancement in the production of lipase from Arthrobacter sp. using fed- batch fermentation strategy. Asiatic Journal of Biotechnology Resources. 2: 522-534. 

• Indu Bhushan*, Anil Kumar, Gourav Modi and Subika Jamwal. Chiral resolution of differently substituted racemic acetyl-1-phenyl ethanol using lipase from Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 86: 315-318, 2011 (IF 3.7). 

• Indu Bhushan, Rajinder Parshad, Gulam Nabi Qazi, Ganesh Ingavle, C.R. Rajan, Surendera Ponrathnam, Vijay Kumar Gupta. Lipase enzyme immobilization on synthetic beaded macroporous copolymers for kinetic resolution of chiral drugs intermediates. Process Biochemistry. 43: 321 -330, 2008 (IF 4.8). 

• Indu Bhushan, Rajinder Parshad, Ghulam Nabi Qazi and Vijay Kumar Gupta. Immobilization of Lipase by Entrapment in Ca-alginate Beads. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. 23: 552-562, 2008 (IF 2.1). 

• Indu Bhushan, Rajinder Parshad, V.K. Gupta, G.N. Qazi, Ganesh Ingavle, Trupti M. Jamalpure, R. Rajan, and S. Ponrathnam. Macroporous Beads for Lipase Immobilization: Kinetic Resolution of a Racemic Drug Intermediate. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. 22: 174-194, 2007 (IF 2.1). 

• Veeru Prakash, A. M. Lal, Amit Chattree, S. Steven and Indu Bhushan. Influence of Poultry manure with or without Rhizobium inoculation on the nodulation, yield and quality of blackgram (Vigna Mungo). Journal of the Allahabad Farmer. LVII: 70-76, 2003. 

• Indu Bhushan, Davender Kumar and Vijay Kumar Gupta. “Lipase producing bacterial strain, Bacillus subtilis (IB-1), ribosomal RNA gene partial sequence” 2012; NCBI; JX524552.

Note: * corresponding author

BOOK PUBLISHED

1. Indu Bhushan*, Vivek Kumar Singh and Durgesh Kumar Tripathi. “Nanomaterials and Environmental Biotechnology”, 2020; Springer Nature: ISBN: 978-3-030-34543-3-h.

1. Indu Bhushan*, Shagun Gupta and Mahima Sharma. Manual for Practical Biochemistry, 2022; Manakin Press, Pvt. Ltd: ISBN: 978-93-92062-04-9

* corresponding author

Book Chapters:

1. The Indian Himalayan as source for survival; “Conservation Agriculture: An Approach to Combat Climate Change in IndianHimalaya” Springer book 2015:367-380.
2. Strategies to improve enzymes production via solid state fermentation; “Sustainable Approaches for Biofuels production Technologies” Springer book 2018:11-120.
3. Rhizobiome diversity and its role in treating infectious diseases; “Rhizomicrobiome in Sustainable Agriculture and Development” Academic Press 2025:473-487

• 1. Rashmi Raraswat, Ph. D awarded 2019
  2. Malvika Mehta, Ph. D doing
  3. Chitrakshi Chopra, Ph. D doing
  4. Pankaj Suden, Ph. D doing
  5. Kritika Sharma, Ph. D doing

• 2021. Indu Bhushan, Malvika Mehta, Shagun Gupta, Atin Kumar Pathak, Varun Sharma, Vipan Kakkar, Swarkar Sharma and Mahima Sharma. GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES., Application No.202011010352 A., Publication Date: 17/09/2021, The Patent Office Journal No. 38/2021 Dated 17/09/2021.

   

  2023. Indu Bhushan. DESIGNING OF PAPER STRIP FOR DETECTION OF LACTIC ACID: PRODUCED FROM VAGINAL LACTOBACILLI., Application No.202311014066 A., Publication Date: 17/03/2023. The Patent Office Journal No. 11/2023 Dated 17/03/2023.

• CONFERENCE ORAGNISED AS CONVENER / CO- CONVENER

  • International Conference on Applied Biology ICAB-2019 (4th-6th Nov 2019) organized by SMVDU Katra, International, Convener, Sponsored by DST, GoI, J&K Bank, Recognized by Society of Biologists.
  • World Congress on Reproductive Health with Emphasis on Reproductive Cancers, Infertility, and Assisted Reproduction (14th-16th Feb 2020) organized by ISSRF, International, Co-convener, Sponsored by ICMR, GoI.
  • International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biosciences and Chemical Technology (3rd-5th Dec 2022) organized by SMVDU Katra, International, Convener, Sponsored by DST, GoI, DBT, GoI.

   

  SEMINARS, ORAGNISED AS CONVENER / CO- CONVENER

  • Seminar on Water Day 2023 (22nd Mar 2022) organized by School of Biotechnology, SMVDU Katra, National, Convener.
  • Seminar on Water Day 2023 (21st Mar 2023) organized by School of Biotechnology, SMVDU Katra, National, Co-convener.

• • To study the biosynthesis of nanoparticles using Parthenium extract, National, Feb. 23-24, 2023, National Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMT 2023) at CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
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  • Biosynthesis of nanoparticles using plant extract and their potential towards wastewater treatment and antimicrobial activity, National, Jan. 23-25, 2024, 45th Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association (India) and National Symposium on Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology.
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  • Industrial Potential of Biosynthesized Nanoparticles, International, Nov. 23-25, 2024, International Conference on Innovation in Biotechnology for Sustainability, organized by BRSI in collaboration with JNU New Delhi.
   

   

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• Raman fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research in USA 2015-16
• Faculty Performance Linked Award, SMVDU Katra, 2018-19
• Honoured with Excellent Paper Presentation Award at the International Conference on Engineering and Technology, 2016, New York (USA).

• Young Scientist Award in national Conference on Energy, Environmental and Biotechnology Research (NCEEBR-2013) organized by Mewar Institute of Management, Ghaziabad, 2013.