Vivek Srivastava

Dynamic biochemistry educator with extensive experience at Sharda University, excelling in curriculum design and promoting critical thinking. Proven success in dissertation mentorship and integrating technology to boost student engagement. Known for delivering impactful lectures and leading innovative research projects, driving academic excellence and fostering collaboration within the scientific community.

• Recipient of reviewership from the Journal of Molecular Structure, Elsevier, October 2021
• Best Teacher Award for outstanding contribution in the field of biochemistry at the 4th National Annual Conference organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura, July 2021
• Reviewer of the Royal Society of Chemistry: New Journal of Chemistry
• Best oral presentation award in the Virtual Symposium on Biophysics (Biophysica-5) organized by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university), New Delhi, March 2021
• Venus International Healthcare Awards (VIHA 2020) for 'Outstanding Researcher in Biochemistry' under the Allied Health Sciences discipline by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India, January 2021
• Teachers' Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) was awarded by the Science and Engineering Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in November 2020
• Silver Honor Award by Bioconcurrence at the 2020 Global Meet held on August 23rd-24th, 2020, organized by the School of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (University of Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh), Bhopal
• Best Innovation Award by Science Father, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, August 2020
• Best Researcher Award by Science Father, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, July 2020
• Best Poster Presentation Award at Recent Developments in Advanced Biotechnology, March 2020, organized by IIIT, Prayagraj, UP

• Completed AICTE-approved FDP on empowering pharmacy education, navigating regulations, global trends, and advancing outcome-based education and research, March 2025
• Invited talk at International Conference on Health and Agricultural Biotechnology: Interdisciplinary Trends (HABIT-2025), March 1, organized by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT, Prayagraj, 2025
• Invited talk and chaired a session at the International Conference on Emerging Vistas of Engineering and Technology, organized by Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, UP, held on November 22-23, 2024
• Completed International Workshop on From Sequences to Insights: Bioinformatics Tools Unleashed, conducted by Kirshna School of Science (KSS), KPGU, Vadodara, from June 11 to June 15, 2024
• Invited talk at the International Conference on Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development 2023, organized by the Central Library, MNNIT, Prayagraj, UP
• Invited talk at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Engineering, Science, Agriculture, and Social Studies (MAESSAS-2023), organized by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, June 3-4, 2023
• Actively participated in a one-week FDP on advancements and innovations in cellular communication and signal transduction, organized by Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, July 2023
• Participated in a one-week FDP on the Basic Course on Biomedical Research organized by the Science Tech Institute, Lucknow, UP, in February 2022
• Participated and delivered an oral presentation at the International Conference on Advances in Biosciences and Biotechnology, organized by Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, in January 2022
• Actively participated and delivered an oral presentation in an online three-day workshop entitled "Recent Trends in Biomedical Imaging and Applications (BMIGA-2021)" organized by the Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, August 2021
• Magnificently organized 7 days online national FDP on “Strengthening Academic and Research Pursuit in the 21st Century,” in collaboration with GAD-TLC, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, from 28th June to 4th July 2021
• Actively participated in the 4th National Annual Conference organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura, July 2021
• Actively participated in the DAE-BRNS 8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Material Chemistry, June 2021
• Presented a poster at the "International Conference (Virtual) on Recent Advancements in Chemical Sciences - 2021 [ICRACS-2021]" conducted by J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, from July 14 to July 16, 2021
• Actively participated in a 5-day FDP program on outcome-based education organized by Shard University in July 2021
• Participated in 5 days of FDP on audio-visual e-content production using available resources, organized by Sharda University in January 2021
• Participated in the FDP on Good Laboratory Practices, organized by the Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, 2021
• Completed Faculty Development Program on 'Protein-Receptor Binding Chemistry' jointly organized by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology (VSCIMB), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), and Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, May 2021
• § Delivered an Oral Presentation at the International Conference on ‘’Materials Chemistry and Catalysis ‘’ (VIRTUAL MODE) organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India on 4th & 5th March 2021.
• Participated in a two-day workshop on “Understanding COVID-19 genomes,” organized by Genomics in collaboration with CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, 2021
• Participated and made an oral presentation at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering and Science, 2020, organized by Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, 2020
• Participated and presented a poster at the national seminar cum workshop 'Recent Developments in Advanced Biotechnology' organized by IIIT, Prayagraj, UP, 2020
• Participated in a virtual CRISPR workshop as part of faculty development activities organized by Dr. Reddy's Life Sciences, Hyderabad, 2020
• Participated in an oral presentation at the Indo-UK Virtual Conference, "Current Innovations and the Future of Therapeutic Developments" (CIFTD-2020), organized by the Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular & Molecular Theragnostic (CBCMT) at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, and Swansea University, United Kingdom, 2020
• Participated in a one-week FDP in "Development of Careers in Higher Education in India in the 21st Century," organized by Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University, and obtained a Grade "A" as required for promotion under UGC and AICTE, 2020
• Participated in the virtual national conference on “COVID-19 and higher education: challenges and responses,” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Sharda University, Greater Noida, June 2020
• Participated in the FDP on Quality Benchmarking through the Revised NAAC Manual, organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Sharda University, Greater Noida, May 2020

Certification in MOOC, refresher courses

• Computational genomics (12 weeks), 2025
• computational drug discovery course (1 week), 2025
• Immunology (12 weeks), 2021
• Bioengineering: An interface with biology and medicine (8 weeks), 2021

• Lifetime membership
• Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS), (LM-1819)
• Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCB), (LF-1129/2021)
• Member of the Royal Society of Biology, UK, London (MP0141592)
• Indian Science Congress Association (L41368)
• Indian Association for Cancer Research (LM-1305)

• § Tomar, S., Siddiqui, S., Pathak, R. and Srivastava, V., 2025. Unlocking the Potential of Immunomodulators as Synergistic Immune-Based Therapies in Cancer. Discovery medicine, 37(194), pp.411-432. (Q3, IF: 2.1)
• § Mamman, A., Jain, P. and Srivastava, V., 2024. Exploring the Catalytic, Bactericidal, and Anticancer Potential of Ag0, Au0, and Ag0@ Au0 Nanoparticles: A comparative Study. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, p.135855. (Q1, IF: 4.9)
• § Shahid, M., Jain, P., De, A., Srivastava, V., Singh, A., Garg, M., & Kamilya, S. (2024). Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, and molecular docking of o-vanillin and l-valine derived molecules: a DFT study and antiproliferative activity against the PANC-1 cancer cell line. New Journal of Chemistry. (Q2, IF 2.7)
• § Banerjee, B., Ali, A., Verma, R. K., Guin, M., Sharma, P., Chakravorty, T., … Singh, R. C. (2024). Synthesis, structural characterization of phenoxo-bridged zinc (II) complexes and their binding interaction with the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1–14. (Q2, IF:1.7)
• § Kaur, E., Agrawal, R., Arun, R., Madhavan, V., Srivastava, V., Kumar, D., Rath, P.P., Kumar, N., Vedagopuram, S., Pandey, N. and Priya, S., 2024. Small molecules that disrupt RAD54-BLM interaction hamper tumor proliferation in colon cancer chemoresistance models. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. (Q1, IF:15.9)
• § Ahmad, A., Tiwari, R. K., Siddiqui, S., Chadha, M., Shukla, R., & Srivastava, V*. (2024). Emerging trends in gastrointestinal cancers: Targeting developmental pathways in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, 385, 41-99. (Q1, IF: 6.8)
• § Tomar, R., Sarkar, P., Srivastava, V., Gupta, P., Malik, S., Khan, A. A., & Tambuwala, M. (2023). Exploring the Staphylococcus aureus Gyrase Complex and Human Topoisomerase: Potential Target for Molecular Docking and Biological Studies with Substituted Polychloroaniline. ACS omega, 8(47), 44812-44819. (Q1, IF:4.1)
• § Mukherjee, A.K., Sharma, S., Sengupta, S., Saha, D., Kumar, P., Hussain, T., Srivastava, V., Roy, S.D., Shay, J.W. and Chowdhury, S., 2018. Telomere length-dependent transcription and epigenetic modifications in promoters remote from telomere ends. Plos Genetics, 14(11), p.e1007782. (Q1, IF: 6.02)
• § Saha, D., Singh, A., Hussain, T., Srivastava, V., Sengupta, S., Kar, A., Dhapola, P., Dhople, V., Ummanni, R. and Chowdhury, S., 2017. Epigenetic suppression of human telomerase (hTERT) is mediated by the metastasis suppressor NME2 in a G-quadruplex–dependent fashion. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(37), pp.15205-15215. (Q1, IF: 5.4)
• § Kharat, S.S., Tripathi, V., Damodaran, A.P., Priyadarshini, R., Chandra, S., Tikoo, S., Nandhakumar, R., Srivastava, V., Priya, S., Hussain, M. and Kaur, S., 2016. Mitotic phosphorylation of Bloom helicase at Thr182 is required for its proteasomal degradation and maintenance of chromosomal stability. Oncogene, 35(8), pp.1025-1038. (Q1; IF: 8.7)
• § Gupta, S., De, S., Srivastava, V., Hussain, M., Kumari, J., Muniyappa, K. and Sengupta, S., 2014. RECQL4 and p53 potentiate the activity of polymerase γ and maintain the integrity of the human mitochondrial genome. Carcinogenesis, 35(1), pp.34-45. (Q1; IF: 5.4)
• § Chandra, S., Priyadarshini, R., Madhavan, V., Tikoo, S., Hussain, M., Mudgal, R., Modi, P., Srivastava, V. and Sengupta, S., 2013. Enhancement of c-Myc degradation by BLM helicase leads to delayed tumor initiation. Journal of Cell Science, 126(16), pp.3782-3795. (Q1; IF: 5.2)
• § Kaur, S., Modi, P., Srivastava, V*, Mudgal, R., Tikoo, S., Arora, P., Mohanty, D. and Sengupta, S., 2010. Chk1-dependent constitutive phosphorylation of BLM helicase at serine 646 decreases after DNA damage. Molecular Cancer Research, 8(9), pp.1234-1247. (* signifies equal first authors). (Q1; IF: 6.3)
• § Srivastava, V., Modi, P., Tripathi, V., Mudgal, R., De, S. and Sengupta, S., 2009. BLM helicase stimulates the ATPase and chromatin-remodeling activities of RAD54. Journal of Cell Science, 122(17), pp.3093-3103. (Q1; IF: 5.2)
• § Ankush Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Prabhat Ranjan, Tanmoy Chakraborty, Kirti Ailani, Rajiv Pathak, Vivek Srivastava*. Identification of promising natural flavonoids against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2: A Molecular Modelling Study (In Review Journal of Molecular Structure, IF: 3.45)
• § Sarkar, P., Niraj, N. and Srivastava, V*., 2023. In silico identification of small natural inhibitors against DNA methyl transferase 3-like protein by integrative molecular docking and molecular dynamics approach. Chemical Biology Letters (Q1; IF: 2.3), 10(2), pp.537-537.
• § Bhaskar Banerjee, Afsar Ali, Rajaneesh K. Verma, Mridula Guin, Pooja Sharma, Tanmoy Chakravorty, S. P. Jagannath, Ashish K. Asatkar, Vivek Srivastava, Ankush Yadav, Vinay K.Verma, Ram Chandra Singh. Synthesis and In-Silico Structural Analysis of Phenoxo-Bridged Zn (II) Complexes Targeting Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 (under review Journal of Molecular Structure, MOLSTRUC-D-23-01716)
• § Sarkar, P., Srivastava, V. and Guin, M., 2022. A Comparative Study through DFT Investigation and Molecular Docking Studies of Potential Dietary Phytochemicals against Cancer Target-DNA Topoisomerase III. Physical Chemistry Research, 11(2), pp.391-408 (Q3; IF: 1.24).
• § De, A., Jain, P., Manna, A.K., Srivastava, V. and Das, R., 2021. An eco-benign synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Aegle marmelos L. bark extract and evaluation of their DNA cleavage, DNA binding, antioxidant, and antibacterial activity. Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, pp.1-12. (Q3; IF:1.7)
• § Ankush Yadav, Shubhangi Singh, Vivek Srivastava*, Namrata Bardhan, Saloni Gupta, Paratpar Sarkar and Harsimrut Kaur, 2021. A Review Article on Vaccine Development and Therapeutics Approach against SARS-CoV-2. The Open Covid Journal.
• § Paratpar Sarkar, Vivek Srivastava*. A review article on dual role of nanoparticles: Boon for Human beings and foe against cancer and bacterial cells, Science and Engineering Journal, Vol. 24, 2020, ISSN NO: 0103-944X.