Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
Supervision of awarded/ submitted Doctoral Thesis: - Fifteen
Nitisha Shrivastava. 2015. Repurposing of pharmacopoeia for identifying novel radioprotectors using zebrafish as organism model.
Leena Rawal. 2014. Molecular mining of repeat tagged transcribing genes in water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.
Vikas Kumar. 2013. Designing of novel heterocyclic scaffolds as potential therapeutic agents against Neurodegenerative disorders: A computational approach.
Supriya Pipil. 2013. Expression of Genes (vga, vgb, hsp, era) on Exposure to Estrogens and Characterization of Vitellogenin c in the Indian Freshwater Murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch).
Luni. 2012. Cytoplasmic Reorganization and Hydration in the Oocytes of the African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus, during Meiotic Resumption.
Kumari Vandana Rani. 2012. Induction, Characterization and Expression of Proteins Synthesized by Primary Hepatocytes of Murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch) on Exposure to Natural Estrogens and Xenoestrogens.
Archana Aggrawal. 2012. Role of N-acetylcysteine, an Oxidant in Mitigating the Adverse Effects Associated with Persistent Stimulation of Rat Leydig Cells with hCG.
Santosh Kumar. 2011. Diversity and Ecology of Ciliated Protozoa from Select Biotopes and A Recombinant Cell Line of Tetrahymena thermophila as Potential Model for Toxicological Assays.
Rawat, Varunendra Singh. 2010. Vitellogenins (A and B) and estrogen receptors (a and ß) as indicators of exposure to estrogenic compounds: Gene expression analysis in the Indian freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch). University of Delhi.
Kaushik, Mahesh. 2009. Studies on expression of Androgen and Estrogen receptor-a in specific organs during hypo-spermatogenesis in the rat following hormonal intervention. University of Delhi.
Om Prakash. 2008. Development of ELISAs for Vitellogenin and Choriogenin and Experimental Studies on the Induction of Egg-yolk Precursor Proteins in the Freshwater Murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch). University of Delhi.
Phartyal, Rajendra. 2008. Vitellogenin in the African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell): In vivo and in vitro Induction, Estimation and Partial Characterization. University of Delhi.
Gautam, Dinesh Kumar. 2007. Role of Oxidative Stress in the Regulation of Spermatogenesis in Rats. University of Delhi.
Diwedi, Meenakshi. 2006. Genetics of Radio-adaptive response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. University of Delhi.
Sharma, Sandeep. 2005. Development of food biosensors and characterization of lactase from the catfish Clarias gariepinus. University of Delhi.
Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals
1. Rawal, L., Pathak, D., Sehgal, N., & Ali, S. 2015. Transcriptional Dynamics of Homeobox C11 Gene in Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis. DNA and cell biology.
2. Dimri, M., Joshi, J., Chakrabarti, R., Sehgal, N., Sureshbabu, A., & Prem Kumar, I. 2014. Todralazine Protects Zebrafish from Lethal Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Role of Hematopoietic Cell Expansion. Zebrafish.
3. Pipil, S., Kumar, V., Rawat, V. S., Sharma, L., & Sehgal, N. 2014. In silico and in vivo analysis of binding affinity of estrogens with estrogen receptor alpha in Channa punctatus (Bloch). Fish physiology and biochemistry, 1-10.
4. Verma, V. K., Rani, K. V., Sehgal, N., & Prakash, O. Enhanced disease resistance in the Indian snakehead, Channa punctata against Aeromonas hydrophila, through 5% feed supplementation with F. benghalensis (aerial root) and L. leucocephala (pod seed). Aquaculture International, 1-14.
5. Pipil, S., Rawat, V. S., Sharma, L., & Sehgal, N. 2014. Characterization of incomplete vitellogenin (VgC) in the Indian freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch). Fish physiology and biochemistry, 1-11.
6. Sharma, M., Rawal, L., Panwar, D., Sehgal, N., & Ali, S. 2014. Differential expression of Homeobox C11 protein in water buffalo Bubalus bubalis and its putative 3D structure. BMC genomics, 15(1), 638.
7. Kumar, V., Chadha, N., Tiwari, A.K., Sehgal, N., Mishra, A.K. 2014. Prospective atom-based 3D-QSAR model prediction, pharmacophore generation, and molecular docking study of carbamate derivatives as dual inhibitors of AChE and MAO-B for Alzheimer's disease. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 23: 1114-1122.
8. Aggarwal, N., Goswami, S.V., Khandelwal, P., Sehgal, N. 2014. Aromatase activity in brain and ovary: Seasonal variations correlated with circannual gonadal cycle in the catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 52: 527-537.
9. Rawal, L., Sehgal, N., & Ali, S. 2013. Genome Analysis and Human Health: A Critical Appraisal. Global Journal of Human Genetics & Gene Therapy, 1(1), 16-37.
10. V.K. Verma, K. V. Rani, N. Sehgal and O. Prakash. 2013. Immunostimulatory effect of artificial feed supplemented with indigenous plants on Clarias gariepinus against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 35 (3): 1924- 1931.
11. V.S. Rawat, S. Pipil, L. Sharma, N. Sehgal. 2013. Purification, characterization and expression of two vitellogenins in the Indian freshwater murrel Channa punctatus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 189: 119–126.
12. Om Prakash, Neeta Sehgal, Kumari Vandana Rani, and N Aggarwal. 2013. Isolation purification and characterization of the egg-yolk prtoeins from the oocytes of the Indian freshwater murrel Channa punctatus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 51: 411-420.
13. Sharma, K.K., Shrivastava, B., Sastry, V.R.B., Sehgal, N., Kuhad, R.C. 2013. Middle-redox potential laccase from Ganoderma sp.: Its application in improvement of feed for monogastric animals. Scientific Reports: 3, Article number1299.
14. Sehgal, Neeta, V S Rawat, K V Rani and R Phartyal. 2013. Vitellogenin genes in fish: Differential expression on exposure to estradiol. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 39: 39-46.
15. Aggarwal, N, Goswami, S V and Sehgal, N. 2012. A stereotaxic atlas and technique for nuclei of the diencephalon of catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). J. Env. Bio-Sci, 26 (1): 15-16.
16. V.K. Verma, K. V. Rani, N. Sehgal and O. Prakash. 2012. Immunostimulatory response induced by supplementation of Ficus benghalensis root powder, in the artificial feed the Indian freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 33 (3): 590-596.
17. Tiwari, A.K., Rathore, V.S., Sinha, D., Datta, A., Sehgal, N., Chuttani, K., Mishra, A.K. 2012. Design and docking studies of [diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-(amino acid) 2] with acetylcholine receptor as a molecular imaging agent for single-photon emission computed tomographic application. Molecular Imaging, 11 (3): 240-250.
18. Sehgal, Neeta, A Aggarwal, M M Misro and A Maheshwari 2012. Differential modulation of apoptotic gene expression by N-acetyl-l-cysteine in Leydig cells stimulated persistently with hCG in vivo. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 348: 155-164.
19. Sehgal, Neeta, KK Sharma, B Shrivastava, P Nandal, VRB Sastry, A Kalra and RC Kuhad. 2012. Nutritional and Toxicological Assessment of White-Rot Fermented Animal Feed. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 52 (2): 185-190.
20. Kaushik, M. C., Misro, M. M., Sehgal, N., & Nandan, D. 2010. Effect of chronic oestrogen administration on androgen receptor expression in reproductive organs and pituitary of adult male rat. Andrologia, 42(3), 193-205.
