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Meenakshi  Dua

Meenakshi  Dua

Meenakshi  Dua
Meenakshi  Dua
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Environmental Sciences
Room No
105
Off. Phone
011-26704194
Email
meenakshi72@hotmail.com
Qualifications

B.Sc. Zoology. 1992. Department of Zoology, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, Delhi

M.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology. 1994. Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi

Ph.D. Molecular Biology. 2000. Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Natural Microbial Communities, Microbial Interactions and Behavior, Molecular Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbial Genomics, Rhizosphere Metagenomics, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant-Microbe Interactions

Experience

1999-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Research, Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA, USA.

2006-till date: Assistant Professor in SES, JNU. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and postgraduate teaching:

 

 

Undergraduate
M.Sc
PhD
Introduction to Environmental Sciences (ES-301)
Environmental Microbial Genomics (ES-688)
Current Environmental Issues (ES-115)
Research Methodology (ES–695)
Remedial Biology (ES-102)
Laboratory week in Microbial Ecology (ES-117) 
Biodiversity and Conservation (ES-221)
Project and Dissertation (ES-120)

 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Narayan OP, Kumar P, Yadav B, Dua M, Johri AK. (2022) Sulfur nutrition and its role in plant growth and development. Plant Signal Behav. 7:2030082. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2030082. Epub ahead of print.
  2. Verma, N., Narayan, O. P., Prasad, D., Jogawat, A., Panwar, S. L., Dua, M., & Johri, A. K. (2022). Functional characterization of a high-affinity iron transporter (PiFTR) from the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica and its role in plant growth and development. Environ Microbiol. 24(2):689-706. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15659. (Epub 2021, Jul 22).
  3. Narayan, O. P., Verma, N., Jogawat, A., Dua, M., & Johri, A. K. (2021). Sulfur transfer from the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica improves maize growth and requires the sulfate transporter SiSulT. Plant Cell. 33(4), 1268–1285. doi:10.1093/plcell/koab006
  4. Sharma, A., Sanduja, P., Anand, A., Mahajan, P., Guzman, C. A., Yadav, P., Awasthi, A., Hanski, E., Dua, M., & Johri, A. K. (2021). Advanced strategies for development of vaccines against human bacterial pathogens. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 37(4), 67. Published 2021 Mar 22. doi:10.1007/s11274-021-03021-6
  5. Singh RP, Johri AK, Dua M. (2020) Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Diversity in Cotton Rhizosphere Soil in Alwar, India. Microbiol Resour Announc. 9(49): e00987-20. Published 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00987-20.
  6. Yadav P, Verma S, Bauer R, Kumari M, Dua M, Johri AK, Yadav V, Spellerberg B. (2020). Deciphering Streptococcal Biofilms. Microorganisms. 8(11):1835. Published 2020 Nov 21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8111835.
  7. Yadav B, Johri AK, Dua M. (2020) Metagenomic Analysis of the Microbial Diversity in Solid Waste from Okhla Landfill, New Delhi, India. Microbiol Resour Announc. 9(46): e00921-20. Published 2020 Nov 12. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00921-20.
  8. Sanduja P, Gupta M, Somani VK, Yadav V, Dua M, Hanski E, Sharma A, Bhatnagar R, Johri AK. (2020) Cross-serotype protection against group A Streptococcal infection induced by immunization with SPy_2191. Nat Commun. 11(1):3545. Published 2020 Jul 15. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17299-x
  9. Prasad D, Verma N, Bakshi M, Narayan OP, Singh AK, Dua M, Johri AK. (2019) Functional Characterization of a Magnesium Transporter of Root Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica. Front Microbiol. 9:3231. Published 2019 Jan 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03231. eCollection 2018.
  10. Narayan OP, Verma N, Singh AK, Oelmüller R, Kumar M, Prasad D, Kapoor R, Dua M, Johri AK. (2017) Antioxidant enzymes in chickpea colonized by Piriformospora indica participate in defense against the pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Sci Rep.7 (1):13553. Published 2017 Oct 19. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12944-w
  11. Tayal P, Raj S, Sharma E, Kumar M, Dayaman V, Verma N, Jogawat A, Dua M, Kapoor R, Johri AK. (2017) A Botrytis cinerea KLP-7 Kinesin acts as a Virulence Determinant during Plant Infection. Sci Rep.; 7(1):10664. Published 2017 Sep 6. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-09409-5
  12. Jogawat A, Vadassery J, Verma N, Oelmüller R, Dua M, Nevo E, Johri AK (2016) PiHOG1, a stress regulator MAP kinase from the root endophyte fungus Piriformospora indica, confers salinity stress tolerance in rice plants. Sci Rep. 16(6):36765. Published 2016 Nov 16. doi:10.1038/srep36765
  13. Rani M, Raj S, Dayaman V, Kumar M, Dua M, Johri AK. (2016) Functional Characterization of a Hexose Transporter from Root Endophyte Piriformospora indica. Front Microbiol. 22(7):1083. Published 2016 Jul 22. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01083
  14. Johri AK, Oelmüller R, Dua M, Yadav V, Kumar M, Tuteja N, Varma A, Bonfante P, Persson BL, Stroud RM. (2015): Fungal association and utilization of phosphate by plants: success, limitations, and future prospects. Front Microbiol. 16(6):984. Published 2015 Oct 16. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00984
  15. Gahlot, S., Joshi, A., Singh, P., Tuteja, R., Dua, M., Jogawat, A., Kumar, M., Raj, S, Dayaman, M., Johri, A. K., and Tuteja, N. (2015) Isolation of genes conferring salt tolerance from Piriformospora indica by random over-expression in Escherichia coli". World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 31(8):1195-209. doi:10.1007/s11274-015-1867-5
  16. Arya DK, Sharma A, Mehta G, Dua M, Johri AK. (2014) Molecular epidemiology and virulence characteristics of prevalent group A streptococci recovered from patients in northern India. J Infect Dev. Ctries. 8(3):271-81. Published 2014 Mar 13. doi:10.3855/jidc.2874
  17. Jogawat A, Saha S, Bakshi M, Dayaman V, Kumar M, Dua M, Varma A, Oelmüller R, Tuteja N, Johri AK. (2013) Piriformospora indica rescues growth diminution of rice seedlings during high salt stress. Plant Signal Behav. 8(10):4161/psb.26891. doi:10.4161/psb.26891
  18. Johri AK, Lata H, Yadav P, Dua M, Yang Y, Xu X, Homma A, Barocchi MA, Bottomley MJ, Saul A, Klugman KP, Black S. (2013) Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus in developing countries. Vaccine. 31 Suppl 4: D43-5. Published 2013 Aug 28.  doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.094.
  19. Sharma P, Lata H, Arya D, Pathak H, Kashyap AK, Ali A, Dua M and Johri AK. (2013) Role of pili proteins in adherence and invasion of Streptococcus agalactiae to the lung and cervical epithelial cells. J Biol. Chem 288(6): 4023-4034. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.425728
  20. Sharma A, Arya DK, Dua M, Chhatwal GS and Johri AK. (2012) Nanotechnology for targeted drug delivery to combat antibiotic resistance. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 9(11):1325-1332. doi:10.1517/17425247.2012.717927 (Invited Editorial)
  21. Manoj Kumar, Ruby Sharma, Abhimanyu Jogawat, Pratap Singh, Meenakshi Dua, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Dipesh Kumar Trivedi, Narendra Tuteja, Ajit Kumar Varma, Ralf Oelmuller, and Atul Kumar Johri. Piriformospora indica: A Root Endophytic Fungus, Enhances Abiotic Stress Tolerance of the Host Plant. (2012) Chapter 24 pp. 543-554 (Invited book chapter). Improving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stress, First Edition. Edited by Narendra Tuteja, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Antonio F. Tiburcio, and Renu Tuteja. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
  22. Das A, Kamal S, Shakil NA, Sherameti I, Oelmüller R, Dua M, Tuteja N, Johri AK, Varma A (2012) The root endophyte fungus Piriformospora indica leads to early flowering, higher biomass and altered secondary metabolites of the medicinal plant, Coleus forskohlii. Plant Signal Behav. 7(1):103-112. doi:10.4161/psb.7.1.18472
  23. Johri A.K, Paoletti, LC, Glaser P, Dua M, Sharma PK, Grandi G and Rappuoli R (2006) Group B Streptococcus: global incidence and vaccine development: Nat Rev Microbiol. 4(12):932-942. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1552
  24. Johri A.K, Dua M, Sharma P, Sharma A, Saraya R, Arpana and Hemlata. (2006) Use of Proteomics in Microbial Pathogenesis. Adv. Bio. Tech. March: 15-20. (Cover and feature story)
  25. Dhawan S, Dua M, Chishti AH and Hanspal M (2003) Ankyrin peptide blocks falcipain-2-mediated malaria parasite release from red blood cells. J Biol Chem. 278(32):30180-30186. doi:10.1074/jbc.M305132200
  26. Hanspal M, Dua M, Takakuwa Y, Chishti AH and Mizuno A (2002) Plasmodium falciparum cysteine protease falcipain-2 cleaves erythrocyte membrane skeletal proteins at late stages of parasite development. Blood. 100(3):1048-1054. doi:10.1182/blood-2002-01-0101
  27. Dua M, Singh A, Sethunathan N and Johri AK (2002) Biotechnology and Bioremediation: success and limitations. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 59(2-3): 143-52.
  28. Dua M, Raphael P, Sijwali P, Rosenthal P and Hanspal M (2001) Recombinant Falcipain-2 cleaves erythrocyte membrane ankyrin and protein 4.1 Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 116(1): 95-99.
  29. Tuteja D, Dua M, Khanna R, Dhingra N, Khanna M, Kaur H, Saxena DM and Lal R. (2000) The importance of homologous recombination in the generation of large deletions in hybrid plasmids in Amycolatopsis mediterranei. Plasmid 43(1): 1-11. Academic Press, USA.
  30. Dua M, Raphael P, Sijwali PS, Rosenthal PJ, Chishti AH and Hanspal M. (2000) Falcipain-2: Molecular cloning and characterization of Plasmodium falciparum cysteine protease that cleaves erythrocyte membrane ankyrin and protein 4.1. Blood Suppl. 96: 222a
  31. Johri AK, Dua M, Saxena DM and Sethunathan N. (2000) Enhanced degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers by Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Curr. Microbiol. 41(5): 309-311. Springer Verlag, USA.
  32. Johri AK, Dua M, Singh A, Sethunathan N and Legge RL. (1999) Characterization and regulation of catabolic genes. CRC Rev. Microbiol.  25(4): 245-273. CRC Press, USA.
  33. Johri AK, Dua M, Tuteja D, Saxena R, Saxena DM and Lal R. (1998) Degradation of alpha, beta, gamma and delta hexachlorocyclohexanes by Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Biotechnol. Lett. 20(9): 885-888. Kluwer Academic, Chapman & Hall, UK.
  34. Khanna M, Dua M and Lal R. (1998) Selection of suitable marker genes for the development of cloning vectors and electroporation in different strains of Amycolatopsis mediterranei. Microbiol. Res. 153: 205-211. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Germany.
  35. Johri AK, Dua M, Tuteja D, Saxena R, Saxena DM and Lal R. (1996) Genetic manipulations of microorganisms for the degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 19(2): 69-84. Elsevier Science B.V. The Netherlands.
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. Narayan OP, Kumar P, Yadav B, Dua M, Johri AK. (2022) Sulfur nutrition and its role in plant growth and development. Plant Signal Behav. 7:2030082. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2030082. Epub ahead of print.
  2. Narayan, O. P., Verma, N., Jogawat, A., Dua, M., & Johri, A. K. (2021). Sulfur transfer from the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica improves maize growth and requires the sulfate transporter SiSulT. Plant Cell. 33(4), 1268–1285. doi:10.1093/plcell/koab006
  3. Singh RP, Johri AK, Dua M. (2020) Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Diversity in Cotton Rhizosphere Soil in Alwar, India. Microbiol Resour Announc. 9(49): e00987-20. Published 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00987-20.
  4. Yadav P, Verma S, Bauer R, Kumari M, Dua M, Johri AK, Yadav V, Spellerberg B. (2020). Deciphering Streptococcal Biofilms. Microorganisms. 8(11):1835. Published 2020 Nov 21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8111835.
  5. Yadav B, Johri AK, Dua M. (2020) Metagenomic Analysis of the Microbial Diversity in Solid Waste from Okhla Landfill, New Delhi, India. Microbiol Resour Announc. 9(46): e00921-20. Published 2020 Nov 12. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00921-20.

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