HOD & Assistant Professor

Dr. Urjita V. Sheth

Assistant Professor of Biotechnology

Area


Primary Area : Animal Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Contact


Email:  urjita.sheth@vvwusurat.ac.in                  Phone: +91 9825333721

Education


    • Ph.D in Biotechnology from Uka Tarsadia University in the Year 2017

    • Master in Biotechnology from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in the Year 2010

    • Bachelors in Biotechnology from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in the Year 2008

Teaching


B.Sc. Biotechnology

    • Biochemistry

    • Cell Biology

    • Instrumentation

    • Enzyme Technology

    • Recombinant DNA Technology / Genetic Engineering

    • Bioprocess Technology / Industrial Microbiology / Fermentation Technology

    • Animal Cell culture/Animal Biotechnology

    • Environmental Biotechnology

    • Biomathematics and Biostatistics

B.Sc. Microbiology

    • Microbial Genetics/Molecular Biology

    • Enzyme Technology

    • Recombinant DNA Technology / Genetic Engineering

    • Bioprocess Technology / Industrial Microbiology / Fermentation Technology

    • Food Microbiology/ Dairy Science and Technology

    • Ecology and Environment Management

    • Biomathematics and Biostatistics

M.Sc. Microbiology

    • Microbial Physiology & Metabolism

    • Fermentation Technolog

Workshops and Trainings

    • Biochemistry: Mole concept, Solution Preparations, pH, Buffer preparations

    • Molecular Biology: Molecular Biology Techniques

    • How to write thesis using MS Word

Research Area


    • Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery

    • Micellar Solubilization of Drugs

    • Targeted Drug delivery

    • Genotoxicity

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Academic Experience


    • Assistant Professor (Adhoc), C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, affiliated to VNSGU till 2012 and then to Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, 28th June, 2010 – 30th June, 2018

    • Assistant Professor, C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, affiliated to VNSGU till 2012 and then to Uka Tarsadia University, 1st July, 2018 to 30th October, 2021

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, School of Science and Technology, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, Surat , Since 15th November, 2021 – Present

Awards & Honors


Publications

    • Research Articles: 11

    • Book Chapters: 07

Membership:

    • Lifetime member of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) since 2016 (Membership ID: 4412-2016).

    • Full Member of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), USA since 20th August, 2020.

Exam qualified: 

    • GATE 2011

    • NPTEL topper for “Biomedical Nanotechnology” course held during April to November 2019.

    • NPTEL topper for “Dairy and Food Process and Products Technology” course held during July to October, 2021.

Welcome

Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) is the First-ever Women’s University of Gujarat approved under Public-Private-Partnership with the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. VVWU is committed to provide quality education and employment opportunities to its girl students through its revamped curriculum and pedagogy. The focus is on prioritizing practical component and experiential learning supported through academia-industry linkages, functional MoUs, skill development training, internships etc. It aims at providing opportunities to the girl students for holistic development and self-reliance.