HOD & Assistant Professor

Dr. Urjita V. Sheth

Assistant Professor of Biotechnology

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

Area

Primary Area : Animal Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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.