ABOUT

NO OF PUBLICATION: 13

11
0
2

Teaching Experience

  • 2019
    Assistant Professor
    Dept. of Zoology, BMT,HG & WBC, Gujarat University
  • 2012
    Junior Research Assistant
    The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI)
  • 2011
    Junior Research Fellow
    The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI) & Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission - (GSBTM)
  • 2011
    Junior Research Fellow
    The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI) & Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission - (GSBTM)
  • 2008
    Junior Research Fellow
    The Gujarat Cancer Society (GCS)

Academic Identity

Scopus Id
Google Scholar Id
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=
IRINS (Vidwan) Id
102630

AWARDS / FELLOWSHIP

  • March 2018
    Received second prize in oral presentation for Young Scientist Award (YSA)
    Ahmedabad Management Association - Ahmedabad
  • January 2017
    Second prize in a poster presentation (research category) entitled, “Therapeutic monitoring of Ara-C
    Ahmedabad
  • January 2017
    Second prize in a poster presentation (research category) entitled, “Therapeutic monitoring of Ara-C
    Ahmedabad
  • February 2016
    Received Silver Medal for presenting (oral presentation) on work entitled - Enhancement of the cytot
    The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad

PUBLICATIONS

ALL
SORTING BY DATE
January 2023

Book Title: Recent Frontiers of Phytochemicals

Chapter Title: Modulation of drug resistance in leukemia using phytochemicals: an in-silico, in-vitro, and in-vivo approach.

ISBN:

Pages: 583 - 599

Language: English

Publisher Elsevier.
Book Chapters Desai, Urja, Medha Pandya, Hiram Saiyed, and Rakesh Rawal
August 2024

Book Title: Nanomaterials and Point of Care Technologies

Chapter Title: Carbon Nanobots as Biosensors for Infectious Diseases

ISBN:

Pages: 174 - 193

Language: English

Publisher CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Book Chapters Medha Pandya, Urja Desai, Shreya Modi
Sep 2024

Title: Phytochemicals as Therapeutic Alternatives and their role in Managing Diabetic Complication-A Review.

Journal: kronika journal

ISSN: 023:4923

Volume (issue): 24 (9)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher Anna university journal
Journals Avani Shah, Jensik Thummar, Hiram Saiyed, Esha Joshi, Dr. Shilpa Balar, Dr. Urja Desai*, Dr. Rakesh Rawal, Dr. Kapil Kumar
Mar 2022

Title: MULTIMODALITY TESTING OF HER2/NEU MARKER IN BREAST CANCER: A CORRELATIVE STUDY

Journal: Towards Excellence

ISSN: 0974-035X

Volume (issue): 14 (1)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Journals Urja Desai Shilpa Balar, Esha Joshi
Jun 2018

Title: Expression of Multidrug Resistance (MDR) genes in Lung Cancer

Journal: GCSMC J Med Sci

ISSN: 2278-7399

Volume (issue): 7 (1)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher GCS Medical College Hospital & Research centre
Journals Disha Jethva, Urja Desai, Jigna Joshi, Apexa Raval, Franky Shah
Jul 2023

Title: Current Drugs and Their Therapeutic Targets for Hypoxia-inducible Factors in Cancer

Journal: Current Protein and Peptide Science

ISSN: 1389-2037

Volume (issue): 24 (6)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher Bentham Science Publishers
Journals Esha Joshi, Medha Pandya, Urja Desai
Jul 2023

Title: Determination of Reciprocal Potential of Ginger, Ashwagandha, and Milk Thistle Using Various Assays

Journal: Journal of Chemical Health Risks

ISSN: 2251-6719

Volume (issue): 13 (4)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher Islamic Azad University Damghan Branch in Iran
Journals Hiram Saiyed, Esha Joshi, Megha Gadhavi, Shilpa Balar, Avani Shah,Urja Desai*
Jul 2017

Title: Molecular insight into drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia: An in-silico and in-vitro approach

Journal: The American Association for Cancer Research

ISSN: 1538-7445

Volume (issue): 77 (13)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-91

Publisher The American Association for Cancer Research
Journals Urja Desai, Sheefa Mirza, Sonia Parikh, Rakesh Rawal
Jan 2016

Title: Synergism of curcumin and cytarabine in the down regulation of multi-drug resistance genes in acute myeloid leukemia

Journal: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anti-Cancer Agents)

ISSN: 1875-5992

Volume (issue): 16 (1)

Language: English

DOI: 10.2174/1871520615666150817115718

Publisher Bentham Science Publishers
Journals Krupa Shah, Sheefa Mirza, Urja Desai, Nayan Jain, Rakesh Rawal
Dec 2019

Title: EGFR Mutation Analysis in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients: A Liquid Biopsy Approach

Journal: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

ISSN: 0970-1915

Volume (issue): 34 (1)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher Springer India
Journals Jigna Joshi,Apexa Raval,Urja Desai,Vinal Upadhyay,Mansi Bhavsar,Kanisha Shah,Rakesh Rawal,Harsha Panchal,Franky Shah
Aug 2024

Title: Ginger-Derived Nanoparticles: A Study on Phytochemical Content, Antioxidant Activity, Antimicrobial Properties, and Toxicity

Journal: The Bioscan

ISSN: 0973-7049NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTA

Volume (issue): 19 (2)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS ASSOCIATION
Journals Hiram Saiyed, Saiyed Aaliya, Nagma Payak, Urja Desai
Aug 2024

Title: Rational Selection of Anticancer Natural Compounds against Isocitrate Dehydrogenases (IDH) -1 and 2 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An In-Silico Approach

Journal: Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

ISSN: 1226-4512

Volume (issue): 28 (2)

Language: English

DOI:

Publisher Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology
Journals Hiram Saiyed, Esha Joshi, Avani Shah, Nandan Dixit, Saumya Patel, Urja Desai*
Apr 2015

Title: Enhancement of the cytotoxic effects of Cytarabine in synergism with Hesperidine and Silibinin in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An in-vitro approach

Journal: Journal of cancer research and therapeutics

ISSN: 0973-1482

Volume (issue): 11 (2)

Language: English

DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.157330.

Publisher Medknow Publications
Journals Urja N Desai, Krupa P Shah, Sheefa H Mirza, Darshil K Panchal, Sonia K Parikh, Rakesh M Rawal

ACTIVITY

Programme Attended

Faculty devlopment programme

Title: Faculty Development Programme on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Start Date: 28 Nov, 2019

End Date: 28 Nov, 2019

Organization: Gujarat University, GUSEC and IPPO

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: National

Programme Attended

Orientation Programme

Title: U.G.C. Sponsored 97th Orientation Programme

Start Date: 06 Jan, 2020

End Date: 26 Jan, 2020

Organization: UGC HRDC, Gujarat University

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: National

Programme Attended

Refresher Course

Title: Refresher Course in life science

Start Date: 12 Jul, 2022

End Date: 25 Jul, 2022

Organization: UGC HRDC, Gujarat University

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: National

Programme Attended

Short term course

Title: Invited lecture on Bio-sensors in digital healthcare system

Start Date: 17 Jul, 2023

End Date: 21 Jul, 2023

Organization: Department of ICT, Pandit Deendayal Energy university, Gandhinagar

Role of faculty: Invited Speaker

Level of Programme: State Level

Programme Attended

Short term course

Title: Online Short-Term Course on E-Content Development

Start Date: 14 May, 2020

End Date: 20 May, 2020

Organization: UGC HRDC, Ahmedabad.

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: State Level

Programme Attended

Short term course

Title: Invited lecture on Machine Learning and AI in Cancer

Start Date: 15 Jul, 2024

End Date: 19 Jul, 2024

Organization: Department of ICT and ECE, Pandit Deendayal Energy university, Gandhinagar

Role of faculty: Invited Speaker

Level of Programme: State Level

Programme Attended

Faculty devlopment programme

Title: ICT tools for Effective Teaching-Learning”

Start Date: 11 May, 2020

End Date: 16 May, 2020

Organization: Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: National

Programme Attended

Refresher Course

Title: for Refresher Course (Online) Bioscience & Biotechnology

Start Date: 02 Feb, 2024

End Date: 15 Feb, 2024

Organization: UGC-MMTTC, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: National

Programme Attended

Seminars

Title: Expert talk on "Stem cell technology: A step towards the translational era"

Start Date: 01 Aug, 2024

End Date: 12 Aug, 2024

Organization: 4th Student Innovation Fest (SIF-2024) organized by VIGYAN GURJARI - Gujarat Pradesh

Role of faculty: Invited Speaker

Level of Programme: State Level

Programme Attended

Seminars

Title: Expert lecture on "Phytochemical-Based Nanomedicine for Advanced Cancer Theranostics: An Integrated Approach"

Start Date: 10 Aug, 2023

End Date: 10 Aug, 2023

Organization: Student Innovation Fest (SIF)-2023" organized by VIGYAN GURJARI - Gujarat Pradesh

Role of faculty: Invited Speaker

Level of Programme: State Level

Programme Attended

Conference

Title: Poster presented "Molecular insight into drug resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An in-silico and in-vitro approach"

Start Date: 01 Apr, 2017

End Date: 05 Apr, 2017

Organization: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR-2017)

Role of faculty: Participant

Level of Programme: International

RESEARCH PROJECTS

PhD thesis and dissertation Guided

Awarded Year
2024

Differential Diagnosis and Prognosis of Breast Cancer: A Study of molecular markers

Shilpa Lavkumar Balar, Dept. of Zoology, BMT, HG & WBC, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

Guided for: Thesis

Awarded Year
2024

Extraction,characterization and analysis of silver nanoparticles from silybum marianum fruit extract

Payak Nagma Yusufbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Analysis of papanicolaou test (pap smear test) for early detection of cervical cancer

Gohel Hina Anilkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Analysis of rheumatoid factor (RF) and cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody test for rheumato

Prajapati Purvi Gautumkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Clinical and cytological analysis of ascitic fluid

Patel Krisha Dineshbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Corelation of haemoglobin A2(HBA2) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in thalassemia patient

Panchal Bhoomi Rameshbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

In-silico analysis of sorbitol dehydrogenase and aldose reductase in diabetes management

Thummar Jensik Rajeshkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Detection of fusion markers by nested PCR in leukemia

Mevada Megha Kalpeshbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2024

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from zingiber officinale

Saiyed Aaliya Sakir Ali, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2023

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticls using Natural Compound and their antimicrobial activity

Shah Nidhi Dipakkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2023

Computational approach to target hypoxia inducible factors

Saiyed Fazal Sadiya Varish Ali, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2023

Extraction and characterization of Malus domestica and citrus sinesis

Patel Het Pareshbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2023

Extraction and characterization of Zingiber Officinale and withania somnifera

Megha Gadhavi, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Corelation between vitamin B12 deficiency and RBC indices.

Nishant panchal, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Age dependant changes in AMH levels and correlation with FSH and LH level.

Dhara Gurjar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Analysis of haemoglobin variant by capillary electrophoresis for thalessemia

Prajapati Saroj, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Prevalence of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3 in different age groups.

Meet Mewada, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and Its Relationship with Serum Testosterone Levels in Prostate Canc

Tabiyad Kinnari, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2022

Extraction, Isolation and characterization of ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS using Qualitative and Quantitati

Sojitra Devid, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2021

Correlation of C-reactive protein, D-dimer and Hematological Parameters in Covid-19 patients

Ajmeri Salman, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2021

Concordance Rate of Non-invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing For Aneuploidy (PGT-A) Against Inva

Karayil Dhanya Sumeet, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2021

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: An individual case study

Nihalani Reshma K, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2021

To Evaluate the Breast Cancer Subtypes Based on Hormone Receptor (Er/Pr/Her2) Expression

Prajapati Divya, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2021

Antibiogram Test of Bacterial Isolates from Urinary Tract Infection among population in Ahmedabad

Jogi Kunjan, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Anticancer Activity of Natural Compounds in A549 Cell-line

Patel Bharvi Pinakinbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Anticancer Activity of Natural Compounds in HepG2 Cell-line

Patel Kajal Girishkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Correlation of clinicopathological parameters in Hypothyroidism

Makvana Mukesh Patabhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Prevalance of vitamin D deficiency in different age groups

Makvana Mehul Bhanajibhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Study on Amenorrhea and its prevalance in females

Vaniya Nehal Ashokbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Dysmenorrhea and its prevalance in females of different age groups

Pathak Disheeta Jitendra, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Impact of clinicopathological parameters in Chronic Kidney Disease

Pansuriya Yogeshree Rameshbhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Evaluation of Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor and HER2/NEU in Breast cancer

Bharwad Kajal R., Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Different factors affecting on Semen parameters and cause infertility

Prajapati Dharti Kantibhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Contribution of life-style factors to the risk of male fertility

Dave Riddhi Bhuneshkumar, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Estimation of vitamin B12 among rural versus urban areas and vegetarian versus non vegetarian

Barot Manisha Modjibhai, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

Awarded Year
2020

Effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Semen quality

Vaghela Tejal, Zoology Department, Gujarat university.

Guided for: Dissertation

e-CONTENT

Module Name: Recent advances in molecular biology & biotechnology in life science

Sponsered: UGC - HRDC, Gujarat university

1st Online Refresher Course in Life Science from 07/09/2020 to 20/09/2020 Dr Urja N. Desai

Patent