1. JENY SINGH PALIWAL
Email ID: jenypaliwal@gmail.com Academic Specialization: Microbiology
Contact: +91-8802716857 Languages known: Hindi, English, French (Basic)
Academic Qualification:
 Master of Sciences Applied Microbiology (2011-2013), VIT University, Vellore – CGPA 9.29/10
(Awarded “Merit Scholarship” for Best Academic Performance)
 Bachelor of Sciences (Hons.) Microbiology & Microbial Technology (2007-2011), Sam Higginbottom Institute of
Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad – CGPA 9.11/10
Academic Research Experience:
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at DBEB, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi – (Sep 2013 onwards): Working in DBT
Government of India funded project, “Efficacy and Risk Assessment of Bio inoculants in Cajanus cajan: Impact on plant
growth, rhizospheric microbial diversity, and genes involved in N turnover”
 Proficient in working independently, contributed in research ideation, optimization & troubleshooting of protocols
from scratch and data analysis.
 Adept in designing of strain specific primers for the unequivocal identification of micro-organisms from complex
environment samples by SCAR RAPD technology.
 Conversant with scientific report writing, drafting manuscripts and poster presentations.
Master’s thesis project on “Study of Antimicrobial Profile of Bacteria Isolated from Acne patients” at Institute of Genomics
and Integrative Biology, (CSIR-IGIB) – (Jan to May’13)
 Hands on experience on isolation, identification and characterization of microorganisms of skin microbiota
 Conducted biochemical assays such as SDS-PAGE, Native PAGE, Western blot and basic handling of cell culture
Academic research project on “Studies on heavy metal removal efficiency and antibacterial activity of Chitosan prepared
from shrimp shell waste” – (Jun to Dec’12)
 Conducted synthesis of Chitosan, a natural biopolymer from the exoskeleton of shrimp shell waste
 Physiochemical properties of the synthesised chitosan was in total occurrence with the commercial available chitosan
 Performed scanning electron microscopy analysis was to determine the surface morphology
 Published research findings and presented it at the International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology
(SET)
Academic research project on “Studies on the inhibitory activity of biologically synthesized and characterized Zinc Oxide
nanoparticles” – (Jan to May’12)
 Developed an eco-friendly and inexpensive protocol for biological synthesises of ZnO nanoparticles using the
probiotic microbe Lactobacillus sporogens
 The average particle size of the synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticle was found to be 145.7nm through XRD analysis
and they were found to be effective against the pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus
 Findings were published in Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Undergraduate thesis project on “Morphological, Cultural and Biochemical Properties of Bifidobacterium Species and their
Antimicrobial Action” (Jan to May’11)
Publications:
 Sharma R., Paliwal JS, Chopra P, Dogra D, Pooniya V, Bisaria VS, Swarnalakshmi K and Sharma S. Survival, efficacy and
risk assessment of bacterial inoculants in Cajanus cajan. (Communicated)
 Vaithilingam M, Mishra M, Paliwal JS, Singh SK, Selvarajan E, Suganthi V and Devi CS, Studies on heavy metal removal
efficiency and antibacterial activity of chitosan prepared from shrimp shell waste, 3 Biotech. SpringerOpenAccess,
4(2): 167–175. April 2014
 Mishra M, Paliwal JS, Singh SK, Selvarajan E, Suganthi V, Devi CS and Vaithilingam M. Studies on the inhibitory activity
of biologically synthesized and characterized Zinc Oxide nanoparticles using Lactobacillus sporogens against
Staphylococcus aureus, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Volume 7 No. 2 p. 1263-1268 Jun 2013

2. Poster Presentations & Journal Proceedings:
 Jeny S Paliwal, Richa Sharma, Deepshikha Dogra, VS Bisaria, Shilpi Sharma, Strain Specific identification of
bioinoculants in the rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan
Poster presentation at the 3
rd
Open House held at IIT Delhi, 2016
 Jeny S Paliwal, Deepshikha Dogra, Rashi Gupta, Shilpi Sharma, Tracking of strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens in
rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan , presentation at the 54th Annual
Conference of Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI-2013) held at Rohtak
Awards & Fellowships:
 Secured overall 2
nd
Rank in Masters at VIT University, Vellore, India
 Awarded “Merit Scholarship” for Best Academic Performance for the two academic years (2012-2013 and 2011-2013)
at VIT University, Vellore, India
 Awarded the “Best Paper” in 4rth International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Organized
by School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, India (2012). Member of Society of
Microbiologists, SHIATS, India. (2008-2011)
 Won 1st prize in painting competition at Ciencia fusion on the theme, “Microbial diversity and bioprospecting” (2011)
 Won 1st prize in poster presentation, entitled “Microbial Forensics” (2010)
 Organized various department level programs at University level
Languages known:
 English (Fluent) TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) General Score: 100 (out of 120)
 Hindi (Fluent)
 Basic French
Technical Skills:
 Microbiology: liquid and solid culture of bacteria, isolation and transformation, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
(MIC) determination and aseptic techniques
 Cell Biology: Basic handling in cell culture
 Microscopy: fluorescence and light microscopy
 Biochemistry: SDS-PAGE and enzymatic assays
 Analytical methods: Titrations, Spectrophotometry
 Molecular biology: DNA (Genomic and Plasmid)/RNA Isolation and characterization. Gene cloning, restriction
digestion, ligation, transformation, colony screening, Plasmid Isolation.
 PCR: Q-PCR, RT-PCR, RAPD (Random Amplified DNA Fingerprinting), cDNA synthesis
 Electrophoresis Techniques: DGGE
 Computer Applications: Advanced user on Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power
Point) Proficient in various biotechnology related software for gene cloning, DNA and protein sequence comparisons
and use of various databases. Html and Pearl
Short-Term Industrial Training:
 Trained in Quality Control and Microbiology Department for one month at Morepen Laboratories Limited, Parwanoo,
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. (June-July 2010)
 Trained in Quality Control and water analysis at Mohan Meakin Ltd., Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad, India (June- July 2009)
References:
 Dr Shilpi Sharma
Associate Professor
DBEB, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi)
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India
Contact: +91-981040910
Email: shilpi@dbeb.iitd.ac.in
 Dr. Hemant Kumar Gautam
Senior Principal Scientist
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
Mall Road, University Campus
Delhi-110 007, India
E-mail: hemant@igib.res.in