Mr. Nitin Swamy is a faculty of Biotechnology at St. Aloysius College.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Currently working on the formation of silver and gold nanoparticles from medical plants.
• Worked on Extraction of Bioactive metabolites from Endophytes fungi.
• Worked on dissertation project entitled “Comparative FTIR Spectral Analysis of Diabetic and Control Serum Samples” at URO Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• RAPD analysis of Asparagus racemosus in Hislop School of Biotechnology, Hislop College, Nagpur.

RESEARCH PUBLICATION

Paper

• Myricetin: a potential plant-derived anticancer bioactive compound—an updated overview. S Kumar, N Swamy, HS Tuli, S Rani, A Garg, D Mishra, HS Abdulabbas, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology 396 (10), 2179-2196.
• Ursolic acid: a pentacyclic triterpenoid that exhibits anticancer therapeutic potential by modulating multiple oncogenic targets. SS Sandhu, SK Rouz, S Kumar, N Swamy, L Deshmukh, A Hussain, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 1-31.
• Developing a protocol for the isolation of high-quality DNA from carbohydrate rich medicinal plant for molecular identification. Laxmi Kant Pandey, Satyaprakash Tantuaiye, B.Sundaram, Yasmin Banu, Nitin Swamy, International Journal of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Volume 1, Year 2019, Pages Page No. 04-08.
• Bioremediation: Features, Strategies and its Current Status in India. Nitin Swamy, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Volume 6, Year 2019, Pages Pg 182-188.
• Analysis Of the Anti-Oxidant and Cell Cytotoxicity Properties of Stevia Rebaudiana Extract by Using In- Vitro Model. Laxmi Kant Pandey, Navya Varshney, Piyush Joshi, Nitin Swamy, Enosh Phillips, Ranjan Singh, Zareen Baksh, Journal of Advanced Zoology, Volume 45, Year 2024, Pages 106-115.

Book

• Environmental Education. Laxmi Kant Pandey, Zareen Baksh, Enosh Phillips, Nitin Swamy. Volume-I, Year 2023

Book Chapter

• Fungal endophytes: entry, establishment, diversity, future prospects in agriculture. Nitin Swamy, Sardul Singh Sandhu, Book-Fungi Bio-Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Nano-Technology, 97-105, Academic Press.
• Water Management in Developing Countries and Sustainable Development. Sutapa Roy and Nitin Swamy, Book- Water Management in Developing Countries and Sustainable Development, Volume 1, Year 2024, Pages 68-77.
• Eminence of Genome Sequencing in Covid-19 Management. Palak Khare, Nitin Swamy. Book –Covid-19 Challenges and Management, Volume 1, 2022, 153-162.
• A Scientific Comparison of Covid-19 and Spanish Influenza Pandemic Affecting the Human Race a Century Apart. Dr Sutapa Roy, Nitin Swamy. Book – Covid-19 Challenges and Management, Volume 1, Year 2022, Pages 386-393.
• Role of Traditional Medicine in Covid-19. Harshita Rajput, Shrutika Kumari, Yati Iyer, Nitin Swamy, Covid-19 Challenges and Management, Volume 1, Year 2022, Pages Pg 45-51.

Published Genbank Sequences

• Medicinal Plants: Anisochilus carnosus-MG564488; Eclipta prostrate-MG561850; Clitoria ternatea-MG561852; Bryophyllum pinnatum-MG561849.

Abstract

• Studies of Plant Growth Promoter Activity in Endophytic Actinomycetes”. Yasmin Banu, Nitin Swamy, Shivani Pachori, Akansha Shinghai and Vijaya Chatterjee.JMA/2017/286.
• Bioindicators: Dyanamic tool for the Environmental Pollution in National Seminar on “Envisioning a Healthy India: Health, Hygiene, Mother and Child” on 21st – 23rd Feb 2019 sponsored by UGC organized by St. Aloysius College (Auto) Jabalpur (M.P).
• Spiritual Intelligence as an Instrument for Human Internal Transformation’’ in National Seminar on “Spiritual Intelligence and Mental Health: A New Paradigm in Teacher Education” on 24th -25th March 2017, organized by Department of Education St. Aloysius College (Auto) Jabalpur (M.P).

National Seminar/Conference

• National Workshop on ‘Collaborative Teaching Strategies for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom in Higher Education, St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur 27-28 October 2017.
• National Seminar on “Nanotechnology: A Futuristic Application in All Discipline of Science” held at St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur 2009.
• National Conference on “Biotechnology for the 21 Century: New Horizon” held at St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur 2009.
• Attended a Seminar on “High Melting Technology” and “Flow Cytometry” at Rajiv Gandhi Center of Biotechnology Nagpur University.
• National Symposium on “Anti-Immunology; Pathogens as Cheats” held at Hislop College, Nagpur.
• National seminar on Frontiers in Modern Biology: From Discovery to Applications on 6 -7 Sep, 2013, Dept of Botany & Microbiology St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur.
• Participated in the Jigyasa 2015 from 4– 10 October, organized by Mahakaushal Vigyan Parishad on the topic “Science and technology for Nation Building: Marching ahead with science to achieve golden future.”
• National Conference on Role of Academic Audit in Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education in India, 21 and 22 October 2016.
• National Conference on ‘The Role of Academic Audit in the improvement of Higher Education’ on 21 and 22 Oct 2017, by the Department of Economics and Computer Science, St. Aloysius autonomous college, Jabalpur.
• National Seminar on “Transformation of Innovative Ideas to Intellectual Property Rights and Possible Start-Up on 16 Feb 2019 sponsored by MHRD and organized by Department of Biosciences, RDVV Jabalpur.
• National Seminar on “Envisioning a Healthy India: Health, Hygiene, Mother and Child” on 21 – 23 Feb 2019 sponsored by UGC and organized by St. Aloysius College (Auto) Jabalpur (M.P).
• Current Scenario & Innovative Approaches for Environmental Sustainability @ DIC, RDVV. (18 October,2022). “Green Nanotechnology: An Environmental Sustainability Paradigm”.
• National level Webinar on “Biosafety and Biosecurity” organised by the Department of Biotechnology, Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar Goa.

Workshop

• National Workshop on “Immunological technique training” on 9-10 Oct 2012 in Mata Gujri Mahila Mahavidyalaya (Autonomous), Jabalpur.
• Attended National workshop on “Science and Technology communication” and “Crystallography” from 21– 27 Sept. 2014, and organized by Mahakoshal Vigyan Parishad in Govt. Model science College (autonomous), Jabalpur (M. P.)
• Attended a workshop on “Biodiversity Act 2002 India” 19 to 20 March, 2015 at TFRI Jabalpur.
• Attended the workshop on ‘Project Based Method and the Role of Academic Audit in Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education’ on 27 and 28 Jan 2017, by the Department of Economics and Computer Science, St. Aloysius autonomous college, Jabalpur.
• Attended a National Workshop on Child Rights and You, at ECC Bangalore, Karnataka from 16 August to 20 August 2017.
• Participated in the National workshop for ‘e-Learning and MOOCs in Higher Education’ on 17 and 18 March, 2018 at St. Aloysius’ College (Autonomous), Jabalpur, (MP), India.
• National Workshop on Applications of XRD and FTIR Techniques in Science and Technology under STUTI sponsored by DST, India (1November -7 November,2022)
• One Day Workshop on Emerging Nanomaterials for technological applications, under SERB Scientific Social Responsibility policy. (16 May,2023).

FDP/FIP

• Attended a National Faculty Induction Programme at GAD-TLC at SGBT Khalsa College, University of Delhi from 7 May-3 June 2018.
• Faculty training workshop of South Asia Oct 23 to 26, 2018 organized by Department of Computer Science St. Aloysius, College (Auto) Jabalpur (M.P).
• Faculty Development Program on “Developing Online Courses for SWAYAM” from 21 June to 05 July, 2021 organized By School of Computer Science & IT and Online Program Cell, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani.
• Government of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Higher Education Faculty Development Program Best Practices in Development Of E-Content (PowerPoint Based Video Lectures) Of Six Days From 12 July to 17 July 2021.
• Faculty Development Program on Computer Aided Drug Design- (23 January-29 January,2023)

• Demonstrated “Restriction Digestion technique” in UGC sponsored National Workshop on “Applied techniques in Biology” 5-7th February 2015 organized by Dept. of Biotechnology & Zoology of St. Aloysius College (autonomous) Jabalpur.
• Demonstrated a technique on “Isolation of DNA from Plant tissue” in a UGC sponsored National Workshop on “Applied techniques in Biology” 5-7th February 2015 organized by Dept. of Biotechnology & Zoology of St. Aloysius College (autonomous).’
• Invited lecture on, “Recombinant DNA Technology” and “Molecular Biology” in In-service Course for Biology Teachers organized by KV Regional Office on 13th and 14th June 2019 at RDVV, Jabalpur.

• Resource Person in Faculty Development Program cum Hands on Session for “Enactment of E-Content Maturing (Video Lecture Quality Enhancement) organized by Department of Applied Science, SIRTE.

• Awarded the special prize for the development of “Teachers e-kit” at the faculty Induction program organized at GAD-TLC, SGBT Khalsa College, University of Delhi under the banner of MHRD.
• Won the first prize for presenting a poster on Targeted Drug Delivery System during a National Seminar on Nanotechnology: A Futuristic Application in all Disciplines of Sciences.

Educational Content Creation

• Contributed to the department’s YouTube channel with over 25 video lectures, covering a wide range of academic topics.
• Actively contribute to the department’s blog, developing complementary content that provides deeper insights for students.
• Proficient in using tools such as MS Office, infographic software, Corel Draw, and Adobe PDF to create visually engaging and accessible learning materials.
• Educational video lectures for B.Sc. students, on e-shiksha LMS Portal, Department of Higher Education, Madhya Pradesh: –
• Parental Care in Amphibia and Paedogenesis (B.Sc. II, Diversity of Chordates and Comparative Anatomy). The lecture is available on the eShiksha MP portal.
• Immunoglobulins and Antigen Response (B.Sc. II, Physiology and Biochemistry – Paper II. This lecture can also be accessed through the eShiksha MP platform.