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Amrita Mishra
School of Biotechnology
Faculty Profile

Amrita Mishra

Associate Professor

School of BiotechnologyRegular

Biography and academic profile

Dr. Amrita Mishra obtained her PhD from Jeonbuk National University, South Korea. Her research expertise spans bioprocess engineering, microbiology, environmental biotechnology, biomaterials. She has received several prestigious recognitions including the DBT Bio-Care Scientist Award, DST Young Scientist Research Grant, Young Scientist Award from the Association of Microbiologists of India, and the NESA Award. Dr. Mishra has secured major national and international research funding from agencies such as DBT, DST, Swedish Research Council, and JPIAMR and NALCO. Her research focuses on sustainable biomaterials, nanotechnology, wound healing systems. She serves as an Affiliated Scientist at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

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Research Interests

Bionanotechnology and its application in wound healing, Food technology,

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Educational Qualifications

Doctor of engineering

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Administrative Responsibilities

Batch coordinator

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Course Expertise

Bioprocess engineering, Bionanotechnology, Bioresource technology, Microbiology

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Awards and Achievements

  • Bio-Care Scientist (2014), Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
  • Young Scientist Award (2014), Association of Microbiologist of India.
  • NESA women excellence award (2021) in the field of molecular biology.
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Projects and Collaborations

  • Antibiotic resistance: Preventive measures and minimizing consequences in Community, Patients and the Environment through risk assessment and targeted interventions in the context of India: Environmental studies (2022-2027), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden (INR 126.00 lakhs) (Principal Investigator). Additional Grant from EU Aquatic Pollutants TAP (2023-2027), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for Workshops and Mobility in EU. (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Design and implementation of silver-based nanoparticles for combating antibiotic resistance (2023-2027), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) under EU-The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) (INR 73.00 lakhs) (Principal Investigator)
  • Development of a Process Flowsheet and Basic Engineering Package (BEP) for the Production of Precipitated Ultrafine ATH (2026-2028), sponsored by NALCO (INR 1 crore)
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Professional Memberships

AMI, NESA

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Patents and Innovations

  • Photocatalytic process for purification of waste water comprising of chemical and biological pollutants, S. K. Tripathy, S. Das, S. Sinha, A. Mishra, M. Suar, A. J. Tamhankar, C. S. Lundborg, Indian Patent Published (Indian Patent No. 375537)
  • A photocatalytic nano-composition and system for water disinfection, Ananyo Jyoti Misra, Aradhana basu, Arpan Ghosh, Amrita Misha, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Suraj Kumar Tripathy, Indian patent filed (202131030117).
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