Tikkam Singh

CURRICULUM VITAE NAME : Tikkam Singh DATE OF BIRTH : 1st January, 1992 CONTACT NO. : - EMAIL ID :- ACADEMIC RECORD: Course Year Ph.D. 2020 B.Ed. 2015 M.Sc. (Botany) 2014 B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany Senior Secondary (12th) High School (10th) University/ Board % MARKS University of Delhi Thesis submitted Fairfield Institute of Management & Technology Hansraj College Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi University of Delhi 77.78% 2012 Dyal Singh College University of Delhi 80.40% 2009 GBSSS, Kidwai Nagar No.1 C.B.S.E 67.00% 2007 GSSS Kotli, Mandi, H.P. H.P.B.S.E. 60.00% Ph.D. THESIS TITLE College/ Institute/ Department Department of Botany 64.00% :“Biotechnological and phytochemical investigations of three traditional medicinal plants: Rumex hastatus D. Don, Plumbago zeylanica L. and Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik.” SUPERVISOR : Professor Veena Agrawal INSTITUTE : Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi PROJECT WORK: • Worked as Junior Research Fellow under SERB Major Research Project Entitled “Bio-assay guided Isolation, Identification and Elicitation of Anticancerous bioactive compounds from Nardostachys jatamansi, Psoralea corylifolia and Plumbago zeylanica” w.e.f. - to-. • M.Sc. Dissertation Project on: “Seed Appendages”, under the guidance of Prof. A. K. Bhatnagar. ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS: • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (LS) (RANK-32), December, 2018. • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (LS) (RANK-35), December, 2017. • Qualified GATE in Life Sciences (Botany & Zoology), (GATE Score: 477, AIR: 733/10611), March, 2017. • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (LS) (RANK-27), December, 2016. • Qualified CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test), September-2016, conducted by CBSE, New Delhi. • Topper of Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany degree during-. • Awarded “Best Student of the School” in 12th standard during academic session-. RESEARCH SKILLS AND EXPERTISE: • Plant tissue culture techniques: Media preparation, Sterilization of instruments, Glassware and plant material, Direct and Indirect Organogenesis, Rhizogenesis, Somatic embryogenesis, etc. • Molecular Biology Techniques: PCR, Agarose gel electrophoresis, Isolation of DNA & RNA. • Cell Culture: Cancer Cell Culture and maintenance, MTT Assay and trypan blue exclusion assay. • Instruments: PCR Machine, Elisa-Plate reader, U.V. Spectrophotometer, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) unit, Soxhlet extraction apparatus, Micro and Macrocentrifuge, Sonicator, Inverted microscopes. • Softwares: Graph Pad Prism, ORIGIN, FTIR-essentials, SPSS statistics IBM 21 and NTSYS-pc-2.1 • Operating System: Windows, Others: MS Office. PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS: 1. Singh, Tikkam; Sharma, U. & Agrawal, V. 2020. Isolation and optimization of plumbagin production in root callus of Plumbago zeylanica L. augmented with chitosan and yeast extract. Industrial Crops and Products 151: 112446. Elsevier, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop-. (I.F.: 4.244). 2. Singh, Tikkam; Yadav, R. & Agrawal, V. 2020. Effective protocol for isolation and marked enhancement of psoralen, daidzein and genistein in the cotyledon callus cultures of Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik. Industrial Crops and Products 143: 111905. Elsevier, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop-. (I.F.: 4.244). PRESENTATIONS TO CONFERENCES: 1. Singh, Tikkam and Agrawal, V. 2020. In vitro isolation and elicitation of plumbagin biomolecule in root callus of Plumbago zeylanica L. employing biotic and abiotic elicitors. Presented in the “7th International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology, India: Ethnopharmacology in Development of Scientifically Validated Quality Products from Medicinal Plants and Regularity Aspects” under Young Ethnopharmacologist Award Competition held at Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, India w.e.f. February 15th–17th, 2020 p. 250–251. 2. Singh, Tikkam and Agrawal, V. 2020. Micropropagation, genetic fidelity and biochemical investigations of Rumex hastatus–a traditional medicinal plant. Presented in the “National Symposium on Trends in Plant Biotechnology & Agriculture and 41th Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India” under Young Scientist Category held at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India w.e.f. February 06th–08th, 2020 p. 75. 3. Agrawal, V. & Singh, Tikkam 2019. In vitro and in silico screening of potential cancer inhibitors from Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik., their isolation and elicitation through cotyledon callus cultures. Proceeding on In vitro Biology Meeting held at Tampa, Florida w.e.f. June 08th–12th, 2019 p. S30–S39. 4. Singh, Tikkam; Sharma, U. & Agrawal, V. 2019. Protocol for the isolation, characterization of bioactive compounds from Plumbago zeylanica L. roots and their elicitation through abiotic elicitors. Presented in the “International Conference on Trends in Plant Sciences and Agrobiotechnology and 40th Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India” held at IIT Guwahati, Assam w.e.f. February 14th–16th, 2019 p. 108. 5. Singh, Tikkam; Sharma, U. & Agrawal, V. 2018. In vitro micropropagation and elicitation of plumbagin bioactive compound in root callus of chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica L.) –an important medicinal herb. Presented in “National Symposium on Plant Biotechnology and 39th Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India” held at Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur w.e.f. February 16th–18th, 2018 p. 145. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: • Nine months teaching experience of Biology subject as PGT in Mount Abu Public School, Rohini Sec-18, w.e.f- to-. WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR: Worked as a Volunteer at the 3rd National Conference of Seabuckthorn Association of 1. India on “Seabuckthorn: Translating Research into Sustainable Utilization & Conservation” held at Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, w.e.f. December 19th–20th, 2019. Attended a FICCI-IPO IPR Awareness workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” on 2. 15th September 2017, organized at Delhi University Conference Centre, Delhi, India. Participated in a National Seminar on “Women Rights in India: A contemporary 3. Perspective” held on March 20th-21st, 2015, organized at FIMT Campus, Kapashera, New Delhi, India. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: • Awarded first prize for Inter-College “Ad Making” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2012. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Botanical Quiz” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2012. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Collage Making” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2012. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Botanical Quiz” competition for ViceChancellor Rolling Shield organized by Medini, The Botanical Society, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi in 2011. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Crossword” competition organized by Vasundhara, Botanical Society, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi in 2011. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Plant Product Identification” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2011. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Rangoli” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2011. • Awarded second prize for Inter-College “Collage Making” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2011. • Awarded third prize for Inter-College “Botanical Quiz” competition organized by Prakriti, Botanical Society, Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi in 2009. PERSONAL DETAILS: Father’s Name : Mr. Biri Singh Mother’s Name : Mrs. Sumitra Devi Gender : Male Category : General Languages Known : English & Hindi Permanent Address : Vill. Sukhsal, P.O. Samrahan, Tehsil Kotli Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh-175003, India I hereby solemnly declare that all the above-furnished details are true to the best of my knowledge. Tikkam Singh