Dr. Jigisha Anand She is a dedicated biotechnologist and academician with a strong interdisciplinary research profile
encompassing microbial biotechnology, natural product based therapeutics, sustainable agriculture, and translational
research. She obtained her PhD in Biotechnology from Graphic Era Deemed to be University in 2015. Her doctoral research,
which investigated the anticandidal efficacy of green tea catechins, culminated in the development of a patented
antifungal formulation (Indian Patent No. 386121). This work demonstrated inhibition of key enzymes involved in
ergosterol biosynthesis in Candida species, highlighting its strong translational and applied research relevance.
Her research has further led to several notable milestones, including the development of nano catechin based
formulations for the management of wound associated pathogens and enhancement of wound healing, the formulation of
antibacterial nano emulsions against clinically relevant human pathogens, the development of organic manure from tea
waste to promote sustainable agricultural practices, and drug repurposing studies aimed at identifying existing
pharmaceuticals with antibacterial potential.
She served as a Research Associate in the Department of Biotechnology at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) in 2017 and joined the
faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2018. She has qualified the Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test accredited by the
University Grants Commission and has established a distinguished academic record, with one granted Indian patent, seven
national patent publications, forty peer reviewed research articles, seven book chapters, and one edited book.
Dr. Anand is currently serving as Principal Investigator of a research project funded by the G. B. Pant National
Institute of Himalayan Environment under the IERP scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with
a total sanctioned grant of Rs. 11.20 lakhs. She has also successfully completed an institutionally funded research
project as Principal Investigator. Her academic excellence has been recognized through several national level awards,
including the Senior Teacher Award, ESDA Young Scientist Award, IPR Excellence Award, and Scientific Excellence Award,
conferred by government and non government organizations.
With over nine years of teaching experience, she teaches courses in microbiology, immunology, virology, and microbial
technology. She actively supervises undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral research, with current research themes
focused on tea quality biomarkers, antimicrobial nanoparticles, wound healing applications, and sustainable
agrobiotechnology solutions.
Research Area
- Herbal Drug Development
- Drug Repurposing
- Nano-medicines
- Phytochemical Analysis
- Biofertilizers
Awards
- U-SET (Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test for Lectureship, Accredited by UGC) GATE (Biotechnology)
- Senior Teacher Award by Microbiologists Society, India
- Women Scientist Award at the National Conference on “Microbial Innovations and Challenges: Opportunities for Sustainability,” conferred by Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology (SCSB)
- ESDA Young Scientist Award at World Environment Summit 2021
- IPR Excellence Award in 2nd Dehradun International Science & Technology Festival 2021 by Uttarakhand Council for Science and Technology
- Scientific Excellence Award in recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Research in 15th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, organized by Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology
- Certificate of Excellence on International Women’s Day awarded in recognition for Continuing Excellence in Teaching and Research, sponsored by ONGC, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Awarded Best Poster Presentation Award at International Conference on Environment, Water, Agriculture, Sustainability and Health (EWASH-2020): Expanding Our Vision Post Covid-19, organized by Save the Environment and CSIR-NEERI, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Awarded Best Paper Presentation at National Conference (NPPAS-2019)
Professional Membership
- Life Member, Microbiologist Society, India
- Life Member, REST Society for Research International Board of Council, India
- Member, International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce, New Delhi
- Patron Member, Environment and Social Development (ESDA), New Delhi
Research Detail
- Dhami, K., Thapa, P., Kumar, S., Semwal, P., Rai, N., & Anand, J. (2025). Green tea–millets based multi nutritive cookies: Innovative formulation and nutritional analyses. Food Chemistry X, 29, 102851.
- Karnwal, A., Agarwal, S., Sinha, S., Mishra, A., Kumar, S., & Anand, J. (2025). Drug repurposing and synergistic potential with epigallocatechin gallate nanocomposite: A novel alternative therapeutics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BioNanoScience, 15, 103.
- Singh, V., Pandit, C., Pandit, S., Roy, A., Rustagi, S., Awwad, N. S., Ibrahium, H. A., Anand, J., Malik, S., Yadav, K. K., & Tambuwala, M. (2024). Deciphering the mechanisms and biotechnological implications of nanoparticle synthesis through microbial consortia. Journal of Basic Microbiology.
- Ghildiyal, T., Rai, N., Rawat, J. M., Singh, M., Anand, J., Pant, G., Kumar, G., & Shidiki, A. (2024). Challenges in emerging vaccines and future promising candidates against SARS CoV 2 variants. Journal of Immunology Research, 2024, 9125398.
- Sinha, S., Pant, K., Mishra, A., & Anand, J. (2024). Curative potential of EGCG based nanoforms in wound infection and wound healing. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials.
- Alghamdi, S., Khandelwal, K., Pandit, S., Roy, A., Ray, S., Alsaiari, A. A., Aljuaid, A., Almehmadi, M., Allahyani, M., Sharma, R., Anand, J., & Alshareef, A. A. (2023). Application of nanomaterials as potential quorum quenchers for disease: Recent advances and challenges. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 184, 13–31.
- Anand, J., Ghildiyal, T., Madhwal, A., Bhatt, R., Verma, D., & Rai, N. (2021). Computational guided approach for drug repurposing against SARS CoV 2. Future Virology, 16(3), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0403
- Madhwal, A., Ghildiyal, T., Bhatt, R., Verma, D., Sharma, S., Rai, N., & Anand, J. (2021). Elucidation of molecular drug targets of hypoglycemic drugs against human gut microbiota. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 16(9), 80–93.
- Anand, J., & Rai, N. (2017). Anticandidal synergistic activity of green tea catechins, antimycotics and copper sulphate as a mean of combinational drug therapy against candidiasis. Journal of Medical Mycology, 27, 33–45.
- Anand, J., Upadhyaya, B., Rawat, P., & Rai, N. (2014). Biochemical characterization and pharmacognostic evaluation of purified catechins in green tea (Camellia sinensis) cultivars of India. 3 Biotech, 5(3), 285–294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-014-0230-0
Total Number of Publications : 51
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