Meera Yadav

Biography:

Dr. Meera Yadav completed her Master’s and Ph.D in Chemistry from DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,  India. She was awarded CSIR-SRF (2000-2003), twice as DST- Woman scientist A (2005-2008) & (2013-2016) and UGC- Dr. D. S Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-2012) at Department of Chemistry, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. Her research area includes, purification, characterization and applications of Metalloenzymes- Lignin peroxidase, Mn-peroxidase, Laccase and Chloroperoxidase, isolation of fungal strains producing ligninolytic enzymes, their structural-functional studies using X-ray crystallography, spectroscopic and fast reaction kinetic techniques. Use of enzymes in synthetic inorganic and organic chemistry. She has served two years as guest lecturer in Madan Mohan Malviya Technical University (MMMTU), Gorakhpur. Currently she is working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. She has attended and participated in more than 30 national and international seminars and conferences. She has guided one Ph.D and five students are being involved in various research activities in her laboratory. Eight students have submitted their M.Sc dissertation under her guidance till now. She has published more than 40 research papers in reputed national and international peer reviewed journals and reputed standard books. She has also reviewed many research papers. She is life member of American Chemical Society, Indian Council of Chemists and Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists.