Biography

Department :- Botany

Designation :- Assistant Professor

Address :- Department of Botany, Parishkar College of Global Excellence (Autonomous) Jaipur

E-mail ID :- pratimavijay88@gmail.com

Experience:  07 Years

Current Academic role and responsibilities: -

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, PCGEA

Subject Teaching Currently:-

Educational Qualifications:-

 Experience:-

Research Experience-

·         Post Doc: Exploring DNA Topoisomerases as Targets of Natural Drug Compounds from Ethnomedicinal Plants in the Treatment of Cancer and Infectious Diseases of Bacteria and Fungi. Under RUSA 2.0, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. (Jan 2022- April 2025)

·         M.Sc. Dissertation: Isolation & antimycobacterial drug susceptibility pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical specimens”, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur.

·         Actively involved in training M.Sc. and Ph.D. students of the department and helping them to troubleshoot experimental problems.

Area of Interest: -

Herbal Drug Development & targeted delivery, Herbal Cosmeceutical, Cancer Biology, Nanotechnology

Expertise:-

Ethnomedicinal Plants, Bioactive Compounds, Virtual Screening, Tools & Techniques

Area of Research:-

Plant’s Secondary metabolites & their therapeutic applications, Drug Discovery, Cancer Biology, Tuberculosis

 Conference/Seminar/Webinar :-

Oral Presentation in International and National Conferences

1.      Oral presentation on “Exploring anticancer potential of apigenin in Moringa oleifera leaf by in silico molecular docking approach” in a national conference on Technology and Innovation. Organized by Poddar International College, Jaipur, sponsored by DST, Rajasthan, Jaipur from 28 Feb- 1 Mar 2025. 

2.      Oral presentation on “HPTLC based quantification of rutin from leaves of Carissa carandas and in-silico prediction of potential drug targeted towards cancer therapy.” in a national conference on Medicinal Plants: Exploring New Frontiers in Environmental Sustainability and Healthcare Innovations. Organized by department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 14-15 March, 2024. 

3.      Oral presentation on “Antituberculosis activity of methanolic leaf extracts of Limonia acidissima and Murraya Koenigii” in an international conference on Emerging Trends in Plants & Environment Sciences. Organized by department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 2-4 Feb-2023.

4.      Oral presentation on “Role of Secondary Metabolites in Diseases Management” in a symposium on Avenues and Challenges in Life Science. Organized by St. Wilfred’s P.G. College, Jaipur on 22 Feb 2019.

5.      Oral presentation on “Uses of Medicinal Plants in Combating Tuberculosis” in an international conference on interdisciplinary approaches towards environmental sustainability, organised by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Navi Mumbai from 15-17 Nov, 2018.

6.      Oral presentation on “Total phenolic, flavonoid content and antioxidant activity of Limonia acidissima L.” in a national seminar on “advances in natural science for indigenous development in India, organised by Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 30 Sep- 2 Oct, 2015.

7.      Oral presentation on “Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles of Limonia acidissima L. and evaluation of antimicrobial activities” in XXXVIII All India conference of the Indian botanical society & national symposium on “Emerging trends in plant sciences” organised by Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 26-28 Oct, 2015.

8.      Oral presentation on “Screening of antimicrobial activity of various extracts of Limonia acidissima L.” in a national seminar on science for shaping the future of India, organised by CCT, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and ISCA, Jaipur Chapter from 6-7 Oct, 2012.

 Poster Presentations

9.      Poster presentation on “Effects of Environmental Changes on Secondary Metabolites of Plants” in an international conference on Environmental Changes and their Impact on Plants and Human Health. Organized by St. Wilfred’s P.G.College, Jaipur on 15-17 Jan 2018. 

10.  Poster presentation on “Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Murraya koenigii L. leaf and antibacterial activity” in an international conference on Current Challenges in drug discovery research, organised by Department of Chemistry, Malaviya national institute of technology, Jaipur from 23-25 Nov, 2015.

 TRAINING & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 

·         Seven Days online Faculty Development Programme on “The Art of Publishing Articles in Indexed Journals” organised by MCC Research Colloquium, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 12-19 Feb, 2025– obtained A+ Grade.

·         Management Development Program (MDP), sponsored by Ministry of MSME, GOI, from 07-01-25 to 11- 01-25 on Patent Law- Drafting & Filing.

·         AI/ ML in Biology & Bioinformatics. A Summer Training Program Internship (30 Days- 26th July to 8th September 2024) from Biotecnika Info Labs Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore.

·         Three days training on latest CAMAG HPTLC System at India Specific HPTLC Application Research Lab- Anchrom Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai on Feb 08-10, 2023.

·         One week Faculty Development Programme on Qualitative Data Analysis (27 April- 03 May 2021) – obtained A+ Grade. Under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.

 National/International Research Papers :-

1.      Pratima Vijayvargia, Saroj Kumar Jha, Rekha Vijayvergia. Evaluation of Anti-Tuberculosis Potential and GC-MS Analysis of Selected Medicinal Plants of Rutaceae. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research. 2025, 85(1): 66-72. 

2.      Shruti Shree Pareek, Pratima Vijayvargia, Saroj Kumar Jha, Deepika Khandelwal, Rekha Vijayvergia. HPTLC based quantification of β-sitosterol from the leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and in-silico prediction of potential drug targeted towards cancer therapy. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Taylor & Francis. 2024, 42(18):9787-9794. 

3.      Shruti Shree Pareek, Pratima Vijayvargia, Saroj Kumar Jha, Deepika Khandelwal, Rekha Vijayvergia. Molecular Docking and Simulation Studies of Squalene obtained from Amaranthus hybridus with DNA Topoisomerase II alpha. VEGETOS: An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology. 2023, 37(2): 578-584. 

4.      Pratima Vijayvargia, Rekha Vijayvergia. Assesment of phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of Murraya koenigii Linn. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and research. 2016, 7(5): 2163-2167.

5. Pratima Vijayvargia, Soniya Choudhary, Rekha Vijayvergia. Preliminary phytochemical screening of Limonia acidissima Linn. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2014, 6(1): 134-136.  

6. Pratima Vijayvargia, Rekha Vijayvergia. A review on Limonia acidissima L.: Multipotential medicinal plant". International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research. 2014, 28(1): 191-195.

7. Lalit Kumar Bainiwal, Pratima Vijayvargia, Rekha Vijayvergia. Determination of preliminary phytoconstituents, total phenolic and flavonoids contents in the roots, leaves and stems of Cleome viscose Linn. International Journal of Biological & Pharmaceutical Reseach. 2013, 4(12): 891-895.

Ø Book Authored:

1. Dr Reenu Chouhan and Dr Pratima Vijayvargia. A text book on Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany- B. Sc. Part II Botany, CBH Publications, 2019

Awards and Recognitions:-

·         UGC BSR (Basic Scientific Research) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 2014-2016.

·         Academic Excellence Award of International College for Girls, Jaipur (2009- 11)

·         Awarded scholarship under “Gargi Puraskar”, Govt. of Rajasthan.

·         First prize for oral presentation on “Exploring Anticancer Potential of Apigenin in Moringa oleifera Leaf by In Silico Molecular Docking Approach” in a National Conference on Technology and Innovation. Organized by Poddar International College, Jaipur, sponsored by DST, Rajasthan, 28 Feb- 1 Mar 2025.

·         Third prize for oral presentation on “Total phenolic, flavonoid content and antioxidant activity of Limonia acidissima L.” in a national seminar on “advances in natural science for indigenous development in India, organised by Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 30 Sep- 2 Oct, 2015. 

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