Faculty Profile

Dr. Deepankar Sharma

Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology

School of Science

  deepankar.sharma@opju.ac.in

  •  PhD in Industrial Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) Varanasi - 2022.
  •  M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) Varanasi - 2011.
  •  B.Tech in Biotechnology from College of Engineering and Technology, Uttar Pradesh Technical University - 2008.
  •  Working as an Assistant Professor in OP Jindal University, Raigarh (C.G), from June 2025 to till date.
  •  Worked as an Assistant Professor in Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow (U.P), from Aug 2023 to May 2025.
  •  Worked as a Teaching Assistant in Indian Institute Of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) Varanasi from Jul 2016 to Dec 2022.
  •  Worked as an Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology, Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) from Jul 2011 to Jul 2015.
  •  Bioprocess Technologies
  •  Waste Management.
  •  Machine Learning in Bioprocesses.
  •  Agricultural Biotechnology.
  •  Bioinformatics.
  •  Singh, K., Mishra, A., Sharma, D. and Singh, K. 2019. Antiviral and antimicrobial potentiality of nano drugs. In Applications of targeted nano drugs and delivery systems (pp. 343-356). Elsevier. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814029-1.00013-2
  •  Sharma, D. and Singh, K., 2025. AI-enhanced bioprocess technologies: machine learning implementations from upstream to downstream operations. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 41(8), p.278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-025-04494-5
  •  Sharma, D., and Mishra, A., 2024. Synergistic effects of ternary mixture formulation and process parameters optimization in a sequential approach for enhanced L-asparaginase production using agro-industrial wastes. Environmental Science and Pollution research, 31, 17858-17873. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26977-4
  •  Sharma, D. and Mishra, A., 2023. Apoptosis induction in leukemic cells by L-asparaginase preparation from Bacillus indicus: bench-scale production, purification and therapeutic application. 3 Biotech, 13(1), 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03440-8
  •  Sharma, D. and Mishra, A., 2022. Natural phytocompounds physalin D, withaferin A and withanone target L-asparaginase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a molecular dynamics study. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2022.2036239
  •  Sharma, D. and Mishra, A., 2022. L-asparaginase production in solid-state fermentation using Aspergillus niger: process modeling by artificial neural network approach. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 52(5), 549-560. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10826068.2021.1972426
  •  Sharma, D., Singh, K., Singh, K. and Mishra, A., 2019. Insights into the microbial L-asparaginases: from production to practical applications. Current Protein and Peptide Science, 20(5), 452-464. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203720666181114111035
  •  Singh, K., Sharma, D. and Mishra, A., 2021. Mahua flowers (Madhuca sp.) utilization as a carbon-rich natural substrate for the cost-effective bench-scale production of fumaric acid. SN Applied Sciences, 3(1), 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04176-5
  •  Singh, K., Mishra, A., Sharma, D. and Singh, K., 2019. Nanotechnology in enzyme immobilization: An overview on enzyme immobilization with nanoparticle matrix. Current Nanoscience, 15(3), 234-241. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1573413714666181008144144
  •  Indo US Conference on Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine at IIT (BHU), Varanasi in 2020.
  •  In top 2-3 %ile in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Biotechnology (BT) AIR-261 and Life sciences (XL) AIR 290 area in the year 2019, and 2009. (GATE is national level entrance examination for graduate programs in IITs).
  •  One week workshop on Animal cell culture at NIT Rourkela in 2019.
  •  Workshop on Fast Protein liquid chromatography organized by GE healthcare.
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