Aparna Khanna

Biography

Dr. Aparna Khanna is a Dean of Life Sciences Division at NIMS Institute. She received PhD in University of Mumbai . Dr. Aparna Khanna had 20 years of teaching experience. She had published 40 peer-reviewed research papers and written 2 Book Chapters. She had industry experience of about 8 years. She had patents on Pluripotent embryonic like stem cells derived from corneal limbus, method of isolation and uses thereof. (2006), Establishment of a human embryonic stem cell line using mammalian blastocysts (2006), In vitro assay methods for classifying embryotoxicity of compounds (2007),Methods of Characterization of Mammalian Embryonic stem cells by Multiplex PCR (2009), A Method Of Obtaining Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Medias Method And Composition Thereof (2010). Dr Khanna’s doctoral work involved molecular and cellular characterization of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and development of an immunodiagnostic assay using the capsid protein of HCV. Her post-doctoral work included the characterization of Indian isolates of HCV and mapping the immunodominant region of the HCV envelope protein using synthetic peptides. Her current focus of research is design of novel nanoparticles for stem cell tracking, miRNA regulation and role in stem cell differentiation and scaffolds and biomaterials for tissue engineering, in the stem cell area.

Research Interest

Hepatoprotective activity of phytoextracts, nanoparticles for stem cell tracking, Hepatitis C virus