Dr. Anuradha Patel is an assistant professor at DEI Agra's Department of Botany. Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj. Dr. Anuradha has done extensive work on microalgal and cyanobacterial culture, with a focus on physiologicaland biochemicalstudiesof algae andcyanobacteria understressful environmentandtheir bioremediation approach.Published several research articles in high-impact international journals. Currently working on role of signaling molecules in plants and microalgae under changing environmental condition.

      Academic record:

D. Phil. degree in Science (Botany) (2019) on the topic entitled “PHYSIOLOGICAL ANDBIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CYANOBACTERIAAGAINSTARSENICTOXICITY”, under the supervision of Prof. Sheo Mohan Prasad, Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj- 211002, UP, India.

M.Sc. Botany (2013)specialization in Physiology and Forest Biology Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University,Agra

         ResearchAreas:

• Physiologyand biochemistryof plants and cyanobacteria under different environmental stress condition.
• Impact of abiotic stresses on Microalgalandcyanobacterial
• RoleofSignalingmoleculeinmicroalgae and  plantsunder stressed environment
• Role of Phytohormone inmicroalgaeand Plants
• Aquatic   ecosystem  management  under different environmental stress condition.

        Academic  positionheld:

• Assistant professorinBotany,DEIAgra (December 2022- present)
• GuestFaculty inBotany,DEIAgra(July 2021- December 2022)

       Awards:

• Gold medalistin M.Sc. Botany
• 2015-UGCFellowship (duringPh.D.)
• Minorproject: 01(completed) Funded under Seed Money Grant (DEI) 2 lakhs Exploring the nitricoxide  signaling in regulation of redoxhomeostasis for conferring salt stress tolerance and increasing crop yield in some vegetable crop
• SRFdepartment of Botany Universityof Allahabad (May 2017-March 2019)
• JRFdepartmentofBotanyUniversityof Allahabad (May 2015- May 2017)

   ResearchOverview:

•  Research/ Review Paper:17          
•   BookChapter:18
•  Workshopattended:02
•  Conferenceattended:12

List of Publications:    2016-present

Research/review articles:

• TiwariS., Patel A.,YadavV., KhandelwalA., Singh RP., AryaD., Lavaniya S., Meena N., KumarA., PandeyN., PrasadSM (2025).Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Enhancing Crop Productivity and Addressing Toxicity in Plants and Algae.Nanotechnology for environmental engineeringSpringer.
• Yadav V., Arif N., Hussain I, Patel A., Tiwari S., Chauhan DK., Prasad SM (2024). Antioxidant Machinery Modulation by Phosphorous Mitigates Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle toxicity in Triticum aestivum and Solanum lycopersicum Seedlings. Nanotechnology for environmental engineering 9, 573-591 Springer.
• Singh G., Patel A., Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2024). Nitric oxide and 5-aminolevulinic acid up-regulate growth, PS II photochemistry and antioxidant activity in UV-B stressed cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum. Plant Stress 11: 100332 (IF: 6.8) Springer.
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2023). Modulation of salt stress in paddy field cyanobacteria with exogenous application of gibberellic acid: growth behavior and antioxidative status. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants29(1):51–68 (IF: 3.9) Springer.
• Pandey N., Vimal SR.,Patel A., Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2023). copper nanoparticles (cunps) as enhancing agent for biomass production of algae and cyanobacteria: A Review. Biochemical and Cellular Archives (DOI:10.51470/bca.2023.23.2.663).
• Tiwari S., Patel A., Prasad SM (2022). Auxin and Cytokinin Alleviate Chromium-Induced Oxidative Stress in Nostoc muscorum and Anabaena sp. by Modulating Ascorbate–Glutathione Cycle. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 41(7): 2743–2758 (IF: 4.8) Springer.
• Pandey N., Patel A., Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2022). Differential response of copper nanoparticles and ionic copper on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence, oxidative stress, and antioxidant machinery of two paddy field cyanobacteria. Ecotoxicology31(6): 933–947 (IF: 2.9) Springer.
• Singh G., Patel A.,Tiwari S., Gupta D., Prasad SM (2022). Signaling molecules hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) and nitric oxide (NO): role in microalgae under adverse environmental conditions. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum44(7): 68 (IF: 2.9) Springer.
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2021). Arsenate and arsenite-induced inhibition and recovery in two diazotrophic cyanobacteria Nostoc muscorum and Anabaena sp.: study on time-dependent toxicity regulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research28(37): 51088–51104 (IF: 5.8) Springer.
• Patel A., Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2021). Effect of Time Interval on Arsenic Toxicity to Paddy Field Cyanobacteria as Evident by Nitrogen Metabolism, Biochemical Constituent, and Exopolysaccharide Content. Biological Trace Element Research. 199(5): 2031–2046 (IF: 3.8) Springer.
• Mishra RK., Tiwari, S., Patel, A., Prasad, S. M. (2021). Arsenic contamination, speciation, toxicity and defense strategies in plants. Brazilian journal of botany 44: 1-20 (IF: 1.5). Springer.
• Tiwari, S., Patel, A., Prasad, S. M. (2020). Phytohormone up-regulates the biochemical constituent, exopolysaccharide and nitrogen metabolism in paddy-field cyanobacteria exposed to chromium stress. BMC microbiology 20: 1-15 (IF: 4.7)
• Singh DK., Patel A, Tiwari S (2020). Copper oxide nanoparticle application alleviates the cadmium toxicity in Triticum aestivum evident by growth, pigment and oxidative stress. Int. Jr. Inovative. Res. Anal. Rew. (ISSN -2349-5138)
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2019).  Auxin (IAA) up regulates growth, photosynthetic pigment and antioxidant machinery in paddy field cyanobacteria Nostoc muscorum (ISSN- 0971-1260).
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2018). Toxicity assessment of arsenate and arsenite on growth, chlorophyll a fluorescence and antioxidant machinery in Nostoc muscorum. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 167: 369-379 (IF: 6.8) Elsevier.
• Tiwari S, Patel A., Prasad SM (2018). Kinetin alleviates chromium toxicity on growth and PS II photochemistry in Nostoc muscorum by regulating antioxidant system. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 161: 296-304 (IF: 6.8) Elsevier.
• Kumar, J., Patel, A., Tiwari, S., Tiwari, S., Prasad, S. M. (2018). Pretilachlor toxicity is decided by discrete photo-acclimatizing conditions: Physiological and biochemical evidence from Anabaena sp. and Nostoc muscorum. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 156: 344-353 (IF: 6.8) Elsevier.

Book chapters:

• Pandey N., Tiwari S., Patel A., Khandelwal A., Shukla S., Kumar A., Singh SK. (2024).  Application of recent biological process in industrial effluent treatment. In Advances in chemical pollution, environmental Management and Protection. Elsevier.
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Raju AD., Singh R., Parihar P., Prasad, S. M. (2024). Prospecting the Microbiome in Future Agriculture Formulations. In Progress in soil microbiome research, Progress in Soil Science. Springer Cham.
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Khandelwal A., Singh C., Pandey N., Tiwari A., Yadav S., Prasad S.M. (2024). Plants as biomarkers for monitoring environmental pollution. In Biomarkers in Environmental and Health Biomonitoring. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13860-7000 19-7.
• Aymen, U., Khan, M., Patel, A., Tiwari, S., Raju, A. D., Prasad, S. M., ... & Parihar, P. (2022). Stress-inducible Proteins and their Roles under Heavy Metal Stress. In Heavy Metals in Plants (pp. 323-353). CRC Press.
• Pandey A., Singh G., Pandey N., Patel A., Tiwari S., Prasad SM (2022). Impacts of environmental stress on physiology and biochemistry of cyanobacteria. In “Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Cyanobacteria” pp. 65-89 (Springer Nature Singapore).
• Tiwari S., Patel A., Pandey N., Singh G., Pandey A., Prasad SM (2022). Photosynthesis and Energy Flow in Cyanobacteria. In “Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Cyanobacteria” pp. 49-64 (Springer Nature Singapore).
• Fatima A., Singh G., Patel A., Tiwari S., Gupta D., Prajapati DK., Dubey A., Prasad SM (2021). Effects of Salt Stress on Osmolyte Metabolism of Crop Plants and Mitigating Strategy by Osmolyte. In “Physiology of Salt Stress in Plants: Perception, Signalling, Omics and Tolerance Mechanism” pp. 177-197 (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Gupta D., Singh G., Patel A., Tiwari S., Fatima A., Dubey A., Naaz N., Pandey J., Prasad SM (2021). Salt stress toxicity amelioration by Phytohormones, synthetic product, and nutrient amendment practices In “Physiology of Salt Stress in Plants: Perception, Signalling, Omics and Tolerance Mechanism” pp. 198-228 (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd)
• Patel A.,Tiwari S., Raju A., Pandey N., Singh M., Prasad SM (2020). Heavy metal contamination of environment and crop plants. In “Sustainable Solutions for Elemental Deficiency and Excess in Crop Plants” pp. 303-333 (Springer Singapore)
• Tiwari S., Patel A., Raju A., Pandey N., Singh M., Prasad SM (2020). Deficiency of essential elements in crop plants. In “Sustainable solutions for elemental deficiency and excess in crop plants” pp. 19-52 (Springer Singapore).
• Patel, A.,Tiwari, S., Pandey, N., Gupta, D., Prasad, S.M. (2020). Role of spices beyond a flavoring agent: the antioxidant and medicinal properties: “Ethno pharmacological investigation of Indian spices” eds Mishra, N., (IGI Global publication, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2524-1)
• Patel, A.,Tiwari, S., Singh, M., Prasad, S. M. (2019). Role of sRNAs in abiotic stress tolerance: “Plant life under changing environment” eds Tripathi, D.K., Singh, V.P., Vijay Chauhan, D. K., Sharma, S., Prasad, S. M. Dubey, N. K.  Ramawat, N., (Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128182048)
• Tiwari, S., Patel, A., Singh, M., Prasad, S. M. (2019). Regulation of temperature stress in plants“Plant life under changing environment” eds Tripathi, D.K., Singh, V.P., Vijay Chauhan, D. K., Sharma, S., Prasad, S. M. Dubey, N. K.  Ramawat, N., (Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128182048)
• Tiwari, S., Parihar, P., Patel, A., Singh, R., Prasad, S. M. (2018). Metals in cyanobacteria: Physiological and Molecular regulation. In “Cyanobacteria: From basic science to applications”. eds. Mishra, A. K., Tiwari, D.N., Rai, A. N. (Elsevier, ISBN- 978-0-12-814667-5)
• Patel, A.,Tiwari, S., Parihar, P., Singh, R., Prasad, S. M. (2018). Carbon nanotubes as plant growth regulators: Impacts on growth, reproductive system and soil microbial community. In “Nanomaterials in plants, algae and micro-organisms” eds. Tripathi, D.K., Ahmad, P., Sharma, S., Chauhan, D. K., Dubey, N. K. (Elsevier, ISBN-9780128114872).
• Bashri, G., Patel, A., Singh, R., Parihar, P., Prasad, S.M. (2018). Mineral solubilization by micro-organism: mitigating strategy in mineral deficient soil; in “book microbial technology. Eds. Patra, J.K., Vishnuprasad, C.N., Das, G.Springer, pp. 265-285.
• Bashri, G., Parihar, P., Singh, R., Patel, A., Prasad, S.M. (2018). Plant and nanoparticle interface at the molecular level: An integrated overview. in book “Nanomaterials in plants, algae and microorganism”; Eds. Tripathi, D.K., Ahmad, P., Sharma, S., Chauhan, D.K., Dubey, N.K. Elsevier, pp. 325-344.
• Patel, A.,Kumar, J.K., Singh, M., Prasad, S. M. (2016). Silicon translocation in plants recent advances and future prospectives eds. Tripathi, D.K., Ahmad, P., Sharma, S., Chauhan, D. K., Dubey, N. K. (Elsevier, ISBN-9780128114872).