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ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਵੈਟਨਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਐਨੀਮਲ ਸਾਇੰਸਜ਼ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary And Animal Sciences University

ADMISSION 2019-20
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Dr. Vishal Sharma

Designation: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004
Telephone :
Mobile: +91-9729585717
Email:[email protected]

Academic Credentials

  • B.V.Sc. & AH (SKUAST-J, Jammu)
  • M.V.Sc. (Animal Biotechnology, LUVAS, Hisar)
  • Ph.D. (Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal)
  • SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal)

Teaching and Other Appointments

  • Area of Specialization: Animal Reproduction and Stem cell Biotechnology.

Other Appointments

  • Research Associate (01/01/2018 to 31/03/2019)
  • SERB-National Post-Doctoral Fellow (30/05/2019 to 29/11/2021)

Area of Research Interests

  • Exploring the therapeutic potential of stem cells (Germ stem cells and Mesenchymal stem cells) in mouse models for applications in livestock
  • Improving the reproductive performance of Buffaloes using assisted reproduction techniques


Ongoing Projects

Sr. No.

Title

Funding Agency

Year

1

Elucidating Male and Female specific Factors Associated with T-regulatory cells vis a vis Fertility in Buffalo

DBT

2023-26

Research Honour’s /Awards

  • CSIR-JRF which was upgraded to CSIR-SRF after 2 years
  • NDRI- Institutional Fellowship
  • DBT fellowship during masters
  • Certificate of competence in  “Handling and Care of Laboratory Animals”  by JNU, New Delhi

No. of Publications

Research: 18Extension: Nil     
Books/ Book Chapters: 06      
Manuals: 04

Publications

  • Tiwari M, Sodhi M, Sharma M, Sharma V, M Mukesh. 2024. Hypoxia related genes modulate in similar fashion in skin fibroblast cells of yak (Bos grunniens) adapted to high altitude and native cows (Bos indicus) adapted to tropical climate during hypoxia stress. Int J Biometeorol 68, 1675–1687 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02695-5
  • Choudhary RK, Kumar B V S, Sekhar Mukhopadhyay C, Kashyap N, Sharma V, Singh N, Salajegheh Tazerji S, Kalantari R, Hajipour P, Singh Malik Y. Animal Wellness: The Power of Multiomics and Integrative Strategies: Multiomics in Improving Animal Health. Vet Med Int. 2024 Oct 24;2024:4125118. doi: 10.1155/2024/4125118. PMID: 39484643; PMCID: PMC11527549.
  • Kumar A, Sodhi M, Mukesh M, Kaur A, Bhakri G, Chaudhary V, Swami P, Sharma V, Mohanty AK, Kataria RS. 2023. Identification of stably expressed Internal Control Genes (ICGs) for normalization of expression data in liver of C57BL/6 mice injected with beta casomorphins. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0282994. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0282994
  • Mukesh M, Swami S, Bhakhri G, Choudhary V, Sharma V, Goyal N, Vivek P, Dalal V, Mohanty AK, Kataria RS, Kumari P, Niranjan SK, Sodhi M. 2022. Demographic pattern of A1/A2 beta casein variants indicates conservation of A2 type haplotype across native cattle breeds (Bos indicus) of India. 3 Biotech. 12, 167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03232-0
  • Dubey A, Saini S, Sharma V, Malik H, Kumar D, De AK, Bhattacharya D, Malakar D. 2022. Deducing Insulin-Producing Cells from Goat Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Cellular Reprogramming.  https://doi.org/10.1089/cell.2022.0029
  • Ghai S, Saini S, Ansari S, Verma V, Chopra S, Sharma V, Devi P, Malakar D. 2022. Allogenic umbilical cord blood-mesenchymal stem cells are more effective than antibiotics in alleviating subclinical mastitis in dairy cows. Theriogenology. doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.05.0011.  Tiwari M, Sodhi M, Sharma M, Sharma V, M Mukesh. 2024. Hypoxia related genes modulate in similar fashion in skin fibroblast cells of yak (Bos grunniens) adapted to high altitude and native cows (Bos indicus) adapted to tropical climate during hypoxia stress. Int J Biometeorol 68, 1675–1687 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02695-5
  • Verma P, Sharma A, Sodhi M, Tiwari M, Prince V, Kataria RS, Niranjan SK, Bharti VK, Dabbas PB, Lathwal SS, Sharma V, Masharing N, Mukesh M. 2022. Identification of internal reference genes in PBMCs of cattle populations adapted to hot arid normoxia and cold arid hypoxia environments. Frontier in Genetics. doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.730599 (IF: 4.599)
  • Saini S, Sharma V, Ansari S, Kumar A, Thakur A, Malik H, Kumar S, Malakar D. 2022. Folate supplementation during oocyte maturation positively impacts the folate-methionine metabolism in pre-implantation embryos. Theriogenology. 182:63-70. doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.01.024     (IF: 2.740)
  • Saini S, Ansari S, Sharma V, Saugandhika S, Kumar S, Malakar D. 2022. Folate Receptor-1 is vital for developmental competence of goat embryos. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. doi.org/10.1111/rda.14092 (IF: 2.005)
  • Yata VK, Gangwar DK, Sharma V, Dubey SK, Yadav SK, Choudhary S, Kumar S, Mohanty TK, Mohanty AK. 2020. Semen analysis and sperm characteristics of Karan Fries (cross breed) cattle. Animal Reproduction Science. 212. doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106250 (IF: 2.145)

Book Chapters

  • Sodhi M, Mukesh M, Sharma V, R.S. Kataria RS, Sobti RC. 2022. Harnessing potential of A2 milk in India: an overview. In: Advances in Animal Experimentation and Modeling. RC Sobti. Academic Press, Elsevier. Ch 30, pp 379-392. (ISBN: 9780323905831). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90583-1.00016-7.
  • Sharma V, Aneja B, Yata VK, Malakar D, Mohanty AK. 2020. Systemic Nanotoxicity and Its Assessment in Animal Models. In: Yata V, Ranjan S, Dasgupta N, Lichtfouse E. (eds) Nanopharmaceuticals: Principles and Applications Vol. 3. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47120-0_7.
  • Malakar D, Malik HN, Kumar D, Saini S, Sharma V, Fatima S, Bajwa KK, Kumar S. 2020. Stem cells: A potential regenerative medicine for the treatment of diseases. In: Advances in Animal Genomics. Eds: Mondal S, Singh RL. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, UK. Ch 3, pp 33-48. [ISBN: 978-0-12-820595-2]. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2019-0-00045-3
  • Sharma V, Aneja B. Advances in Animal Health and Welfare. 2018. Cattle Health Concerns in India. Ch.12. Agrobios (India) pp 155-172 (ISBN: 978-81-934673-9-8).
  • Aneja B, Sharma V, Yadav NR, Yadav RC. Transcriptomic Analysis for Abiotic Stress Resistance for Crop Plants. 2018. Crop Improvement for Sustainability. Ch. 26. Daya Publishing House. pp 499-514 [ISBN: 978-93-5124-942-9 (HB)].
  • Sharma V, Thakur A, Kumar A, Shama B, Aneja B, Saini S, Malakar D. Conservation of germplasm and stem cells in livestock and their applications in future. 2017. In situ conservation of Indigenous livestock and poultry breeds. Ch. 21 pp 159-71. (ISBN: 978-93-83537-37-2).