Dr. Rachna Mehta

Associate Professor

Academic Area : Biochemistry

Amity Institute of Neuropsychology and Neurosciences (AINN)
Amity Institute of Neuropsychology & Neurosciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida

  • Qualifications
    PhD
  • Experience
    12 years
  • Current Courses Taught
    Brain Metabolism & Energetics;
    Neurochemistry;
    Neuroendocrinology;
    Neurogenetics;
    Advanced Biochemistry
    Linguistics & Language Pathology
  • Research Interests
    Neurochemistry; Behaviour Neurobiology (REM Sleep; Learning & Memory); and Epigenetics
  • Teaching Interests
    Sleep Neurobiology; Neurochemical alterations and their role in health & disease; Molecular biology
  • Publications
    30
  • Projects
    2
  • Professional Affiliations
    Life Member of Indian Academy of Neuroscience (IAN)
    Life Member of Society of Neurochemistry India (SNCI)
    Life Member of the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF)
    Life Member of the Indian Society of Cell Biology (ISCB)
    Member of Society of Biological Chemists (SBC)
  • Professional Activities
    PhD Program Coordinator
    Member of Course review committee and Area Advisory Board
    Member of Student Research Committee and Doctoral Research Committee
    Senior Research Coordinator
    Examination Moderation Board Member
    Mentor Mentee Program Coordinator
    Reviewer for Journal of Biological methods; Plos One; IntechOpen and Bentham Science Publishers
  • Other Achievements
    Awarded International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Early Career Award in August 2023

    Awarded SERB POWER Grant Project (cost Rs 33 Lakhs) as Principal Investigator in April 2022

    Best Oral Presentation Award at International conference on “Human Implications on Biotechnology” in Patna Feb 2016

    Awarded DST Woman Scientist A Project (project cost 30 Lakh) in Aug 2014

    Research work awarded with 11th AJAS-CAPI Outstanding Research Award in Thailand (Bangkok) in 2012 published in Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 24, No. 11: 1529-1540 (Validation of gene silencing using RNA interference in buffalo granulosa cells).

    Indo-German (DST_DFG) Program research fellowship to perform research in Leibniz Institute for Biology of Farm Animals (Molecular biology Unit) Dummerstorf, Germany for period of three months, March 2010-May 2010.
  • Contact Information
    Amity Institute of Neuropsychology and Neurosciences (AINN)
    Amity Institute of Neuropsychology & Neurosciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida