Biosketch
Dr. Leena Aggarwal was born in 1992 in Haryana, India. She completed her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and M.Sc. from IIT Delhi, India in 2012 and 2014, respectively. She received her Ph.D from the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India in Feb, 2022. After gaining Ph.D., she worked as an Assistant Professor at Deshbandhu College, DU. Presently she is serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Netaji Subhas University of Technology. Her research work mainly focuses on computational studies of protein-water system using statistical theories and molecular dynamics simulations.
Research area:
Computational Biophysics, Statistical Theories of Mapping Local Water Densities around Biomolecules.
Researcher Ids:
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Scopus ID |
Orcid ID |
Google Scholar Link |
Vidwan-ID |
Any Other |
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kpoJ3PwAAAAJ&hl=en |
542537 |
Researcher Id: KTK-5481-2024 |
List of Journal Publications:
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S. No. |
Academ ic Year |
Authors Name |
Paper Title |
Journal Publication Details |
DOI |
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1 |
2024-25 |
L. Aggarwal, S. Karmakar & P. Biswas |
Differentially heterogeneous hydration environment of the familial mutants of α-synuclein |
J. Chem. Phys. 161, 155102 |
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0230853
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2 |
2021-22 |
P. Pant & L. Aggarwal |
Assessing the DNA structural integrity via selective annihilation of Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations |
Biophys. Chem. 282, 106758 |
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3 |
2020-21 |
L. Aggarwal & P. Biswas |
Hydration thermodynamics of familial Parkinson’s disease linked mutants of α-synuclein |
J. Chem. Inf. Model. 61, 1850 |
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4 |
2020-21 |
L. Aggarwal & P. Biswas |
Hydration thermodynamics of the N-terminal FAD mutants of amyloid-β |
J. Chem. Inf. Model. 61, 298 |
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5 |
2020-21 |
L. Aggarwal & P. Biswas |
Interaction volume is a measure of the aggregation propensity of amyloid-β |
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 3993 |
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6 |
2019-20 |
L. Aggarwal & P. Biswas |
Effect of Alzheimer’s disease causative and protective mutations on the hydration environment of amyloid-β |
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 2311 |
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7 |
2017-18 |
L. Aggarwal & P. Biswas |
Hydration water distribution around intrinsically disordered proteins |
J. Phys. Chem. B 122, 4206 |
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8 |
2014-15 |
A. Srivastava, L. Aggarwal & N. Jain |
One-pot sequential alkynylation and cycloaddition: regioselective construction and biological evaluation of novel benzoxazole-triazole derivatives |
ACS Comb. Sci. 17, 39 |
Invited Talks/Posters
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S. No. |
Academic Year |
Name of STC/Conference |
Place and Date |
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1 |
2024-25 |
Physical Chemistry Symposium 2024 |
IIT Bombay, Mumbai 22-25 Oct, 2024 |
Ph.D. Guided:
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S. No. |
Name and Roll number of Research Scholar |
Supervisor/ Co-supervisor Name |
Title of Research Work |
Date of Ph.D. Admission |
Current Status (Degree awarded/ ongoing) |
Ph.D. Award Date |
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1 |
Yashika |
Dr Pradeep Pant |
Study of water environment around biomolecules |
20/07/2023 |
Ongoing |
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PG/UG Dissertation Guided:
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S. No. |
Name and Roll number of student |
Supervisor/ Co-supervisor Name |
Title of Research Work |
Level (UG/PG) |
Current Status (Completed / ongoing) |
Award Date |
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1 |
Akanksha Nawami (2022PCH6701) |
Dr Divya Nayar |
Computational Investigation of Solvation Effects on Self-Assembly of Single Amino Acids |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2024 |
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2 |
Sneha Kalja (2022PCH6745) |
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α-syn protein in Parkinson's disease |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2024 |
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3 |
Pooja Yadav (2022PCH6732) |
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Protein Aggregation |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2024 |
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4 |
Kirti (2022PCH6719) |
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Amylin in Type II Diabetes |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2024 |
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5 |
Nidhi (2022PCH6727) |
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Effect of mutation in amylin and type 2 diabetes |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2024 |
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6 |
Yashika (2021PCH6704) |
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Water dynamics around proteins |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2023 |
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7 |
Garima Sharma (2021PCH6726) |
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Amyloid-β aggregation |
PG |
Completed |
May, 2023 |
Workshop/ Conference/Symposium Organized:
- Member of organizing team in OCS-2024 held at NSUT, Dwarka on 1 Feb, 2024.
- Member of organizing team in two days international e-conference on “Recent Advancements in Chemical Sciences: Health, Environment and Society” ICRACS-2022 organized by Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi on 8th -9th April, 2022.
- Member of Organizing Committee in "Lecture III: Integrated Approach for Molecular Imaging" of Motivational Lecture Series held at Deshbandhu College on the occasion of National Science Day (28th Feb, 2022).
- Co-convener in International symposium on "Chemical Wisdom by Her" organized by Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi on 31st Jan, 2022.
- Member of Organizing Team in Webinar on "Stress Management and Building Resilience" organized jointly by Deshbandhu College and Pettigrew College on 28th Jan, 2022 under the aegis of Vidya Vistar Scheme.
- Member of Organizing Team in Webinar on “Understanding Sustainable Development Goals” organized jointly by Deshbandhu College and Pettigrew College on 21st Jan, 2022 under the aegis of Vidya Vistar Scheme.