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Dr. MANOJ THAKUR

Dr. MANOJ THAKUR

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BOTANY

Emailmanojthakur@svc.du.ac.in
AddressDEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, BENITO JUAREZ ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110021.
Educational Qualifications
Degree / CertificationInstitutionYear
Ph.D.Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru2018
M.Sc. Life SceincesJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi2012
B.Sc. (Hons.) BotanyAcharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi2010
Career Profile & Administrative Assignments
CategoryRole / DesignationDept / InstitutionPeriodRemarksAttachment
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CONVENER ENACTUS Sri Venkateswara College 04.Aug.2026 – Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS INTERNAL EXPERT INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE (IBC) Sri Venkateswara College 06.Jul.2026 – Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College 01.Aug.2025 – Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-COORDINATOR NAAC CRITERION 2 Sri Venkateswara College 25.Jul.2025 – Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College 01.Oct.2023 – Till date
Other Profiles & Specializations

No specializations published.

Research Guidance

No research guidance entries published.

Publications
CategoryJournal / ConferenceTitleAuthor(s)Month / YearAttachment
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Molecular Dissection of the UvrC Protein Involved in Nucleotide Excision Repair in Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of molecular biology Sivadasan, P. C., Thakur, M., & Neelakanteshwar Patil, K.
Joint Author
August 2026
CHAPTER
International
The Circadian Rhythms in Plants: An Introduction Springer, Singapore Chhajer, A.K., Tayal, P., Thakur, M., Jha, G., Saini, S., Kothari, S.L.
Joint Author
January 2026
RESEARCH PAPERS
International
The Crystal Structure and Biochemical Analyses of Escherichia coli YqgF Illuminate Its Diverse Functions. Journal of Molecular Biology Thakur M, Dhyani KM, Galkin A, Krajewski WW, Yavasani S, Demirkan E, Howard A, Herzberg O, Muniyappa K.
Corresponding Author
September 2025
RESEARCH PAPERS
International
Green synthesis of nanomaterials used as nano-fertiliser for sustainability in crop production: A overview on recent advancements and future perspectives. Plant Nano Biology Bansal, M., Jyoti, N., Bharti, A., Deepika, Sharma, S., Thakur, M., Chauhan, V., and Kumar, R.
Joint Author
February 2025
RESEARCH PAPERS
International
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rev7 regulates DSB repair pathway choice through binding and blocking Mre11 nuclease and Rad50 ATPase activities eLife Badugu S., Dhyani K.M., Thakur M., and Muniyappa K
Joint Author
December 2024
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Interplay of heavy metal accumulation, physiological responses, and microbiome dynamics in lichens: insights and future directions Environmental monitoring and assessment Thakur, M., Bhatt, A., Sharma, V., & Mathur, V
First Author
September 2024
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Prokaryotic DNA Crossroads: Holliday Junction Formation and Resolution. ACS Omega Nautiyal, A. and Thakur, M.*
Corresponding Author
February 2024
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Global genome and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair pathway in prokaryotes. J Biosci. Thakur M and Muniyappa K
Corresponding Author
December 2023
JOURNAL PAPER
International
SUMOylation of yeast Pso2 enhances its translocation and accumulation in the mitochondria and suppresses methyl methanesulfonate-induced mitochondrial DNA damage Molecular Microbiology Somashekara, S. C., Dhyani, K. M., Thakur, M., and Muniyappa, K.
Joint Author
August 2023
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Macrophage activation highlight an important role for NER proteins in the survival, latency and multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis Thakur M and Muniyappa K
Corresponding Author
January 2023
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Interrogating the substrate specificity landscape of UvrC reveals novel insights into its non-canonical function. Biophysical Journal Thakur, M.,* Parulekar, R. S., Barale, S. S., Sonawane, K. D., and Muniyappa, K.*
First Author, Corresponding Author
August 2022
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Novel insights into ATP-stimulated cleavage of branched DNA and RNA substrates through structure-guided studies of the Holliday junction resolvase RuvX. Journal of Molecular Biology Thakur, M., Mohan, D., Singh. A. K., Agarwal, A., Balasubramanian, G., and Muniyappa, K.
First Author
June 2021
JOURNAL PAPER
International
The intrinsic ATPase activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrC is crucial for its damage-specific DNA incision function. The FEBS Journal Thakur, M., Ankit Agarwal and Muniyappa, K.
First Author
June 2020
JOURNAL PAPER
International
UvrA and UvrC subunits of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrABC excinuclease interact independently of UvrB and DNA. FEBS Letters Thakur, M., Badugu, S., and Muniyappa, K.
First Author
March 2020
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Deciphering the essentiality and function of SxSx motif in Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrB Biochimie Thakur M and Muniyappa K
First Author
March 2020
CHAPTER
International
Nucleotide excision repair in mycobacteria Springer, Singapore Thakur M and Muniyappa K
First Author
December 2019
JOURNAL PAPER
International
Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrB Is a Robust DNA-Stimulated ATPase That Also Possesses Structure-Specific ATP-Dependent DNA Helicase Activity Biochemistry Thakur, M., Mohan, D., Singh. A. K., Agarwal, A., Balasubramanian, G., and Muniyappa, K.
First Author
September 2016
Research Projects

No research projects published.

Books

No books published.

Faculty Achievements
YearCategoryRoleLevelName / EventDate From – ToAttachment
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED CO-CONVENER College SVC गुरुकु ल: विद्यालय सेमहाविद्यालय तक 11.Feb.2025 – 12.Feb.2025
2025 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR College Two-Day Hands-on Workshop on Research Methodology 11.Feb.2025 – 12.Feb.2025
2025 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT International 8th international symposium on Bioinformatics (InSyB) entitled “from codes to cells: Advances in Bioinformatics 29.Nov.2024 – 29.Nov.2024
2025 SEMINAR ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International From codes to cells: advances in Bioinformatics 29.Nov.2024 – 29.Nov.2024
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED CO-CONVENER College Mastering MS word and excel : faculty workshop 11.Sep.2024 – 11.Sep.2024