Sri Venkateswara College
(University of Delhi)
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110021
(Phone No. - 011-2411 2196 : Email - principal@svc.ac.in)
Print Date : 29-10-2025
1. Personal Profile
Title: Dr.   First Name: MANOJ   Last Name: THAKUR img
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR   Mobile No. ----------
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Email: manojthakur@svc.ac.in   Webpage: ----------
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Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4Xdias8AAAAJ&hl=en
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2. Educational Qualifications
Degree/ Certification Institution Year
B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi 2010
M.Sc. Life Sceinces Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2012
3. Career Profile & Administrative Assignments
Category Role/ Designation Department/ Committee Date From - To Remarks
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College 01.Oct.2023 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College 01.Aug.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NAAC CRITERION 2 Sri Venkateswara College 25.Jul.2025 - Till date
4. Other Profiles
Other Profile Name/ Description
5. Research Guidance
Year Guide For Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis Scholar Name Status
6. Research Projects
Year Title of Project Sponsorship Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned Date of Sanction
7. Publications
Category Publication Name Title Name of Author Reference Link/
DOI Link
Publication
(Month-Year)
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Prokaryotic DNA Crossroads: Holliday Junction Formation and Resolution. ACS Omega Nautiyal, A. and Thakur, M.*
(Corresponding Author)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.3c09866 March
2024
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)
https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.15145 August
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Global genome and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair pathway in prokaryotes. J Biosci. Thakur M and Muniyappa K
(Corresponding Author)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38088378/ December
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)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2022.102284 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)
10.1016/j.bpj.2022.07.012 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)
doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167014 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)
doi.org/10.1111/febs.15465 June
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Deciphering the essentiality and function of SxSx motif in Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrB Biochimie Thakur M and Muniyappa K
(First Author)
doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2020.01.003 March
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)
10.1002/1873-3468.13671 March
2020
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)
10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00558 September
2016
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)
10.1007/s10661-024-13103-1 September
2024
CHAPTER
(International)
Nucleotide excision repair in mycobacteria Springer, Singapore Thakur M and Muniyappa K
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9413-4_16 December
2019
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)
10.7554/eLife.96933 December
2024
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)
doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169221 September
2025
8. Books
Category Book Name Title Name of Author ISSN/ ISBN Number
9. Faculty Achievements
Year Category of Achievement Role National/ International etc. Name Date From-To
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 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
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED CO-CONVENER College SVC गुरुकु ल: विद्यालय सेमहाविद्यालय तक 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
 
 
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