PROF. HARI S. MISRA

Academic Background

MSc: Chemistry (Organic), Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, UP. 1983

Ph.D: Major: Biochemistry and Minor: Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand, 1988

Professional Experience

• Distinguished Professor (Biological Sciences), SVKM's NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai, 2024
• Distinguished Professor (Life Sciences), GITAM Deemed to be University, Vishakhapatnam AP- 2022
• Visiting Professor- Toyo University Japan- 2019
• Scientific Officer /H and Chair- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai- 2015
• Professor-HBNI (DAE-Deemed to be University) Mumbai- 2013
• Visiting Scientist and Fulbright Scholar- BWH-Harvard Medical School, Boston- 2013
• Visiting Scientist- Department of Oncology, UTSW-Medical Centre Dallas, Texas, 2011
• Scientific Officer /G, Molecular Biology Division, BARC Mumbai- 2009
• Visiting Scholar and DBT Overseas Associate- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Louisiana, Texas- 2006
• Scientific Officer /F, Molecular Biology Division, BARC Mumbai- 2004
• NCI-NIH-Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, Rutgers University- NJMS, Newark, New Jersey- 1996
• Scientific Officer /C to Scientific Officer /E, Molecular Biology Division, BARC Mumbai- 1990
• Teaching Associate (adhoc vacancy), Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Department, GBPUniv Agri & Tech, Pantnagar, US Nagar, Uttrakhand- 1989.

Research Interest

• Molecular and Cellular Biology of Stresses
• Bacterial Genome Biology
• Structure-Function of protein and DNA
• Molecular Microbiology
• Plant Molecular Biology
• Antioxidant and redox biology

Recent Publications:

• DNA Damage response and cell cycle regulation in bacteria: a twist around the paradigm. Misra HS and Rajpurohit YS. Front Microbiol. 15 (2024) https://doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.138907.
• FtsZ phosphorylation brings about growth arrest upon DNA damage in Deinococcus radiodurans. Chaudhary R, Misra S, Maurya GK, Rajpurohit YS, Misra HS. FASEB BioAdv 5 (2023) 27-42. http://doi.org/10.1096/fba.2022-00082.
• FtsK, a DNA motor protein, coordinates the genome segregation and early cell division processes in Deinococcus radiodurans. Mishra S, Misra HS, Kota S. mBio 13 (2022) e01742-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01742-22
• Label-free rapid electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization using ultrasensitive standalone CNT aerogel biosensor. Prakash J, Dey A, Uppal S, Alexander R, Kaushal A, Misra HS and Dasgupta K. Biosensor and Bioelectronics 191(2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113480.
• Molecular insights into replication initiation in a multipartite genome harboring bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans. Maurya GK, Chaudhary R, Pandey N and Misra HS. J Biol. Chem. 296 (2021)100451. https://doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100451.

Teaching

• Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
• Advanced genome biology
• Microbial and Molecular Genetics
• Molecular Biochemistry
• Cell Biology
• Genetic Engineering
• Advanced molecular, biochemical, and biophysical techniques
• Genomics and proteomics
• Radiation Biology
• Stress Biology
• Research Methodology

Awards/Honor

Academy fellowships

• Fellow of Indian National Science Academy 2023 (FNA)
• Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India 2016 (FNASc)
• Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences 2005 (FMASc) 

Awards and other recognitions

• Indian Science Congress- Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award-2016
• HBNI- Distinguished Faculty Award- 2015
• Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award- 2014
• Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholarship-2013
• S. Sarma Memorial Award (SBCI)-2010
• Elected member of Guha Research Conference- 2010
• DAE Scientific and Technical Excellence Award- 2009
• DBT Overseas Senior Associateship 2006
• INS Young Scientist- 2004
• NCI-NIH Research Associate, UMDNJ-NJMS- 1996-98
• CSIR- NET Junior Research Fellowship, India- 1985