Research & Publications

Being a part of research driven University, AIB is at the forefront of innovative research in Biotechnology. The research studies undertaken by faculty and scholars present theoretical knowledge in vital areas of Biotechnology as well as its applications. Through such rigorous study program, students gain a critical understanding of theories and practical methods used in undertaking medical research, emerging trends, key opportunities and challenges involved in the commercialization of biotechnology. The research studies focus on the application of advanced biotechnology practice that sustain human and plant life. Faculty and scholars consolidate knowledge, skills, and practical applications through research projects and publications.

Our Expertise Areas

  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Molecular Modelling
  • Bioprocess Technology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Bioremediation and Phytoremediation
  • Animal Biotechnology
  • Computational Biology
  • Drug delivery and designing
  • Microbiology
  • Biophotonics
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Recombinant DNA technology
  • Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Immunotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Stem cells and regenerative medicine
Title of Paper Name of the Author/s Name of Journal Year of Publication ISBN/ISSN Number
Exploring probiotic activity of Lactobacillus sp. isolated from indigenous breeds of cattle in Bhatan village, MH., IN. Jobby R, Flora Y, Bora A, Jha P, Kawalkar H, Desai N CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY 2020 1432-0991
Prospecting alternative source of shikimic acid from clusiaceae of Western Ghats, India and evaluating discrepancies with reference to seasonal variation, developmental stage and sex of Mammea suriga Parthraj R. Kshirsagar, Sandeep R.Pai, Govind D. Vyavahare, Vishwas A. Bapat, Neetin S. Desai Industrial Crops and Products 2020  0926-6690
Indian Spices Enhance the Activities of Antibiotics against Human Pathogens Synergistically Shiral H, Swaminathan R, Patil R, Khandare R, Desai N Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University 2020 2231-4261
Bibliometric Study on Dividend Policy Sanjeev Kadam Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 2019 ISSN: 1755-4187
Photo-bioreactors: Harnessing Solar Energy in Biological Way   Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B Biological Science 2020 2250-1746
Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites as Antidiabetic Agents   Natural Bio-active Compounds Volume 1: Production and Applications 2019  
Biotransformation of chromium by root nodule bacteria Sinorhizobium sp. SAR1   PLoS One 2019 1932-6203
Dietary flavonoids inhibit the glycation of lens proteins: implications in the management of diabetic cataract KK Patil, RJ Meshram, SH Barage, RN Gacche 3 Biotech 2019 2190-572X
Azadirachtin from Azadirachta indicaImpacts Multiple Biological Targets in Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Vishal V Dawkar, Sagar H Barage, Ranjit S Barbole, Amol Fatangare, Susana Grimalt, Saikat Haldar, David G Heckel, Vidya S Gupta, Hirekodathakallu V Thulasiram, Ales? Svatos?, Ashok P Giri ACS Omega 2019 2470-1343
A study of usage behaviour of free wi-fi hotspot services: with specific reference to commuters at the four Mumbai local railway stations Dr. Sameer Kulkarni EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review 6 (9), 87-92 2018 ISSN: 2347-9671
Molecular engineering of an efficient four-domain DAF-MCP chimera reveals the presence of functional modularity in RCA proteins. HS Panwar, H Ojha, P Ghosh, SH Barage, S Raut, A Sahu Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2019 1091-6490
Biosorption of copper and nickel by Sinorhizobium sp. SAR1: Effect of chemical and physical pre-treatment and binary metal solutions Renitta Jobby, Rujuta Vaidya, Pamela Jha, Neetin Desai Research journal of chemistry and environment 2019 0972-0626
An ecofriendly approach for biodegradation of textile dyeDirect Blue 71 by using rooot nodulating Rhizobium sp. Renitta Jobby,Pamela Jha, Subhash Kudale, Abhilasha Kale, Neetin Desai Indian Journal of experimental Biology 2019 0019-5189
Impact of processing on proximate composition and medicinal properties of Mucuna sanjappae seeds: A functional food Ravishankar Patil, Govind Vyavahare, Chetan Aware, Vishwas Bapat, Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy, Jyoti Jadhav Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences 2019 1338-5178
Processing effect on L-DOPA, in vitro protein and starch digestibility, proximate composition and biological activities of promising legume: Mucuna macrocarpa. Chetan Aware, Ravishankar Patil, Govind Vyavahare, Ranjit Gurav, Vishwas Bapat, Jyoti Jadhav Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2019 1541-1087
Strategies for crystal violet dye sorption on biochar derived from mango leaves and evaluation of residual dye toxicity. Govind Vyavahare, Pooja Jadhav, Jyoti Jadhav, Ravishankar Patil, Chetan Aware, Devashree Patil, Anna Gophane, Yung-Hun Yang, Ranjit Gurav Journal of Cleaner Production 2019 0959-6526
Cyclodextrin-stabilized Gold nanoclusters for bioimaging and selective label-free intracellular sensing of Co2+ ions Jaya R.Lakkakula, DeepikaDivakaran, MukeshchandThakur, Mukesh KumarKumawat, Rohit Srivastav Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2019 0925-4005
Raman spectroscopy as a promising noninvasive tool in brain cancer detection Piyush Kumar Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences 2019 1793-5458
Can omics improve microalgal biofuels under abiotic stress? Salama ES, Govindwar SP, Khandare RV, Roh HS, Jeon BH Trend in Plant Science 2019 1360-1385
Microcosm study of atrazine bioremediation by indigenous microorganisms and cytotoxicity of biodegraded metabolites Kolekar PD, Patil SM, Suryavanshi MV, Suryavanshi SS, Khandare RV, Govindwar SP, Jadhav JP Journal of Hazardous Materials 2019 0304-3894
Dragon fruit extract capped gold nanoparticles: Synthesis and their differential cytotoxicity effect on breast cancer cells Deepika Divakarana, Jaya R.Lakkakula, MukeshchandThakur, Mukesh Kumar Kumawat, RohitSrivastava Materials Letters 2019 0167-577X
Optical Coherence Tomography: Emerging in Vivo Optical Biopsy Technique for Oral Cancer Prashanth Panta, Chih-Wei-Lu, Piyush Kumar, Tuan-Shu Ho, Sheng-Lung Huang, Pawan Kumar, C. Murali Krishna, K. Divakar Rao, and Renu John Oral Cancer Detection: Novel Strategies and Clinical Impact 2018 978-3-319-61254-6
Optical Techniques: Investigations in Oral Cancers Piyush Kumar, C. Murali Krishna Oral Cancer Detection: Novel Strategies and Clinical Impact 2018 978-3-319-61254-6
Biotech Coachings : Why their existence becomes important for students? Piyush Kumar Biotech Express 2018 2454-6968
Chebulinic acid and Boeravinone B act as anti-aging and anti-apoptosis phyto-molecules during oxidative stress Biradar SP, Tamboli AS, Khandare RV, Pawar PK   2018 1567-7249
Raman spectroscopy in oral cancers: insights from animal studies Piyush Kumar, C. Murali Krishna, Arvind Ingle Asian Journal of Physics 2018 0971-3093
In situ phytoremediation of dyes from textile wastewater using garden ornamental plants, effect on soil quality and plant growth Chandanshive VV, Kadam SK, Khandare RV, Kurade MB, Jeon BH, Jadhav JP, Govindwar SP Chemosphere 2018 0045-6535
Densitometric quantification for the validation of decolorization of Disperse Orange ERL by lichen Parmelia sp Kulkarni AN, Bhalkar BN, Khandare RV, Kurade MB, Jeon BH, Govindwar SP Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 2018 1389-1723
Automated pre-processing and multivariate vibrational spectra analysis software for rapid results in clinical settings Tanmoy Bhattacharjee, Piyush Kumar, L Fillipe Proc SPIE, Optical Biopsy XVI: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis 2018 0277-786X
Enzymatic hydrolysis of biologically pretreated sorghum husk for bioethanol production Waghmare PR, Khandare RV, Govindwar SP, Jeon BH Biofuel Research Journal 2018 2292-8782
Nutritional Quality and Antioxidant Activity of Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) Unwrap by Proteome Profiling and DPPH and FRAP assays Parit SB, Dawkar VV, Tanpure RS, Pai SR, Chougale AD Journal of Food Science 2018 1750-3841
Micropropagation, metabolite profiling, antioxidant activities and chromatographic determination of bioactive molecules across in vitro conditions and subsequent field cultivation stages of ‘Shampoo Ginger’ ( Zingiber zerumbet L. Roscoe ex Sm) Jaykumar J.Chavan, Parthraj R.Kshirsagar, Sandeep R.Pai, Nilesh V.Pawar Biocatalysis and Agriculture Biotechnology 2018 1878-8181
Population genetic and phytochemical dataset of : A traditionally important medicinal tree Satisha Hegde, Sandeep Ramchandra Pai, Rasika M. Bhagwat, Archana Saini, Poonam Kanwar Rathore, Sunil Satyappa Jalalpure, Harsha Vasudev Hegde, Attayur Purushottaman Sugunan, Vidya S. Gupta, Sanjiva D. Kholkute, Subarna Roy Data in Brief 2018 0959-6526
Co-planted floating phyto-bed along with microbial fuel cell for enhanced textile effluent treatment Kadam SK, Watharkar AD, Chandanshive VV, Khandare RV, Jeon BH, Jadhav JP, Govindwar SP Journal of Cleaner Production 2018 0959-6526
  Renitta Jobby, Pamela Jha, Anoop kumar Yadav, Neetin Desai Chemosphere 2018 0045-6535
Emerging role of cannabinoids and synthetic CB1/CB2 receptor agonists in cancer treatment and chemotherapy-associated cancer management S. Shah, A, Gupta, P. Kumar Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2018 0973-1482
Automated pre-processing and multivariate vibrational spectra analysis software for rapid results in clinical settings T. Bhattacharjee, P. Kumar, L. Fillipe Proc. SPIE 10489, Optical Biopsy XVI: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis 2018  
Inhibition of a-amylase and a-glucosidase by (6RS)-22-Hydroxy-23,24,25,26,27-Pentanor-Vitamin-D3-6,19-Sulfurdioxide-Adduct, Manoalide and 5ß-Cholestane-3a,7a,12a,24,25,26-Hexol isolated from acetone extract of Helianthus annuus L. seeds Varsha Sonkamble, Nilesh Wagh, Lkshmikant Kamble International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science 2018 0975–1491
Phytoremediation as a green and clean tool for textile dye pollution abatement, In: Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants Rane NR, Watharkar AD, Khandare RV, Govindwar SP CRC Press, Tailor & Francis Group 2017 9781138062603
Raman spectroscopy in oral cancers: insights from animal studies Piyush Kumar Asian Journal of Physics 2017 0971-3093
Effect of chemical elicitors on pentacyclic triterpenoids production in in vitro cultures of Achyranthes aspera L. Sailo, Vinayak Upadhy, Poornananda M. Naik, Neetin Desai, Sandeep R. Pai, Jameel M. Al-Khayri Springer, Singapore 2017  
Effect of TDZ on various plant cultures Neetin Desai, Sandeep R. Pai Springer   978-981-10-8003-6
Optical Coherence Tomography: Emerging in Vivo Optical Biopsy Technique for Oral Cancer Piyush Kumar Springer    
Optical Techniques: Investigations in Oral Cancers Piyush Kumar Springer    
Asparagus densiflorus in a vertical subsurface flow phytoreactor for treatment of real textile effluent: A lab to land approach for in situ soil remediation Watharkar AD, Kadam SK, Khandare RV, Kolekar PD, Jeon BH, Jadhav JP, Govindwar SP Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2018 0147-6513
Delphinium Malabaricum(Huth) Munz. : A Potential Ornamental Crop from Western Ghats Firdose R. Kolar, Sandeep R Pai, Ghansham B. Dixit Health Informatics Journal 2017 1741-2811
Extraction efficiency, phytochemical profiles and antioxidative properties of different parts of Saptarangi (Salacia chinensis L.) – an important underutilized plant. Ghadage DM, Kshirsagar PR, Pai SR, Chavan JJ Biochemistry Biophysics Reports 2017 2405-5808
Molecular modeling and structure-based drug discovery approachreveals protein kinases as off-targets for novel anticancer drug RH1 Gupta PP, Bastikar VA, Kuciauskas D, Kothari SL, Cicenas J, Valius M Medical Oncology 2017 1559-131X
Raman spectroscopy as a promising noninvasive tool in brain cancer detection     2017  
Combination of DNA isolation and RP-HPLC analysis method for bark samples of Saraca asoca and its adulterant. Hegde S., Sandeep R. Pai and Roy S 3 Biotech 2017 2190-572X
Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments, Oct 2017, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p969, 8 p. Varshney RK, Shi C, Thudi M, Mariac C, Wallace J, Qi P, Zhang H, Zhao Y, Wang X, Rathore A, Srivastava RK, Chitikineni A, Fan G, Bajaj P, Punnuri S, Gupta SK, Wang H, Jiang Y, Couderc M, Katta MAVSK, Paudel DR, Mungra KD, Chen W, Harris-Shultz KR, Garg V, Desai N, Doddamani D, Kane NA, Conner JA, Ghatak A, Chaturvedi P, Subramaniam S, Yadav OP, Berthouly-Salazar C, Hamidou F, Wang J, Liang X, Clotault J, Upadhyaya HD, Cubry P, Rhoné B, Gueye MC, Sunkar, Dupuy C, Sparvoli F, Cheng S, Mahala RS, Singh B, Yadav RS, Lyons E, Datta SK, Hash CT, Devos KM, Buckler E, Bennetzen JL, Paterson AH, Ozias-Akins P, Grando S, Wang J, Mohapatra T, Weckwerth W, Reif JC, Liu X, Vigouroux Y, Xu X Nature Biotehnology 2017 1546-1696
Simultaneous determination of vasicine and vasicinone by High-performance liquid chromatography in roots of eight Sida species. Subramanya MD, Pai SR, Ankad GM, Hegde HV, Roy S, Hoti SL Ayu 2017  
In vitro rapid multiplication and determination of triterpenoids in callus cultures of Achyranthes aspera Linn. Pai Sandeep R, Upadhya Vinayak, Hedge H V, Joshi R K, Kholkute S D Indian Journal of Biotechnology 2017 0975-0967
Potential Therapeutic Modalities in Cancer Gene Therapy Prithvi Sinha , Sonia Kapoor , Sachin S. Kadam , Niroj K. Sahu , Amit K. Jaiswal Journal of Krishna Institute of medical Science University 2017 2231-4261
Resolving Identification Issues of Saraca asoca from it’s adulterant and commercial samples using Phytochemical Markers Hegde S, Hegde HV, Jalalpure SS, Peram MR, Pai SR, Roy S Pharmacognosy Magazine 2017 0976-4062
Optimized densitometric analysis for determination of triterpenoid isomers in Vitex negundo L. leaf Sandeep R. Pai & Rajesh K. Joshi National Academy Science Letters 2017 0250-541X
Comparison of shikimic acid content: a precursor for drug against H5N1 from various plant species of Western ghats Parthraj R. Kshirsagr, Sandeep R. Pai & Harsha V. Hegde National Academy Science Letters 2017 0250-541X
Screening and Identification of Structural Analogs of GW9662 and T0070907 Potent Antagonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma: In-Silico Drug-Designing Approach Pramodkumar P Gupta, Shrinkhla Singh, Pritam Kumar Panda, Danish Ibrahim Jasnaik, Santosh S Chhajed and Virupaksha A Bastikar Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2017 0974-276X
“Biological Databases as a Tool in Drug Design and Discovery Process”, book title “Drug Research Reviews”. Virupaksha A Bastikar Apple Academic Press, Ontario, Canada 2017 2641-7561
“Homology modeling - Tool for Protein Structure prediction” Virupaksha A Bastikar Apple Academic Press, Ontario, Canada 2017 2641-7561
Dissecting Genetic Diversity In Garcinia anthochymus Using Issr And RAPD Markers Jayesh S. Anerao, Vikas Jha, Lina Korgaonkar, Shanmuganan P. Devi, Nitin Desai Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics 2017 2305-297X 
Differential Expression of Antioxidant Enzymes Under Arsenic Stress in Enterobactersp Renitta Jobby, Kinjal Shah, Ruchi Shah, Pamela Jha, Neetin Desai Environmental Progress & Sustainable energy 2016 1944-7450
Sience Last Fortnight : Roots To Rout Dyes-Scientists make besharam proud N Desai Current Science 2016 0011-3891
Remediation of textile azo dye Acis Red 114 by hairy roots of Ipomoea carnea Jacq Pamela Jha, Renitta Jobby, Neetin Desai Journal of hazardous materials 2016 0304-3894
Bioremediation of heavy metals Renitta Jobby and Neetin Desai Environmental Science and Engineering 2016  
Comparitive Study of Antioxidant Potential in Hairy Roots and Field grown Roots of Solanum nigrum L. Subhash Kudale, Swaroopa Ghatge, Anuja Shivekar, Chinmyee Sule and Neetin Desai International Journal of Current Microbiological application Sciences 2016 ISSN: 2319-7706
Enhanced production of an anti-malarial compound artesunate by hairy root cultures and phytochemical analysis of Artemisia pallens Wall. Zarna Pala, Vishnu Shukla, Anshu Alok, Subhash Kudale & Neetin Desai 3 Biotech 2016 2190-572X
Optimization of extraction techniques and quantification of swertiamarin and mangiferin by using RP-UFLC method from eleven Swertia species P.R.Kshirsagara N.B.Gaikwad, S.R.Pai, V.A.Bapat South African Journal of Botany 2016 0254-6299
Optimization of DNA extraction extraction methods from Garcinia species for ISSR-PCR, RAPD-PCR and DNA barcoding Jayesh Anerao , Vikas Jha and Nitin Desai Asian Journal of Biotechnology 2016 1996-0700
Trends in cotinine level in urine samples of smokeless tobacco chewers from Belagavi region Kiran S. Nikam, Kanchan C. Wingkar, Rajashekhar R. Kallur, Rajesh K. Joshi, Sandeep R. Pai Medica Innovatica 2016 2320-7582
Comparative Study of Heavy Metal Contamination at Common Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal sites (incineration and Deep Burial) in Mumbai, Maharshtra, India CJ Vincent, AAP Singh, AR Supate, NS Desai International Journal of health science and research 2016 2249-9571
In vitro regenration and optimization of factors affecting Agrobacterium mediated transformation in Artemisia Pallens, an important medicinal Plant Alok A, Shukla V, Pala Z, Kumar J, Kudale S, Desai N Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2016 0974-0430
Comprehensive tissue-specific proteome analysis of drought stress responses in Pennisetum glaucum(L) R. Br.(Pearl millet) Ghatak A, Chaturvedi P, Nagler M, Roustan V, Lyon D, Bachmann G, Postl W, Schröfl A, Desai N, Varshney RK, Weckwerth W Journal of Proteomics 2016 1874-3919
Stem cells and Regenrative Medicine: A Novel cell based treatment for Avascular Necrosis of femoral head Pradeep V. Mahajan, Prabhu Mishra, Manish Khanna, Anurag Bandre, Swetha Subramanian, Manu Menon, Neetin Desai Journal of Indian Orthopaedic Rheumatology Association 2016 2581-9151
Characterization of wheat flour nutritional contents and health hazards Neetin Desai World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2016 2277-7105
Cure for malaria found in Western Ghats? Neetin Desai Hindustan Times 17th November 2015  
Recent Pharmacological Advances of Endangered Species of South India: Garcinia indicaChoisy Varsha Anil Parasharami, Geetika Gunapal Kunder and Neetin Desai Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 2015 2320-0227
Differential Expression of Antioxidant Enzymes During Degradation of Azo Dye Reactive black 8 in Hairy roots of Physalis minima L Jha P, Modi N, Jobby R, Desai N. International Journal of Phytoremediation 2015 1549-7879
Biochemical characterization and antioxidant potential of Cyathodium tuberosum Kash collected from different environmental conditions Arindam Ghatak, Palak Chaturvedi, Subhash Kudale, Neetin Desai World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2015 2277-7105
Hairy root induction and phytoremediation of textile dye, Reactive green 19A-HE4BD, in a halophyte, Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L Vinayak H.Lokhande, Subhash Kudale, Ganesh Nikalje, Neetin Desaie, PennaSuprasanna Biotechnology Reports 2015 ?2158-2742
Evaluation of antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, total flavonoids, and LC-MS characterization of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De.Wilde Arindam Ghatak, Sidhesh Nair, Ambrish Vajpayee, Palak Chaturvedi, Shardool Samant, Ketki Soley, Subhash Kudale, Neetin Desai International Journal of Advanced Research 2015 2320-5407
Sinorhizobium, a potential organism for bioremediation of nickel Renitta Jobby, Pamela Jha, Neetin Desai International Journal of Advanced Research 2015 2320-5407
Innovations in Cellular Medicines Neetin Desai International Conference on H3C Health Sciences Innovation Conference 15-17th Jan 2015  
Quantification of Phytochemicals in hairy root cultures of Rubia cordifolia Linn Neetin Desai, Subhash Kudale, and Swaroopa Ghatge International Journal of Advanced Research 2015 2320-5407
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and its correlation with audiometric observations in heavy vehicle operators suffering with metabolic disorders M. Yadav, K.S. Yadav, A. Netterwala, B. Khan, N.S. Desai International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research 2015 0976-5549
  • Pandit, S., Roy, S. (2019). Aspects of microbial electrochemical system: Principles and Application. Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation”; (Elsevier). pp : 19-48.
  • Pandit,S., Jung, P.S. (2019). Important Factors influencing MFC performance. 2019. “Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation”; (Elsevier). pp: 377-406
  • Varanasi JL, Veerubhotla R, Pandit S, D Das D. (2019). Biohydrogen Production Using Microbial Electrolysis Cell: Recent Advances and Future Prospects; “Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation” (Elsevier). pp: 843-869.
  • Jobby R & Desai N. (2017) Bioremediation of Heavy Metals. Chap 8 pp 201- 220. Environmental Science and Engineering Vol. 8. Biodegradation and Bioremediation. 1st Edition. Studium Press LLC ISBN 10: 1-62699-096-4.
  • Rane NR, Watharkar AD, Khandare RV, Govindwar SP (2017) Phytoremediation as a green and clean tool for textile dye pollution abatement, In: Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants, (Ed. Ram Chandra), Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fl 33487, USA. ISBN: 9781138062603.
  • Sonkamble VV*, Wagh NS* and Sandeep R. Pai ‘Role of plant secondary metabolites as antidiabetic agents’ Chapter in book on Plant Metabolites as new leads to drug discovery. Ed. By Swamy M.K. Published by Springer. (In press).
  • Sailo L, Upadhya V, Naik PM, Desai N, Sandeep R. Pai* and Al-Khayri JM*. ‘Effect of chemical elicitors on pentacyclic triterpenoids production in in vitro cultures of Achyranthes aspera L.’ Chapter in A book on Biotechnological approaches for genetic improvement of medicinal and aromatic plants. Ed. by Nitish Kumar. Published by Springer. ISBN: 978-981-13-0534-4 (DOI 10.1007/978-981-13-0535-1).
  • Sandeep R. Pai* and Neetin Desai ‘Effect of TDZ on various plant cultures’ Chapter in A book on Thidiazuron: From Urea Derivative to Plant Growth Regulator Ed. by Ahmad N. and Faisal M. Published by Springer ISBN: 978-981-10-8003-6 (DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-8004-3).
  • Prashanth Panta, Chih-Wei-Lu, Piyush Kumar, Tuan-Shu Ho, Sheng-Lung Huang, Pawan Kumar, C. Murali Krishna, K. Divakar Rao, and Renu John, Optical Coherence Tomography: Emerging in Vivo Optical Biopsy Technique for Oral Cancer, Oral Cancer Detection: Novel Strategies and Clinical Impact, Springer-Verlag, ISBN-978-3-319-61254-6, (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-61255-3)
  • Piyush Kumar, C. Murali Krishna, Optical Techniques: Investigations in Oral Cancers, Oral Cancer Detection: Novel Strategies and Clinical Impact, Springer-Verlag, ISBN-978-3-319-61254-6, (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-61255-3).
  • Santosh S. Chhajed, Virupaksha Bastikar, Pramodkumar Gupta, and Shital Chaskar, Biological Databases as a Tool in Drug Design and Discovery Process”, book title “Drug Research Reviews”, Apple Academic Press, Ontario, Canada.
  • Santosh S. Chhajed, Pramodkumar Gupta, Virupaksha Bastikar, and Vaibhav Patil , Homology modeling - Tool for Protein Structure prediction” authored by book title “Drug Research Reviews”, Apple Academic Press, Ontario, Canada.
  • Santosh S. Chhajed, Virupaksha A. Bastikar, Alpana V. Bastikar, Debarshi Kar Mahapatra, Computer Aided Drug Design”, Pharmaceutical & Allied Sciences: Current Concepts Series Vol.55; Everest Publishing Group (As per PCI new syllabus guidelines)
  • Sience Last Fortnight: Roots To Rout Dyes-Scientists make besharam proud. Current Science - News , Vol 110. July 2016