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Bio

Dr. Shilpa S. Chapadgaonkar is an experienced academician and researcher with expertise in upstream processing, bioseparation, and enzyme technology. With over 15 years of teaching experience at UG, PG, and PhD levels, she has guided four PhD candidates to completion and is currently supervising three more, along with several M.Sc. and M.Tech. projects. She is leading the Department of Biosciences and Technology at MITWPU as Program Director. She has held key roles such as MSc (Biotech) Program Coordinator, Research Cluster Head, and PhD Program Coordinator, contributing significantly to NAAC and UGC audits. Her research focuses on drug discovery, bioprocess development for biopharmaceuticals, and investigating genetic disorders like infertility and autism. Passionate about sustainability, she has developed technologies for waste valorization, enzyme formulations, and textile wastewater treatment. Dr. Chapadgaonkar’s work has been supported by grants from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), and she has led industrial collaborations with global companies like BASF and Gennova Biopharmaceuticals.

She has published over 40 papers in high-impact journals and authored two textbooks adopted by universities worldwide. Qualification: B.Pharm, M.Sc. Tech (ICT Mumbai), Ph.D. IIT Delhi Experience: 16Y Research: Enzyme Technology, Bioprocess Technology,

Subjects Taught

Bioprocess Technology, Downstream Processing, Animal Biotechnology, Drug Design, Pharmaceutical Technology, Food Microbiology

Research Interests

Dr. Shilpa S. Chapadgaonkar is working in the field of new drug discovery and bioprocess development for high value biopharmaceuticals and biosimilars. She is engaged in the development of bioremediation technology for tackling the plastic waste, de-inking and resuse of paper and pulp, for valorization of agricultural wastes, novel enzyme formulations for industrial applications.

Research Papers

Kaushik, Sonia; Rameshwari, Rashmi; Chapadgaonkar, Shilpa S; Enzyme engineering of choline oxidase for improving stability, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Jan-13 2024 Taylor & Francis

Girisha Malhotra and Dr. Shilpa S Chapadgaonkar, Production of thermo-alkali-stable xylanase from Bacillus licheniformis isolated from natural hot water geyser, J Microsc Ultrastruct 2021;9:131-5.

Rameshwari, Rashmi & Chapadgaonkar, Shilpa & Prasad, T. A Robust Algorithm for Visualization of Protein Interaction Network. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science. 2019, 43 (4): 1411-1416

G. Malhotra and S. S. Chapadgaonkar, “Production and applications of xylanases – An overview,” Biotechnologia, vol. 99, no. 1, 2018, doi: 10.5114/bta.2018.73562.

Abhinob Baruah, Kajal Singla, Poonam Narwat, Nilanjan Das and Shilpa S Chapadgaonkar. Gender Bias in Autism Spectrum Disorders-a review, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018, Vol-12(4): KE01-KE07.

M. Kumar, A. Thatai, and S. S. Chapadgaonkar, “Homozygosity and heterozygosity of the pericentric inversion of chromosome 9 and its clinical impact,” J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., vol. 6, no. 5, 2012.

S. S. Khaparde, P. K. Roychoudhury, J. Gomes, and A. Mukhopadhyay, “External modulation of HT-1080 human fibrosarcoma cells improves urokinase production,” Biotechnol. Prog., vol. 24, no. 6, 2008, doi: 10.1002/btpr.21.

P. K. Roychoudhury, S. S. Khaparde, B. Mattiasson, and A. Kumar, “Synthesis, regulation and production of urokinase using mammalian cell culture: A comprehensive review,” Biotechnol. Adv., vol. 24, no. 5, 2006, doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2006.05.002.

S. S. Khaparde and R. S. Singhal, “Chemically modified papain for applications in detergent formulations,” Bioresour. Technol., vol. 78, no. 1, 2001, doi: 10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00178-4.

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Books Published

Book Chapter:Gurjar G, Mishra M, Kotkar H, Upasani M, Pradeep Kumar, Tamhane V, Kadoo N, Giri A and Gupta V (2011). Book Chapter: Major biotic stresses of chickpea and strategies for their control. Pests and Pathogens: Management Strategies. BS Publications, CRC Press ISBN: 978-0-415-66576-6.

Patents

Indian patent number 268913 (Application number 1759/DEL/2006), Date of grant 22/09/15 Title of the invention : A novel process for the production of therapeutic proteins and resulting products thereof Roychoudhury P K, Gomes J and Khaparde S S.

Teaching Experience

15 Yrs

Industry Experience

1 Yrs

Research Experience

16 Yrs

Linkedin Profile Link

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilpa-chapadgaonkar-54810412/

Scopus ID Link

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14045418300