Brief description

Dr. Anu Manhas is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science at School of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from Central University of Gujarat. Her area of research is focused on computer-aided drug design targeting Plasmodium falciparum, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Cancer.

Area of Interest

Application of In silico drug design to address the problems related to drug-resistance. Research activity includes structure-based drug design, molecular docking, virtual screening methods like drug-likeness studies and ADMET properties, molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations.

Professional Affiliation

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCB) Member, International Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (ISCB) Member, Member of the Drug Discovery World.

Awards

Apr 2024: Best Poster Presentation, International conference on Sustainable Development in Chemical and Material Sciences (SDCMS-2024), organized by Central University of Jammu, Dec 2023: Best Poster Presentation, International Conference on Material for Sustainable Energy, Environment & Health (ICMSEEH-23), organized by the PDEU, March 2023: First Prize in poster-making competition, International Women's Day, organised by Women's cell and IQAC, PDEU, Feb 2023: First Prize in Poster Presentation, 3rd Faculty Review Research Symposium, organised by ORSP-IQAC, PDEU, Apr 2022: Best Poster Presentation, Two days international e-conference on "Recent advancements in Chemical Sciences: Health, Environment and Society(ICRACS-2022) organized by Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, Dec. 2021: Awarded with Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence project by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Sept. 2021: Awarded with Student Research Program project by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, July 2021: Guest of Honor and Speaker in the 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Computational Cancer Biology and COVID-19 (ICRTCCBC-2021), Feb 2020 Award: Best Oral Presentation, National Science Day, organized by School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, India, Jul 2019 Award: Senior Research Fellow, Department of Science and Technology- Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) (EMR/2016/003025), School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Apr 2018 Award: Best Poster Presentation, National Conference on Applied Materials Science, organized by Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Gujarat, India, Jul 2017 Award: Best Oral Presentation, International Conference on Frontiers at the Chemistry-Allied Sciences Interface, organized by Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, Jul 2017 Award: Junior Research Fellow, Department of Science and Technology- Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) (EMR/2016/003025), School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Apr 2017 Award: Best Poster Presentation, International Conference on Drug Design, organized by Schrodinger at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, Feb 2016 Award: Best Poster Presentation, National Science Day, organized by School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, India, Mar 2015 Award: Cleared GATE exam, Aug 2013 Award: M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry Batch Topper.