Dr Anju Sharma joined PAU as Assistant Professor on 10.02.2020 after completing BSc (Biotechnology) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 2008 and M. Sc. (Biochemistry) from PAU in 2010. She did her PhD (Biochemistry) from PAU, Ludhiana in 2014. She has worked as Research Associate in PAU from 2014-2020. She joined as Assistant Professor on 10.02.2020 – till date. Her field of specialization is Plant Biochemistry. She has been the class incharge of M. Sc Integrated (Biochemistry) UG students of 2020 batch. She is currently guiding one M.Sc. student as major advisor. She has one five-year ongoing project funded by DBT as Co-PI from 2021-2026. She has published 13 research papers in national and international journals and participated in 5 national and international conferences. She has published 2 book chapters. She is a life member of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Publications: 

1. Sharma A and Sharma S, 2014, Effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition on yield parameters and protein composition in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 6(2):402-408. (NAAS rating 5.08)
2. Sharma S, Sharma A and Singh D (2018) Effect of sodium selenate on photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidative defence system and micronutrients in maize (Zea mays). Biologia, 73(2):137-144. (NAAS rating 6.76)
3. Atri C, Akhatar J, Gupta M, Gupta N, Goyal A, Rana K, Kaur R, Mittal M, Sharma A, Singh M P, Sandhu P S, Barbetti M J and Banga S S (2019) Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea – B. fruticulosa introgression lines to Sclerotinia infection. Scientific Reports 9 (1):17089. (NAAS rating 10.12)
4. Akhatar J, Singh M P, Sharma A, Kaur H, Kaur N, Sharma S, Bharti B, Sardana V K and Banga S S (2020) Association mapping of seed quality traits under varying conditions of nitrogen application in Brassica juncea L. Czern&Coss. Frontiers in Genetics, 11:744.  (NAAS rating 9.52)
5. Aggarwal J, Kaur R, Mittal A, Chhaya A, Gupta M and Sharma A (2023) Biochemical probing of phloem sap defensive traits in Brassica juncea–B. fruticulosa introgression lines following Lipaphis erysimi infestation. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 29:1019-1047. (NAAS rating  9.02)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Awarded with merit certificate for obtaining an overall credit point average of 8.30 out of 10.0 in M.Sc. Biochemistry Programme (2008) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
2. Awarded with certificate for selection and participation in “5th Science Conclave/INSPIRE Internship Program” at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India.
3. Awarded with Young Scientist Award on National Conference on Doubling Farmers Income for Sustainable and Harmonious Agriculture (DISHA-2018) by Science & Tech Society for Integrated Rural Improvement, Telangana.