Manisha Duseja

Brief Profile

Dr. Manisha Duseja joined the Department of Chemistry, DIT University, Dehradun as Assistant Professor in February 2010. She received her M.Sc and Ph.D degree in Chemistry from G.B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. Dr Manisha’s area of research is Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy (Natural Product Chemistry). It is particularly related to extraction & isolation of natural products from plants indigenous to the Indian subcontinent; unravel their structure by spectroscopic procedures and determination of their pharmacological activities. She has various research publications in journals of repute, attended and organized several national and international conferences. During her long association with DIT University she has taught various subjects of undergraduate, post graduate and PhD programmes and has been an integral part of various committees in the Department of Chemistry. Along with the academics she has also taken up several other responsibilities such as she has been chairperson of Social and Cultural Committee as well as an overall coordinator of all the student clubs in the University.

She has been recipient of University Merit Fellowship for Doctoral Research, Awarded recognition as mentor for NPTEL Online Certification Courses and is also awarded by NSS Directorate, Government of Uttarakhand for exemplary contribution towards societal development on NSS establishment day.