University of Delhi
NAAC Grade A++ with CGPA 3.71 NIRF Rank # 12 (Amongst Colleges)Professor | Department of Botany
Contact (Off.): 27667458
Email Address : vrrajpal[at]hrc[dot]du[dot]ac[dot]in
Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Vijay Rani Rajpal, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D, is a Plant-Geneticist and Molecular Biologist at Hansraj College, University of Delhi. She obtained her M.Phil and Ph.D. degree in Botany specializing in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Delhi University. She has been teaching theory and practical courses in Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology to undergraduate students of B.Sc (Hons) Botany and B.Sc (Prog) Life Sciences since 1996. Her research domains include Cytogenetics, Molecular markers application, Population genetic analysis and Phylogenetics.
Education
1996 Ph.D, Botany Delhi University, Delhi, India
1991 M.Phil, Botany** Delhi University, Delhi , India
1989 M.Sc, Botany* Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
* Gold Medalist, **University Top Rank
Professional Positions held:
2020 - Current Professor Hansraj College, University of Delhi
2006- 2020 Associate Professor Hansraj College, University of Delhi
1997- 2006 Assistant Professor Hansraj College, University of Delhi
1996-1997 Assistant Professor Acharya Narender Dev College, Delhi University, .
1995-1996 Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cytogenetics
Department of Botany, Delhi University, Delhi
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis (Ongoing)
1. Akansha Jaiswal, Ph.D. 2023-
2. Ridhima, Ph.D. 2023-
3. Lata Joshi, Project Associate 2022-
4. Shweta Chand, Project Associate 2022-
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis: 3 (Awarded)
College Level
Department of Botany
M.Phil Thesis " Genetic differentiation in the evolution of diploid and tetraploid Medicago species" in 1991, University of Delhi, Delhi
Ph.D. Thesis "Potential use of Molecular techniques in the genetic analysis of in vivo and in vitro propagated tree systems" in 1995, University of Delhi, Delhi
Research Projects (Completed; Funded by external agencies)
Ongoing Research Projects
Completed Research Projects
EDITED BOOKS
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Publications
Journal Articles
A Jaiswal, K Thakur, A Chandra, T Singh, B A Mir and Vijay Rani Rajpal* (2025) Exploring the medicinal and nutraceutical frontiers of Tinospora cordifolia in stress and cancer management. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Vijay Rani Rajpal*,B Nongthongbam, M Bhatia,, A Singh, S N Raina, T Minkina, V Rajput, A Husen* (2025) Understanding the nano-paradox: weighing the potential applications and toxicity concerns of engineered NMs. Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Vijay Rani Rajpal*, H M Sampath Kumar, Raina SN, Hari K Koul, Qazi GN Phytochemicals for Human Health: The emerging trends and prospects part III. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry Volume 24 (2024)
Vijay Rani Rajpal, Y Dhingra, L Khungar, S Mehta, T Minkina, VD Rajput, S N Raina, A Husen* (2024) Insights into the mechanisms, applications, prospects, challenges, and recent advances in utilizing metallic nanoparticles for nanosensing and managing biotic stressors. Current Research in Biotechnology (2024) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590262824000455
Vijay Rani Rajpal*, H M Sampath Kumar, Raina SN, Hari K Koul, Qazi GN Phytochemicals for Human Health: The emerging trends and prospects part II. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry Volume 24, Issue 9, pp 755 – 756; 2024 Published on: 24 March, 2024 DOI: 10.2174/156802662409240325005442
Vijay Rani Rajpal, Hari K Koul, Raina SN, H M Sampath Kumar, Qazi GN Phytochemicals for Human Health: The emerging trends and prospects. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry Vol 24, issue 4, 2024 Pages v-vi DOI: 10.2174/156802662404240226094145
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