Dr Yusuf Akhter
Associate Professor
| Department of Biotechnology
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
197
Publications
10
Projects
2066
Scopus Citations
3089
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22 Years 1 Month Total Experience
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Professional Recognition
EMBO Long Term Post-doctoral Fellowship (2010-2012
2010
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Long Term Fellowship (2007-2009
2007
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
The Top Peer Reviewer 2019 Award in Biology and Biochemistry
2020
Publons / Web of Science
Research and Academic Excellence Award 2019, in the discipline of Life Sciences & Environmental Science
2020
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. India
Global Health Travel Award
2011
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Global Health Travel Award
2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Travel award to attend Lindau Meeting of Nobel laureates and Young researchers
2007
Department of Science and technology (Govt. of India)
Editorial Contribution Award
2025
Springer Nature
Author Service Award
2025
Springer Nature
Best Teacher Award 2025
2025
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Springer Nature Editor of Distinction — Author Service Award 2026
2026
Springer Nature
Springer Nature Editor of Distinction — Editorial Contribution Award 2026
2026
Springer Nature
SciRank Global Certificate of Recognition (2025). Ranked among the World's Top 5% Scientists (Global Rank: # 802,416
2026
SciRank Global
Community & Membership
Academic Council, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
MemberSociety of Biological Chemists, India
1595BMC Microbiology Editorial Board
Associate EditorArchives of Microbiology Editorial Board
Associate EditorProtein and Peptide Letters Editorial Board
MemberCogent Biology Editorial Board
Associate EditorArchives of Microbiology
Associate EditorBMC Genomics
Associate EditorFrontiers in Genetics
Associate EditorScientific Reports
Editorial Board MemberFrontiers in Microbiology
Associate EditorArchives of Microbiology
Executive EditorArchives of Microbiology
Editor-in-ChiefPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
2009
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
Master of Science
2004
National Institute of Immunology
Bachelor of Science
2002
STQC Directorate & R&D Coordination Division
Associate Professor
Nov 2024 – Present
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
| Department of Biotechnology
Assistant Professor
Nov 2017 – Nov 2024
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
| Department of Biotechnology
Assistant Professor
Nov 2012 – Nov 2017
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharmshala, Kangra
| Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Jan 2010 – Nov 2012
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Research Scholar
Jun 2007 – Oct 2009
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Junior Research Fellow
Jun 2004 – Jun 2007
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics India
Medical and Health Sciences
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Scholarly Work
Investigating the roles of smokeless tobacco metabolites in biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance
OtherMICROBES ASSISTED RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) FROM LATERITE BADLANDS, COAL AND LIGNITE MINES OVERBURDEN
OtherPrototype development for acrylamide degradation in starch based fried food products using thermostable bacterial L-asperginase
OtherStatistical Modeling for COVID-19 Spread Using Different Approaches
OtherPore Forming Mechanism of Novel Cytocidal PFT Candidate to Combat Cancer and HIV
OtherGenome-wide identification and modeling of functional human Fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 binding sites and establish it as a novel drug target for Type 2 Diabetes
OtherIdentification of Outer Membrane Proteins in Mycobacterium leprae and subsequent selection and analysis of epitopes to target immunogenic candidate proteins
CompletedGenome Wide Identification of Metal Binding Proteins in Bread Wheat
CompletedA project proposal on targeting novel prokaryotic ubiquitin like post-tanslational modification pathway for therapeutic intervention against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
CompletedGenome-wide screening of Outer Membrane Proteins in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) K-10: a repertoire of candidate immunogens for translational medicine
CompletedProteome-wide identification of Outer Membrane Proteins in pathogenic mycobacterial species : a repertoire of candidate immunogens for translational medicine
Studies on MmpL proteins from mycobacteria
Computational and Molecular Characterization of enzymes involved in the Trichodermin biosynthetic pathway from Trichoderma spp
Studies on the Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases involved in Trichodermin biosynthetic pathway of Trichoderma spp
Studies on multi-faceted role of enzymes involved in trichodermin biosynthetic pathway from Trichoderma spp
Drug Repurposing against Leishmania spp
Structural and functional studies on iron transporters from mycobacteria
Haemoglobin-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles and in vitro anticancer effect of gold nanoparticles bioconjugated RAGE inhibitor
Studies on Major Facilitator Superfamily proteins from Mycobacterium species
Study of adaptation induced molecular evolution in the DNA polymerase III of halophilic bacteria
A process for the preparation of 1,3-dioxo-1h-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3h)-yl naphthalene-2- sulfonate
1. Dr. Ratika Srivastava
2. Dr. Yusuf Akhter
3. Dr. Jawahar Lal Jat
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Patent No. :
590402
Filed :
29-07-2025
Published :
08-08-2025
Granted
Scholarly Publications
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CRP/FNR family transcription regulator
Open AccessClusters of PE and PPE genes of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> are organized in operons: Evidence that PE Rv2431c is co-transcribed with PPE Rv2430c and their gene products interact with each other
10.1016/J.FEBSLET.2006.01.042
Crossref: 75
Anti-nutritive factors in some cultivated varieties of leguminous seeds
The co-evolved Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer: trinity of bacterial virulence, host susceptibility and lifestyle
10.1186/1750-9378-2-2
Crossref: 20
Novel biochemical properties of a CRP/FNR family transcription factor from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
10.1016/J.IJMM.2007.04.009
Crossref: 23
Ancestral European roots of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> in India
10.1186/1471-2164-8-184
Crossref: 60
Effect of pH variation on solubility of seed proteins in some new and hybrid varieties of legume and oil seeds
Genome scale portrait of cAMP-receptor protein (CRP) regulons in mycobacteria points to their role in pathogenesis
10.1016/J.GENE.2007.10.017
Crossref: 39
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