• Thakur, M., Highland, H., and George, L. B. (2018). In Silico Evidence of the Efficacy of Phytocomponents as Competitive Inhibitors against A Tobacco Smoke Carcinogen in Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer. International Association of Biologicals and computational Digest, 3(2),70-80.
• Monica Thakur, Rishika Sharma, Linz-Buoy George and Hyacinth Highland, (2018), Insilico prediction of intervention of FAK-SRC binding site by selected phytocomponents in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Herbal Therapeutics: Biochemical and Biotechnological Interventions. (ISBN: 978-81-938565-5-0).
• Highland, H., Thakur, M., Pandya, P., Mankad, A., and George, L. B. (2019). Molecular Dynamics of A Biglycan-Rosmarinic Acid Complex with Focal Adhesion Kinase for Possible Arrest of Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): An In-Silico Study. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 9(4-A), 159-166.
• Sharma, R., Thakur, M., George, L. B., and Highland, H. (2019). Sperm-Zona Binding Interaction: An In Silico Blueprint to Identify Marker Molecules for Effective Fertilization. International Association of Biologicals and computational Digest, 4(2), 104-114.
• Highland, H. N., Thakur, M. B., & George, L. B. (2022). Controlling non-small cell lung cancer progression by blocking focal adhesion kinase-c-Src active site with Rosmarinus officinalis L. phytocomponents: An in silico and in vitro study. J Cancer Res Ther. 2022 Oct-Dec;18(6):1674-1682. (ISSN: 0973-1482 (print); 1998- 4138 (web)).
• Rajput, N., Thakur, M., Highland, H., & George, L. B. (2022). Deleterious impact of short duration UV-A exposure on the human sperm cell–An in vitro study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 9, 100093. (ISSN: 2666-4690)

Workshops:

A workshop on NGS data analysis by Strand NGS on 10th and 11th April, 2018 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Workshop on “Computational tools for drug design (Hands on training)” on 6th and 7th March 2019 at Department of Botany, Gujarat University.

Two day Workshop on proteomics workflow-sample preparations to sequencing on 29th and 30th August, 2019 at department of Zoology, BMTC,HG and Wildlife biology and conservation.

5-day Advanced bioinformatics training from 27-31 January 2020 at GBRC, Ahmedabad.

One day seminar cum workshop on HPTLC and its applications on 13th February, 2020 at Department of Zoology, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Short online course on “Learn Molecular Docking from the scratch” by Udemy on 20th March, 2020.

Open WHO Online course on COVID-19: Operational planning guidelines and covid-19 partners‟ platform to support country preparedness and response on 26th March 2020.

Short online course on “conducting introductory computational biology research” by Udemy- 4th – 10th April, 2020.

2nd TCGA conference and workshop: Towards team science for multi-omics cancer research in South Asia(Virtual edition) on 3-5 December, 2020 organized by TCGA (USA), PCCM (Pune),CSIR-IGIB, ICR (London) and India Alliance DBT welcome.

Conferences:

6thInternational Translational Cancer Research Conference on Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: Hypes and Hopes on 04-07 February, 2016 by International Society for Translational Cancer Research Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute and Gujarat Cancer Society.

CRCBT-2016-“National symposium on current research in cancer biology and therapy”- 7th – 8th October, 2016 at UIAR, A‟bad.

International symposium on computational biology and DNA computing, on 26th Nov. 2016 at DA-IICT organized by GSBTM, DA-IICT, DST, GOG.

2nd MOSCon-2017 by Molecular Oncology Society on 21 and 22 January, 2017 at Sadvichar parivar, A‟bad. National symposium on herbal therapeutics: biochemical and biotechnological interventions at St. Xavier‟s, Ahmedabad on 29-30 December 2017 at St. Xavier‟s College (Autonomous), Ahmedabad.

National Conference on New Horizons in Cancer Biology “Empowering Cancer Biology to strengthen fight against cancer” at Ahmedabad Management Association, organized by GCRI on 16-17 March 2018.

Two-Day National Symposium on Innovations in Cancer Research: Translating “OMICS” to Therapeutics on September 14-15, 2018, Organized by Directorate of Research & Innovation, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.

International Conference on Climate Change Impacts Management (CCIM 2019) on 5th and 6th August 2019 at The Senate Hall, Gujarat University.

International conference on “Emerging Horizons in Oncology: Molecules to Therapeutics Global Perspective and Challenges” on 27- 29 September 2019 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

UGC supported national conference on “current trends in Biological Sciences-V (CTBS-2020)” on 15th February, 2020 at Sardar Patel University, Bakrol, Gujarat

National symposium on forensic medicine and toxicology on 4th March 2020 at Department of Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Gujarat university, Ahmedabad.

International E-conference on “Strategies and challenges in Higher education during Covid-19 lockdown period in India with reference to the World” on 15th May 2020, organized by Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities.

Virtual conference on Updates in oncology 2020 on 20-22 August, 2020 by Indian Oncological Foundation.

4th Annual International Precision Oncology and IBC virtual conference on 9-11 October, 2020 organized by Indian Society of Oncology.

Annual conference of ISMPOCON-2020 (Hybrid Virtual conference) – “Breakthroughs in Medical Oncology” on 6-8 November, 2020 organized by Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology.

2nd TCGA conference and workshop: Towards team science for multi-omics cancer research in South Asia(Virtual edition) on 3-5 December, 2020 organized by TCGA (USA), PCCM (Pune),CSIR-IGIB, ICR (London) and India Alliance DBT welcome.

14th International symposium on cancer prevention and therapeutics (Virtual meeting) organized by School of sciences and special Centre for systems medicine Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 16th March, 2021.

2nd Mid-term annual conference of “Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)” on virtual platform on 3rd and 4th April, 2021.

Virtual conference on „Oncology progress in 2021‟ organized by Rajasthan medical council on 19th& 20th June, 2021.

National Conference on Present Day Biology: Footprints of and for the environment on 9th-10th February, 2023, organized by Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Ahmedabad.

International Conference on Scientific progress in environmental and economic development on 28th-29t, 2024, organized by Gujarat University.s

International symposium (Online) on recent trends in microbiology, organized by St. Xavier’s college, Ranchi on 8th February, 2025.

Two day National Conference on Cancer Biology: Emerging trends and future directions, organized by IAR, Gandhinagar on 28th February and 1st March 2025. 

Seminars:

National seminar on “Biological sciences and current day trends in teaching and research”on17th September 2016 at Gujarat Arts and Science College, A‟bad.

Seminar on “Bioinformatics leads in Gujarat: Proteogenomics (BLG-2016)”- 24th September 2016 at Dept. of Botany, Bioinformatics & Climate change, Gujarat University, A‟bad.

National Seminar on Present Day Biology: Impact of Research at Molecular and Cellular Level at St. Xavier‟s College (Autonomous), Ahmedabad on 3rd and 4th January 2020.

Live webinar on “Head and Neck Cancer”, IASO Webinar series 2020 on 16th May 2020, organized by Bhopal oncology society.

Live webinar on “Covid-19 and Hematology” on 17th May 2020, organized by Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG) and Adley oncology.

Live webinar on “Knowledge based series for advances in the treatment of Lung Cancer”, on 27th May 2020, organized by cancer research and statistics foundation.

Live webinar on Awareness session on Project Muse (premium collection of ejournals) on 17th July 2020 (3:00 – 3: 50 pm) organized by Bhalani infotech Pvt. Ltd.

Live webinar on Mental health awareness- Mental wellbeing for students and entrepreneurs on 17th July 2020 (5:00 pm onwards), organized by GUSEC, Gujarat University.

Live webinar on “Biostatistics: Usefulness in current Era” on 29th July 2020, organized by Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (BMCHRC), Jaipur.

Emerald publishing’s Webinar on Hoe to improve article acceptance rate and publish quicker on 7th August, 2020

National webinar on Improvisations in growing plants 2020 on 11th September, 2020 by Gujarat University botanical Society (GUBS), Gujarat University.

Two-day online National webinar on 26-27 September 2020, organized by Indian research scholars association.

International Webinar Series -Tumor immunology and microenvironment from 05th November to 3rd December, 2020 organized by Department of Zoology, Mar Ivanios College, Kerala.

Live webinar on NSCLC with EGFR Mutation- status update organized by Hematology Oncology updates, Jaipur on 28th May, 2021.

3 day Virtual event on Droplet digital PCR world 2021 organized by BIO-RAD laboratories on 1st – 3rd June.

Live webinar on Clinical Cytogenetics: Chromosomes to Genomics‟ organized by Department of Zoology, St. Thomas college, Kozhencherry on 14th June, 2021.

Others:

Nobel prize series, India 2017-Science impacts lives, lecture and interactive session by Ada Yonath (Nobel Laureate, Chemistry-2009) on 11th January, 2017 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Science excellence-2018 on 20th September 2018 organized by Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate change impacts managements, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Online session: 3rd India Droplet Digital PCR Symposium on 8th – 10th December 2020 organized by BIO-RAD.

The Schrodinger lecture 2021-CRISPR: The science and opportunity of genome editing presented by Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna, organized by Imperial College, London on 24th February, 2021 (Online Event).

National science day: Special online lecture on Rationale of Covid-19 vaccines by Dr. (Prof.) Sarat K. Dalai on 2nd March 2021, organized by Department of Zoology, BMTC, HG and Wildlife and Conservation biology, School of sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Faculty Development Programmes:

FDP on CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing for crop improvement, organized by Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi from 13th -18th February, 2023.

FDP on Foundation course in Clinical Research from 11th-15th September, 2023 at TCS Gandhinagar.

NEP 2020 Orientation and Sensitization Programme under MM-TTP of UGC, organized by UGC-MMTTC, Gujarat University from 18th– 29th March, 2024.

Prof. U. M. Rawal Memorial Medal (Gold Medal), in M.Sc. Biochemistry. (1st rank in Gujarat in Master of Science in Biochemistry)-2014

Candidate for DST-ISPIRE fellowship (2016)

Shri C. U. Shah Medal in B. Sc. In Biochemistry (6th rank in Gujarat in Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry)-2012

Meritorious Student Award 2011-2013