Assistant Professor
2019
BSc. In Biochemistry with Vocational Biotechnology, from the Dept. of Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Ahmedabad
MSc. In Biotechnology from Institute of Life science- Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Pursuing PhD in Biotechnology from the Department of Biotechnology, Gujarat University.
Qualified: GSET (2018)
Qualified: GATE (2021)
Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition and Health, Metabolism, Enzymology, Biomolecules, Physiology.
I am looking for Botanical leads from various Medicinal plants as refined and substituted form of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitors to monitor Incretin levels and regulate Diabetes.
2 years (at other Institution) and 6 years (at St. Xavier’s College).
Chhabria, S., Mathur, S., Vadakan, S., Sahoo, D. K., Mishra, P., & Paital, B. (2022). A review on phytochemical and pharmacological facets of tropical ethnomedicinal plants as reformed DPP-IV inhibitors to regulate incretin activity. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 1027237.
Chhabria, S., Mathur, S., Vadakan, S. (2022). A review on plant origin based Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-IV inhibitors for management of Diabetes, Present Day Biology: Recent Advances in Biological Sciences, ISBN: 978-93-90996-06-3.
CONFERENCES:
Chhabria, S. “Unveiling the Antidiabetic efficacy of L. echinata: A phytochemical and Computational approach to Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-IV Inhibition’’, January 2025. International Conference on Biosustainibility, Indrashil University, Ahmedabad. (Oral Presentation).
Chhabria, S. “In-vitro and in silico assessment of different plant extracts to regulate Incretin activity”, February 2024.International Conference on Traditional Methods and Wisdom, SPEED-2024, Department of Biochemistry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. (Poster Presentation).
Chhabria, S. “A Comprehensive Screening, Characterization and In-vitro assessment of Antioxidant potential from the leaves of C. angustifolia and L. echinata”, December 2023. National Conference, Bhartiya Vigyan Sammelan-2023, Science City, Ahmedabad. (Poster Presentation).
Chhabria, S. “A review on plant origin based Dipeptidyl-Peptidase -IV inhibitors for management of Diabetes”. December 2022. National Conference, Present Day Biology: Recent advances in Biological Sciences -2022, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. (Poster Presentation).
WORKSHOPS:
Molecular Dynamics and Simulations on Schrodinger and GROMACS (1 week workshop), from DECODE BIOTECH -Hyderabad, March 2024.
Advanced Molecular Docking Workshop: Auto dock and Pyrx (8 days Workshop), from SIAS Research Centre, Kerela -October 2022.
NEP 2020 Orientation and Sensitization Workshop under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) Of University Grant Commission (UGC), Gujarat University Ahmedabad, April 2024.
For the International Conference -SPEED 2024, Gujarat University, Poster presented was acknowledged as the BEST POSTER and was rewarded with 1st Prize.
For the year 2022-2024, a mini project grant of 1 Lakh was availed as a Principal Investigator (PI) for the project: Study and Characterization of Different plant extracts as DPP-IV inhibitors to regulate Diabetes.