Kirori Mal College
(University of Delhi)
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
(Phone No. - 011-7121 9084 : Email - principal@kmc.du.ac.in)
Print Date : 21-12-2024
1. Personal Profile
Title: Dr.   First Name: UTKARSH   Last Name: SOOD img
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR   Mobile No. ----------
Phone No. (Office) 011-71219084   Phone No. (Residence): ----------
Email: utkarsh@kmc.du.ac.in   Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/utkarshsood
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Address: DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, 2ND FLOOR, SCIENCE BLOCK, KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI-110007
2. Educational Qualifications
Degree/ Certification Institution Year
B.Sc. (H) Zoology Hansraj College, University of Delhi 2012
M.Sc. Zoology Department of Zoology, University of Delhi 2014
Ph.D. University of Delhi 2018
Post-doctorate The Energy and Resources Institute 2021
3. Career Profile & Administrative Assignments
Category Role/ Designation Department/ Committee Date From - To Remarks
CAREER PROFILE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZOOLOGY KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 22.Nov.2022 - Till date
CAREER PROFILE GUEST LECTURER ZOOLOGY HINDU COLLEGE, DELHI 11.Nov.2022 - 21.Nov.2022
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-CONVENER CAREER DEVELOPMENT CELL KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 14.Jun.2023 - Till date
CAREER PROFILE GUEST LECTURER ZOOLOGY MAITREYI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, DELHI 28.Feb.2022 - 26.Jul.2022
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 22.May.2023 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER NEW PENSION SCHEME COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 22.May.2023 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 22.May.2023 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER DEBSOC – THE DEBATING SOCIETY KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI 22.May.2023 - Till date
4. Other Profiles
Other Profile Name/ Description
MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES

1. Life Member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI): Life membership number/ ID is 5022-2021


2. Life Member of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) Life membership number is 11-2015 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

1.      International travel support grant to attend ISME-18 at Lausanne, Switzerland from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India via File Number: ITS/2022/001352.

2. Extension of SRF from 01.08.17 to 31.07.18.

3. Upgraded to CSIR-UGC Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from 01.08.16 to 31.07.17

4. Awarded CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship for a period from 01.08.14 to 31.07.16

5. Qualified ICMR-JRF Examination held on 13th July 2014.

6. Qualified GATE Examination held in the year 2014.

7. Awarded with Academic Pratibha Puraskar from Punjabi Academy for distinction in Punjabi Language.

8. Awarded with a gold medal and certificate for distinctive performance in 6th National Cyber Olympiad


SUBJECTS TAUGHT

(569)-(CBCS) B.SC.(HONS.) ZOOLOGY 

[32231403] BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLIC PROCESSES (Semester IV)

[32231602] EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (Semester VI)


(583)-(CBCS) B.SC. LIFE SCIENCE

[42234406] GENETICS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (Semester IV)


B.SC. (NEP-UGCF)

[6967001015] Science and Society (Value Addition Course-Semester I)


(569)-(NEP-UGCF) B.SC. (HONS.) Zoology

[2232011102] Biology of Cell Structure and Function (Semester I)


5. Research Guidance
Year Guide For Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis Scholar Name Status
6. Research Projects
Year Title of Project Sponsorship Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned Date of Sanction
7. Publications
Category Publication Name Title Name of Author Reference Link/
DOI Link
Publication
(Month-Year)
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genome-based reclassification of Williamsia marianensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Williamsia muralis. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Kumar, A., Sood, U.*, Garg, G., Lal, R. and Rawat, C.D.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006485 August
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Monkey Pox Virus (MPXV): Phylogenomics, Host-Pathogen Interactome, and Mutational Cascade Microbial Genomics Kumar, R., Nagar, S., Haider, S., Sood, U., Ponnusamy, K., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S., Dua, A., Singh, M., Kumar, R., Sengar, M., Singh, I.K., Lal, R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000987 April
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Phylogenomics-based reclassifications in the genus Psychrobacter including emended descriptions of Psychrobacter pacificensis, Psychrobacter proteolyticus and Psychrobacter submarinus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Kaur, J., Sood, U., Talwar, C., Whitman, W.B., Lal, R.
(First Author, Corresponding Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-023-01871-8 August
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
A concept for international societally relevant microbiology education and microbiology knowledge promulgation in society. Microbial biotechnology Timmis, K., Hallsworth, J.E., McGenity, T.J., Armstrong, R., Colom, M.F., Karahan, Z.C., Chavarría, M., Bernal, P., Boyd, E.S., Ramos, J.L. and Kaltenpoth, M.
(Joint Author)
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14456 May
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Weaponising microbes for peace Microbial Biotechnology Anand, S., Hallsworth, J.E., Timmis, J., Verstraete, W., Casadevallm A., Ramos, J.L., Sood, U., Kumar, R., Hira, P., Rawat, C.D., Kumar, A., Lal, S., Lal, R., Timmis, K.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14224 March
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Editorial: Omics techniques in deciphering environmental, industrial and therapeutic applications of microbes Frontiers in Microbiology Utkarsh Sood, Janmejay Pandey, Sanjay Kumar Singh Patel, Helianthous Verma
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1327368 November
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genomic modifications for enhanced antibiotic production in rifamycin derivative-producing Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 strains: focusing on rifQ and rifO genes. Frontiers in Antibiotics Müller, M., Bialas, E., Sturm, I., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Bechthold, A.
(Joint Author)
DOI 10.3389/frabi.2024.1399139 June
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mars Indian Journal of Microbiology Sood, U., Dhingra, G.G., Anand, S. et al.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-022-01029-6 July
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
DNA barcoding, an effective tool for species identification: a review. Molecular Biology Reports Antil, S., Abraham, J.S., Sripoorna, S., Maurya, S., Dagar, J., Makhija, S., Bhagat, P., Gupta, R., Sood, U., Lal, R. and Toteja, R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-08015-7 October
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Amycolatopsis mediterranei: A sixty-year journey from strain isolation to unlocking its potential of rifamycin analogue production by combinatorial biosynthesis. Journal of Natural Products. Sood, U., Müller, M., Lan, T., Garg, G., Singhvi, N., Hira, P., Singh, P., Nigam, A., Verma, M., Lata, P. and Kaur, H.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00686 January
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Computational Insights into Antioxidant Enzymes and Metalloproteins of Tetmemena sp. SeJ-2015 (Spirotrichea; Ciliophora) in Combating Heavy Metal Stress. Indian Journal of Microbiology Somasundaram, S., Abraham, J.S., Maurya, S., Sood, U., Lal, R., Makhija, S. and Toteja, R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01415-2 November
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(National)
Microbiome and Plant Health Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Lata, P., Bala, K., Goel, P., Sood, U., Hira, P., Dwivedi, V., Kumar, A., Rawat, C.D. and Lal, R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00099.7 November
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Pedobacter fastidiosus sp. nov., isolated from glacial habitats of maritime Antarctica. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Holochová P., Koudelková S., Grzesiak J., Šedo O., Staňková E., Krsek D., Váczi P., Urvashi N.N., Gupta V., Sood U., Lal R., Korpole S., Švec P., Sedláček I., Sedlář K., Králová S.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005309 April
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Insights into freshwater ciliate diversity through high throughput DNA metabarcoding. FEMS Microbes Abraham, J.S., Somasundaram, S., Maurya, S., Sood, U., Lal, R., Toteja, R. and Makhija, S
(Joint Author)
DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae003 February
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
thematic issue on modulating the environment with microbes. FEMS microbes Sood, U., Garg, G. and Lal, R.
(First Author)
DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae021 July
2024
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Expanding Culturomics from Gut to Extreme Environmental Settings mSystems Sood U.*, Kumar R. and Hira P.
(First Author, Corresponding Author)
https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00848-21 August
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
The rising dominance of microbiology: what to expect in the next 15 years? Microbial Biotechnology Kumar, R., Sood, U., Kaur, J., Anand, S., Gupta, V., Patil, K.S. and Lal, R
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13953 October
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Soil from a Hexachlorocyclohexane Contaminated Field Site Inoculates Wheat in a Pot Experiment to Facilitate the Microbial Transformation of β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Examined by Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis Environmental Science and Technology Liu, X., Li, W., Kümmel, S., Merbach, I., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Lal, R. and Richnow, H.H
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c03322 October
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
The Alphabet of the Elementary Microbiology: Revisited Indian Journal of Microbiology Anand, S., Lal, S., Sood, U., Gupta, V., Dhingra, G. G., Solanki, R., ... & Kalia, V. C.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-021-00987-7 October
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative proteomics unravelled the hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers specific responses in an archetypical HCH degrading bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A. Environmental Science and Pollution Research Sharma M, Singh DN, Budhraja R, Sood U, Rawat CD, Adrian L, Richnow HH, Singh Y, Negi RK, Lal R. 2021.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/10.1007/s11356-021-13073-8 March
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Indian Journal of Microbiology Dhingra GG, Saxena A, Nigam A, Hira P, Singhvi N, Anand S, Kaur J, Kaur J, Dua A, Negi V, Gupta V, Sood U et al.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-021-00931-9 March
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genome-based reclassification of Amycolatopsis eurytherma as a later heterotypic synonym of Amycolatopsis thermoflava. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Singh P, Hira P, Rawat CD, Lal R, Sood U
(Joint Author, Corresponding Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004642 January
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genus Sphingomonas Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria Sood, U., Hira P, Singh P, Singh DN, Lal R.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00924.pub2 March
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genus Mycoplana Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria Hira P, Sood, U., Choksket S, Gundawar K, Korpole S, Lal S, Lal R
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00808.pub2 May
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative Genomics and Integrated Network Approach Unveiled Undirected Phylogeny Patterns, Co-mutational Hot Spots, Functional Cross Talk, and Regulatory Interactions in SARS-CoV-2 mSystems Gupta V, Haider S, Verma M, Singhvi N, Ponnusamy K, Malik MZ, Verma H, Kumar R, Sood U, Hira P, Satija S et al
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00030-21 February
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative genomic analysis of rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 reveals mosaic pattern of phylogeographical distribution. mSystems Kumar R, Verma H, Singhvi N, Sood U, Gupta V, Singh M, Kumari R, Hira P, Nagar S, et al
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00505-20 July
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Švec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochová P, Králová S, Němcová E, Micenková L, Gupta V, Sood U, Lal R, Korpole S.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004393 August
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Phylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus Parapedobacter: A Member of Family Sphingobacteriaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology Nagar S, Talwar C, Haider S, Puri A, Ponnusamy K, Gupta M, Sood U, Bajaj A, Lal R, Kumar R
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01725 September
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Microbiome: a new lease to microbiology Indian Journal of Microbiology Gupta V, Sood U, Kumar R, Lal R, Kalia VC
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-019-00852-8 January
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Reconciling hygiene and cleanliness: a new perspective from human microbiome Indian Journal of Microbiology Gupta V, Kumar R, Sood U, Singhvi N.
(First Author, Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-019-00839-5 November
2019
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Recent advancements in the development of modern probiotics for restoring human gut microbiome dysbiosis Indian Journal of Microbiology Kumar R, Sood U, Gupta V, Singh M, Scaria J, Lal R.
(First Author, Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-019-00808-y May
2019
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Chicken gut microbiome and human health: past scenarios, current perspectives, and futuristic applications. Indian Journal of Microbiology Sood U, Gupta V, Kumar R, Lal S, Fawcett D, Rattan S, Poinern GE, Lal R.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12088-019-00785-2 March
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Rapid and solitary production of mono-rhamnolipid biosurfactant and biofilm inhibiting pyocyanin by a taxonomic outlier Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CR1. Journal of Biotechnology Sood U, Singh DN, Hira P, Lee JK, Kalia VC, Lal R, Shakarad M.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.11.004 January
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Genome Sequencing Revealed the Biotechnological Potential of an Obligate Thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans Strain RL Isolated from Hot Water Spring. Indian Journal of Microbiology Singh DN*, Sood U*, Singh AK, Gupta V, Shakarad M, Rawat CD and Lal R.
(First Author, Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-019-00809-x June
2019
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative genomic analyses reveal core-genome-wide genes under positive selection and major regulatory hubs in outlier strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frontiers in Microbiology Sood U, Hira P, Kumar R, Bajaj A, Rao DLN, Lal R and Shakarad
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00053 February
2019
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Infection and Microbiome: Impact of tuberculosis on Human Gut Microbiome of Indian Cohort. Indian Journal of Microbiology Sood U, Bajaj A, Kumar R, Khurana S and Kalia VC.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-018-0706-4 January
2018
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative Genomic Analysis Reveals Habitat-Specific Genes and Regulatory Hubs within the Genus Novosphingobium. mSystems Kumar R, Verma H, Haider S, Bajaj A, Sood U, Ponnusamy K, Nagar S, Shakarad M. et al.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00020-17 May
2017
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Microbial Taxonomy in the era of OMICS: application of DNA sequences, computational tools and techniques. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Mahato N, Gupta V, Singh P, Kumari R, Verma H, Tripathi C, Rani P, Sharma A, Singhvi N, Sood U,…. Lal, R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-017-0928-1 August
2017
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Highlight on Engineering Mycobacterium smegmatis for testosterone production. Microbial Biotechnology Sood U, Singh Y, Shakarad M and Lal R.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1111%2F1751-7915.12466 January
2017
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Comparative genomic analysis of novel Acinetobacter symbionts: A combined systems biology and genomics approach. Scientific reports Gupta V, Haider S, Sood U, Gilbert JA, Ramjee M, Forbes K, Singh Y, Lopes BS and Lal R.
(Joint Author)
July
2016
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Draft genome sequence of rifamycin derivatives producing Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 46096/ S955. genome Announcements Singh P, Kumari R, Mukherjee U, Saxena A, Sood U and Lal R.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1128/genomea.00837-14 August
2014
CHAPTER
(International)
Microbiome and Human Health: From Dysbiosis to Therapeutic Interventions. In: Sobti, R., Kuhad, R.C., Lal, R., Rishi, P. (eds) Role of Microbes in Sustainable Development. Springer, Singapore. Dhingra GG, Kumar R, Sood U, Hira P, Kaur J, Lal R
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3126-2_13 December
2023
CHAPTER
(International)
Deciphering the Microbial Dark Matter Using Metagenome-Assembled Genomes, Culturomics, and Seqcode. In Microbial Diversity in the Genomic Era Academic Press. U Sood, P Hira, G Garg, R Lal, M Shakarad
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13320-6.00004-4 March
2024
8. Books
Category Book Name Title Name of Author ISSN/ ISBN Number
BOOK
(University)
Genetics and Evolution Kumar R, Singh M, Talwar C, Nagar S, Hira P, Sood U, Mayanglambam R.
(Joint Author)
Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 978-93-5338-906-2
BOOK
(International)
Genome Analysis and Human Health Hira P*, Sood U*, Gupta V, Nayyar N, Mahato NK, Singh Y, Lal R and Shakarad M
(Joint Author)
Springer Singapore 978-981-10-4298-0
BOOK
(National)
An Introduction to Biotechnology: A genetic manipulation perspective Anand S, Verma M, Mukherjee U, Hira P, and Sood U
(Joint Author)
I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 9789384588861
BOOK
(National)
An Introduction to Biotechnology: A genetic manipulation perspective Sharma A, Sood U, and Shakarad M.
(Joint Author)
I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 9789384588861
9. Faculty Achievements
Year Category of Achievement Role National/ International etc. Name Date From-To
2022 REFRESHER COURSE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National Two-week refresher course in “Zoology” 28.Nov.2022 - 12.Dec.2022
2023 FACULTY INDUCTION PROGRAM ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National 4-Week Faculty Induction/Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” 20.Jan.2023 - 18.Feb.2023
2023 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National One Week FDP on Design Thinking and Innovation 11.Sep.2023 - 18.Sep.2023
2024 SEMINAR ATTENDED RESOURCE PERSON International Pre-Conference Workshop on Genomics. Metagenomics and Bioinformatics in Microbial Ecology 02.Apr.2024 - 02.Apr.2024
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED ORGANIZER International 8th International INSCR Conference 03.Apr.2024 - 05.Apr.2024
2024 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED INVITED SPEAKER International 8th International INSCR Conference 03.Apr.2024 - 05.Apr.2024
2024 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National NEP2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme 07.May.2024 - 16.May.2024
2024 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED RESOURCE PERSON National Genomics & Proteomics Workshop for Science Faculty 21.May.2024 - 22.May.2024
2024 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED RESOURCE PERSON National 15 days Summer Internship-cum-hands on Training Program (SITP'24) on Fundamentals of recombinant DNA Technology 27.Jun.2024 - 11.Jul.2024
2024 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ORGANIZER International International Outreach Program on Microbial Awareness & Human Well being 17.Sep.2024 - 17.Sep.2024
2024 ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE/ TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED CONVENER National Addon Course on Design thinking and Innovation 26.Sep.2024 - 20.Oct.2024
 
 
Dr. UTKARSH SOOD