Dr. AAKANSHA SHARMA
Assistant Professor
Chronobiology; Seasonality; Photoperiodism
Zoology
Basic Details
Dr. AAKANSHA SHARMA
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Assistant Professor
Zoology
Qualification Details
| S.No. | Qualification | Name Of University | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | University of Delhi | 2021 |
| 2 | M.Sc. | Department of Zoology, University of Delhi | 2015 |
| 3 | B.Sc. (H) | Miranda House, University of Delhi | 2013 |
Positions Held
| S.No. | Employer | Designation | Employment Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date from | Date to | |||
| 1 | O3337University of Lucknow | Assistant Professor | 07/06/2022 | Presently Working |
Academic Details
Recent Significant Publications, Articles, Cases
| S.No. | Title | Journal | Volume/Issue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O12494Control and adaptability of seasonal changes in behaviour and physiology of latitudinal avian migrants: Insights from laboratory studies in Palaearctic-Indian migratory buntings | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A | 10.1002/jez.2631 | 2022 |
| 2 | O12496Differences in transcription regulation of diurnal metabolic support to contrasting seasonal states in migratory songbirds | Journal of Ornithology | 163 | 2022 |
| 3 | O12495Physiological effects of restricted food availability times in higher vertebrates | Journal of Experimental Biology | 225(3) | 2022 |
| 4 | O12493Daytime light spectrum affects photoperiodic induction of vernal response in obligate spring migrants | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A | 259 | 2021 |
| 5 | O12491Molecular changes associated with migratory departure from wintering areas in obligate songbird migrants | Journal of Experimental Biology | 224(11) | 2021 |
| 6 | O12492Photoperiodically driven transcriptome-wide changes in the hypothalamus reveal transcriptional differences between physiologically contrasting seasonal life-history states in migratory songbirds. | Scientific Reports | 11 | 2021 |
| 7 | O12488Ambient temperature affects multiple drivers of physiology and behaviour: adaptation for timely departure of obligate spring migrants | Journal of Experimental Biology | 223 (24) | 2020 |
| 8 | O12489Involvement of steroid and antioxidant pathways in spleen mediated immunity on migratory birds | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A | 250 | 2020 |
| 9 | O12490Seasonal reproductive state determines gene expression in the hypothalamus of a latitudinal migratory songbird during the spring and autumn migration | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | 508 | 2020 |
| 10 | O12487Changes in the expression of genes involved in DNA methylation and histone modification in response to daily food availability times in zebra finches: epigenetic implications. | Journal of Experimental Biology | 223(3) | 2019 |
| 11 | O12486Metabolic plasticity mediates differential responses to spring and autumn migrations: Evidence from gene expression patterns in migratory buntings | Experimental Physiology | 104 | 2019 |
| 12 | O12485Temperature affects liver and muscle metabolism in photostimulated migratory redheaded buntings (Emberiza bruniceps). | Journal of Comparative Physiology B | 189(5) | 2019 |
| 13 | O12484Temperature alters the hypothalamic transcription of photoperiod responsive genes in induction of seasonal response in migratory redheaded buntings | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | 493 | 2019 |
| 14 | O12483Transcriptome-wide changes in testes reveal molecular differences in photoperiod-induced seasonal reproductive life-history states in migratory songbirds. | Molecular Reproduction and Development | 86 | 2019 |
| 15 | O12481Common features of circadian timekeeping in diverse organisms. | Current Opinion in Physiology | 5 | 2018 |
| 16 | O12482Difference in control between spring and autumn migration in birds: insight from seasonal changes in hypothalamic gene expression in captive buntings. | Proceedings of Royal Society B | 285 | 2018 |
| 17 | O12480Hypothalamic and liver transcriptome from two crucial life-history stages in a migratory songbird | Experimental Physiology | 103(4) | 2018 |
Conferences, Seminars &Talks
| S.No. | Details | Year. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O12833Sharma A, Malik S, Rani S, Kumar V “Neural and metabolic plasticity in development of migratory phenotype in buntings” Annual Seasonality Symposium | 2021 |
| 2 | O12834Sharma A, Das S, Komal R, Malik S, Rani S, Kumar V “Role of testes in gene expression….migratory state” at International Colloquium on Regulatory Mechanisms underlying Behaviour, Physiology and Development, Dept. of Zoology, University of Delhi | 2021 |
| 3 | O12835Sharma A, Kumar V “Molecular correlates of seasonal migration in migratory buntings” Annual Seasonality Symposium 2020 | 2020 |
| 4 | O12836Sharma A, Kumar V “Molecular correlates of spring and autumn migration …… in migratory buntings” V World Chronobiology Conference, Suzhou, China | 2019 |
| 5 | O12837Sharma A, Bhardwaj SK, Kumar V. “Daily expression of genes involved in epigenetic modifications ………… buntings” International Symposium on Biological rhythms, CCS University, Meerut, U.P. India | 2019 |
| 6 | O12838Sharma A, Das S and Kumar V. “Molecular mechanisms involved in seasonal testicular cycle: A gene expression study” at ICRED and 37th Meeting of SRBCE, Navrachna University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India | 2019 |
| 7 | O12839Sharma A, Das S and Kumar V. “RNA-Seq revealed molecular changes in the testes …… blackheaded buntings” at National Symposium on Avian Biology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India. | 2018 |
| 8 | O12840Sharma A and Kumar V. “Seasonal transitions in gene expression in a latitudinal migrant: A study on migratory buntings” Asian Forum on Chronobiology (AFC), Sapporo, Japan | 2018 |
| 9 | O12841Sharma A, Singh D, Das S, Gupta N J, and Kumar V. “Expression of photoperiodic transduction …….. buntings” International symposium on biological timing and health issues in 21st century, University of Delhi, India | 2017 |
| 10 | O12842Mishra I, Sharma A, Kumar V. “Photoperiodic state dependent alterations in behavioral ……… Palaearctic-Indian migrants” 29th Conference of International Society for Chronobiology (ISC)” held in Suzhou, China | 2016 |
| 11 | O12843Singh D, Sharma A, Kumar V. “Daily changes in clock gene oscillations in extra hypothalamic brain regions of night migratory black headed buntings” XXVI National symposium on Chronobiology, University of Mysore, Karnataka | 2016 |
Awards & Recognitions
| S.No. | Name Of Awards | Year. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O12845Editor, SAMAY- Newsletter, Indian Society of Chronobiology | 2021 |
| 2 | O12844Executive committee member Indian Society of Chronobiology | 2021 |
| 3 | O12847Silver Logo Award for designing a logo for V World Chronobiology Conference, China | 2019 |
| 4 | O12846Travel Grant Award by V World Congress of Chronobiology | 2019 |
| 5 | O12848Travel Grant Award by Aschoff and Honma Memorial Foundation | 2018 |
Research Areas & Interests
| S.No. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | O9148Chronobiology |
| 2 | O9149Physiology |
| 3 | O9150Genomics |
| 4 | O9151Seasonality |