Name: Dr. Piyush Sharma

Educational Qualifications: B.Sc. in Animal Biology from Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, India

M.Sc. in Zoology/Animal Biology from Hindu college, University of Delhi, India

Ph.D. in Genomics and Proteomics from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Current Position: Assistant Professor

1. Where are you working currently?

   P.G. Department of Zoology, Sanatan Dharm College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: 251001

2. What are your areas of interest within your profession? 

   Teaching, Training, and research: I am equally interested in all academic activities as well as administrative assignments too.

3. Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research, or current aspects of your profession: 

   I am equally passionate about teaching undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as guiding and supervising Ph.D. students.

4. What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?  

   I believe I am the ideal fit for my job profile due to my methodical and comprehensive approach.

5. What would the students be surprised to find about you? 

   I believe that success is not always guaranteed by high test scores. Gaining clear thoughts and an in-depth understanding of your industry is crucial for career success.

6. Any three topics or subjects that you like the most: 

   I've mastered a variety of topics thanks to my prior exposure to different training and acquired talents. However, to enlist, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Evolution, Animal behavior, and Research Methodology are some of the topics that I like to address the most.

7. Any three topics or subjects that you dislike or detest the most: 

   There's nothing to say here. Regardless of whether I enjoy the subject or not, it is my responsibility to offer my students the best instruction possible.

8. What are your fields of interest in research and clinical practice?  

   I am interested in various disciplines of biology, like Molecular Physiology. I have completed different clinical projects based on the effect of alternative and complementary therapy on the cellular aging of obese Indian individuals at the genetic level. Apart from this, I am also trying to explore therapeutic solutions to various human physiological conditions by mimicking them in animal models like Drosophila melanogaster.

9. What are your career goals or expectations? 
   I want to give everything I do my all. I favor a totalistic outlook over being a perfectionist. I am less concerned with accomplishments than I am with my own contributions and input. I place greater value on being satisfied with our own work than on success.

10. What would you be doing if you were not pursuing your current profession?

    It is hard for me to imagine myself in some other profession.

11. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

    I love to play games on my PlayStation. I love to watch motivational movies and series.

12. What makes a 'good day' at work/college, or institution?
    To succeed, it's vital to constantly improve your abilities, gain mastery of related and unrelated concepts (lateral skill growth), and be proficient at multitasking.

13. Who do you idolize, and why?

    Sadly, there isn't a straightforward response to this. For me, totally idolizing someone is challenging. An idol for me is someone who teaches me and who is both all and nothing at the same time. Although I do not see anyone as someone I should absolutely idolize, I do attempt to respect and learn from everyone, regardless of who they are.

14. Kindly mention your publication(s), if any:
    I have various publications to my name. My publications are present on Google Scholar, Research Gate, and my ORCID profile, and many of them are on PubMed. You can get details here (https://sites.google.com/view/drpiyushsharma/home)

15. Kindly mention your achievements or awards:

    I received a Young Achiever Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Science, Technology, and Social development at the International Conference of Science, Technology, and Research for Sustainable Development at the Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (SIET), Shobhit Deemed University Meerut, on February 21–22, 2023. Additionally, I received the Shri Ram Murti Smarak Award for best research work in the field of yoga and naturopathy from the Association of Physiologists of India in ASSOPICON-2022 at AIIMS, Nagpur, India. For more details, please visit to (https://sites.google.com/view/drpiyushsharma/home)

    ^{(MedTeacher/DrPiyushSharma/MSM)}