Dr. Abhishek Ojha is an Assistant Professor at the Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Lucknow and has over two decades of experience in academic and translational research. His expertise encompasses bacteriology and infectious diseases, with a focus on multidrug-resistant pathogens, host–microbe interactions, and molecular diagnostics, including ELISA- and PCR-based assays. He has held research positions at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), India, and Sun Yat-Sen University, China. Dr. Ojha has authored several peer-reviewed publications and led funded projects in genomics and microbiome research. His research focuses on post-COVID-19 microbial dynamics and advanced infectious disease diagnostics.

• Diagnostics (ELISA & PCR-based) assay kit development
• ESXs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Structural Biology
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell culture
• Microbiome/Metagenome/Metabolome/Whole genome
• Insect Biology and Gustatory Receptor / Resistance Mechanism

• Ojha A., Kaur T., Gupta P., Gupta A., Emerging insights into dengue pathogenesis in India and interaction with immunity, microbiota, and vector ecology, Preprints (MDPI), DOI: 10.20944/preprints202601.0396.v1, 2026.
• Gupta A., Gupta V., Ojha A., Transforming cardiovascular health: Role of biomarkers, AI-driven imaging, and digital technologies, Diabetes Technology and Obesity Medicine, DOI: 10.1089/dtom.2025.0034, 2025.
• Gupta A., Singh A., Gupta P., Gupta V., Ojha A., Association of adiponectin gene variants (+45T>G and +276G>T) with adipokine levels and metabolic syndrome in North Indian adult women, Diabetes Technology and Obesity Medicine, DOI: 10.1089/dtom.2025.0014, 2025.
• Ojha A., Paratransgenesis: Dynamics of engineered Enterobacter and Cry1Ac-producing Enterobacter for biocontrol of Helicoverpa insect pests, bioRxiv (CSHL Preprint), DOI: 10.1101/2025.01.01.630992, 2025.
• Ojha A., Figueiredo D., Khan S., Comparative study of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from patients in different hospital wards post-COVID-19, The Microbe (Elsevier), DOI: 10.1016/j.microb.2025.100350, 2025; also medRxiv (CSHL Preprint), DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.25.24315976, 2024.
• Ojha A., Zhang W., Characterization of gustatory receptor 7 in the brown planthopper reveals functional versatility, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PMID: 33741431, 2021; also bioRxiv (CSHL Preprint), DOI: 10.1101/2020.09.05284208, 2020.
• Fan X., Pang R., Li W., Ojha A., Li D., Zhang W., Embryogenesis overview: External morphology and transcriptome profiling in Nilaparvata lugens, Frontiers in Physiology, PMID: 32132932, 2020.
• Ojha A., Zhang W., Comparative study of microbial community and Asaia dynamics in brown planthopper from susceptible and resistant rice varieties, BMC Microbiology, PMID: 31234788, 2019.
• Kamle S., Li D., Ojha A., Kumar A., Development of ELISA for detection of GM proteins in transgenic crops, Methods in Molecular Biology (Springer), PMID: 30543068, 2019.
• Ojha A., Sinha D., Padmakumari A.P., Bentur J.S., Nair S., Bacterial community structure in Asian rice gall midge reveals diverse microbiome rich in proteobacteria, Scientific Reports (Nature), PMID: 28842593, 2017.
• Maindola P., Raina R., Goyal P., Atmakuri K., Ojha A., Gupta S., Christie P., Iyer L., Aravind L., Arockiasamy A., Multiple enzymatic activities of ParB/Srx superfamily mediate sexual conflict among conjugative plasmids, Nature Communications, PMID: 25358815, 2014; also highlighted in Nature India, DOI: 10.1038/nindia.2014.147.
• Ojha A., Sree K.S., Sachdev B., Rashmi M.A., Ravi K.C., Suresh P.J., Mohan K.S., Bhatnagar R.K., Analysis of resistance to Cry1Ac in field-collected pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) populations, GM Crops & Food – Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, PMID: 25523173, 2014.
• Kamle S., Ojha A., Kumar A., Development of ELISA for detection of Bt protein in transgenic cotton, Methods in Molecular Biology (Springer), PMID: 23143488, 2013.
• Priya N.G., Ojha A., Kajla M.K., Raj A., Rajagopal R., Host plant-induced variation in gut bacteria of Helicoverpa armigera, PLoS ONE, PMID: 22292034, 2012.
• Kamle S., Ojha A., Kumar A., Development of ELISA for detection of Cry2Ab protein in transgenic plants, GM Crops & Food – Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, PMID: 21912216, 2011.
• Moussa S.M., Ojha A., Sharma A., Bhatnagar R.K., Isolation of toxic bacterial strains from hemolymph of Helicoverpa armigera, Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, DOI: 10.21608/JPPP.2009.217513, 2009.
• Singh C.K., Ojha A., Bhatnagar R.K., Kachru D.N., Detection and characterization of recombinant DNA expressing vip3A-type insecticidal gene in GMOs: single, multiplex and construct-specific PCR assays, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, PMID: 17994293, 2008.
• Singh C.K., Ojha A., Kamle S., Kachru D.N., Assessment of cry1Ab transgene cassette in Bt corn MON810: gene, event, construct & GMO-specific characterization, Nature Protocols, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.440, 2007.
• Singh C.K., Ojha A., Kachru D.N., Detection and characterization of cry1Ac transgene construct in Bt cotton using multiplex PCR, Journal of AOAC International, PMID: 18193727, 2007.

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