Prof. Vartika Mathur, Head of Research Group

Prof. Vartika Mathur has been working in the Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi since 2006. She completed her MSc (2002) and MPhil (2003) from University of Delhi and PhD (2012) from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. She is a fellow of Institute of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi from June 2022. Her research interest is determining the effects of biotic and abiotic plant stresses at morphological, chemical and molecular levels and alteration in its interactions with symbiotic microbes, insects and their parasitoids. Through her work, she reported for the first time, the occurrence of extrafloral nectar (EFN) in the family Brassicaceae (in Brassica juncea) and subsequently observed increase in EFN secretion in damaged plants indicating its role in plant immunity. 

She started the API lab in 2011 and has been working on ecological, chemical and molecular aspect of intricate animal, plant and microbe interactions for their sustainable utilization in agriculture, environment and health sectors. Her ongoing National and International research collaborations focus on inter-disciplinary research for natural resource management and sustainable strategies for crop management, therapeutics, biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.

She teaches Animal behaviour, Research methodology, Environmental management and Wildlife conservation and management. She also volunteers as research advisor to Department of pulmonary medicine, critical care and sleep medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi.

1. Verma, K., Sharma, G., Sinha, P.G., Nishu & Mathur, V.* (2024). Identifying Bacteria from Urban Soil for Degrading Soil Organic Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Water Air & Soil Pollution 235, 797. 
2. Verma, K., Gokhale Sinha, P., Chetan, & Mathur, V. (2024). Temporal Impact of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on Solanum Lycopersicum L.: Insights into Growth, Phenology, Ultrastructure, Nutritional Quality and Metabolite Profile. Journal of Crop Health, 1-16.
3. Sharma, G., Agarwal, S., Bhardwaj, R., Barvkar, V. T., Godbole, R. C., Kumar, V., ... & Mathur, V. (2024). Pharmacological Potential of Curcuma longa Endophytes. The Microbe, 100187.
4. Thakur, M., Bhatt, A., Sharma, V., & Mathur, V.* (2024). Interplay of heavy metal accumulation, physiological responses, and microbiome dynamics in lichens: insights and future directions. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(10), 1-21.
5. Reddy, A.A.; Reddy, M.; Mathur, V*. Pesticide Use, Regulation, and Policies in Indian Agriculture. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7839.  
6. Sharma, G., Sinha, P. G., & Mathur, V*. (2024). Molecular Evidence of Crosstalk Between  Bacterial   Endophytes and Plant Transcriptome in Brassica juncea. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-1
7. Htun, P. W., Sharma, G., & Mathur, V*. (2024). Fungal pathogen: A game changer for insect herbivore in sequential attack on tomato. South African Journal of Botany, 172, 116-124. 
8.  Sharma, G., Agarwal, S., Bhardwaj, R., Barvkar, V. T., Kumar, V., & Mathur, V*. (2024). Biological activities and metabolic profile of endophytic Bacillus haynesii from Momordica charantia. bioRxiv, 2024-05.
9.  Sharma, G., Bhardwaj, R., Barvkar, V. T., Godbole, R. C., Kumar, V., & Mathur, V*. (2024). Host-specific endophytes of Momordica charantia: A promising source for affordable lung cancer therapeutics. South African Journal of Botany, 170, 181-193.
10. Khare, T., Jamla, M., Mathur, V., & Kumar, V. (2024). Exploring Halobiome Resources for Developing Salt-Tolerant Crops: A Perspective Review. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-28.
11. Thakur, H., Agarwal, S., Buček, A., Hradecký, J., Sehadová, H., Mathur, V., ... & Šobotník, J. (2024). Defensive glands in Stylotermitidae (Blattodea, Isoptera). Arthropod Structure & Development, 79, 101346. 
12. Khare, T., Mathur, V., & Kumar, V. (2024). Agro-Ecological Microplastics Enriching the Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environment. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 100534. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100534
13. Sharma, G., Sinha, P. G., Verma, K., Walia, D., Lahiri, M., & Mathur, V*. (2023). Isolation and characterization of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria from urban soil. Bioremediation Journal, 1-14.
14. Verma, K., Sinha, P. G., Sharma, G., Agarwal, S., Verma, A., & Mathur, V*. (2023). Rhizosphere–plant–microbial system under polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-induced stress. CURRENT SCIENCE, 125(8), 837.
15. Thakur, H., Agarwal, S., Hradecký, J., Sharma, G., Li, H. F., Yang, S. E., Sehadová, H., Chandel, R. S., Hyliš, M., Mathur, V., Šobotník, J., & Sillam-Dussès, D. (2023). The Trail-Following Communication in Stylotermes faveolus and S. halumicus (Blattodea, Isoptera, Stylotermitidae). Journal of chemical ecology 10.1007/s10886-023-01447-w. 
16. Sharma, G., Agarwal, S., Verma, K., Bhardwaj, R., & Mathur, V*. (2023). Therapeutic compounds from medicinal plant endophytes: molecular and metabolic adaptations. Journal of Applied Microbiology, lxad074. (IF:4.05)
17. Agarwal, S., Tilyabaev, Z., Mathur, V., Turageldiev, S.,      Maxammadshokirov, R., & Togaev, U. (2023). Chemo-Biological Aspects of   Pheromones in Ant and Termites. Universum:      химия и биология, (12-3 (114)), 35-44.
18.  Mathur, V*., & Ulanova, D. (2022). Microbial metabolites beneficial to plant hosts across ecosystems. Microbial Ecology, 1-24.   (IF: 4.55).
19. Agarwal, S., Sharma, G., Verma, K., Latha, N., & Mathur, V*. (2022). Pharmacological potential of ants and their symbionts–a review. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 170(12), 1032-1048. (IF: 2.4)
20.  Basu N., Saxena A., Sarraf A., Singh A., Gulani A., Yadav M., Panwar S., Mathur V. and Misra R. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Based Study to Evaluate Subjective Sleep Quality among Undergraduate Students in India. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 9(4). DOI: 10.25215/0904.024.
21. Pasricha, S., Mathur, V., Garg, A., Lenka, S., Verma, K., & Agarwal, S. (2021). Molecular mechanisms underlying heavy metal uptake, translocation and tolerance in hyperaccumulators-an analysis: Heavy metal tolerance in hyperaccumulators. Environmental Challenges, 100197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100197.
22. Sharma G., Malthankar P.A. and Mathur V.* (2021). Insect–Plant Interactions: A Multilayered Relationship. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 114(1): 1-16 . DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saaa032 (IF: 2.099)
23. Garima Sharma and Vartika Mathur* (2020). Modulation of insect-induced oxidative stress responses by microbial fertilizers in Brassica juncea. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 96. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa040 (IF: 4.194)
24. Sharma G., Rahul, Guleria R. and Mathur V.* (2020). Differences in plant metabolites and microbes associated with Azadirachta indica with variation in air pollution. Environmental Pollution 257: 113595. (ISSN no. 02697491). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113595 (IF: 6.792)
25.  Rubabura, J.A.K., Sharma G., & Mathur, V.* (2020). Effect of environmentally sustainable microbial fertilizer on Insect-induced plant responses. Environment Conservation Journal, 21(1&2), 1-11.
26. Sharma, G., Anjulo, M.T. and Mathur, V.* (2019). Microbial fertilizer improves constitutive and induced resistance of tomato against a generalist insect. International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 2(1): 000135. (ISSN no. 2639-216X)  https://doi.org/10.23880/izab-16000135 
27.  van Dam, N.M., Wondafrash, M., Mathur, V. and Tytgat, T.O.G. (2018). Differences in hormonal signaling triggered by two root-feeding nematode species result in contrasting effects on aphid population growth. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6: 88  https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00088 (IF: 2.416)
28.  Rai A., Imran, Tora M.A., Sharma G., Azerefegne F. and Mathur V.* (2016).Effect of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on constitutive and induced responses of tomato (Ilycopersicum esculantum) against tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura: Fabricus)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Natural resource management ecological perspectives: Proceedings of the Indian Ecological society, 2: 759. ISBN:978-93-5254-337-3.
29.  Mathur V. and Sharma G. (2016). Do microbial fertilizers increase immunity in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) against insects? Natural resource management ecological perspectives: Proceedings of the Indian Ecological society, 2: 716. ISBN:978-93-5254-337-3.
30.  Mathur, V., Tytgat, T.O.G., Reddy, A.S., Vet, L.E.M. and van Dam, N.M. (2014). Temporal specificity in insect- induced responses of Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae). Biojournal 9: 1-21. (ISSN no. 0970-9444). 
31.  Mathur, V., Tytgat, T.O.G., Hordijk, C.A., Harhangi, H.R., Jansen, J.J., Reddy, A.S., Harvey, J.A., Vet, L.E.M. and van Dam, N.M. (2013). An ecogenomic analysis of herbivore induced plant volatiles in Brassica juncea. Molecular Ecology 22 (24): 6179-6196 . (ISSN no. 1365-294X). (IF: 6.494)
32.  Mathur, V., Wagenaar, R., Caissard, J.C., Reddy, A.S., Vet, L.E.M., Cortesero, A.M. and van Dam, N.M. (2013). A novel indirect defence in Brassicaceae: Structure and function of extrafloral nectaries in Brassica juncea. Plant, Cell and Environment 36 (3): 528-541. (Cover page article of the issue). (ISSN no. 1365-3040). (IF: 6.96)
33.  Mathur, V., Tytgat, T.O.G., de Graaf, R., Kalia, V., Reddy, A.S., Vet, L.E.M. and van Dam, N.M. (2013). Dealing with double trouble: Consequences of single and double herbivory in Brassica juncea. Chemoecology 23: 71-82. [ISSN no. 0937-7409 (Print) 1423-0445 (Online)]. (IF: 1.923)
34.  Mathur, V., Ganta, S., Raaijmakers, C. E., Reddy, A. S., Vet, L. E. M. & van Dam, N. M. (2011) Temporal dynamics of herbivore-induced responses in Brassica juncea and their effect on generalist and specialist herbivores. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 139(3): 215-225. (ISSN no. 1570-7458). (IF: 1.616)
35.  Qiu, B., Liu, L., Li, X-Xi., Mathur, V., Qin, Z-Q. and Ren, S-X. (2009). Genetic mutations associated with chemical resistance in the cytochrome P450 genes of invasive and native Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations in China. Insect Science 16: 237-245. (ISSN no. 1744-7917). (IF: 2.026)
36.  Qiu, B., Chen, Y.P., Liu, L., Peng, W.L., Li, X.X., Ahmed, M.Z., Mathur, V., Du, Y.Z. and Ren, S.X. (2009). Identification of three major Bemisia tabaci biotypes in China based on morphological and DNA polymorphisms. Progress in Natural Science 19: 713-718  [ISSN no. 1002-0071 (Print), 1745-5391 (Online)]. (IF: 2.038)

1. Nishu, Mathur, V., & Sinha, P. G. (2024). Food and Nutritional Security Under the Changing Climate: Understanding the Established and Indeterminate Factors. In Food Production, Diversity, and Safety Under Climate Change (pp. 25-38). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
2. Mathur, V., Sinha, P. G., & Noor, S. A. (2024). Unraveling the Coevolutionary Arms Race: Insights into the Dynamic Interplay of Plants, Insects and Associated Organisms. In Plant Resistance to Insects in Major Field Crops (pp. 13-36). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 
3. Kaur, K., Barathe, P., Reddy, S., Mathur, V., Kumar, V. (2024). One Health Perspectives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance. In: Kumar, V., Shriram, V., Dey, A. (eds) Medicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Therapies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7261-6_1  
4. Agarwal, S., Sharma, G., Mathur, V. (2024). Plant Endophytes: A Treasure House of Antimicrobial Compounds. In: Kumar, V., Shriram, V., Dey, A. (eds) Medicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Therapies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7261-6_5 
5. Verma, K., & Mathur, V.* (2022). Microbial Remediation Approaches for PAH Degradation. In El-Gendy, N.S. (ed.) Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Pollution: Air, Water and Soil Reclamation,Scrivener Publishing LLC Pp. 355-399. Print ISBN:9781119827511; Online ISBN:9781119827665; doi:10.1002/9781119827665
6. Dr Vartika Mathur edited book, “Air Pollution and Public Health: Challenges and Interventions” (2021). Proceeding of “International Workshop on Air Pollution and Public Health: Challenges and Interventions”. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN- 978-93-90951-00-0.
7. Verma, K. and Mathur, V.* (2021). Effect of air polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in food chain: direct and indirect exposure. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN-978-93-90951-00-0.
8. Mathur V.* and Sharma, G. (2020). Endosymbionts of Plants and Marine organisms: A Search for Lung Cancer Drug. In Madhunapantula S.V (ed.) Drug development from natural resources, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Pp. 18-36. 
9. Guleria, R., Mathur V.* and Dhanuka, A. (2019). Health effects of changing environment. In Peshin R. and Dhawan A.K. (eds) Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland AG. pp 95-108. doi: 978-3-319-99767-4.
10. Pandey, B.N. and Mathur, V. (2018). Biology of chordates. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India. ISBN-10: 9387472140; ISBN-13: 978-9387472143.
11. Mathur, V.*, Javid, L., Kulshrestha, S., Mandal, A., Reddy, A.A. (2017). World Cultivation of Genetically Modified Crops: Opportunities and Risks. In: Lichtfouse E. (ed) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 45-87. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58679-3_2.
12. Mathur, V.* and Tytgat, T.O.G. (2016). Nematode plant interaction. E-chapter of the paper ‘Biology of Parasitism’ in the online postgraduate course prepared for NME-ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India.
13. Mathur, V.* and Tytgat, T.O.G. (2016). Plant parasitic nematodes. E-chapter of the paper ‘Biology of Parasitism’ in the online postgraduate course prepared for NME-ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India.
14. Mathur, V. (2010). Environmental Ecology and Field Biology: Applied aspects. IK Publishing House, New Delhi, India. ISBN 10: 9380578229; ISBN 13: 9789380578224

1. 2024-2027: Mathur V. “Do Endophytes of Medicinal Plants Biosynthesize the Same Secondary Metabolites as Their Host Plants?”, Mobility Grant, Max Planck, Germany. 
2. 2024-2027: Mathur V. “ Exploring the Biocontrol Potential of Endophytes from      Commercial and resistant Brassica  juncea against Albugo candida:  Insights into Biochemical, Molecular and Gene Expression mechanisms”,  Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) (Grant Amount: Rs 51,29,696/-). 
3. 2022-2023: Mathur V. "Investigation of insect behaviour on electronic      components", Honda Cars Ltd. (Grant amount: Rs 10,96,160/-).
4. 2021-2024: Mathur V. "Pre and Post Lockdown microbial monitoring of roadside      Neem in Delhi: A One Health initiative", Cadila Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.      (Grant Amount: Rs 2,00,000/-)
5. 2021-2023: Mathur, V. and Sinha, P. G. “Microbial communities in changing climatic      regime: Analysis of primary and secondary risk factors”, Ministry of      Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) (Grant amount: Rs 43,23,800/-).
6. 2021-2024: Mathur, V. (Indian PI) and Tilyabaev Zoid, A.S. (Uzbekistan PI). “Determination of trail-following pheromone and mechanism of the function of gut microbiome of termites”, Joint Research Project under “India Uzbekistan Programme of      Co-operation” funded by  Ministry      of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Department      of Science and Technology (DST) of India (Grant amount: Rs 9,14,400/-).
7. 2020-2023: Mathur,  V..  Scientific monitoring of reforestation project at Barapullah Drain area", funded by Indraprastha Gas Limited (Grant: 19, 25, 000/-)
8. 2018: Guleria, R. (Indian PI) and Mathur, V. (Indian co-PI); Gupta, R. (US PI) and Bilaver, L. (US Co-PI). Awarded a grant to conduct “Indo-US Symposium on Allergy and Asthma” by Indo-US Science and Technology forum (IUSSTF) held in December 2018 at New Delhi (Grant amount: Rs 8,20,000).
9. 2018-2022: Mathur, V. “Temporal synchrony of plant and its endophytes in insect stress responses” Early Career Research Award (ECRA) by SERB, DST (Grant amount: Rs 35,18,521).
10. 2016-2017: Indo- Myanmar collaboration to host Dr. Phyoe Wai Htun, under the RTF-DCS fellowship by DST and NAM S&T Centre. “Molecular approach: induced responses in Lycopersicum esculantum after sequential challenge with Trichoderma sp. and Spodoptera litura”(Grant amount: Rs 2,70,000).
11. 2015-2016: Indo- Congo DRC collaboration to host Mr. Jean Augustin Rubabura Kituta, a student from Congo DRC, under the scheme RTF-DCS fellowship by DST and NAM S&T Centre. “Effect of insect damage on the proteins involved in soybean root-VAM interaction” (Grant amount: Rs 2,70,000).
12. 2015-2016: Pasricha, S., Shukla, S., Gehlot, P. & Mathur, V. “Targeting environmental sustainability in Industrial waste water and soil treatment through phytoremediation with Calendula Officinalis in Bhiwadi Industrial Area” Innovation Project by University of Delhi. (Grant amount: Rs 4,50,000).
13. 2014-2015: Indo-Ethiopian collaboration to host Mr. Melesse Anjulo Tora, an Ethiopian PhD student under the scheme RTF-DCS fellowship by DST and NAM S&T Centre. “Effect of Biofertilizers on the Constitutive and Induced Responses of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) to Spodoptera litura” (Grant amount: Rs 2,70,000).
14. 2014-2017: Mathur, V. “Fortification of Indian mustard by growth promoting bacteria through priming” Start-up research grant for Young Scientists by SERB, DST. (Grant amount: Rs 23,00,000).
15. 2011- 2014: Mathur, V. “Induced response of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) - an ecogenomic approach” UGC Major Research Project. 
16. 2010: Received travel award to give oral presentation on “Temporal patterns of induced plant responses and their effects on multitrophic interactions” at the ISCE annual meeting held on 31st July-4th August 2010 in I.R.B.I.-CNRS- University of Tours, France. 
17. April to August 2010: Received the European Mobility grant for International laureates by the International Doctoral College of the European University of Brittany (CDI-UEB) to perform part of my PhD-research under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Anne Marie Cortesero, Department of Insect Ecobiology at the University of Rennes, France. 
18. 2008-2010: Pardha Saradhi, P., Prasad, N.V.S.R.K. and Mathur, V.“Induced response of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and its effect on Tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura)” UGC Major Research Project. 
19. 2008-2012: Mathur, V. “Temporal dynamics of molecular, chemical and morphological induced responses in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)”. NFP, The Netherlands

1. Garima Sharma, Surbhi Agarwal and Vartika Mathur (2024). Metabolic Diversity of Leaf and Fruit Endophytes of Momordica charantia: Pharmacological perspective. Poster presentation at National Conference on Plant “Omics”: Recent Trends and Applications held on 21st- 22nd February 2024 at the Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. 
2.  Vartika Mathur (2023). Variation in the plant-microbe association and plant metabolites in an urban ecosystem. Oral presentation at ISCE annual meeting held on 23-27 July 2023 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India.
3. Invited lecture on ‘Role of Endophytes on Insect Induced Responses in Brassica juncea’ in the 26th International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2022), held on 17-22 July, 2022 in Helsinki, Finland.
4. Invited lecture on ‘Effect of Air Pollution on One Health’ in the Refresher Course in Environmental Studies for the University and College Teachers by Bharathiar University on 20 November 2021 on virtual platform.
5. Invited lecture on ‘Multidimensional Ecology of Insect-Plant Interactions’ in the Refresher Course in Environmental Studies for the University and College Teachers by Bharathiar University on 20 November 2021 on virtual platform.
6. Invited speaker at Indravadan Ambalal Modi Innovation Conclave (IAMICON, 2020) held on virtual platform in October, 2020 organized by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited. 
7. Invited lecture on “Air pollution & One health”, Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community (G-STIC), VITO NV, Belgium, 26th Oct 2020. 
8. Invited lecture on ‘Importance of One Health in the current era’ in the The Indravadan Ambalal Modi Innovation Conclave 2020 (IAMICON2020) by Cadila Pharmaceutical Industries Pvt. Ltd. held on virtual platform on 10thOctober 2020.
9. Invited lecture on ‘NEP: Focus on research’ during the National webinar on ‘National Education Policy 2020: Reckoning New Heights For Higher Education' organized by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Govt Girls P.G. College, Fatehpur (UP, India) on August 27 and 28, 2020.
10. Invited lecture on “Identifying Wildlife Through Indirect Signs", organized by Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram on 7th August 2020.
11. Vartika Mathur gave a Plenary Lecture on 'Air Pollution: A Burden on ‘One Health’ (2020) in the International Workshop on “Air Pollution and Public Health: Challenges and Interventions” organized by Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi and Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), New Delhi, India, 5 -7 February.
12. Kavita Verma and Vartika Mathur (2020). Effect of Air Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in food chain: Direct and Indirect Exposure. Oral Presentationin the International Workshop on “Air Pollution and Public Health: Challenges and Interventions” organized by Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi and Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), New Delhi, India, 5 -7 February.
13. Garima Sharma, Rahul, Randeep Guleria and Vartika Mathur (2020). Impact of air pollution on plant microbiome: an Insight into Urban Ecosystems. Oral Presentation in the International Workshop on “Air Pollution and Public Health: Challenges and Interventions” organized by Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi and Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), New Delhi, India, 5 -7 February.
14. Vartika Mathur, Garima Sharma and Rahul Tomar (2019). Variation in the plant-microbe association and plant metabolites in an urban ecosystem. Oral presentation delivered at the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) 2019 Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA, USA, June 2- 6, 2019.
15. Garima Sharma, Rahul Tomar, ….. and Vartika Mathur* (2019). Adaptation of plant-microbe association and plant metabolites in Neem to urban ecosystem. Oral presentation delivered at the International Conference on Changing Environment: Understanding the Emerging Challenges and their Management Strategies, held on 11-12th April by Kalindi College (D.U.), New Delhi, India. 
16. Vartika Mathur* and Garima Sharma (2018). Medicinal plant Endophytes: A search for lung cancer drug. Oral presentation at International Workshop on “Drug Development from Herbs and Marine Medicinal Materials” held on 10-12 December 2018 in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
17. Vartika Mathur* and Garima Sharma (2017). Microbial fertilizers: Priming plants to insect attack. Poster presentation at the INSCR International conference 2017 held on 26-28 September 2017 at University of Delhi, India.
18. Garima Sharma and Vartika Mathur* (2017). Microbial fertilizers enhance the plant antioxidants in response to insect attack. Poster presentation at International conference and outreach program on “Environment and Ecology: Sustainability and Challenges” held on 4-6th January 2017 by Sri Venkateswara college (D.U.), New Delhi, India. 
19. Vartika Mathur (2016). A systematic analysis of direct and indirect induced responses in Brassica juncea. Oral presentation given at the International Conference on Environment and ecology held on 7th March 2016 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
20. Garima Sharma and Vartika Mathur* (2016). Effect of insect damage on oxidative stress of bio-fertilizer fortified Brassica juncea. Oral presentationdelivered at the International Conference on Environment and ecology, held on 7th March 2016 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu, India.
21. Garima Sharma, Jean Augustin Rubabura Kituta, Shivani Rawat and Vartika Mathur* (2016). Soil microbial biodiversity: an entangled story. Poster presentationgiven at the International Conference on Environment and ecology held on 7th March 2016 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu, India.
22. Chauhan R., Agrawal A., Garg A., Upadhyay P., Kaur A., Kapoor H., Akansha N. V., Sharma A., Lenka S., Sharma R., Shukla S., Gahlot P., Pasricha S. and Mathur V.* (2016). Effect of polluted water on secondary metabolites of hyperaccumulator. Oral Presentation at Indian Ecological society International Conference held on 18-20 February 2016 at Shere-kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST), India.
23. Imran, Arshiya Rai, Melesse Tora Anjulo, Garima Sharma, Ferdu Azerefegne. and Vartika Mathur* (2016). Phosphate solubilizing bacteria: Boon or bane for induced responses of tomato (Lycopersicum esculantum) against tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura: Fabricus)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Poster Presentationin Indian Ecological society International Conference, Sher-e-kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jamm (SKUAST),India 18-20 February .
24. Vartika Mathur* and Garima Sharma (2016). Do microbial fertilizers increase immunity in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) against insects? Oral Presentation in Indian Ecological society International Conference, Sher-e-kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jamm (SKUAST),India 18-20 February .
25. Vartika Mathur* and Garima Sharma (2015). Bio fertilizers: boosting or just boasting plant immunity? Poster presentedat the ISCE annual meeting held on 29th June- 3rd July 2015 at Stockhom University, Sweden.
26. Vartika Mathur* and Garima Sharma (2015). Does better growth imply better immunity? Effect of biofertilizers on the induced responses of Brassica juncea. Oral presentation given at the ISCE annual meeting held on 29th June- 3rd July 2015 at Stockhom University, Sweden.
27. Vartika Mathur* and MNV Prasad Gajula (2014). Molecular interaction studies of Brassica annexins with methyl jasmonate. Poster presented at the International Symposium on Plant Signaling and Behavior 2014 held in the Department of Botany, University of Delhi, from 7th to 10th March 2014.

1. Convened International symposium on ‘Recent Methodologies and Advances in Termite Research’ on 28th September 2021 in Hybrid mode held at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
2. One week online workshop on Research Methodology held on 15-19 December 2020 organized by Academic Staff College, Jammu University.  
3. One week Faculty development program on "Higher education: Road ahead developing next generation academic leaders" held on 25 November – 01 December 2020 organized by Department of Commerce & IQAC, Sri Venkateswara College University of Delhi in collaboration with Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, New Delhi.
4. Two month online course for educators on ‘Effective Documentation For Accreditation’ organized by IQAC Cluster, India & Whitecode on 15 September to 10 November 2020.
5. Workshop on “Personality Development and Leadership Skills” on the theme “Leadership Development Programme” from July 25-31, 2020 organised by CPDHE, University of Delhi.
6. Short term training course on Biodiverity Conservation in Wildlife Institute of India on 4-10 November, 2019.
7. Refresher course in Research Methodology organized by Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 14-26 October 2019.
8. International Workshop on “Drug Development from Herbs and Marine Medicinal Materials” held on 10-12 December 2018 in Hai Phong, Vietnam.Participated in the online Programme on “Science Administration and Research Management” sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) from 13-24 December 2021.
9. Garima Sharma participated in the one-day workshop and hands-on experience in “Advanced Spectrophotometry” & “Dynamic Light Scattering” held at Department of Zoology, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi; on 9th October 2018.
10. Vartika Mathur and Garima Sharma Participated in a Hands-on training workshop on “Isolation and identification of endophytes from Rice and Brassica sp.” At Department of plant pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bangalore from 3rd to 9th May 2017. 
11. Vartika Mathur and Garima Sharma participated in workshop on “Molecular Characterization of Human Samples to identify Disease Risk Loci” organized by Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara college on 7th & 8th April 2017. 
12. Vartika Mathur participated Hands-on training on “Isolation and identification of endophytes from rice and Brassica sp.” at Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, from 3-9 May 2017. 
13. Vartika Mathur participated in the Hands-on training on “Phenotyping for drought adaptive traits and their introgression for crop improvement” to be held from 17th to 24th October 2016.
14. Garima Sharma “Symposium in Mathematical and computational biology” organized by National network for Mathematical and Computational biology (NNMCB) and Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 2015.
15. Garima Sharma and Melesse Angulo Toro “Workshop cum Hands-on-Training on Recent Trends in Bioinformatics and Its Application in Modern Biotechnology” organized by Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2015.
16. Garima Sharma Two-day workshop on “Metagenomic study on soil microbes and barcoding”, held in Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 19th Dec 2014 to 21st Dec 2014.

1.  Fellow of Institute of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi from June 1, 2022 till date.
2. Dr. Vartika Mathur is currently supervising 4 Ph.D. Scholars (Sole Supervisor) and 1 Ph.D. Scholar (Co-Supervisor) in the Animal Plant Interactions Lab.
3. UGC travel grant 2019 was awarded to Vartika Mathur for presentation of paper titled “Variation in the plant-microbe association and plant metabolites in an urban ecosystem.” at the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) 2019 Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA, USA, June 2- 6, 2019.
4. Young scientist of the year 2015 award in the field of Chemical Ecology in 2nd International Conference on Environment and ecology held on 7th March 2016 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
5. UGC travel grant 2015 was awarded to Vartika Mathur for presentation of paper titled “Does better growth imply better immunity? Effect of biofertilizers on the induced responses of Brassica juncea.” at the ISCE annual meeting held on 29th June- 3rd July 2015 at Stockhom University, Sweden.