Dr. Ritesh K. Shukla is working as an Associate professor in Biological and Life Sciences at the School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University. He had joined Ahmedabad University in 2014 as Assistant Professor. His research career began in 2006 when he joined "CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research", Lucknow, India as UGC-JRF where he completed his tenure as UGC-SRF in 2011.

He received his doctorate degree in Toxicology (Nanomaterial Toxicology) in 2013 from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi for the work he did at CSIR-IITR, Lucknow. He received a master's degree in Forensic Science from Dr BR Ambedkar University, Agra in 2005.

Before joining Ahmedabad University, he served as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, a Central University, Bilaspur.

Ritesh has co-authored more than 37 research articles in International peer reviewed Journal and 9 book chapters. He has edited 2 books, one on Forensic Nanotechnology published by NOVA Science Publishers, New-York, US in 2019 and second on Nanotoxicity published by Elsevier in 2020. He received Early Career Research Award from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2016 for Forensic Biology research Project. He has research expertise in diversified field of Toxicology (Genetic toxicology, Nanotoxicology and radiation toxicology) and Forensic Science (Forensic Nanotechnology, Food Forensic and DNA Forensics).

He is the member of many prestigious scientific society in the field of forensic like Silk Road Forensic Consortium, China (Founded by Professor Henry C. Lee) and International society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG).

Currently Dr Shukla has focused his research on development of the ‘on field Detection device’ for body fluid identification and has also been active in developing innovative teaching pedagogies for active and engaging learning for students.

Ritesh interested to focus his area of research on Nanobiotechnology, Forensic Biotechnology, Toxicology, DNA Forensics, Point of Care/detection Diagnostic Devices.
Nanobiotechnology/Point of care/detection devices
In the forensic investigation “on field” detection of body fluids is a challenging task.  With the motto of Life science strengthen to solving crime our research group engages to develop “on field” affordable point of detection device for body fluid identification. Such type of technological innovation may helpful to speed up the investigation process & overcome the burden of crime cases in the laboratories.
Biotechnology/ DNA Forensics
Focused on to develop a method for body fluid detection that can be used further for DNA analysis, even after going through the initial screening test. This procedure used together could potentially change the way that forensic investigations are carried out, enabling body detection at the crime-scene itself and thereby considerably reducing the time involved in the process. Moreover, it will work to prevent significant DNA degradation and so will preserve scarce body fluid samples for further analysis.
Our research group is also focused on to assess the biochemical & molecular marker for aging of biological stain. The ability to Estimate the time since deposition (aging) of biological stains found at a crime scene could be an invaluable evidence for investigators to establish the time frame, when the crime has been committed. In this area of research, the degradation rate of macromolecules at different environmental condition can be correlated with aging of biological stains.
Toxicology
Nanotoxicology- Focused to assess the toxicity of nanomaterials on in vitro model (normal and cancer cell lines).
Food Toxicology- Food safety is a challenging aspect in developing country like India. To enhance the texture, taste or stability synthetic dyes, chemicals and other additives are intentionally or unintentionally added into the food products.  These additives which are known as adulterants frequently creep up not just in our local products, but even in packaged/branded products. These rampant instances of adulteration and contamination in essential foods can be a potential source of disease infection or toxic poisoning. Our research group is not only focused to detect such type of adulterants but also assess their effect on biomolecules.  
RESEARCH GRANTS
Funding Agency: DST-SERB (Early Career Research), Govt of India.
Project Title: Design and development of multiplex assay integrated nanodevice for rapid 'on field' identification of body fluids
Project Grant: INR 42.71 Lakh
Role: Principal Investigator
 
Funding Agency: DBT, Govt of India
Project Title: NanoTOF: Toxicological Evaluation & Risk Assessment on Nanomaterials in Food
Project Grant: INR 76 Lakh
Role: Co-Investigator
 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

EDITED BOOKS (Indexed in SCOPUS)

1. Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses  Edited by Ritesh K Shukla, Neeti Kapoor and Ashish Badiye. Publisher: Taylor and Francis, 2022. ISBN 9781032283289 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003120995/forensic-microscopy-ritesh-shukla-neeti-kapoor-ashish-badiye

2. Nanotoxicity: Prevention and Antibacterial Applications of Nanomaterials, 1st Edition, Edited by Susai Rajendran, Anita Mukherjee, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Chandraiah Godugu, Ritesh Shukla. Publisher: Elsevier, 2020, ISBN:9780128199435 (Citation:21) https://www.elsevier.com/books/nanotoxicity/rajendran/978-0-12-819943-5

3. Introduction of Forensic Nanotechnology as Future Armor, Edited by Ritesh K Shukla and Alok Pandya. Publisher: Nova Science Publisher, NY, USA, 2019. ISBN 978-1-53616-040-6, https://novapublishers.com/shop/introduction-of-forensic-nanotechnology-as-future-armour/

BOOK CHAPTER (Eighteen)

1. Vajpayee Kamayani, Kansara Krupa, Shukla Ritesh K*. Toxicology of Metal Ions, Pesticides, Nanomaterials, and Microplastics, “Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem” Edited by Ashutosh Kumar, Publisher, Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 35-57. ISBN 9781032154947
2. Shah Nimit, Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K*, Nano-Biosensor for Biochemical Analysis, “Nanobioanalytical Approaches to Medical Diagnostics” Edited by P Maurya, P Chandra, Publishers Elsevier, 2022, 319-344. eBook ISBN: 9780323851473 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0323-85147-3.00005-0
3. Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K* Introduction to Microscopy, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 1-18. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-1
4. Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K, Badiye Ashish, Introduction to Simple (Handheld) Microscopes, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 41-56. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-4  
5. Shukla Ritesh K, Biswas Pronit, Yadav Rajesh, Forensic Applications of Compound Microscope, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 83-106. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-6 (Citation:2)
6. Saini Vineeta, Shukla Ritesh K, Forensic Applications of Fluorescence Microscope, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 135-149. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-10  
7. Badiye Ashish, Kharoshah Magdy, Moon Poonam, Shukla Ritesh, Kapoor Neeti, Forensic Applications of Phase Contrast Microscope, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 227-236. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-18  
8. Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K* Forensic Applications of Electron Microscope, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 251-270. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-20
9. Ansari Niha, Shukla Ritesh K, Forensic Applications of Atomic Force Microscope, “Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses” Edited by RK Shukla, N. Kapoor, A. Badiye, Publishers Taylor and Francis, CRC, 2022, 295-310. eBook ISBN: 9781032283289; DOI 10.4324/9781003120995-22  
10. Vajpayee Kamayani, Shukla Ritesh K, DNA Phenotyping: The Technique of the Future, Handbook of DNA Profiling Edited by Hirak R Das, Pankaj Shrivastava and Jose A Lorente, Publishers Springer, 2021, eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9364-2. (Citation:1) DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9364-2 
11. Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K*, Micro/Nanofluidics devices for protein detection and separation, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Volume 185, “Micro/Nanofluidics and Lab-on-Chip Based Emerging Technologies for Biomedical and Translational Research Applications - Part A”, Edited by V Singh, A Pandya, Publishers Elsevier, 2021, eBook ISBN: 9780323988995; DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.07.008  
12. Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Kathane Prachi, Shukla Ritesh K, Quality Control of Forensic DNA Typing, “Forensic DNA Typing: Principles, Applications and Advancements”, Edited by P. Shrivastava, H.R. Dash, J.A Lorente, J. Imam, Published by Springer, 2020, 585-605, eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6655-4; Print ISBN 978-981-15-6654-7 DOI 10.1007/978-981-15-6655-4
13. Raijiwala Paula, Pandya Alok and Shukla Ritesh K*, Analytical approach to Investigate Nanoparticles-Protein Corona Complex,” Nanoparticles-Protein Corona: Biophysics to Biology” Edited by Alok Dhawan and Ashutosh Kumar, Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2019, 132-162. Print ISBN: 978-1-78801-391-8 ; eISBN: 978-1-78801-853-1 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78801-391-8
14. Raijiwala Paula, Srivastava Ankit and Shukla Ritesh Kumar*, Application of Nanotechnology in Latent fingerprint development, “Introduction of Forensic Nanotechnology: as Future Armor, Edited by Ritesh K Shukla and Alok Pandya. Publisher: Nova Science Publisher, NY, USA, 2019, 49-84. ISBN 978-1-53616-040-6 (Citation:3)
15. Pandya Alok, Roz Hiteshkumar B. and Shukla Ritesh Kumar*, Role of Nanotechnology in Forensic Document Examination and Preservation, “Introduction of Forensic Nanotechnology: as Future Armor, Edited by Ritesh K Shukla and Alok Pandya. Publisher: Nova Science Publisher, NY, USA, 2019, 215-226. ISBN 978-1-53616-040-6 (Citation:2)
16. Kapoor Neeti, Badiye Ashish, Shukla Ritesh Kumar, Swati Dubey Mishra, Ankit Srivastava, Integration of Nanotechnology in Forensic Sciences, “Introduction of Forensic Nanotechnology: as Future Armor, Edited by Ritesh K Shukla and Alok Pandya. Publisher: Nova Science Publisher, NY, USA, 2019, 33-48. ISBN 978-1-53616-040-6 
17. Shukla Ritesh Kumar, Bajpayee Mahima and Dhawan Alok. Detection of DNA Damage in Different Organs of the Mouse. “The Comet Assay in Toxicology, 2nd Edition” Edited by Alok Dhawan and Diana Anderson. Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2016 30, 164-176. Print ISBN: 978-1-78262-287-1; PDF eISBN: 978-1-78262-289-5; EPUB eISBN: 978-1-78262-915-3 (Citation:3)
18. Kainthola Anil, Shukla Ritesh K, Verma Somesh, Chauhan Shruti. Country made firearms- A Raw Deal. “Modern Trends in Forensic Science” 2006; 226-231. Edited by PK Janjua, Ramesh Chandra, Surendra Nath. Shree Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi ISBN- 8183290809

RESEARCH ARTICLES

2023

1. Vajpayee Kamayani, Dash Hirak Ranjan, Shukla Ritesh K*, PCR Inhibitors and Facilitators- Their Role in Forensic DNA Analysis Forensic Science International, 2023, 349, 111773 (IF:2.67) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111773 
2. Vajpayee Kamayani, Desai Preet, Parekh Prakshal B, Sitwala Hrishita C, Suri Kanishkaa, Dash Hirak Ranjan, Shukla Ritesh K*, A Novel Method for Blood Detection Using Fluorescent Dye Microchemical Journal, 2023, 193, 108987 (IF:5.30) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2023.108987
3. Singh Prajjval Pratap, Rai Sunil K, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Serosurveillance Consortium BHU (………Shukla Ritesh …….). Estimation of real COVID-19 cases in India during the first wave, IJID Regions, 2023, 6, 80-83.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.01.008

2022

1. Hirak Ranjan Dash, Kamayani Vajpayee, Ritesh Shukla, Ankit Srivastava and Pankaj Shrivastava, Surajit Das. Sequence-based assessment of expediency of tri-, tetra-, and penta-nucleotides repeat autosomal STR markers in the central Indian population using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Meta Gene, 2022, 31, 100983 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2021.100983

2021

1. Hirak Ranjan Dash, Kamayani Vajpayee, Radhika Agarwal, Anubha Gang, Ritesh Shukla & Ankit Shrivastava (2021) Evaluation of diallelic STR markers with inter-population allelic database for their usefulness in paternity trios in the central Indian population, Annals of Human Biology, (IF:1.53) https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.2014567
2. Ritesh K Shukla*, Ashish Badiye, Kamayani Vajpayee, Neeti Kapoor. Genotoxic Potential of Nanoparticles: Structural and Functional Modifications in DNA, Frontier in Genetics, 2021, 12, 728250 (IF:4.59) https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.728250
3. Neeti Kapoor, Pradnya Sulke, Ritesh Shukla, Rasika Kakad, Pooja Pardeshi, Ashish Badiye, Forensic Analytical Approaches to the Dating of Documents: An Overview, Microchemical Journal, 2021, 170, 106722 (IF:4.82) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.106722
4. Prajjval Pratap Singh, Abhishek K Srivastava, Sudhir K Upadhyay, Ashish Singh, Shashank Upadhyay, Pradeep Kumar, Vandana Rai, Pankaj Shrivastava, Serosurveillance Consortium BHU (………Ritesh Shukla…….) and Gyaneshwer Chaubey. The association of ABO blood group with the asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in India, Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2021 (Accepted) (IF:1.76) https://doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103224
5. Ritesh K Shukla*. A new systematic approach of teaching and learning of forensic science for interdisciplinary students: A step towards renovating the forensic education system, Forensic Science International-Synergy, 2021, 3, 100146, 1-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100146
6. Prajjval Pratap Singh, Rakesh Tamang, Manoj Shukla, Abhishek Pathak, Anshika Srivastava, Pranav Gupta, Alay Bhatt, ………………, Ritesh Shukla, …….., Gyaneshwer Chaubey. Estimation of ral-infection and immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in Indian Population, medRXiv, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.05.21251118

2020

1. Khushboo Kourani, Neeti Kapoor, Ashish Badiye, Ritesh K Shukla*. Detection of Synthetic Food Color 'Metanil Yellow' in Sweets: A Systematic Approach, Journal of Planer Chromatography, 2020, 33, 413-418 (IF:0.81) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00764-020-00046-9
2. Neeti Kapoor, P. Kothari, Ritesh K Shukla, Swati D. Mishra, Ashish Badiye Age estimation from tooth-pulp area ratio: A preliminary study. La Revue de Médecine Légale, 2020, 11(1):11-14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medleg.2019.11.003

2019

1. Neeti Kapoor, Shagufa Ahmed, Ritesh K Shukla and Ashish Badiye. Development of Submerged Latent Fingerprints using Robin Blue Powder and Magnetic Dual Powder: A Comparative Study, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Science, 2019, 9:44 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-019-0147-1
2. NV Vallabani, S Sen Gupta, RK Shukla and A. Kumar, “ZnO NPs Associated Mitochondrial Stress Induced Apoptosis Activation and G2/M Arrest in HaCaT Cells: A Mechanistic Approach,” Mutagenesis, 2019, 34(3):265-277 (IF: 2.84) https://academic.oup.com/mutage/article-abstract/34/3/265/5528350?redirectedFrom=fulltext

2018

1. A.Pandya, Ritesh K. Shukla*, “New Perspective of Nanotechnology: Role in Preventive Forensic” Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 2018, 8(57): 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-018-0088-0
2. Ritesh K Shukla*. An Introduction to the Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay: A Technique Resolving Issues in Forensic Science. Egyptian Journal of  Forensic Sciences 2018, 8(1): 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-017-0035-5
3. Harsh Dave, Neha Bhandari, Bhavya Mod, Ritesh Shukla and Alok Pandya, Multifunctional silver-cellulose nanocomposite as a promising plasmonic sensing platform, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2018 18(8), 5461-5469 (IF: 2.62) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29458599
4. Krupa Kansara, Pal Patel, Ritesh K Shukla, Alok Pandya, Rishi Shanker, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Dhawan. Synthesis of biocompatible iron oxide nanoparticles as a drug delivery vehicle, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2018, 13, 79-82. (IF:4.3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593401
5. Pal Patel, Krupa Kansara, Ragini Singh, Ritesh K Shukla, Sanjay Singh, Alok Dhawan, Ashutosh Kumar. Cellular internalization and antioxidant activity of cerium oxide nanoparticles in human monocytic leukemia cells, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2018, 13, 39-41. (IF:4.3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593393
6. Ilham F Osman, Mojgan Najafzadeh,  Vyom Sharma, Ritesh K. Shukla, B.K. Jacob, Alok Dhawan, and Diana Anderson. TiO2 NPs induce DNA damage in lymphocytes from healthy individuals and patients with respiratory disease - An Ex Vivo/In Vitro Study. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2018, 18(1), 544-555. (IF: 2.62) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768880

2017

1. Ritesh K Shukla*. Forensic Application of Comet Assay: An Emerging Technique. Forensic Sciences Research 2017, 2 (4): 180-184. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197085/
2. Ritesh K. Shukla*, Anand S. Lodha, Subal Das. Stature Estimation from Footprint: A Study on Central Indian Population. European Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2017, 4(2), 11-19. DOI: 10.5455/ejfs.228548
3. Malgorzata Kurzawa-Zegota, Vyom Sharma, Mojgan Najafzadeh, P. Dominic Reynolds, Justin P. Davies, Ritesh K. Shukla, Alok Dhawan, and Diana Anderson. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induce DNA Damage in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Polyposis coli, Colon Cancer Patients and Healthy Individuals: An Ex Vivo/In Vitro Study. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2017, 17(12), 9274–9285. (IF: 2.62) https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2017.14691

2016

1. Ritesh K Shukla*. Forensic Biotechnology: Application of Flow Cytometry in Legal Medicine. International Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016. 1(1): 000103. https://medwinpublishers.com/IJFSC/IJFSC16000103.pdf
2. Anand S Lodha, Alok Pandya, Ritesh K Shukla*. Nanotechnology: An Applied and Robust Approach for Forensic Investigation. Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal, 2016 2 (1), 00044. DOI: 10.15406/frcij.2016.02.00044
3. R. Purohit, S. Vallabani, R. K. Shukla, A. Kumar, S. Singh. ‘Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Size and Surface Coating on Human Red Blood Cells” Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, 2016. 5 (3), 121-131. (IF: 0.98) https://doi.org/10.1680/jbibn.15.00018

2015

1. AS Karakoti, R Shukla, R Shanker, S Singh. Surface functionalization of quantum dots for biological applications. “Advances in colloid and interface science” 2015, 215, 28-45 (IF: 8.6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25467038
2. K Kansara, P Patel, D Shah, RK Shukla, S Singh, A Kumar, A Dhawan. TiO2 nanoparticles induce DNA double strand breaks and cell cycle arrest in human alveolar cells. “Environmental and molecular mutagenesis”. 2015, 56 (2), 204-217. (IF: 2.55) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25524809

2014

1. Ritesh K Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, N.V. Srikanth Vallabani, Alok K Pandey and Alok Dhawan. Titanium dioxide nanoparticle induced oxidative stress triggers DNA damage and hepatic injury in mice “Nanomedicine”  2014, 9(9), 1423-1434 (IF: 5.26) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367968

2013

1. Ritesh K Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, Deepak Gurbani, Alok K Pandey, Shashi Singh and Alok Dhawan. TiO₂ nanoparticles induce oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis in human liver cells “Nanotoxicology” 2013, 7(1), 48-60. (IF: 7.84) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22047016
2. Ritesh K Shukla*. Occupational Exposure of Nanoparticles in Forensic Science: A Need of Safe Use. International Journal of Forensic Science and Pathology, 2013 1, 301, 1-6. (IF: 1.37)  DOI:10.19070/2332-287x-130003
3. Saba Shahin, Vineet Prakash Singh,  Ritesh K. Shukla,  Alok Dhawan, Ravi Kumar Gangwar, Surya Pal Singh, Chandramohini Chaturvedi. 2.45 GHz Microwave Irradiation Induced Oxidative Stress affects Implantation or Pregnancy in mice, Mus musculus. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2013 169 (5), 1727-1751. (IF: 1.89) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23334843

2011

1. Ritesh K Shukla, Vyom Sharma, Alok K Pandey, Shashi Singh, Sarwat Sultana and Alok Dhawan. ROS-mediated genotoxicity induced by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in human epidermal cells. “Toxicology in Vitro” 2011, 25, 231-241. (IF: 2.77) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21092754
2. This article featured as TOP MOST CITED ARTICLE of the journal Toxicology in Vitro (in 2016)
3. (This article also featured in the book “Sunscreen Biohazards” ed. by Dr. Elizabeth Plourde http://www.sunscreensbiohazard.com/)
4. Ritesh K Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok K Pandey, Shashi Singh and Alok Dhawan. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in human keratinocyte cells “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” 2011, 7, 100. (IF: 2.6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21485823
5. Deepak Gurbani, Ritesh K Shukla, Alok K Pandey and Alok Dhawan. Stable metal oxide nanoparticle formulation for toxicity studies “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” 2011, 7, 104. (IF: 2.6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21485825
6. N.V. Srikanth Vallabani, Sandeep Mittal, Ritesh K Shukla, Alok K Pandey, Sanjay R Dhakate, Renu Pasricha and Alok Dhawan. Toxicity of Graphene in normal human lung cells (BEAS 2B) “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” 2011, 7, 106. (IF: 2.6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21485826
7. C. M. Chaturvedi, V. P. Singh, P. Singh, P. Basu, M. Singaravel, R. K. Shukla, A. Dhawan, A. K. Pati, R. K. Gangwar and S. P. Singh. 2.45GHz (CW) Microwave irradiation alters circadian organization, spatial memory, DNA structure in the brain cells and blood cell counts of male mice, mus musculus. “Progress In Electromagnetics Research B”, 2011 29, 23-42. (IF: 3.74) https://www.emf-portal.org/en/article/19608

2010

1. Simantini Nayak, Biswarup Satpati, Ritesh K. Shukla, Alok Dhawan, Sarama Bhattacharjee and Yatendra S. Chaudhary. Facile synthesis of nanostructured hydroxyapatite–titania bio-implant scaffolds with different morphologies: their bioactivity and corrosion behavior. “Journal of Material Chemistry” 2010, 20, 4949-4954. (IF: 5.01) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/JM/c0jm00241k#!divAbstract

2009

1. Vyom Sharma, Ritesh K Shukla, Neha Saxena, Devendra Parmar, Mukul Das and Alok Dhawan. DNA damaging potential of zinc oxide nanoparticles in human epidermal cells. “Toxicology Letters” 2009, 185, 211-218. (IF: 3.58) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19382294 The article featured in the European Commission document “Science for Environment Policy – Nanomaterials, Issue 12, page 4, April 2009”.
2. Singh, V.P., Singh, P., Shukla, R.K., Dhawan, A., Gangwar, R.K., Singh, S.P. and Chaturvedi, C.M. (2009): 2.45 GHz low level CW microwave radiation affects embryo implantation sites and single strand DNA damage in brain cell of mice, Mus musculus. IEEE Xplore Proceedings, 2009.pp 379-382. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5441089

CONFERENCE FULL PAPER IN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL

1.  Ritesh K Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, NV Srikanth Vallabani, Sanjay Singh, Alok Dhawan; TiO₂ NPs induced hepatic injury in mammals: a mechanistic approach. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 82. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042295/
2. Krupa Kansara, Pal Patel, Darshini Shah, NV Srikanth Vallabani, Ritesh K Shukla, Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Dhawan; TiO₂ nanoparticles induce cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human alveolar cells. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 77. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045052/
3. Ragini Singh, Ritesh K. Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Dhawan, Sanjay Singh; PEGylated nanoceria protect human epidermal cells from reactive oxygen species. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 78. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4043740/
4. NV Srikanth Vallabani, Ritesh K Shukla, Dinesh Konka, Ashutosh Kumar, Sanjay Singh, Alok Dhawan; TiO2 nanoparticles induced micronucleus formation in human liver (HepG2) cells: comparison of conventional and flow cytometry based methods. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 79. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045782/
5. Pal Patel, Krupa Kansara, Darshini Shah, NV Srikanth Vallabani, Ritesh K Shukla, Sanjay Singh, Alok Dhawan, Ashutosh Kumar; Cytotoxicity assessment of ZnO nanoparticles on human epidermal cells. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 81. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4043943/
6. Rahul Purohit, NV Srikanth Vallabani, Ritesh K Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Dhawan, Sanjay Singh; BSA coated gold nanoparticles exhibit size dependent interaction with lung cancer (A549) cells. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014, 7(1), 83. [I.F. 1.50] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042880/
7. Ritesh K. Shukla, Vyom Sharma, Devendra Parmar and Alok Dhawan: In vitro Genotoxicity of TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Human Skin Epithelial Cells (A431). Nanotoxicology 2008, 2 (S1), 80.
8. Vyom Sharma, Ritesh K Shukla, Neha Saxena, Devendra Parmar, Mukul Das and Alok Dhawan: Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Cytotoxicity and DNA Damage in Human Skin Epithelial Cell Line. Nanotoxicology 2008, 2 (S1), 83.

ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Ritesh K Shukla*. DNA Damaging Potential of Blood Enhancement Chemicals: Challenges in Blood Presumptive Test. Proceedings of the 3rd International Research and Practice Conference “The Datable Issues of the Theory and Practice of Judicial Expertise, 2019, 17-18, Moscow, Russia.
2. Ritesh K Shukla*. Comet Assay: A Versatile tool for DNA Forensics. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Medical Sciences) Proceedings of the 3^rdConference of Silk Road Forensic Consortium, 2018, 39, 10, Yantai, China.
3. Ritesh K Shukla*, Shilangi Gupta, Rajeshwari Iyer and Yashree Mehta. Genotoxic effect of blood enhancement chemicals detected by the comet assay: A versatile tool that continues to expand its perspectives, Journal of Clinical Toxicology, Proceedings of 15^th Euro Global Summit on Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, July 02-04, 2018 Berlin, Germany.

Courses taught 

With Innovative Pedagogy

1. Democracy and Justice Foundation Studio (2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22, 2022-23)
2. Course on Forensic Investigation Under Independent study Program (ISP) (Winter 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

New Developed Course

3. Forensic Biotechnology (Monsoon 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
4. Electron Microscopy (Monsoon 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
5. Toxicology (Winter 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
6. Cytogenetics (Winter 2017, 2018, 2019)

Other Course

7. Cell Biology (Monsoon 2014, 2015, 2016)
8. Applied Biotechnology (Monsoon 2014, 2015)
9. Genetics (Monsoon 2014, 2015)
10. Biophysics and Instrumentation (Monsoon 2015)
11. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Monsoon 2014)
12. Microscopy and Imaging (Winter 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
13. Environmental Science (Winter 2016, 2017)
14. Immunology (Winter 2015, 2016)
15. Molecular Biology (Winter 2015)

ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY

• Chairperson, Disciplinary committee for non-academic transgressions by students, Ahmedabad University (2022-23)
• Chairperson, School Level Examination Committee (SLEC), School of Arts and Sciences (2022- Present)
• Major Advisor, Integrated Master in Life Sciences program, Ahmedabad University (2021-Present)
• School Representative, Internal Quality and Assurance Cell (IQAC), Ahmedabad University (2015- Present)
• Faculty In charge- Centre of Excellence in Imaging Facility, Ahmedabad University (2015-Preaent)
• Member, School Level Examination Committee (SLEC), School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University (2021-Present)
• Convenor, Foundation studio “Democracy and Justice” Ahmedabad University (2020-2021)
• Chairperson, School Level Examination Committee (SLEC), School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University (2016-2019)
• Coordinator, Examination Committee, Biological and Life Sciences, Ahmedabad University (2014-2016)
• Program Coordinator, MSc in Life Science, Ahmedabad University (2015-2017)

ROLE IN STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY LEVEL

• Co-convenor, CHIASMA, Ahmedabad University (2022)
• Convenor, CHIASMA, Ahmedabad University (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Faculty Mentor, First Ahmedabad University Model United Nations (AUMUN) Program (2020)
• Member (School Representative), Ahmedabad University Students Events and Activities Committee (AUSEAC) (2016-2019)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

• Member, Board of Studies (BOS) Forensic Science at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur April 2023- Till date. 
  External Examiner for Forensic Science and Toxicology (National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar; Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur; Government Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai; Gujarat University, Ahmedabad; Bundelkhand University, Jhansi; Modi University, Luxmangarh)

• Curriculum Reviewer (National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar; Kurukshetra University, Karnal)
• External Expert appointed for Scrutiny Committee for Project Proposal in Forensic Science under Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP) in Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, by Education Department, Government of Gujarat, 2018 to 2019.
• Subject Matter Expert, Forensic Science for Tata Consultancy Services, India, 2018 to Present

REVIEWER & EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reviewer

Worked as a recognised reviewer for Elsevier (Forensic Science International, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Mutation Research – Reviews, Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Colloids and Surfaces B- Biointerfaces)

Springer (Chromatographia, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B: Biological Science, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Science)

Nanotoxicology (Taylor & Francis), Mutagenesis (Oxford Journal), Environmental Molecular Mutagenesis (Wiley), Biomed Research International (Hindawi), Medicine, Science and Law (SAGE).

Editorial Board Member

Current Forensic Science (ISSN: 2666-4852), Bentham Science

INVITED TALK  Fourteen (14)

International (Abroad):  Five (5)

1. Fate of DNA after Blood Presumptive Test in 4th International Conference of Silk Road Forensic Consortium, at Kunming, China, October 20-21, 2019
2. Impact of Nanotechnology in Forensic Sciences in 3^rd International Law, Forensics, Investigation, and Education Conference, Rugao, China, October 17-18, 2019
3. DNA Damaging Potential of Blood Enhancement Chemicals: Challenges in Blood Presumptive Test in 3rd International Research and Practice Conference “The Datable Issues of the Theory and Practice of Judicial Expertise, at Moscow, Russia, March 28-30, 2019
4. Comet Assay: A Versatile Tool for DNA Forensics in 3^rd International Conference of Silk Road Forensic Consortium, at Yantai, China, September 17-18, 2018.
5. Ingredients in Cosmetic Products: Safety & Regulation” in 3^rd Asia Safety Experts Workshop organized by Proctor & Gamble (P&G) at Singapore, November 13-14, 2014.

International (India):  Four (4)

6. Significance of Flow Cytometry based micronucleus assay in nanomaterial genotoxicity study in 18^th Indo-US Flow Cytometry Workshop” Flow Cytometry in Nanomaterial Toxicology, at CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, February 22-24, 2017.
7. Cellular and Molecular responses of Engineered nanomaterials in Mammalian system in International Conference on Electron Microscopy organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai and West Zone Chapter EMSI on July 8-10, 2015 in Mumbai.
8. TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application in International Conference on Translational Nanomedicine (T-NANO 2014), December 15-17, 2014.
9. In vitro genotoxicity assessment of Metal oxide nanoparticles in INDO-UK Seminar: Environmental Impact and Hazard Identification  of Engineered Nanomaterials organized by Institute of Life Sciences, Ahmedabad University  on  February 24-26, 2014.

National: Two (2)

10. Application of Nanotechnology in Forensic Sciences: Innovation and Challenges in National Conference on Challenges and Innovations in Criminal Justice System at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, February 21-22, 2019.
11. Genotoxicity Assessment of Blood Enhancement Chemicals using Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Method: Future Perspective in National conference on Future perspective of Forensic Science in India, at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, March 9-10, 2017.

University: Three (3)

12. Microscopy in Forensic Science in two days National Workshop in Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur, March 6-7, 2020.
13. Impact of Nanotechnology in Forensic Sciences on National Science Day in Department of Forensic Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, February 28, 2020
14. Forensic Microscopy on National Science Day in Department of Forensic Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, February 28, 2020

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• Member, Silk Road Forensic Consortium (SRFC)
• Member, International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG)
• Life Member- Indian Nanoscience Society
• Life Member- Forensic Science Developmental Society
• Member, North Zone association of Forensic Science

Faculty Development Program

• Participated in 5 days online FDP organised by the School of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, National Forensic Sciences, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on "Advanced Trends in Digital Forensics" from April 5- April 9, 2021.
• Participated in 12 days online Refresher course on “Computer Application” organised by UGC-HRDC Devi Ahilya University, Indore, May 26- June 6, 2020.
• Participated in Faculty development program on Introduction to Forensic Science and Digital & Cyber Forensics, organized by Nagpur Institute of Technology and Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur, May 15-19, 2020 (ONLINE)
• Selected to attend the STEM Teacher Training Workshop on Research Based Pedagogical Tools held at Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh on October 6-9, 2017. Workshop was jointly organized by IISER Pune (under the edges of Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission for Teachers and Training Program) and British Council.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Academic:

• Academic Excellence Award 2021 for recognizing leadership, expertise, contribution, devotion and commitment towards Forensics for Criminal Investigation in India at IFCI Summit 2021 organised by Department of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation, Legal Desire on August 7, 2021.
• Chairman’s Award for Experiment to Advance Active Learning 2021 for innovation in Teaching and Learning at Ahmedabad University on 12^th Foundation Day of the University on February 27, 2021.
• Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2017 for outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at Ahmedabad University on 8^th Foundation day of the University on February, 25, 2017.

Research:

• Featured in the list of the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University 2022. The broad subfields under which research is categorised by Elsevier are Legal and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Pharmacy, and Clinical Medicine
• IAAM Young Scientist Medal 2022 for contribution to Application of Nanotechnology in the field of Forensic Science in the European Assembly of Advanced Materials Congress organized by International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) held at Sweden on August 28-31, 2022.
• Early Career Research Award 2016 to the project proposal “ Design and development of multiplex assay integrated nanodevice for rapid 'on field' identification of body fluids” submitted to Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India December 24, 2016.

Fellowship:

• National UGC-NET examination (June 2005) qualified in March 2006 and got Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for pursuing Ph.D.
• November 2008 received Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi.

Paper/poster:

• Best Paper Award – for the paper entitled “DNA Damaging Potential of Blood Enhancement Chemicals may hinder further DNA Analysis” International conference on Advances in Forensic DNA Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, February 22-24, 2018.

• Best Paper Award – for the paper entitled “Genotoxicity Assessment of Blood Enhancement Chemicals using Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Method: Future Perspective in National conference on Future perspective of Forensic Science in India, at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, March 9-10, 2017.

• Best Poster Award –for the poster entitled “Silver-cellulose nano-composite as a disposable and promising plasmonic sensing platform” co-authored with Harsh Dave, Bhavya Mod, Neha Bhandari, Alok Pandya and Ritesh K Shukla, Presented in Gujarat Science Congress held at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar Gujarat, 4 & 5 February 2017.

• Best Poster Award –for the poster entitled “Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce cytotoxicity and DNA damage in human skin epithelial cell line” co-authored with Vyom Sharma, Ritesh K Shukla, Neha Saxena, Devendra Parmar, Mukul Das and Alok Dhawan, presented at the International Conference on Nanomaterial Toxicology, Lucknow- February 5-7, 2008.

In my lab students are engaged in various research projects related to the following interdisciplinary area of research

• Forensic Science
• Forensic Biotechnology (Food Forensics, DNA Forensics),
• Forensic Nanotechnology,  
• Toxicology (Nanomaterial Toxicology)
• Development of Diagnostic devices/Biosensors

If your research interest broadly lie any of the above mentioned area please write to me. Currently, I am accepting applications from.

PhD candidates: ARE YOU BELIVE IN INNOVATION? ARE YOU READY TO ACCEPT CHALLENGING RESEARCH TASK? ARE YOU INTERESTED TO STRENGTHEN FORENSIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT?

If you are, and if you are passionate and motivated to do a PhD, do write to me. Please look at Ahmedabad University website for PhD application procedures.

 

Postdoctoral Fellows: If you are interested in the projects in the lab or would like to collaborate on a project, do write to me. I can help in finding an extramural funding (DS Kothari, N-PDF, ..) to support your proposal.