Professor Manju M. Gupta

Education – M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi; Postdoctoral research at the University of Western Australia under Prof. L.K. Abbott.

Work Experience (33 years) – Professor at Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, since July 2018; affiliated with the College for 33 years. Visiting Professor at Northern Arizona University, USA (since October 2024 to October 2025) ;  at Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University (2008–2010) and currently an remote affiliate at School of Earth & Sustainability, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ 86011 till Sep2026.

Administrative Roles – Secretary, Staff Council (2023–2025); Teacher-in-Charge; Convenor of several college committees; Member, Departmental Research Committee and Bureau of Research Studies, University of Delhi (2019–2021); Member, Management Committee, Delhi University Social Circle School (2022–2025).

Awards & Recognition – Recipient of BOYSCAST Fellowship (DST, Government of India) and multiple international travel awards. Advisor at SPUN (https://www.spun.earth), an international forum mapping and protecting global mycorrhizal networks. Vice President, International Symbiosis Society, USA (http://iss-symbiosis.org/Executive-Team).

Research Profile – Over 37 years of research experience specializing in Bioinformatics, Microbiome studies, Databases, and Soil Fungi (especially Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi) in the context of agricultural productivity and environmental change. Developed an AM Fungi amplicon barcoding tutorial in collaboration with the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, USA. Working as international collaborator at “Fondecyt Regular Project No. 1240186: Harnessing sympatric mycorrhizal microbiomes for conservation of Fitzroya cupressoides, an endangered native conifer in Chile” till 2028.

Completed four research projects and published 35 research articles in high-impact international journals (impact factors up to 17.7). Editorial contributions include three authored/edited books and a special issue of Symbiosis (Impact Factor: 3.1). latest release Agrifood Waste as Biofertilizer  in 2026. 

Delivered 38 invited lectures worldwide and convened five national and international conferences.