Atya Kapley

Atya Kapley is an Indian environmental geneticist who is the Asia & Pacific Coordinator and Vice President for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World. [1] Kapley is Senior Principal Scientist and Head of the Director's Research cell of the CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nagpur.[2] In 2000 the Association of Microbiologists of India gave Kapley the Young Scientist Award for her work in the field of environmental microbiology.[3] In 2008 Atya Kapley was presented with the Women Scientist Award by the Biotech Research Society of India.[4] As part of her support for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World Kapley has organised conferences and workshops.[5]

Atya Kapley
Born
Atya Zafar

(1965-01-19) 19 January 1965
Hyderabad, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Hyderabad
Known forVice President of the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World
Scientific career
FieldsBiotechnolgy and Genomics
InstitutionsCSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India
Doctoral advisorR V Thampan

Academic career

After studying for a BSc at the Osmania University, Hyderabad, Atya Kapley moved to University of Rookee to study for an MSc in Biosciences. This was followed by PhD studies at the University of Hyderabad researching endogenous factors that regulate the DNA binding of the receptor-estrogen complex in rat and goat uteri. Having completed her PhD Kapley took a post at CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute as a senior project fellow and after a series of promotions is now Senior Principal Scientist and Head of the DIRECTOR'S RESEARCH CELL.[6][2]

Research interests

Kapley's early studies investigated estrogen receptors.[7] After moving to CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Kapley switched to studying the use of microorganisms to reduce pollution in factory waste.[8][9][10] Recently Kapley has also studied how individual genetics can affect response to treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.[11][12] She has also studied how anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste is affected by commonly used spices.[13] As part of her role at CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Kapley guides PhD students and MSc students who are linked to Nagpur University.[14]

Awards and memberships
  • In 1997 Kapley became a Life Member of the Association of Microbiologists of India.[15]
  • In 2000 Kapley won the Young Scientist Award from the Association of Microbiologists of India.[3]
  • In 2008 Kapley was presented with the Women Scientist Award by the Biotech Research Society of India.[4]
  • In 2016 Atya Kapley became Vice President for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World.[1]

References
  1. "Asia & Pacific | OWSD". owsd.net. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Dr.(Mrs). ATYA KAPLEY | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute". www.neeri.res.in. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Awardees | AMI | Association of Microbiologists of India". amiindia.info. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "Awards". The Biotech Research Society, India. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "OSWD conference 2018 poster" (PDF).
  6. https://www.neeri.res.in/divisions/staff/rd-division-directors-research-cell
  7. Thampan, R. V.; Zafar, A.; Imam, N. S.; Sreeja, S.; Suma, K.; Vairamani, M. (2000). "Cholesterol inhibits the nuclear entry of estrogen receptor activation factor (E-RAF) and its dimerization with the nonactivated estrogen receptor (naER) in goat uterus". Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 77 (3): 382–395. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(20000601)77:3<382::AID-JCB4>3.0.CO;2-L. ISSN 0730-2312. PMID 10760947.
  8. Chandra, Ram; Singh, Shail; Krishna Reddy, M. M.; Patel, D. K.; Purohit, Hemant J.; Kapley, Atya (2008). "Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains Paenibacillus sp. and Bacillus sp. for kraft lignin decolorization from pulp paper mill waste". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 54 (6): 399–407. doi:10.2323/jgam.54.399. ISSN 0022-1260. PMID 19164883.
  9. Qureshi, Asifa; Kapley, Atya; Purohit, Hemant J. (2012). "Degradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (TNP) by Arthrobacter sp. HPC1223 Isolated from Effluent Treatment Plant". Indian Journal of Microbiology. 52 (4): 642–647. doi:10.1007/s12088-012-0288-5. ISSN 0046-8991. PMC 3516639. PMID 24293724.
  10. Jadeja, Niti B.; Purohit, Hemant J.; Kapley, Atya (20 May 2019). "Decoding microbial community intelligence through metagenomics for efficient wastewater treatment". Functional & Integrative Genomics. doi:10.1007/s10142-019-00681-4. ISSN 1438-7948. PMID 31111267.
  11. Lakkireddy, Samyuktha; Aula, Sangeetha; AVN, Swamy; Kapley, Atya; Rao Digumarti, Raghunadha; Jamil, Kaiser (2015). "Association of The Common CYP1A1*2C Variant (Ile462Val Polymorphism) with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in Patients Undergoing Imatinib Therapy". Cell Journal (Yakhteh). 17 (3): 510–519. ISSN 2228-5806. PMC 4601872. PMID 26464823.
  12. Lakkireddy, Samyuktha; Aula, Sangeetha; Kapley, Atya; Swamy, A. V. N.; Digumarti, Raghunadha Rao; Kutala, Vijay Kumar; Jamil, Kaiser (2016). "Association of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) and its Receptor (VEGFR2) Gene Polymorphisms with Risk of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Influence on Clinical Outcome". Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy. 20 (1): 33–44. doi:10.1007/s40291-015-0173-0. ISSN 1179-2000. PMID 26476544.
  13. Sahu, Nidhi; Sharma, Abhinav; Mishra, Priyanka; Chandrashekhar, B.; Sharma, Ganesh; Kapley, Atya; Pandey, R. A. (2017). "Evaluation of biogas production potential of kitchen waste in the presence of spices". Waste Management (New York, N.Y.). 70: 236–246. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.08.045. ISSN 1879-2456. PMID 28939245.
  14. "Insulted by varsity, scientists on warpath". The Times of India. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. "Membership list" (PDF). List of life members of Association of Microbiologists of India.
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