• BSc (Hons) Zoology, 1998, University of Delhi
• MSc (Biomedical Science), 2000, University of Delhi
• PhD (Biomedical Science), 2005, CSIR-IGIB and University of Delhi

• "Department of Biomedical Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, Associate Professor, 2017 onwards "
• "Department of Pharmacology and Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, USA, UGCRaman Fellow, 2016-2017"
• "Department of Biomedical Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, Assistant Professor, 2005-2017"

 1. INSA Teachers Award (2021), Indian National Science Academy, Government of India.

2. Early Career Research Award (2017) by SERB-DST, Government of India.

3. UGC-Raman Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research (2015-16) at Department of Pharmacology and Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.

4. Universitas 21 Fellowship, University of Delhi under Faculty Training Program to do one-year masters in Bioinformatics from The University of Edinburgh, UK (2010-2011).

• "Nitika Sangwan, Aakriti Gangwal, Preksha Jain, Chokey Langtso, Shruti Srivastava, Uma Dhawan*, Renu Baweja*, Yogendra Singh. Anthrax: Transmission, Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment. Toxins (2025) 17(2):56.",
• "Shiffali Khurana, Abhishek Vats, Mandaville Gourie-Devi, Ankkita Sharma, Sagar Verma, Mohammed Faruq, Uma Dhawan, Vibha Taneja. Clinical and Genetic Analysis of A Father-Son Duo with Monomelic Amyotrophy: Case Report. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, (2023) 26(6), 983u2013988.",
•  "Aakriti Gangwal, Nishant Kumar, Nitika Sangwan, Neha Dhasmana, Uma Dhawan, Andaleeb Sajid, Gunjan Arora, Yogendra Singh. Giving a signal: how protein phosphorylation helps Bacillus navigate through different life stages. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, (2023) 47(4), fuad044.",
•             "Nishtha Agrawal, Sanjesh Saini, Madhu Khanna, Gagan Dhawan, Uma Dhawan. Pharmacological Manipulation of UPR: Potential Antiviral Strategy Against Chikungunya Virus. Indian Journal of Microbiology, (2022) 62(4), 634u2013640.",
• "Reena Singh, Diksha Jha, Uma Dhawan, Hemant K Gautam, Pradeep Kumar. Therapeutic Applications of Self-assembled Indole-3-butanoyl-polyethylenimine Nanostructures. Indian Journal of Microbiology, (2022) 62 (3), 411-418.",
•  "Samvedna Saini, Manusmriti Agrawal, Amartya Pradhan, Gagan Dhawan, Uma Dhawan, Yatendra Kumar. Exploring the role of framework mutations in increasing the breadth of cross-reactive antibody (CR3022) against the SARS-CoV-2 RBD and its variants of concern. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2022) 41 (6), 2341-2354.",
• "Gagan Dhawan, Indu Singh, Uma Dhawan, Pradeep Kumar. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Selenium: A Step-by-Step Guide for Undergraduate Students. Journal of Chemical Education, (2021) 98(9), 2982-2989.",
•   "Navrinder Kaur, Heerak Chugh, Meena K. Sakharkar, Uma Dhawan, Saravana Babu Chidambaram, and Ramesh Chandra. Neuroinflammation Mechanisms and Phytotherapeutic Intervention: A Systematic Review. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, (2020) 11(22), 3707u20133731.",
•  "Peter EA Ash*, Uma Dhawan*, Samantha Boudeau, Shuwen Lei, Yari Carlomagno, Mark Knobel, Louloua FA Al Mohanna, Steven R Boomhower, M Christopher Newland, David H Sherr, Benjamin Wolozin. Heavy Metal Neurotoxicants Induce ALS-Linked TDP-43 Pathology, (2019). Toxicological Sciences 167(1), 105-115. *Equal First Authors",
• "Daniel J Apicco, Peter EA Ash, Brandon Maziuk, Chelsey LeBlang, Maria Medalla, Ali Al Abdullatif, Antonio Ferragud, Emily Botelho, Heather I Ballance, Uma Dhawan, Samantha Boudeau, Anna Lourdes Cruz, Daniel Kashy, Aria Wong, Lisa R Goldberg, Neema Yazdani, Cheng Zhang, Choong Y Ung, Yorghos Tripodis, Nicholas M Kanaan, Tsuneya Ikezu, Pietro Cottone, John Leszyk, Hu Li, Jennifer Luebke, Camron D Bryant, Benjamin Wolozin. Reducing the RNA binding protein TIA1 protects against tau-mediated neurodegeneration in vivo. Nature Neuroscience, (2018) 21(1), 72-80.",
• "Gagan Dhawan, Seema Gupta, Manisha Jain, Uma Dhawan, Deepika, Priya Dungriyal, Zainab Zaidi, Yashaswi Singh, Jyoti Thakur, Dharmendra, Aayush Chauhan and Keshav Sharma. An Explorative Study on Knowledge and Awareness of Health Problems Related to Usage of Fabric Dyes by Road Side Dyers in Delhi, India. DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation, (2015) 1(3), 20-25."