- BSc Zoology, 2008, University of Delhi
- MSc Zoology, 2010, University of Delhi
- PhD Molecular Biology, 2014, University of Delhi
- Working as Assistant Professor (Adhoc) in Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi (28th July 2018 - Present).
- Worked as Assistant Professor (Adhoc) in Acharya Narender Dev College, University of Delhi (27th July 2017- 20th May 2018).
- Worked as Assistant Professor (Guest) in Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi (15th Jan, 2017- March 2017).
- Worked as Assistant Professor (Adhoc) in Ramjas College, University of Delhi (29th July, 2015- 16th May, 2016).
- Worked as Assistant Professor (Adhoc) in Shivaji College, University of Delhi (7th Jan 2015-29th April, 2015).
- Worked as University Teaching Assistant (UTA) at Department of Zoology, University of Delhi (2011-2014).
- Achievements:tEditorial Board Member of Journal Microsphere E-ISSN number: 2583-5327; Certificate of Recognition as Co-President for the Establishment of American Society for Microbiology (ASM) International Student Chapter at University of Delhi.
- Awards: Gol grant received for project "Producing Novel Therapeutics for Heart Health and Disease The Role of Gut Microbiota" from MSME Idea Hackathon 3.0 (Women)" under the Incubation Component of MSME Innovative Scheme GoI assistance.
- Dhingra, G.G., Saxena, A., Nigam, A. et al. Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Indian J Microbiol 61, 111u2013115 (2021).
- Saxena, A., Dua, A., Talwar, C., Singh, M and Lal, R. 2022. Environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biosphere, 1:1-70
- Saxena A, Dua A , Kumar M , Roy A and Nigam A. 2024. "A mini-review on influence of physical exercise in remodeling the immune mechanism" 2024, World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 18(02 349u2013358
- Utkarsh Sood, Gauri Garg Dhingra, Shailly Anand, Princy Hira, Roshan Kumar, Jasvinder Kaur, Mansi Verma, Nirjara Singhvi, Sukanya Lal, Charu Dogra Rawat, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaspreet Kaur, Helianthous Verma, Charu Tripathi, Priya Singh, Ankita Dua, Anjali Saxena, Rajendra Phartyal, Perumal Jayaraj, Seema Makhija, Renu Gupta, Sumit Sahni, Namita Nayyar, Jeeva Susan Abraham, Sripoorna Somasundaram, Pushp Lata, Renu Solanki, Nitish Kumar Mahato, Om Prakash, Kiran Bala, Rashmi Kumari, Ravi Toteja, Vipin Chandra Kalia, Rup Lal. 2022,Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mars, Indian Journal of Microbiology , 62, 323u2013337 (2022) .
- Nigam, A., Almabruk, K.H., Saxena, A., Yang, J., Mukherjee, U., Kaur, H., Kohli, P., Kumari, R., Singh, P., Zakharov, L.N., Singh, Y., Mahmud and Lal, R. 2014. Modification of Rifamycin Polyketide Backbone Leads to Improved Activity Against Rifampicin u2013Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Biol Chem. doi:10.1074/jbc.M114.572636.
- Saxena, A., Mukherjee, U., Kumari, R, Singh, P and Lal, R. 2014. Synthetic Biology in Action : Developing a Drug Against MDR-TB. Ind.J.Microbiol. 54, 369-375.
- Saxena, A., Nayyar, N., Sangwan, N., Kumari, R., Khurana, J.P., and Lal, R. 2013. Genome Sequence of Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum LE124T, isolated from a Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) dumpsite. Genome Announc. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00715-13.
- Verma, M., Lal, D., Saxena, A., Anand, S., kaur, J., Kaur, J. and Lal, R. 2013. Understanding alternative fluxes/effluxes through comparative metabolic pathway analysis of phylum actinobacteria using simplified approach. Gene. 531, 306-317.
- Saxena, A., Anand, S., Dua, A., Sangwan, N., Khan, F, and Lal, R. 2012. Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum s. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degrading bacterium isolated from HCH dumpsite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.63, 2160-2167.
- Dua, A., Malhotra, J., Saxena, A., Khan, F. and Lal, R. 2013. Devosia lucknowensis sp. nov., a Bacterium Isolated from Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Contaminated Pond Soil. J Microbiol. 51, 689-694.
