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{{Infobox scientist<br />
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'''Munia Ganguli''' is an Indian biochemist, biotechnologist and a scientist at the [[Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology]] (IGIB).<ref name="Munia Ganguli - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.igib.res.in/?q=MuniaGanguli |title=Munia Ganguli - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR) |date=2018-01-31 |website=www.igib.res.in |language=en |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> She is known for the development of non-invasive protocols of drug delivery<ref name="Getting under the skin, gently">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/getting-under-the-skin-gently/article17997260.ece |title=Getting under the skin, gently |last=Prasad |first=R. |date=2017-04-14 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-01-31 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and the team led by her was successful in developing a drug delivery system for skin disorders, using a nanometer-sized peptide complex carrying plasmid DNA which has since shown effective penetration and apparently without harming the skin.<ref name="IGIB team enhances the efficiency of DNA delivery into the skin for treating skin disorders">{{Cite web |url=https://journosdiary.com/2017/04/14/igib-csir-dna-delivery-skin/ |title=IGIB team enhances the efficiency of DNA delivery into the skin for treating skin disorders |date=2017-04-14 |website=Science Chronicle |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> She holds two patents for the processes she has developed.<ref name="Munia Ganguli Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.justia.com/inventor/munia-ganguli |title=Munia Ganguli Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search |date=2018-01-31 |website=patents.justia.com |language=en |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> At IGIB, she has established her laboratory where she hosts several research scholars and scientists.<ref name="Lab Members - Munia Ganguli Lab">{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/muniagangulilab/home/lab-members |title=Lab Members - Munia Ganguli Lab |website=sites.google.com |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> Her studies have been documented by way of a number of articles<ref name="Publications and patents - Munia Ganguli Lab">{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/muniagangulilab/home/publications |title=Publications and patents - Munia Ganguli Lab |date=2018-01-31 |website=sites.google.com |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Please see ''Selected bibliography'' section}} and [[ResearchGate]], an online repository of scientific articles has listed 76 of them.<ref name="On ResearchGate">{{Cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munia_Ganguli2 |title=On ResearchGate |date=2018-01-30 |access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref><br />
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Ganguli is a member of the contingent which represented IGIB in the Joint Research Initiative between CSIR and IGIB for interfacing chemistry with biology<ref name="Interfacing Chemistry with Biology">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncl-india.org/files/DisplayResource.aspx?ResourceId=97bf1d94-1d5b-4f71-b6a6-e57161f239d0&OriginalFileName=Joint_Research_Ini.pdf |title=Interfacing Chemistry with Biology |date=2018-01-31 |website=CSIR National Chemical Laboratory |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> and has been a member of the editorial advisory committee of ''Nano Science and its Application'', a national level seminar sponsored by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]].<ref name="Nano Science and its Application">{{Cite web |url=http://journal.fakirchandcollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Book-combined_final-part1.pdf |title=Nano Science and its Application |date=2018-01-31 |website=Fakirchand College |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> She has been the leader of the IGIB project, ''Nanomaterials and nanodevices for applications in health and disease'',<ref name="Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Delhi Project">{{Cite web |url=http://www.helpbiotech.co.in/2010/05/institute-of-genomics-and-integrative.html |title=Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Delhi Project |date=2018-01-31 |website=www.helpbiotech.co.in |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> has delivered invited speeches which included the ''International Conference on Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld (ABSMSNW-2017)''<ref name="International Conference on Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld">{{Cite web |url=https://docmh.com/the-philosophy-of-money.html |title=International Conference on Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld |date=2018-01-31 |website=ABSMSNW-2017 |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> and guest edited the special volume of ''Science and Culture'' journal on ''Emerging Trends in Genomics : Applications in Health and Disease'', published in January 2011.<ref name="Emerging Trends in Genomics : Applications in Health and Disease">{{Cite web |url=http://www.scienceandculture-isna.org/jan2011/Editorial.pdf |title=Emerging Trends in Genomics : Applications in Health and Disease |date=2018-01-31 |website=Science and Culture |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> The [[Department of Biotechnology]] of the Government of India awarded her the [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]], one of the highest Indian science awards, for her contributions to biosciences, in 2012.<ref name="Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development">{{Cite web |url=http://dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/list_of_bioscience_awardees.pdf |title=Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development |date=2016 |publisher=Department of Biotechnology |access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref><br />
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== Selected bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=Rajpal |last2=Shivpuri |first2=Shivangi |last3=Anand |first3=Amitesh |last4=Kulshreshtha |first4=Ankur |last5=Ganguli |first5=Munia |date=2013-07-01 |title=Insight into the Role of Physicochemical Parameters in a Novel Series of Amphipathic Peptides for Efficient DNA Delivery |journal=Molecular Pharmaceutics |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=2588–2600 |doi=10.1021/mp400032q |pmid=23725377 |issn=1543-8384}}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last1=Naik |first1=Rangeetha J. |last2=Chatterjee |first2=Anindo |last3=Ganguli |first3=Munia |title=Different roles of cell surface and exogenous glycosaminoglycans in controlling gene delivery by arginine-rich peptides with varied distribution of arginines |journal=Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes |volume=1828 |issue=6 |pages=1484–1493 |doi=10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.02.010|pmid=23454086 |year=2013 |doi-access=free }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last1=Ganguli |first1=Munia |last2=Nisakar |first2=Daniel |last3=Sharma |first3=Rajpal |last4=Vij |first4=Manika |title=494. Glycosaminoglycans in Gene Delivery: An Effective Strategy for Enhancement of Transfection Efficiency of Amphipathic Peptides for Localized and Systemic Applications? |journal=Molecular Therapy |volume=23 |pages=S197 |doi=10.1016/s1525-0016(16)34103-x|year=2015 |doi-access=free }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Plasmid]]<br />
* [[Peptide]]<br />
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