Dr. Noopur Goyal is an accomplished Microbiologist with over 30 years of experience in undergraduate teaching and 15 years in postgraduate education. She holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Gujarat University and has been a Ph.D. guide since 2019, currently mentoring two research scholars.

She specializes in Microbiology, with a secondary focus on Bioremediation and Enzymology. Her research contributions include microbial enzyme production, bioremediation, and industrial microbiology, with numerous publications in reputed journals.

Dr. Goyal has been associated with M.G. Science Institute since 2010, where she also serves as the Head of the Microbiology Department since 2021. Before this, she worked at P.H.G. Arts and Science College, Kalol, from 1995 to 2010. Since 2023, she has also been serving as the IQAC Coordinator.

Academic & Professional Contributions:

• Resource Person at various academic programs, including UGC-sponsored refresher courses and microbiology training workshops.
• Judge for research presentations at national conferences and university-level competitions.
• Publications in high-impact journals on topics including enzymology, microbial biopolymer production, and bioremediation.
• Conference Presentations at national and international platforms, with contributions to microbiology and environmental sciences.

Dr. Goyal actively participates in academic reforms, workshops, and faculty development programs, aligning her expertise with the evolving landscape of microbiological research and education.

For inquiries, she can be reached at noopur.goyal@mgscience.ac.in.

• Pooja Jeet Patel, Dr. Noopur Goyal. Assessment of Cytotoxic Effect of Para-probiotic Yogurts on Cancer Cell Lines.  Journal of Chemical Health Risks www.jchr.org JCHR (2024) 14(3), 1240-1248 | ISSN:2251-6727 (2024)
• Parth Zaveri, Noopur Goyal and Payal Patel, Production and partial characterization of alkaline chitinase from bacterial strain Aeromonas dhankensis PZ6 isolated from Tithal coastline of Valsad, Gujarat, India, International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 49: 425-434, 2023 ISSN: 2320-5199 (2023) (Online); https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2023.2781
• Kinjal Joshi, Rupal Patwa, Noopur Goyal “Production, Optimization, and Purification of Xylanase from agricultural waste by indigenously isolated Bacillus para licheniformis (KJB3)” in the Special issue 2023 of the journal ADVANCES IN BIORESEARCH. (2023)
• Namrata Dutta, Kinjal Joshi, Rupal Patwa, Noopur Goyal “xylanase producing bacterial and fungal isolates”.  ADVANCES IN BIORESEARCH 14 [5/6] DOI: 10.15515/abr.0976-4585.13.6.6066 (2023)
• Namrata Dutta, Paritosh Parmar, *Noopur Goyal “Microbial Xylanases: Genomics, Purification and Industrial Applications” The journal ADVANCES IN BIORESEARCH. DOI: 10.15515/abr.0976-4585.13.6.6066 (2022)
• Prajapati Priyanka A., Dr. Goyal Noopur R., Dr. Trivedi Minal M. Physicochemical and Microbial Characteristics of Slurry from Biogas Plant. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD ISSN: 2455-0620 Volume - 5, Issue - 4, Apr – 2019 Monthly, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed, Indexed Journal with IC Value: 86.87 Impact Factor: 6.497 Publication Date: 30/04/2019
• Priyanka A. Prajapati, Noopur R. Goyal*, Minal Trivedi and Sumaiya A. Shaikh. Characterization of Biogas Slurry from Sadra, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat, International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences-IJPBSTM (2019) 9 (4): 147-156 Online ISSN: 2230-7605, Print ISSN: 2321-3272 (2019)
• Chandranil H Gharekhan, Noopur Goyal* BIFACIAL PERSUASION AND INTERACTION OF GUT BIOME WITH DEPRESSION AND OTHER AFFECTIVE (MOOD) DISORDERS. International Journal of Scientific Research Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
• MAYANK R. MEHTA, NOOPUR GOYAL, KRUPA N. SALVI and VIPUL P. PRAJAPATI*. PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT OF SOME DYES SOLUTIONS AND IT’S INFLUENCE ON THE GROWTH OF ALLIUM CEPA (ONION). The journal Acta Chim. Pharm. Indica: 2(2), 2012, 95-100 ISSN 2277-288X (2012)
• Namrata Dutta*, Amita Mishra, Noopur Goyal and Sapna Prajapati. Antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of natural herbs. The journal Indian Botanical Garden Society (2022)
• Mayank R. Mehta, Noopur Goyal and Vipul P Prajapati. A study of the growth of Allium Cepa under some Photocatalytic Conditions. Pelagia Research Library Advances in Applied Science Research, 2011, 2 (2): 315-320 (2011)

• UGC-Approved 6-day Short-Term Program on “Design, Development, and Delivery of MOOCs” held from 21-26 August, 2023 and obtained Grade ‘A+
• Natural conference on “Microbiomes to macromolecules: connecting the dots” organized by Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad on 22nd and 23rd February 2023.
• “Online Workshop on NEP-2020: Multidisciplinary” organized by UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad. (2022)
• “Online NEP-2020: Good Academic Research Practices/Academic Research Integrity” organized by UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad. (2022)
• “Online Workshop on NEP-2020: Educational Framework for Global Citizenship in Higher Education” organized by UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad. (2022)
• “Online Workshop on NEP-2020: Digital Governance” organized by UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad. (2022)
• In International conference on Microbial Biotech interactions for sustainable agriculture and societal development presented a oral presentation on Isolation of xylanase producing microorganisms from various lignocellulosic waste (6th and 7th February 2020)
• Presented a poster at the national seminar organized by Department of Biochemistry – Biotechnology, St Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Ahmedabad under the sub theme “Environment and Conservation” on January 3rd and 4th 2020