About
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University. My qualification is PhD (Microbiology), M.Sc. (Biotechnology), B.Sc. (Chemistry, Zoology and Botany), CSIR-UGC-JRF-NET, and GATE (99.55 percentile, all India 77 rank).
I have gained significant skills and expertise in the field of microbiology (polyphasic taxonomic characterization of bacteria), microbial metabolism, molecular biology, microbial ecology, and biofilm formation and inhibition.
Area of research
- Investigating the role of human gut microbiota in relation to different type of diseases
- Isolation and identification of novel bacterial genus or novel species form different environmental compartment
- Study of microbial ecology from different natural environments
- Identification of novel and natural antimicrobial compounds
- Identification and characterization of natural and synthetic compounds potential for the biofilm inhibition of pathogenic bacteria
- Microbial and enzymatic based decontamination of toxic pollutants (pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides compounds)
Teaching area
- Biochemistry
- General microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Phycology, Parasitology, and Virology)
- Food Microbiology
- Advanced Biochemistry
- Microbial Metabolism
- Biophysics
- Enzyme Technology
- Fermentation Technology
- Methods (analytical techniques) in biology
- Environmental Microbiology