{"id":9631,"date":"2021-09-11T07:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T07:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staloysiuscollege.ac.in\/en-in\/?page_id=9631"},"modified":"2025-05-12T04:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T04:24:11","slug":"dr-durga-ray","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/staloysiuscollege.ac.in\/en-in\/dr-durga-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Durga Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9630&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Name:<\/b> Dr. Durga Ray<br \/>\n<strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<b>Area:<\/b> Molecular biology and Genetic Engineering, Medical and Industrial microbiology<br \/>\n<b>Qualification:<\/b> M.Sc ,M.B.A, Ph.D<br \/>\n<b>Contact:+917389252567 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 E<\/b><b>mail:<a href=\"mailto:bot.sac@gmail.com\">ray.durga@gmail.com<\/a><\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion gap=&#8221;1&#8243; active_section=&#8221;12&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Teaching Experience&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1569555514365-c821fa6c-aab0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Professional Profile<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong> Aloysius College, Jabalpur <\/strong><strong>Sept 2021 \u2013 Present<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology<\/strong><strong> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Teaching various areas of microbiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Pusan National University, S Korea <\/strong><strong>Aug 2016 &#8211; Feb 2018\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Post Doctoral Research Fellow<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Study the effect of variance in salt concentrations and temperature on virulence, growth patterns, overall protein profile, genotypic and phenotypic traits of Edwardsiella piscicida and Streptococcus parauberis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Pusan National University, S Korea <\/strong><strong>Mar 2016 &#8211; Aug 2016\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Post Doctoral Research Fellow <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Comparative study of outer membrane proteins of cultured and symbiotic Burkholderia RPE75<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Role of symbiotic Burkholderia in nitrogen assimilation and regulation in the alydid stinkbug Riptortus pedestris<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Paichai University<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>Seo-gu, Daejeon,\u00a0S Korea<\/strong> <strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Doctorate in Science,<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>in <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Life Science and Genetic Engineering<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Thesis:<\/strong> \u201cFunctional analysis of adenylate cyclase gene and its regulation in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum <\/em>ATCC 13032\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah.<\/strong> <strong>2009<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Master of Business Administration <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Rani Durgawati University (RDU), Madhya Pradesh, India<\/strong> <strong>2004<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Master of Science in Microbiology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Thesis:<\/strong> \u201cScreening and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against <em>Candida albicans<\/em> on 2-D Blots\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Rani Durgawati University (RDU), Madhya Pradesh, India<\/strong> <strong>2002<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Bachelor of Science in Microbiology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Additional Academic Accolades <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Qualified Council of Scientific &amp; Industrial Research (CSIR)-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Lectureship Jun 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Howard\u2019s Award for Sincerity and Leadership, Paichai University, S Korea Jul 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Award<\/em>\u00a0for\u00a0<em>Excellent <\/em>Research &amp;\u00a0<em>Oral presentation. <\/em><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Funded By: BK21 Plus<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0Research Group,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Longevity<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Marine Biotechnology<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pusan National University, S Korea <strong>Feb 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;FDPs\/Seminar\/Webinars\/workshops\/Training attended&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1706784812306-b7f3f482-a648&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><u>2023-24<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National webinar on \u2018Role of NEP in empowering Youth\u2019 Organised by Government College Harrai, Chhindwara on 4th August 2023.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>National Webinar on Biodiversity and Its Conservation on the occasion of Forest Conservation Day, organized by Govt. College Lanj, Balaghat (M.P.) under the Aegis of IQAC sponsored by Department of Higher Education, M.P. held on August 21, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>One Day National Webinar on &#8220;NEP-2020 New Syllabus Ka Swaroop &amp; Structure&#8221; Feedback Form Government Graduate College Lalbarra, held on 16th August 2023.<\/li>\n<li>National Webinar &#8221; Biodiversity and lts Conservation&#8217; organized by Govt. College Lanj, Balaghat (M.P.) under the Aegis of IQAC sponsored by Department of Higher Education, M.P. held on August 21, 2023&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on \u201cResearch Methodology\u201d, organized by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, held from 19th Aug to 25th Aug 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Online 7 days FDP on Green Biotechnology and Bioenergies, Anna Bioresearch Foundation, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu India, held from18th- 24th Dec 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>National Workshop on Synergetic Research Approach through RSM, Molecular Docking and SPSS for Scientific Computation, Event organized by the Department of Chemistry, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur, Sponsored By Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, held from 4th January to 6th January.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Faculty Development Programme for Young Faculty of Colleges and Universities&#8217; funded by United Board and organised by St. Christopher&#8217;s College of Education, Chennai -7, on July 12th \u2013 16th, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>DBT sponsored Seminar on &#8220;Biotechnological Approaches to Mitigate Emerging, Re- emerging and Transboundary Diseases&#8221;, organized by Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science &amp; Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur (MP) held on 29th July 2022.<\/li>\n<li>National Webinar on \u201cQuit India Movement to Food Secured India&#8221; organized by Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 08th August, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Development Programme on \u2018Experimental Designs and Data Analysis\u2019 Organized by School of Agricultural Sciences, GD Goenka University, Sohna, Gurugram, on August 8-12, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>International Webinar in Celebration of \u2018World Fungus Day,\u2019 organised by the Association of Fungal Biologists, in Collaboration with Department of Botany, Sies College of Arts, Science &amp; Commerce (Autonomous), Sion (W), Mumbai, on the topics \u201cIndustry Academia Connect in Fungal Biotechnology,\u201d and \u201cMushroom-derived Biotech Products and Cosmeceuticals,\u201d held on 2nd October, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>National Seminar on \u2018Current Scenario &amp; Innovative Approaches for Environmental Sustainability,\u2019 sponsored by Ministry of Education (MOE), New Delhi, Organised by Bio-Design Innovation Centre (DIC) &amp; Department of Post Graduate Studies in Biological Sciences, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur (M.P.) India, held on 18th October 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Two Day Webinar on \u2018Fermentation: Interplay of Microbes, Immunity and Nutrition\u2019, organized by the Department of Rural Development &amp; Agricultural Production (RDAP), North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Tura Campus, Meghalaya, in Association with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), A Government of India Enterprise, held on 3rd -04th February, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>National Webinar on \u2018Myco-Drug Development and Future Prospects of Fungal Systematics\u2019 Organised by Association of Fungal Biologists, in Collaboration with Department of Botany, Sies College of Arts, Science &amp; Commerce (Autonomous), Sion (W), Mumbai, held on 18th February, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Two days hands on training programme on \u201cMushroom Cultivation\u201d jointly organized by Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, M.P. and MSVO Agrosteps Pvt. Ltd. Kota, Rajasthan held on 23rd -24th February, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Webinar on \u2018Intellectual Property Rights\u2019 organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) &amp; Learning and Information Resource Centre (LIRC)\u2019 of St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, V. Road, Borivali (West) Mumbai-400103, in collaboration with Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Anna University, Chennai, held on 25&#8243; February 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Publications&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1569555839873-f231ad9a-c146&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Durga Ray, Uttpal Anand, Niraj Kumar Jha, Ewa Korzeniewska, Elza Bontempi, Jaraslaw Prockow and Abhijit Dey. The soil bacterium, Corynebacterium glutamicum, from biosynthesis of value-added products to bioremediation: A master of many trades. Environmental Research. 13; 113622. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envres.2022.113622, Environmental Research Journal indexed in UGC CARE, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE), Scopus Cite Score 9.5, Impact Factor 8.431<\/li>\n<li>Samapika Nandy, Saynati Mandal, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Uttpal Anand, Mimosa Ghorai, Puja Ray, Sicon Mitra, Durga Ray et al. Role of Polyamines in Molecular Regulation and Cross-Talks Against Drought Tolerance in Plants. J Plant Growth Regul (2022). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00344-022-10802-2, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation indexed in UGC CARE, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE), Scopus Cite Score 5.1, Impact factor 4.640<\/li>\n<li>Samarpita Banerjee, Uttpal Anand, Suchhanda Ghosh, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Puja Ray, Samapika Nandy, Ganpat Dewaji Deshmukh, Vijay Tripathi and Abhijit Dey. Bacosides from <em>Bacopa monnieri<\/em> extract: An overview of the effects on neurological disorders. Phytotherapy Research. (Accepted for publication).<\/li>\n<li>Protha Biswas, Uttpal Anand, Vinay Kumar, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Puja Ray, Zhe-Sheng Chen, and Abhijit Dey (2021)\u00a0 <em>Podophyllum hexandrum<\/em> and its active constituents: A novel radioprotectant, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Accepted, Article in Press.<\/li>\n<li>Bindu Subhadra, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Jong Yun Han, Kwang-Hee Bae, and Jung-Kee Lee (2015)\u00a0Identification of the regulators binding to the upstream region of <em>glxR<\/em> in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum,<\/em> Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25(8): 1216\u20131226.<\/li>\n<li>Writuparna Dutta, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong> and Puja Ray (2015)Molecular characterization and host range studies of indigenous fungus as\u00a0prospective mycoherbicidal agent of waterhyacinth,\u00a0<em>Eichhornia crassipes<\/em>.\u00a0Indian Journal of Weed Science.\u00a047(1): 59\u201365.<\/li>\n<li>Puja Ray, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong> and A.K. Pandey (2009) Assessment of<em> Colletotrichum gloeosporioides <\/em>as mycoherbicidal agent against<em> Parthenium hysterophorus L. <\/em> 33(10): 26-28.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Manuscripts under preparation&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1631347581837-9e0a91d7-ce87&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray <\/strong>and Ho Young Kang. OmpR protein is essential for growth and expression of virulence related genes in fish pathogen <em>Edwardsiella piscicida. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Bindu Subhadra and Jung-Kee Lee. Identification and characterization of transcription factors responsible for regulation of <em>cyaB<\/em> gene in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum<\/em> ATCC 13032.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong> and Jung-Kee Lee.Characterization and evaluation of the role of adenylate cyclase in different cellular stress responses in\u00a0<em>Corynebacterium glutamicum<\/em> ATCC 13032.<\/li>\n<li>Jong Yun Han, B. Subhadra, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, and Jung-Kee Lee.Functional analysis of maltose transport operon in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum<\/em> ATCC 13032.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Oral Presentation&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1631347633457-257fa1a7-3cd4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oral presentation at the two-day International Conference (Online) on \u201cBiomolecules to Biome\u201d organized by the Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. held on 25th -26th, August, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Oral presentation at the International Conference on &#8220;Contribution of Agriculture for Challenges and Opportunity of Food Security till 2030&#8221; jointly organized by Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, M.P. and Society for World Environment, Food and Technology (SWEFT), Meerut, U.P., held on 15th -16th October, 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Involvement of GntR-Type Protein in the Regulation of Global Regulator GlxR in<em>Corynebacterium glutamicum<\/em>\u00a0ATCC 13032<\/strong>. 5th Korean Research Society Program, Chunmooro CJ innovation center, CJ hall, Seoul, 2013, Nov 29<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OmpR Protein, is essential for growth and expression of virulence related genes in fish pathogen\u00a0<em>Edwardsiella piscicida<\/em><\/strong>[BK Business Group] 2017 Performance Presentation conference,\u00a0Plus BK21 Longevity and Marine Bio Agency, 63\u00a0Daehak Ro,\u00a0Beon gil,\u00a0Pusan National University, Geumjeong-gu, Busan. 2018, Feb 21<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Posters Presented&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1631347701186-0e662c64-751c&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Seongyong Yoon, Yunjeong Choe, Yeon Ha Kim, Moonjung Jeon, Ho Young Kang. To Study the Effect of Change in NaCl Concentrations on Virulence of <em>Streptococcus parauberis<\/em>. Korean Society for Microbiology, 2017, 203-203.<\/li>\n<li>Seongyong Yoon, Yunjeong Choe, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Yeonha Kim, Moonjung Jeun, Ho Young Kang. Effect of Salinity on the Pathogenicity of <em>Streptococcus iniae <\/em> Korean Society for Microbiology, 2017, 231-231.<\/li>\n<li>Yeon Ha Kim, Yunjeong Choe, Moonjoung Jeon, Seongyong Yoon, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Ho Young Kang. Temperature Dependent Biological Characteristics on <em>Streptococcus parauberis <\/em> Korean Society for Microbiology, 2017, 230-230.<\/li>\n<li>Jihoon Kim, Yunjeong Choe, <strong>Durga Ray <\/strong>and Ho Young Kang. Effects of Salt Concentration on <em>Edwardsiella tarda <\/em>CK41<strong>. <\/strong>Korean Society for Microbiology. Aug 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Bindu Subhadra, Chi Ho Lee, Jung-Kee Lee. Involvement of GntR-Type\u00a0protein\u00a0in the\u00a0Regulation of Global Regulator GlxR\u00a0in\u00a0<em>Corynebacterium glutamicum\u00a0<\/em>ATCC 13032. Asian Scientific Congress on Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. Dec 15-19, 2013. Abstract 167.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Chi-Ho Lee, Bindu Subhadra and Jung-Kee Lee. Involvement of GntR-Type protein in the Regulation of Global Regulate or GlxR in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum<\/em> ATCC 13032 AFOB 4<sup>th<\/sup>Regional Symposium 2013 Chiangmai Grandview Hotel and Convention Center Thailand. Jan 17-19, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Bindu Subhadra, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Jong Yun Han, Chi Ho Lee, Jung-Kee Lee. Regulation of genes encoding for GlxR and Adenylate cyclase of <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum. <\/em>15th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition. Sept 16-21,\u00a02012. Abstract <strong>P-S2-0093<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Bindu Subhadra, Jong Yun Han, Chi Ho Lee and Jung-Kee Lee. Identification of regulatory proteins responsible for regulation of <em>cyaB<\/em> gene in <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum <\/em>ATCC 13032. Korea International Microbial Biotechnology Conference, Busan BEXCO. Jun 27-29, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Puja Ray, <strong>Durga Ray<\/strong> and Akhilesh Pandey. Current Trends of Biotechnology in Weed Management. <em>5th International Weed Science Congress<\/em><em>.<\/em> Vancouver, Canada. 23-27 Jun 2008. Abstract 709.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durga Ray<\/strong>, Puja Ray and Kamlesh Vishwakarma. Bioabsorption of heavy metals from aquatic bodies by water hyacinth (<em>Eichhornia crassipes<\/em>), International conference on sustainable crop production in stress environments: Management and genetic options. Feb 9-12, 2005. 240-241.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Other Activity&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1569829228287-5275be55-791a&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Research Experience\/ Dissertation\/ Training Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Daejeon.\n<ul>\n<li>Research<em> Assistant<\/em> Oct 2015 &#8211; Feb 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Department of Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.\n<ul>\n<li>Research Assistant Jun &#8211; Nov 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Berger Paints (India) Limited\u201d Howrah, India.\n<ul>\n<li>Summer Internship Project Title: \u201cSurvey on Safety, Health &amp; Environment at Berger Paints (India) Limited<\/li>\n<li><strong>Area of Study<\/strong>: To determine the level of awareness among the management and employees about Safety, Health &amp; Environmental policies of the organization and to give a brief view of the safety measures adopted in such a red category hazardous factory like Berger Paints <strong>Jun &#8211; Jul 2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, India <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Dissertation as partial fulfillment of M.Sc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Screening and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against <em>Candida albicans<\/em> on 2-D Blots.<strong>Jan &#8211; Jul 2004<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology<\/strong>, Patiala, India.\n<ul>\n<li>Participated in Short Term Course on \u201c<strong>Microbial Technology<\/strong>\u201d \u00a0<strong>Sept &#8211; Oct<\/strong><strong> 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Scientific skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tissue culture techniques:<\/strong> Maintaining mammalian cell line, generation of bone marrow derived macrophages\/dendritic cells etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Handling of experimental animals<\/strong> like: mice, insects (fruit fly).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecular Biology:<\/strong> Molecular techniques including DNA and RNA isolation from bacterial, fungal cells and animal tissues, their purifications and analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), preparation of recombinant DNA, electroporation, Bacterial cloning, construction of deletion mutants, promoter fusion experiments, PCR, RT-qPCR, Agarose gel electrophoresis, sample preparation for RNA-seq.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biochemistry and Immunology:<\/strong> Western Blotting, ELISA, 2-D gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Native-PAGE, protein estimation, over-expression and purification of recombinant proteins, spectrophotometry, Ni-NTA column chromatography.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enzyme Assays: <\/strong>Chloramphenicol acetyl transferase, acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, catalase, cAMP assay, glucose and fructose assay, bioassay for the screening of quorum quenching strains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microbiological techniques: <\/strong>Handling of pathogenic (<em> tuberculosis<\/em>) and non-pathogenic cultures. Studies of mycorrhizal fungi and there potential use as a bio-fertilizers. Techniques involved in molecular identification of various fungi and bacteria. Colony forming units (CFU) enumeration etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>IT Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Application Software:<\/strong> MS-Office (MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point)<\/li>\n<li>Statistical analysis of data.<\/li>\n<li>DNA star, EndNote, Pymol, Multalin, Origin, SIGMA Plot, Cell image analysis software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Others:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Innovation Ambassador (IA) training<\/strong> &#8216;Foundation Level&#8217; (Total 15 Sessions of 30 contact hours) conducted in online mode by MoE&#8217;s innovation Cell &amp; AICTE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certified energy literate and conscious global citizen<\/strong> (Honor and Privilege)\u00a0from\u00a0New &amp; Renewable Energy Department Govt. of Madhya Pradesh &#8220;Urja Saksharta Abhiyan (USA)&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: windowtext;\">Dissertation supervised 2022-2023<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIsolation and study of potential probiotic bacteria in milk and milk products\u201d by Mr. Yogesh Kumar Sahu in (2022).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIsolation and study of some novel microbes with probiotic potentials\u201d by Miss Shivani Kachhi in (2023).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPhytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis leaf Extract Against Different Pathogens\u201d by Miss. 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