Narendra Kumar

Professional Experience: Research (9 Years)

Project Experience: (3 Year and 4 Months)

• As JRF from 08 June 2006 - 31 may 2008 and as SRF from 1 June 2008- 31 May 2009 in MOEF funded project at School of Studies in Microbiology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.) India. (3 Years)

• As Research Associate at DBT-Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, Bioinformatics Centre, School of Studies in Neuroscience, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, (M.P.) India from 6th July to 10th Nov. 2009. (4 Months)

Mentorship Experience : (6Years)

• PhD Thesis Awarded : 01( Mr. Manoj Kumar Jadon – Title of thesis - Antimicrobial activity of Indian traditional medicinal plants against Clinically important Micro-organism)

• PhD Thesis submitted: 02

1. Ms. Shomini Parashar (Isolation and characterization of Agarase Producing Bacterium from Soil) Centre – IMS Engineering College, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. Date of Submission: 28.06.2019

2. Ms. Kavita Dubey (Molecular cloning and functional characterization of heat-responsive transcription factors from wheat Triticum estivum L.) Centre – IMS Engineering College & IARI, New Delhi. Date of Submission: 31.12.2020

• B.Tech Project     :     10           M.Tech Project       :           06

Project Ongoing as Co-PI:

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Hapur City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2020-21) Continue.

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Noida City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2016). – Sanctioned but not activated.

Projects completed as Scholar/ Co-PI:

• A Study on Evaluation of anti-arthritic properties of Spirulina platensis in collagen induced arthritis in rats (M.P. Biotech council funded project).

• A Study on Evaluation and Conservation of Microbial Biodiversity of Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur: Potential Application in Medicine, Agriculture, Industry and Environmental Management (Ministry of Environment and forest funded project).

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Hapur City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2016-17) Completed.

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Hapur City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2017-18) Completed.

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Hapur City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2018-19) Completed.

• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Two Stations In Hapur City Sanctioned by U.P. Pollution Control Board (Total cost - Rs 8,72,000/-) (2019-20) Completed.

• Studies on Removal of Emerging Contaminants and Dyes from Waste Water from different industrial source. King Khalid University, Deanship of Scientific Research. (Total cost – SR (Saudi Riyal) 90,000/-)  (2019) Sanction Number: R.G.P. 1/144/40.

Project Submitted as PI/Co-PI:

• Modernization & Removal of Obsolescence in Applied Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology Lab (MODROB) submitted to AICTE under the MODROB Scheme (total cost – Rs 20, 00000=00) in session (2014).

• Studies on Isolation, screening and characterization of an agarase-producing bacterium from soil submitted to AICTE under the Research Promotion Scheme (total cost – Rs 20, 11200=00) in session (2014).

• Research proposal submitted to DBT entitled “Optimization of regiospecific glycosylation process of colchicine and its derivatives through bacterial fermentation - [BT/PR5235/PID/6/659/2012]” (Recommended by Institutional Standing Committee, Review committee and defended in front of Task force at IIT Chennai) - Project Total Cost (Rs.) - 5088000.00.

• Research proposal submitted to DBT entitled “Elucidation of therapeutic mechanism of Tinospora cordifolia  and Zingiber officinale in Rheumatoid Arthritis (BT/PR4565/MED/30/730/2012)” under the scheme Autoimmune Disease Research after selection by review committee of DBT (Recommended by Institutional Standing Committee of DBT) - Project Total Cost (Rs.) - 4912800.00.

 Technical Report/Lecture Delivered:

• Final report presented at 4th meeting of Expert group B on Conservation and sustainable and utilization of natural resources held on 1st September, 2009 project entitled “Study on Evaluation and Conservation of Microbial Biodiversity of Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur: Potential Application in Medicine, Agriculture, Industry and Environmental Management” at Ministry of environment and forest, New Delhi.