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Research Projects

  1. Principal Investigator DBT Builder (2022 - 2027 Ongoing). BT/INF/22/SP42543/2021) from DBT-INR 843Lakhs, 2022-2027 (Role: Principal Investigator, Coordinator: Prof. Sunil Bhand, BITS Goa).This is a DBT Builder capacity building program awarded to multiple PIs in BITS Goa.
  2. Principal Investigator, BITS Seed Grant ProjectScreening and Characterization of Hydrolytic enzymes from Halophilic archaea having biotechnological potential” (2013-2015)
  3. Principal Investigator of  UGC project on Studies of Haloarchaea producing polyhydroxyalkanoates  (2009-2012)

Research Scholars

PhD. Thesis Supervised / Awarded

1.    Bhakti B. Salgaonkar (ID No 2010PHXF810G, CSIR SRF), PhD thesis title: “"Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria and their Osmoadaptation " Awarded in March 2016

2.    Kabilan Mani (ID No 2008PH29009G, Raman Charpak Fellow, CSIR SRF), PhD thesis title: "Microbial Diversity of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria in Solar Salterns and Studies on their Production of Antiarchaeal Substances". Awarded in February 2018

          3.    Deepthi Das (ID No 2010PHXF810G, CSIR SRF), PhD thesis title: "Bioprospecting  

          of halophilic archaea from Indian solar salterns”.  Awarded in April 2019

 

Ph.D. Students Ongoing:

1.     Ms. Prajakta Bhende (I.D.No. 2018PHXF0005G -- Co-Supervised) : Biomaterials

            2.  Ms. Devika N. Nagar (I.D.No. 2019PHXF0045G)
            3.  Fr. Joephil Dias (I.D.No 2022PHXP0002G)
            4.  Ms. Pryianka Abawle ( I.D.No 2022PHXP0025G --- Part Time)
            5. Mr. Asbern D Silva (I.D.NO. 2022PHXP0024)
 
 ME Thesis Supervised
  1. Kabilan Mani (May 2010)
  2. Deepthi Das (May 2012)

MSc Thesis Supervised

  1. Adit Chaudhary (May 2012) - Metal Tolerance in Archaea.
  2. Isha Kalra (May 2013) - Evaluation of extremozymes from halophilic archaea

Member of Professional Societies

  • American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
  • International Society for Salt Lake Research (ISSLR)
  • Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
  • Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)

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