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Organization / Workplace
Gurgaon, India India
Occupation
The Energy and Resources Institute
Industry
Manufacturing
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AREAS OF RESEARCH
Industrial mycologist with 31 years experience. Actively engaged applying fungal metabolite engineering in the discovery of novel bioactive molecules in the areas of anticancer, antiinflammatory and antiinfective diseases. Pioneer in Indian Keratinophilc fungi and dermatophytes and evaluation of their biotechnological potential in leather Industry and poultry food products. Established the microbial culture collection (> 60K) and microbial extract library (>90K) with Hoechst India Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited. Developed various techniques for specialized mushroom cultivations and their uses in Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical industry. Published over 100 re...
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