Qualification

Ph.D.(2008) – Department of Plant Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

Teaching Experience

• Associate Professor in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: Nov 2020 – Till date.
• Assistant Professor in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: Nov 2008 – Nov2020.

Administrative Experience

• Working as Member, IQAC, YVU.
• Working as Director, Minority Cell, YVU.
• Working as Nodal officer -Minorities-UGC from 2022 to till date.
• Worked as Head, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics from December 2020 Dec 2022.
• Worked as Coordinator, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformaticsfrom Aug. 2014 to Sep. 2016.
• Worked as Co-coordinator, National festival celebration cellfrom 2014 to 2016.
• Worked as NAAC core committee memberfor SSR preparation in 2015.
• Worked as Annual report memberfrom 2013 to 2015.
• Worked as Coeditor for Vemana Vanifrom 2020 to till date.
• Working as Coordinator for student’s welfare (Women)from 2013 to 2016.
• Worked as member for Issues of Women from 2015 to 2020.
• Worked as anti ragging committee member.

Research Projects

Agri-Science Park Project, YVU, Kadapa | Collection of germplasm of onion and screening for salt tolerant germplasm by biochemical studies. | Rs. 1,50,000/- | 2010-2012.
DST - SERB, Govt. of India (Fast track scheme for young scientists program) | Screening and identification of drought tolerant cultivar of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Kadapa district for varietal development. | Rs. 24,80,000/- | 2013-2016.

Research Students

Ph.D Awarded

• Dr. G. Sai Sudha | Identification of salt tolerant cultivar of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Kadapa district for varietal development. | 2018.
• Mrs. S. Anjum Mobeen | Insilico identification of novel drug targets of human colorectal cancer from Moringaoleifera and Catharanthusroseus, and their green synthesis of ruthenium oxide nanoparticles and biological applications | May, 2022.
• Mrs. M. Vidya Vani | Generation and characterization of low chlorophyll containing Chlamydomonas, Chlorella mutants and their application in biofuel production | July, 2022.

Ph.D Pursuing

• Mr. P. Rajendra Kumar | Bioenergy production by using biological organisms with help of biotechnological methods | From 2021-Till date.
• Mrs. M. Kiranmayee | Phytochemical-mediated synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles using some medicinal plants for biomedical applications | 2022 - Till date.

Achievements / Awards : 13

• Received Icon of India-2023 Distinguished Scientist award, SSM, SIMATS, Chennai.
• Received Teachers excellence award, Akhil BharatiyaShikshak Varshik Sammaylan -2022.
• Fellow of Scholars Academic and Scientific Society 2022, Assam, India.
• Received Guru Spandana Puraskar 2022, TREND, Spandana EDA International Foundation, India.
• Received ASSOCIATE FELLOW from Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, (APAS) Amaravati, India. 2019.
• Received Young Scientist Award with research project under the Fasttrack scheme for young scientists, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. 2013.
• Research cum teaching post at College of Sciences, Qassim University, KSA, 2011.
• Received DAAD fellowship through Prof. Renate Schiebe, University of Osnabrueck, GERMANY to carry out research work. 2006.
• Qualified for UGC -CSIR (JRF) and eligibility for lectureship in June 2003.
• UGC-CSIR-SRF 2005-2007.
• Qualified NET (Lecturer-ship only) examination conducted by CSIR in June 2002.
• Qualified in GATE - 2002 with 88.93 percentile.
• Recipient of Merit Scholarship for one year sponsored by University of Hyderabad during M. Sc 2001-2002.
• Twice selected as summer visiting student-fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bangalore, May – June 2001; April – May 2003.

Research Publications in National & International SCI Journals : 44

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Number of Book Chapters (National / International) : 08

Number of Books Published (National / International) : Nil

Number of Conference / Symposia Organized : 07

Number of Conference / Symposia Attended : 59

Membership in Prestigious Academic Bodies

• Life member of Scholars academic and scientific society, India.
• Life member of Indian Science Congress, India.
• Life member Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
• Teaching and Education Research Association (TERA), Eurasia Research (Life member).
• Society for promotion of Horticulture (Annual member), Bangalore.
• National Organization in Life Sciences (NTOILS).

Reviewed Research Papers of Various Scientific Journals

PLOs one (IF 3.7), Scientific reports (IF 4.4) Journal of food biochemistry (IF-3.5), Natural Product Research (Taylor and Francis IF 2.158); Industrial crops and products (Elsevier IF 3); African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry; Biodiversitas Journal of biological diversity; Basic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Review; South Asian research journal of natural products; Pharmacognosy magazine (IF 1.31); Annual research & review in biology; Plant cell and molecular biolgy, Journal of trace elements and minerals; International journal of agricultural biotechnology.