Home

                                   CAREER OBJECTIVES                                                                  

                             Willing to work as an academician cum researcher in reputed institute to share  and gain knowledge and experiences 

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Microbiology

TEACHING : Total experience :3 Yrs 9 days  (till date )

Pre Ph.D.- Total  experience - 11 months 1 Day

PG- May,2006; July, 2007; UG – 7  months 19 days /PU- 8 months 16 days

Post Ph.D. – Total  experience -36 Months 9 Days (counting) ; PG - Feb,2014 ; UG - 21 months 

36 days (till date) / PU-3 months

·  Worked as  Assistant Professor in Dept of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka from  25th July 2016 20th April 2017.

·  Worked as Assistant Professor in Dept of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka  from 20th  July 2015 to 30th April,2016.

·  Worked as  Assistant Professor in Dept of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute  of Technology, Tumkur,

     Karnataka  from  12th  August 2014  to 19th   May, 2015

·  Worked as Guest lecture in Govt. Degree College, Gulbarga, Karnataka from1st Sept,2008 to 20th April 2009

·  Worked as Biology lecturer in Sri Sainath PU College,Gulbarga, Karnataka from 18th June,2007 to 5th March 2008.

·   Worked as a teaching associate during May,2006, July,2007 and     

Feb.2014  Dept of Microbiology, GUG, Gulbarga , Karnataka

      studies

·  Peptidomimetics and advanced studies

• Study  of Antimicrobial activity with MDR  strains  and antioxidant attributes 

• 3 Gold Medals in M.Sc Microbiology (2006) for securing Highest marks in

         Medical Microbiology and stood 2nd in Dept of Microbiology, Gulbarga 

          University, Gulbarga, Karnataka

•  Received a prestigious fellowship Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund 

          Fellowship for Doctoral Studies while pursuing Ph.D in Microbiology 

          (2009-2011); 

•  Received First Prize for best presenter in National conference ASTEG & 

           BioLim BioSolutions (P) Ltd conducted One day Regional conference 

            on the theme “ Implementing Research For Future India” 

            being held at  Chennai on 21st Feb, 2015.

• • Hargobind Khorana Best Young Scientist Award 2015 for  Microbiology,

             received from Bose Science Society, Tamilnadu  (15.10.2015)

•   Viwa 2017 Young Women Scientist Award by Venus Group (SC/YWS/ Microbiology

           / AAP-I) dated 19.01.2017

• AMI Life member dated 30.12.2016; Life membership number/ID - 4496-2016

·     Member (MBSS) of Bose Science Society, TamilnaduM147/BSS/2015

·     Fellow of Bose Science Society (FBSS) - F147/BSS/2015

·    Senior Member of the APCBEES- Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological 

      Environmental  Engineering Society (Member No. –   101234) dated Nov 9,2016

·   Reviewed the articles in British Microbiology Research Journal an International Journal 

      of  SCIENCE DOMAIN International Publishers

• Reviewed the articles in Microbiology Research Journal International of Science Domain International Publishers  

National:         04

 International: Nil

Mousumi Das and Daynand Agsar . 2014. Studies on enhanced production,   optimization and anticancer 

attributes of   L-glutaminase from Streptomyces enissocaesilis DMQ 24 mu 4. UGC Sponsored National 

Conference Proceedings on Emerging Protein Technologies for Formulation Solutions. ISBN No.: 9789382694182

Production of L-glutaminase by Streptomyce s  rochei  detected from the lime stone quarries of deccantrap.A published paper in JPAM;LINK: http://books.biolimpublishers.com/pub/BOB003A001,. ISBN Number : 978-81-929527-3-4.

M. K. Veeraiah, P. Hemalatha, K. V. Anasuya, C. Anupama, Mousumi Das.2016. A Comparative Study on the Antimicrobial Property of Quaternised Copolymers N-vinylpyrrolidone - Dimethyl Amino Ethyl Methacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidone - Vinyl Benzyl Chloride. Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science. S1: 17-21. ISSN No: 2320-0898.( An International Peer Reviewed Chemistry Journal). GIF:0.453; SJIF :2.63; An International Conference Proceeding “ICMAT”2016,  28th-29th May-2016.

Hemalatha P., M. K. Veeraiah., K. V. Anasuya., Anupama C. Mousumi Das.2016. Studies on Copoly (N-Vinylpyrrolidone – Acrylic acid) – as  an Antimicrobial. International Journal Of Innovative Research & Development. 5 ( 11).A National Conference Proceeding  on  “Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering and Applied Chemistry” (Under TEQIP-II 1.2)being organized by SSIT, Maraluru, Tumkur-572105 on 21st and 22nd Oct,2016.

Manjushree.C, Prasanna Kumar. B C ,Ishwarya R,Harish R , Mousumi Das. 2017.Production and Purification of Tyrosinase Enzyme EmployingStreptomyces rubrocyanodiastaticus UGC13 mu3. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY.May 2017 Vol 2. An International Conference Proceeding of ICCET 2017, Organized by PSCMR, Vijaywada on MARCH 31 - APRIL 1 , 2017

Mousumi Das., Dayanand Agsar., ShivaveeraKumar S. 2013. Production of L-glutaminas by Streptomyces rochei detected from the lime stone quarries of deccan trap. Journal of Pure andApplied Microbiology. 7 (3) : 2251-2260. ISSN No.: 0973-7510;  Impact Factor:0.073 (2013 ); NAAS RATING 6.00 (2015); Web of Science and Scopus Indexed 

Deene ManikPrabhu, Juan Cheng, Wei Chen, Anil Kumar  Sunkara, Sunilkumar B .Mane, Ram Kumar, Mousumi Das, Wael N. Hozzein, Wael N. Hozzein, Yan-Qing Duan, Wen – Jun Li. 2016.Sunlight mediated  synthesis f silver nanoparticles by a novel  actinobacterium (Sinomonas mesophila MPKL 26) and its antimicrobial activity against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal  of Photochemistry and Photobiology, B : Biology. 158:202-205. ISSN No.: 1011-1344; Impact Factor

 (5yrs) -3.4; NAAS RATING:8.96. Science Direct, Elsevier Publication; Thomson Reuter, Scopus, SCI cited.

Sukrutha.G.K, Abhilash.V.P. Mousumi Das. 2017. Exploration  of Plastic Degrading Actinomycetes from Deccan Trap of Karnataka.Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Technology. 1(1):1-35. ISSN Number :  2456-7841.

Ishwarya R, Harish R,  Manjushree C, Prasanna Kumar B C, Mousumi Das.2017. Production of Streptomyces Melanozymes

 through SsF & its Antioxidant Attributes. Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Technology. 1(1):14-19.

ISSN Number :  2456-7841.

M K Veeraiah, Hemalatha P, Netkal M Madegowda, Mousumi Das, Anupama C.2017. Synthesis, Characterization and Anti Microbial Studies of Copoly (N-Vinylpyrrolidone – Maleic Anhydride) withN,N-Diethylaminoethanol. International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology. 5(2): 80-83. ISSN Number : 2321-9009.

Manjushree.C, Prasanna Kumar B C, Ishwarya R, Harish R, Mousumi Das. 2017. Production and Purification of Tyrosinase Enzyme employing Streptomyces rubrocyanodiastaticus UGC13mu3. International Journal of Science and Innovative Engineering & Technology.2:1-17. ISBN Number :  978-81-904760-9-6.

Venkat M Shinde, Mousumi Das and Jai Shanker Pillai H P.2015.   Enhanced Production of Secondary 

Metabolites and Synthesis  of NewPhenoliCompounds Due to VAM  Fungus Inoculation in Ocimum sanctum.

International Journal of Advanced  Research inBiological Sciences. 2(10):170–175.ISSN Number : 2348-8369.

Venkat M Shinde, Mousumi Das and Jai Shanker Pillai H P.2015. Diversity and Distribution of VAM                

Fungi in soils of Kalaburagi District, Karnataka. International Journal of Advanced Research in

 Biological Sciences. 2(8):24–28. ISSN Number : 2348-8369.

A  book entitled “Synthesis, characterization and application of  gold  nanoparticles: A brief introduction

synthesis of gold  nanoparticles using Actinobacteria; In Lambert Academic   Publishing; 

Manikprabhu Narsing Rao, Wen-Jun Li,Mousumi Das. 2016. ISBN Number:978-3-659-9043.

UGC  Sponsored Two Day Lecture Workshop on “ Techniques in Molecular Biotechnology and 

Bioinformatics”, organized by SSCASCW, Tumkur , Karnataka on 25th and 26th Aug,2015.

•  Actively  participated and completed a workshop on STEM teacher training RBPT based  Pedagogy from 23-25th Jan, 2017 being organized by IISER, Mohali, IISER  Pune, British Council, U.K., and MHRD, Govt. of India at IISER, Mohali, Chandigarh, Punjab.

•  Successfully completed   a 3 wks Teachers Training Programme  from 23rd Nov to 13th Dec, 2016  being  organized  by Dept of Biological Sciences  IISC, Challakere Campus, Chitradurga.

• Actively participated, an In house TEQIP-II sponsored a 5 days (23.11.2015-28.11.2015) FDP Workshop on‘Synthesis, characterization , electrical , magneticproperties, application of nanomaterials’ organized byDept of Physics and   Chemistry on NanoScience  at SIT, Tumkur.

• Actively participated, in an out  house 5 days TEQIP-II sponsored  FDP  Workshop at  5 days TEQIP-II sponsored FDP programme on ‘Downstream Processing of Biologics and Nutraceuticals’ from 4th-8th Jan, 2016 ;                  being  organized by Dept of Biotechnology, MSRIT, Bangalore.

• Attended Faculty Development Program workshop on DATA ANALYSIS with   SPSS V.17.0                                 using PASW Statistics organized by  Gulbarga University Library  Gulbarga, Karnataka from Aug.                          28-29, 2009.

• Biodiversity studies on actinomycetes

• Taxonomic studies of Actinomycetes   especially on Streptomyces

•  Isolation, identification , characterization of microbes ; screening of enzymes and bioactive molecules from      microbes especially from  actinomycetes ; preservation of  microbes

•  Purification; stability studies ; immobilization studies on enzymes  mutational studies for enhanced production      of  enzymes and Biological attribute study ( antioxidant, antibacterial) of the enymes

· International Technical Seminar in SIT, Tumkur, Karnataka being  organized by Dept of Biotechnology   on  20th Feb,2015 .

· International Technical Seminar in SIT, Tumkur, Karnataka being organized by Dept of  Biotechnology and Chemical   Engineering,   on   8th Aug, 2015.

· Actively worked as organizing committee member and Editorial member of Magazine of “BIOCHESS” A 

   Student  Symposium     SIT, Tumkur, Karnataka  during 2014-15, 2015-16.

·  Biotechnology News Letter editorial board member at Dept of Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur Karnataka                               during 2016-17 

· Hands on training provided to BIOCON and PROBYOIS Students as  a   part of their curriculum on RP-HPLC

 ( SHIMADZU ) and Fermenter (20litre).

• • • • • Open learning platform tools like moodle, tcsion etc usage in conductance  of   B.E Biotechnology course applying quiz, assignments etc.

• Virtual lab practice teaching by online tools in an open access feasibility 

·  A paper  presented of B.E. Biiotechnology students of ACY 2013-17 in an International Conference

     ICET 2017 sponsored by IAARHIES on the topic entitled "production of Streptomyces  

     Melanozymes through SsF and its antioxidant attributes",an oral presentation  during 26-27 Feb 2017.

• A paper  presented of B.E. Biiotechnology students of ACY 2014-18 in an International Conference ICET 2017 sponsored by IAARHIES on the topic entitled "Exploration of plastic degrading actinomycetes from Deccan Trap of Karnataka",an oral presentation  during 26-27 Feb 2017. 

• A paper  presented of  B.E. Biotechnology 2016-17 SIT, Tumkur student project (as co guide) in a  National     Conference (Under TEQIP II 1.2) NCRAIEAC-2016, on a topic  entitled “Designing, synthesis and             biological activities of thiozoles derived from Fmoc/Boc/Cbz-α amino acids”  held at  SSIT, Tumkur,  Karnataka on 21st and 22nd Oct, 2016.

• A paper  presented of  B.E. Biotechnology 2011-15 batch student of SIT, Tumkur student project                         (acted as co guide) in a National Conference (Under TEQIP II 1.2) NCRAIEAC-2016, on a topic entitled “Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of peptide as potential antibacterial agent using in vitro  and  in silico studies” held at  SSIT,  Tumkur,  Karnataka on 21st and 22nd Oct ,2016.

•  A paper presented in  DST, NEERI and European Commission International Conference on  Innovations in       Sustainable Water  & Wastewater Treatment Systems on a Co-guided topic of B.E. Chem Engg. on   a topic entitled” Comparative study of defluoridation of water  employing chemically and biologically           synthesized nanoparticles” being organized  by ESF,  India at Yashada, Pune on  21-23, April,  2016 

• Participated in a B.E Biotech (2013-16) student project (as a guide) paper entitled“Enhanced Production, purification and  characterization of a novel enzyme  Streptomyces Tyrosinase”in a  National Conference '“Biorujivith,2016”being organized  by Garden City College of Science and   Management Studies, Bangalore, on 19th  Oct, 2016.

• Participated and presented poster of students project (B.E. Biotech curriculum) entitled Production   of Melanin  synthesizing Polyphenol oxidase by Streptomyces rubrocyanodiataticus UGC 13 through SsF  & its antioxidant  attributes in an DBT sponsored National Conference on “Applications of Recent Methodologies in Exploring Revolutionary Biopharmaceuticals for Lifestyle Diseases” : A Multidisciplinary Outlook,     at Dept of  Biotechnolology, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Eng and Technology, Kanchipuram, Chennai on 4th and 5th March, 2016.

·     

     Participated in one day seminar on Intensive Industrial

      Motivation Campaign for Educated Youth organized by

     Vishweshwaraiah        College of Applied Sciencs  and Management,

     held at Vishweshwaraiah College in Gulbarga on 6th March 2012.

·      Participated and presented poster entitled Screening of

     Streptomyces and standardization of media for the production of

  L-glutaminase under submerged and solid state systems organized

   by New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT-2011), an International

    Conference, held at Trivandrum Kerala,from  November 21-24, 2011.

·      Participated in National Seminar on Environment Education for

 Sustainable Development organized by Purushottam

    Walawalkar Higher Secondary School, Mapusa in collaboration

     with C.E.E(Centre for Environment Education ) ; Goa from 25th to

     27th November, 2010.

·   Participated in State Inter University Symposium (Biochemistry,

     Biotechnology, Microbiology and Bioinformatics) sponsored by

     Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Science

     and Technology, Government of Karnataka, held at Gulbarga

     University, Gulbarga on 3rd and 4th March, 2010.

·     Participated in State Inter University Symposium (Biochemistry,

     Biotechnology, Microbiology and Bioinformatics) sponsored by Vision

  Group on Science and Technology, Department of Science and

   Technology,Government of Karnataka, held at Gulbarga University,

      Gulbarga on 3rd and 4th March, 2010.

·  Attended National Symposium on “Role of Biology and

     Biotechnology in Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable

     Development” held at Department of Botany, Gulbarga University,

     Gulbarga from 22nd – 24th December, 2009.

       from  23rd -27th Sept. 2004.

·    Isolation and maintenance of microorganisms – Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomycetes  

·   Microscopic studies by light microscope.

• Antimicrobial susceptibility test by Kirby-Bauer’s disk method and well method.

• Antibiogram

• Production of Alcohol, Wine, Yoghurt, Mushrooms etc.

• Assessment of quality of water (DO, BOD, COD, MPN) and milk (MBRT, SPC, DMC).

• Production of biofertilizers (Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum, VAM, etc.) Isolation and Characterization of Nitrogen fixing microbes

• Determination of soil alkalinity, soil organic matter ,soil pH Isolation of phosphate solubilising microbes

·  Determination of bacteroids from root nodule 

·  Characterization of Actinomycetes 

Downstream Processing

• Centrifugation studies and residence time calculation

• Wine , beer, alcohol production

• Estimation of alcohol and citric acid 

Fermentation Technology

• Development of bacterial, fungal , actinobacterial inoculums and transfer Production of enzymes in SmF and SsF

• Handling 20 L fermenter

• Managing troublwe shoots of fermeneter

Proteomics

• Yeast Two Hybrid Screening (theoretical)

• Handling HPLC and compound identification

Molecular Biology:

• Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

• SDS-PAGE

Immunology:

Biochemistry and Enzymology:

• Qualitative analysis of biomolecules (Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids etc.)

• Isolation and optimization parameters studies of enzymes (Amylase, Protease, Cellulase, Pectinase, Asparaginase,Glutaminase, Keratinase, Inulinase).

• Paper, thin layer,  Column  chromatography, RP-HPLC.

• Purification of Enzyme –ammonium sulphate precipitation, dialysis, GEL chromatography, ion exchange chromatography.

• Mutation studies – Physical and chemical mutagenesis Stabilility studies of enzymes ; Km and Vmax .

• Immobilization - Whole cell and Enzyme immobilization

Plant Biotechnology : 

• MS media preparation and aseptic techniques application in Plant Tissue culture Artificial Seed production

• In vitro  germination of seed

• Hormonal effect on plant growth and  Somatic hybridization

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Software’s:

• Accessing information from biological information providers (EMBL, NCBI, PIR, PDB, GenBank etc.)

• Blastn, Clustalw, Clustalx, Fasta, Rasmol, Prime 3, Chroma, Phylip, tree view X, Oligo.

• SPSS package version 7.0, Origin 6.1

Instruments Handled:

• HPLC (SHIMADZU)

• FERMENTER (20 litre)

• Soxhlet apparatus

• Camera Microscope (Nikon 32) and camera lucida drawing pH meter, BOD incubator

• Electrophoresis

• UV-VIS spectrophotometer

• Ultra Cold centrifuge, Desktop centrifuge.

• SDS-PAGE unit

• Ultrasonicator

• pH meter

• GEL SHAKER 

COMPUTER LITERACY:

• MS-DOS, MS-Office, Adobe Photoshop, Internet Knowledge, Handling trouble shoots

STATISTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION

• SPPS software usage and training taken

• ANOVA, Standard deviation, Standard error etc basic statistical usage in researches and projects

  • Graph Instatpad Software 3.0 version usage in statistical; data interpretation.

• Handled B.E Biotech curriculum based One major Project entitled “ Production of L-Glutaminase from Streptomyces and its anticancer attributes “by Final year B.E. Biotech Students Dept of Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur

• Handled B.E Biotech curriculum based  One minor Project “ Tyrosinase production and its antioxidant attributes by actinobacteria” by Third year B.E. Biotech Students Dept of Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur

• Handled  B.E Biotech curriculum based  One major Project by Final year B.E. Biotech Students Dept of Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur

• Handled  B.E Biotech curriculum based One minor Project  by Third year B.E. Biotech Students Dept of Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur

• Handled with Chemical Engineering  a  B.E Biotech curriculum based Major Project in Bioleaching jointly with Dr. Thomas Theodor, Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department, SIT, Tumkur 

• In collaboration with  Assistant Professors Dr.G Nagaraju, , and Dr. H.S Lalithamba Department of  Chemistry, SIT, Tumkur

•     In collaboration with  Assistant Professor Mr. Vivek Chandra Mohan Department of                                 Biotechnology, SIT, Tumkur 

• Acted as  a co project supervisor  in an intra departmental collaborative project entitled  ‘Medium       optimization for bioleaching of copper Using Thiobacillus novellus’ with Dr. Thomas Theodor,            Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department, SIT, Tumkur .

• Collaborated with inter college Ph.D project (VTU, Belgaum) entitled ‘Synthesis, characterization  and studies on the antimicrobial  properties of some Copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone’.

• · Collaborated in an intra departmental Major project entitled ’ Design, synthesis and biological           evaluation of peptides as  potential antimicrobial agents using in vitro and in silico studies’

• Supervised inter college IDSG, Chikmangalur (Kuvemu University affiliated )  graduate level             collaborative projects  entitled ‘Production of tyrosinase by Streptomyces  sp.and its antioxidant        attribute’; Screening of actinomyctes for  L-asparaginase synthesis employing TLC and its                 antioxidant attributes."

• Co supervised inter college IDSG, Chikmangalur (Kuvemu University affiliated )  graduate level       collaborative projects  entitled ‘Computer aided discovery of di-peptides as an antibacterial agent in vivo and in silico approach’; Evaluation of Antibacterial activities and Molecular docking  studies of Di- peptide"

• Co supervised inter college two curriculum based M.Sc projects of Mangalore University entitled "Design, synthesis, antifungal activities , evaluation and molecular docking studies of tri-peptide’ and      ‘Insilico and invitro designing , synthesis, molecular docking studies of tri-peptide and its antifungal activites’.

     Enzyme engineering, Advanced downstream processsing

     Eager to learn recent techniques for identification (species level) and

     characterization of actinobacteria; Metagenomics tools and techniques

Eager to work on protein biology  at production and characterization level

·         Father’s Name       : Mr. Bijoy Kumar Das

·         Sex                        : Female

·         Date of Birth         : 06/02/1983

·         Marital status        : Unmarried

·         Nationality            : Indian

·         Permanent Address : Flat No. 2F, BOB Building, Sodepur Station Road, 24 Pgs. (N); Kolkata                                               700110

•         Languages known  : Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada (Communicative)

SANGEET PRABHAKAR Junior and Senior Diploma received from Allahabad , on Classical and Rabindra  Sangeet