Piyush Baindara, PhD

About me

Piyush Baindara, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (Current)

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Postdoctoral Researcher, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India

PhD, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India

MSc, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

BSc, GB Pant University, Pantnagar, India

I carried out my doctorate from the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, located in the city beautiful Chandigarh, India. My research work was focused on "Molecular and genetic characterization of antimicrobial peptides produced by soil bacterial isolates" part of which has already been published in peer reviewed scientific journals.

During doctorate I worked at Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil in laboratory of Prof. Octavio Luis Franco as visiting scholar for the project "Antimicrobial recombinant peptides and lipopeptides production for treatment of nosocomial infections", sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, India.

Before joining PhD, I have accomplished my Master's degree in Life Sciences from School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. During Master's I was receiving Merit cum means fellowship from Jawaharlal Nehru University. My Master's project was focused on "Effect of MAP Kinase pathway inhibition on expression, activity and oligomeric status of PKM2" supervised by Prof. R.N.K. Bamezai, Coordinator, National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Earlier, I received my Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from GB Pant University, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India.

Ranikhet Express The Love Track

Ranikhet Express is as young as first love, unaware smiling through the “woo-wooing” of the night train to the Pantnagar. Little aware of his destiny, Palash boards the train of his life and makes the way to Pantnagar in 2004 when his to-be “beloved” Jigna meets him at a place far from his roots. The early morning arrives with a mist of uncertainty, though they get along more while still being so far, only to be supported by those who may never meet them again. The story moves on to friends, relatives and a few strangers and then makes Palash and Jigna play their life-changing game. Like a tree that has to let go of comfort, Jigna and Palash embrace the unknown. They stand not only for each other but also for their love. Ranikhet Express is a love song, which also carries the pain and equal bounty of uncertainty. It will surely resonate with your own journey when Jigna comes to Palash for forever.