Dr. Prasad Andhare
Research scientist
Department of Agriculture Microbiology
Charotar University of Science
India
[email protected]
Biography:
Dr. Dr Prasad Andhare Teaching assistantship experience during Ph. D. tenure (September 2012-August 2013) for BSc Biological Science, BSc Nursing, BSc Physiotherapy, MSc Nanotechnology and MSc Microbiology coupled with MSc Microbiology six-month dissertation project .Book chapter: Andhare, P., Chauhan, K., Dave, M. and Pathak, H. (2014). Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Advances in Applications and Future Prospects. Biotechnology Vol 3: Microbial Biotechnology . Book: Andhare, P. and Bansode, R. (Ed.) (2014) Riboswitch mediated control of gene expression. Scholar’s Press .Poster presentation on “Use of P6 Strain for making Temperature Tolerant Sorghum Variety” in a State Level Exhibition on “Application of Biotechnology for Sustainable Growth” organized by Shri Shivaji College of Biotechnology (Affiliated to Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola) Amravati, Maharashtra, India, 28th Feb – 1st March, 2009. Poster presentation on “Production and partial characterization of EPS from indigenously isolated Agrobacterium sp. CAS” in 54th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI - 2013), International Symposium on “Frontier Discoveries and Innovations in Microbiology and its Interdisciplinary Relevance (FDMIR - 2013)” organized by Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak – 124001, Haryana, India, 17th – 20th November, 2013. Attended an International Conference on “Biotechnological Solutions for Environmental Sustainability” organized by School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, 21st – 23rd October, 2009. 2. Attended “International Conference on Diabetes and its Complications” organized by Charotar University of Science and Technology and Charusat Healthcare & Research Foundation, Changa, Anand, Gujarat, India, 18th – 20th January, 2013. Training in “r-DNA Technology” for one month in Ventura Institute of Biosciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, and 25th August – 25th September, 2008.Ten days International Workshop on “New Innovations in Biotechnological Applications” held at School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, 16th – 26th February, 2010.
Research interest:
• Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria
• Biofertilizers
• Microbial Biopolymer
• Exopolysaccharide (EPS)
• Microbial Fuel Cells
• Synthetic Seeds