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Ashutosh Kumar Rai

Also known as: Ashutosh K. Rai, A. K. Rai

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University College of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6938-619X
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About

Working as "Assistant Professor of Biochemistry" at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU: www.iau.edu.sa) since 2017.

Experience:
: Around 14 years of teaching &/or research experience after completing Ph.D.
And, a total of 20 years including doctoral and postdoctoral work.

Education:
# Ph.D. (2012) in Applied Biochemistry from Microbial Biotechnology Unit, School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi, India (www.bhu.ac.in).
# Master of Science (M.Sc.) : 2004 : Subject - Applied Biochemistry

Editorial/ Reviewer Role:
# Academic Editor of "PLOS ONE" since 2017 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/)
# Review Editor of Frontiers in Microbiology
# Review Editor of Frontiers in Fungal Biology- (Fungal Biotechnology)
# Associated as peer reviewer for various prestigious journals

# Worked as Principal Investigator/ Scientist/ Postdoctoral Research Associate in various prestigious Institutions (Prior to IAU).
i) School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India (www.jnu.ac.in)
ii) International Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi (www.icgeb.org)
iii) National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), India (www.nbaim.org.in)
iv) School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) India (www.bhu.ac.in)

# Current area of research is Microbial Biotechnology, Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Proteomics, Synthetic Biology & Biofuels, host-pathogen interactions, Rhizobacteria, Cyanotoxins (Microcystins)

Employment

  • Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University College of Medicine Assistant Professor
    2017 - Present
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University Scientist & Principal Investigator
    2015 - 2017
  • National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Postdoctoral Researcher
    2015 - 2015
  • International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology New Delhi Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Associate
    2013 - 2014
  • Banaras Hindu University Senior Research Fellow ( ICAR, Govt. of India funded project)
    2006 - 2013

Education

  • Banaras Hindu University Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
    2007 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

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