Vinay Yadav

About

Microbiologist specializing in environmental microbiology, bacterial taxonomy, genomics, and bioremediation. Currently serving as a Project Scientist in the Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry section at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), India. Holding a PhD from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) via CSIR-IMTech, research focuses on microbial diversity, stress tolerance mechanisms, and genomic analyses of environmental and polar isolates.

Employment

• National Centre for Polar Research Project Scientist
  2025 - Present
• Institute of Microbial Technology Senior Research Fellow
  2021 - 2024
• Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research PHD Student
  2019 - 2025
• Institute of Microbial Technology Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  2019 - 2021
• Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Junior Research Fellow
  2019 - 2019

Education

• University of Delhi B.Sc.
  2013 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (4)

• Calyptranema fuscum gen. sp. nov.: a novel cyanobacterial genus within Oculatellaceae based on polyphasic and genomic characterization
  Renuka More, Vinay Yadav, Nithya Vadakedath
  Current Research in Microbial Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100542
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• Exploration of microbial biodiversity for bioremediation of heavy metal mercury
  2025
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• Assessment of heavy metals content and diversity of mercury-tolerant bacteria in heavy metal-polluted environmental samples and mercury bioremediation ability of isolated strains
  Environmental Advances 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2025.100624
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• Mercury remediation potential of mercury-resistant strain Rheinheimera metallidurans sp. nov. isolated from a municipal waste dumping site
  Vinay Yadav, Anjali Manjhi, Nithya Vadakedath
  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114888
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