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Dr. Anupam Prakash

Associate Professor

Dr Anupam Prakash is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Biosciences and Technology. He joined Galgotias University in August 2018; after completing his M.Sc. in Biotechnology, he has done Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology. He has more than 14 years of experience in research, industry, and academics. His research areas are population genetics, in-vitro antifungal susceptibility, and molecular mechanism of multi-drug resistance of pathogenic fungi. During his doctoral thesis, he discovered two new yeast-like fungi Saitozyma cassiae, a new species and a variation of Trichosporon monilliforme that resembled Cryptococcus neofomans phenotypically and microscopically. He served as an Application Support Executive and Research Associate in Bruker Daltonics Pvt Ltd and Cooper Pharma Ltd, respectively. 

He has served as event, LMS and MOOC coordinator. Currently, he serves as NAAC Criteria 6 school coordinator, mentor-mentee, and QBMS coordinator of the Department of Life Sciences. He is a fervent supporter of productive and efficient work environments. He made a continual effort to promote the students' overall growth. He has convened/organized more than 14 Co-curricular/Extracurricular events for the benefit of students in the past 6 years. He is the Supervisor of 4 PhD students registered at Galgotias University. He published 23 research papers and 6 book chapters in peer-reviewed journals. He is awarded as Top 10 (top 1%) of the Researcher in Galgotias University based on Scopus Citation, h-index and i10 index, Galgotias University.

Experience: more than 14 years

  • 6 years of research experience
  • 6 years of teaching experience
  • 2.8 years of industrial experience

Qualification

  • Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 2017.
  • Master of Science (Biotechnology), Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, 2009.
  • Bachelor of Science [Hon.] (Zoology), Shivaji College University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 2007

Area of Interest

  • Medical Mycology: Molecular and MALDI-TOF identification
  • Molecular ecology and population genetics of pathogenic fungi
  • Molecular epidemiology
  • Antifungal susceptibility
  • Molecular mechanism of multi-drug resistance of pathogenic fungi

Award & Recognition

  • Recipient of Top 10 (top 1%) of the Researcher in Galgotias University based on Scopus Citation, h-index and i10 index, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Recipient of Young Scientist Award in the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine, Trivandrum, India,held on 28 & 29-Aug-2021.
  • Panel Judge at International Virtual Conference on Public Health, Innovations and Technology, 2020, Organised by the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and BioLEAGUES Worldwide.
  • Chaired the Session in global webinar on “Hijacking of the Human Immune System during COVID-19 Infection” organized by International Interdisciplinary Researchers Federation, India, 13th June, 2020.
  • Recipient of ECMM travel fellowship awarded by ECMM-SIHAM to attend the 13th National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 12-15 Feb., 2020.
  • Recipient of ICCC Travel Fellowship awarded by ICCC to attend the 9th International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 15-19 May, 2014.
  • Recipient of Best oral paper presentation for paper entitled, “Microsatellite typing and antifungal susceptibility profiling of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii isolates from India” presented at 10th National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 10 -12 Jan., 2014.
  • Recipient of ECMM travel fellowship awarded by ECMM-SIHAM to attend the 10th National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 10-12 Jan., 2014.
  • Recipient of travel fellowship awarded by Department of Biotechnology, INSA- CSIR-BRNS/DAE-CICS, Govt. of India to participate in the 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlin, Germany 27-30 April, 2013.
  • Recipient of a fellowship by Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands for advance training on “Molecular techniques to study the antifungal resistance mechanism in human pathogenic fungi” in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases”, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, March-April, 2012.
  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. Of India, 2013-15.
  • Recipient of Dr Pankajalakshmi V. Venugopal Prize for best paper in Mycology 2012 for a joint paper entitled, “Molecular characterization of germ tube positive Candida species with special reference to Candida africana” presented at XXXVI. Annual Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, 22-25 Nov., 2012.
  • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. Of India, 2009 -2012.

Research

  • He has presented Research papers in various National and International conferences & published 20 research articles (Total Impact: 117.58 and more than 2000 citation) in peer reviewed journal, 3 book chapters and 1 patent (Filed)

Research papers:

  1. Kumari M, Sharma Jyoti, Prakash A. a survey-based about knowledge and awareness of physiotherapy among villagers in Dankaur village of Greater Noida. Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology. 2024; 45: 3119-3128. 
  2. Surolia R, Prakash A, Singh A. Impact of microencapsulated bael pulp waste pectin as potential prebiotic on the viability of Bacillus clausii and Saccharomyces boulardii under simulated intestinal conditions. Food Measure. 2023; 18: 904-915. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-023-02254-3. (IF: 3.4) (G-04907)
  3. Garg V, Arora A, Prakash A. A Review on Bioremediation Using Nanobiotechnology and Microbial Heavy Metal Resistance Mechanisms. Current Material Science, 2023; 17: 289-303. DOI: 10.2174/2666145417666230714124542. (IF: 1.2)
  4. S. Jha, Sharma P, Prakash A. Microbial Fuel Cell.Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2023; 18: 122-133.
  5. Prakash A, Sundar G, Sharma B, Hagen F, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Genotypic diversity in clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from India using multilocus microsatellite and multilocus sequence typing. Mycoses. 2020; 63: 284-293. (IF: 4.9)
  6. Prakash A, Randhawa HS, Khan ZU, Ahmad S, Hagen F, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus species and some other yeast-like fungi in India. Mycoses, 2018; 61:305-313. (IF: 4.9)
  7. Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Sharma C, Kordalewska M, Kumar A, Sarma S, Tarai, B, Singh A, Upadhyaya G, Upadhyay S, Yadav P, Singh P, Khillan V, Sachdeva N, Perlin D, Meis J. A Multi-centre study of antifungal susceptibility patterns of 350 Candida auris isolates (2009- 2017) in India: Role of the ERG11 and FKS1 gene in azole and echinocandin resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother, 2018;73:891-899. (IF: 5.217)
  8. Fakhim H, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Vaezi A, Dannaoui E, Meis J, Badali H. In Vitro interactions of echinocandins with triazoles against multidrug-resistant Candida auris. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2017; 61: pii: e01056-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01056-17. (IF: 5.98)
  9. Arendrup MC, Prakash A, Meletiadis J, Sharma C, Chowdhary A. Candida auris: Comparison of the EUCAST and CLSI reference microdilution MICs for eight antifungal compounds and associated tentative ECOFFs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2017 Apr 17. pii: AAC.00485- 17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00485-17. (IF: 5.98)
  10. Kumar A, Prakash A, Singh A, Kumar H, Hagen F, Meis J, Chowdhary A. Candida haemulonii species complex: an emerging species in India and its genetic diversity by multilocus sequence typing and amplified fragment length polymorphism analyses. Emerg Infect Dis 2015; 25;5: e49. (IF: 16.16).
  11. Prakash A, Sharma C, Singh A, Singh PK, Kumar A, Hagen F, Govender PN, Colombo AL, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Evidence of genotypic diversity among Candida auris isolates by multilocus sequence typing, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and amplified fragment length polymorphism. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015; Nov 5. S1198-743X (15)00947-7. (IF: 13.13)
  12. Kathuria S, Singh PK, Sharma C, Prakash A, Masih A, Kumar A, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Multidrug resistant Candida auris misidentified as C. haemulonii: Characterization by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), DNA sequencing and its antifungal susceptibility profile variability by VITEK-2, CLSI-Broth Microdilution and E-test method. J Clin Microbiol. 2015; 53: 1823-30. (IF: 5.8)
  13. Randhawa HS, Mishra SK, Damodaran VN, Prakash A, Chowdhary A, Khan ZU. Pathogenicity of Candida viswanathii for normal and cortisone-treated mice. J Med Mycol 2015; 25: 287-92. (IF: 2.39)
  14. Kumar A, Udayakumaran S, Babu R, Rajamma BM, Prakash A, Panikar D, Karim S, Chowdhary A. Trichosporon asahii infection presenting as chronic meningo-ventriculitis and intra ventricular fungal ball: a case report and literature review. Mycoses. 2015; 58: 99-103. (IF: 4.9)
  15. Chowdhary A, Anil Kumar V, Sharma C, Prakash A, Agarwal K, Babu R, Dinesh KR, Karim S, Singh SK, Hagen F, Meis JF. Multidrug-resistant endemic clonal strain of Candida auris in India. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014; 33: 919-26. (IF: 5.10)
  16. Hagen F, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Yntema JB, Meis JF. Molecular characterization of Cryptococcus gattii genotype AFLP6/VGII isolated from woody debris of divi-divi (Caesalpinia coriaria), Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2014; 31: 193-6. (IF: 1.385)
  17. Prakash A, Wankhede S, Singh PK, Agarwal K, Kathuria S, Sengupta S, Barman P, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. First neonatal case of fungemia due to Pseudozyma aphidis and a global literature review. Mycoses. 2014; 57: 64-8. (IF: 4.9)
  18. Chowdhary A, Sharma C, Duggal S, Agarwal K, Prakash A, Singh PK, Jain S, Kathuria S, Randhawa HS, Hagen F, Meis JF. New clonal strain of Candida auris, Delhi, India. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2013; 10:1670-3. (IF: 16.16)
  19. Sharma C, Wankhede S, Muralidhar S, Prakash A, Singh PK, Kathuria S, Kumar DA, Khan N, Randhawa HS, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Candida nivariensis as an etiologic agent of vulvovaginal candidiasis in a tertiary care hospital of New Delhi. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013; 76:46-50. (IF:2.803)
  20. Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Randhawa HS, Kathuria S, Hagen F, Klassen CH, Meis JF. First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii, genotype AFLP5 from India and a global review. Mycoses. 2013. 56:222-8. (IF: 4.9)
  21. Chowdhary A, Randhawa HS, Prakash A, Meis JF. Environmental Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii in India: An Update. Critical Rev Microbiol 2012; 38:1- 16. (IF: 7.349)
  22. Chowdhary A, Randhawa HS, Sundar G, Kathuria S, Prakash A, Khan ZU, Sun S, Xu J. Comparison of antifungal susceptibility profiles of clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii and Cryptococcus gattii serotype B from north-western India. J Medical Microbiol 2011; 60:961-7. (IF:2.156)
  23. Randhawa HS, Kowshik, T, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Khan ZU, Xu J. Seasonal variations in prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii and Cryptococcus gattii in decayed wood inside trunk hollows of diverse tree species in north- western India: A retrospective study. Med. Mycol. 2011; 49: 320-3. (IF: 3.47)

Book Chapters:

  • Roy S, Prakash A, Cheshta Sharma. (2024). ‘Producer microorganisms and the metabolic engineering for biosurfactant production’. In: Tripathy DB and Gupta A. (eds) Microbial Surfactants: A Sustainable Class of Versatile Molecules. IOP publishers. 3-19, 10.1088/978-0-7503-5989-4ch3.
  • Roy S, Singh A, Prakash A. (2024). ‘Unlocking the Potential of Organic Farming: Balancing Health, Sustainability, and Affordability in India’. In: Thakur, M. (eds) Sustainable Food Systems (Volume I). World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. 247-274 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47122-3_12. 
  • Kumari B, Prakash A. (2023). ‘Lipid-Based Nanoparticles in Medical Imaging and Drug Delivery’ in Tripathy DB, Gupta A, Jain AK, Mishra A (Eds), Application of Nanoparticles in Diagnosis, Drug Delivery, and Therapeutics. CRC Press, Taylor, and Francis. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003316398.
  • Kumari B, Prakash A. (2023). ‘Sustainable Nanotechnology in Agriculture’ in Gupta A, Tripathy D, Kumar G, Agarwal P, Ghosal A (Eds), Nanopesticides, Nanoherbicides, and Nanofertilizers: Formulations and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor, and Francis. Doi: 10.1201/9781003364429.
  • Singh A, Prakash A, Choudhary R (2022), ‘Bioactive Components Having Antimicrobial and Anticancerous Properties: A Review’ in Thakur M, Belwal T (Eds), Bioactive Components. Springer Nature Group. (Accepted) Doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-2366-1.
  • Singh A, Prakash A, Subramaneyaan M (2021), ‘Recombinant DNA Technology’ in Tyagi C, Tomar LK, Sharma VK, Multidisciplinary Aspect of Biotechnology. Mauritius: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing; 89-115. (G-01656)

Patents

Irshad Ahmad I, Kumar N, Chhabra P, Zafar S, Alam S, Kumar R, Prakash A, Singh A, Ankit, Shatakshi. Machinery for physiotherapy of cervical spine. Patent filed. Application No. 375783-001 (16/12/22).

CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS

International Conferences

  1. Sharma M, Prakash A. “Bioconjugation: A new approach for enhanced drug delivery system. Presented at “International Virtual Conference on Public Health, Innovation and Technology (ICPHIT)” from 30th Nov. – 01st Dec., 2020.
  2. Prakash A, Singh A, Chowdhary A. “Absence of FKS1 and FKS2 mutations in Caspofungin resistant C. glabrata isolates from candidemia patients in Delhi, India. Presented at 7th TIMM, Lisbon, Portugal, from 9th- 12th Oct., 2015; Mycoses; 58 (Suppl. 4): pp.70.
  3. Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Kumar A, Sachu A, Dinesh KR, Singh SK. “Candida haemulonii complex: the true scenario by sequencing and MALDI-TOF among clinical isolates in India”. Presented at 7th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM), Lisbon, Portugal, from 9th- 12th Oct., 2015; Mycoses; 58 (Suppl. 4): pp.75.
  4. Sharma C, Singh A, Singh PK, Prakash A, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. “Genotyping of multidrug resistant Indian Candida auris isolates by Multi Locus Sequence Typing, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and MALDI-TOF-MS and their antifungal susceptibility profile”. Presented at 7th TIMM, Lisbon, Portugal, from 9th- 12th Oct., 2015; Mycoses; 58 (Suppl. 4): pp.119.
  5. Chowdhary A, Kathuria S, Prakash A, Meis JF. Pitfalls in Phenotypic Identification of Candida auris and comparison of in-vitro susceptibilities using CLSI-BMD and VITEK2. Presented at 54th Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Washingon, USA, 4th-9th September, 2014.
  6. Chowdhary A, Sharma C, Singh PK, Prakash A, Govender NP, Colombo AL, Hagen F, Meis JF. “Genotypic diversity of global multidrug-resistant Candida auris isolates by MLST, AFLP and MALDI-TOF.” Presented at 55th ICAAC held at San Diego, California, 17th- 21st September, 2015. (abst. no. M-393).
  7. Prakash A, Hagen F, Kathuria S, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Genotypic diversity within clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii population in India. Presented at 9th International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis (ICCC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-19th May, 2014, (abst. no.-P097, page-78).
  8. Hagen F, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Yntema JB, Meis JF. Molecular characterization of Cryptococcus gattii genotype AFLP6/VGII isolated from woody debris of divi-divi (Caesalpinia coriaria) Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Presented at 9th ICCC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-19th May, 2014, (abst. no.-P010, page-37).
  9. Chowdhary A, Kathuria S, Prakash A, Meis JF. Correlation of CLSI and EUCAST in-vitro antifungal susceptibility with clinical outcome of patients with AIDS associated cryptococcosis from India. Presented at 9th ICCC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-19th May, 2014, (abst. no.-P037, page-50).
  10. Chowdhary A, Hagen F, Prakash A, Meis JF. Microsatellite typing show mixed infections with multiple genotypes of Cryptcoccus neoformans var. grubii in Indian HIV positive patients with cryptococcosis. Presented at 9th ICCC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-19th May, 2014, (abst. no.-P098, page-78).
  11. Kathuria S, Prakash A, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. “Comparison of CLSI and EUCAST antifungal susceptibility profile with therapeutic outcome in HIV-positive cryptococcosis patients due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in India”. Presented at 53rd International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Denver, Colorado, 10th-14th Sept., 2013. (abst. No. M-1370)
  12. Wankhede S, Sharma S, Prakash A, Singh PK, Murlidhar S, Puri P, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. “Molecular characterization and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida species isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis patients in a STD Centre, New Delhi”. Presented at 6th TIMM, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-14 Oct., 2013 (abst no. P-135, p 103).
  13. Prakash A, Sharma C, Wankhede S, Singh PK, Kathuria S, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. “First isolation of Candida auris, a rare agent of fungaemia in India”. Presented at 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27-30 April, 2013, Berlin, Germany. (abst no. P 998, p 102).
  14. Sharma C, Wankhede S, Prakash A, Singh PK, Kathuria S, Chowdhary A. “Molecular characterization of germ tube positive Candida species, with special reference to Candida africana”. Presented at 23rd ECCMID, Berlin, Germany 27-30 April, 2013. (abst no. P 1079, p 107).
  15. Chowdhary A, Hagen F, Prakash A, Kathuria S, Klaassen CHW, Meis JF. “Microsatellite- typing of 458 Indian Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii isolates and in vitro susceptibility analysis”. Presented at 23rd ECCMID, Berlin, Germany, 27-30 April, 2013. (abst no. P 1001, p 102).
  16. Randhawa HS, Prakash A, Hagen F, Klaassen CH, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. “First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii, molecular type VGIII/AFLP5 from decayed wood inside trunk hollow of Manikara hexandra tree in Delhi, India”. Presented at the 18th ISHAM, held at Berlin, Germany, 10-15th June, 2012. (abst no. P488, p. 247).

National Conferences

  1. Singhal P, Prakash A. “Enhancing Dairy Industry standards: Real Time Milk analysis through Nanotechnology" Presented at DRDO sponsored National Conference on "Smart diet solutions: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Innovative Food Adaptation in cold and High-Altitude Environments" Organized by MIET, Meerut from 15-16 March 2024.
  2. Singhal P, Prakash A. "Algae- A dual role as nutritional and pharmaceutical supplement for high altitude with cost effective implementation" Presented poster at DRDO sponsored National Conference on "Smart diet solutions: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Innovative Food Adaptation in cold and High-Altitude Environments" Organized by MIET, Meerut from 15-16 March 2024
  3. Singh A, Arora R, Chauhan V, Kumar C, Shrivastava K, Prakash A, Varma-Basil M. “Determination of the molecular mechanism of bedaquiline resistance in clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis in Delhi”. Presented at 63rd Annual International Conference of Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI) Microbio Tech-2023 from February 2-4, 2023.
  4. Garg V, Sandeep, Maurya S, Dagar J, Prakash A, Toteja R and Makhija S. “Bioaccumulation, removal and detection of heavy metals using microorganisms”. Presented at International E-Conference on Mitigating Contemporary Environmental issues by Sustainable Approaches (ICMCESA-2022) from February 22-28, 2022 (abst. code-OP66, page-164).
  5. Kumari B, Sripoorna S, Prakash A. “Review on various bioremediation techniques for the treatment of environmental pollutants”. Presented at International E-Conference on Mitigating Contemporary Environmental issues by Sustainable Approaches (ICMCESA-2022) from February 22-28, 2022 (abst. code-OP35, page-133).
  6. Garg V, Prakash A. “Major respiratory disease outbreaks”. Presented at 6th Annual International E-Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) from 15th-18th November, 2021, (abst. code-OS9, page-217).
  7. Prakash A, Sundar G, Sharma B, Hagen F, Meis JF, Chowdhary A. Genotypic diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans originated from clinical and environmental sources from India using multilocus microsatellite and multilocus sequence typing. 13th National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 12- 15 Feb. 2020.
  8. Singh A, Prakash A, Kathuria S and Chowdhary A. Absence of FKS1 and FKS2 mutations in caspofungin resistant C. glabrata isolates from clinical sources in Delhi, India. 11th National Conference of the Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM), Kufri, India 18-20 March, 2016.
  9. Singh A, Kumar A, Prakash A, Kumar H, Hagen F, Meis JF and Chowdhary A. Candida haemulonii species complex: an emerging species in India and its genetic diversity by multilocus phylogeny and amplified fragment length polymorphism. 11th SIHAM, Kufri, India 18-20 March 2016.
  10. Singh A, Sharma C, Singh PK, Prakash A. Genotypic diversity among global multidrug- resistance Candida auris isolates by MLST, AFLP and MALDI-TOF presented at 10th Annual Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Research, New Delhi, India, 29-31 October 2015.
  11. Singh PK, Sharma S, Prakash A, Kathuria S, Muralidhar S, Khan N, Chowdhary A. Molecular characterization and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida species isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis patients in a STD centre, New Delhi, India. Presented at 10th SIHAM, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 10-12 Jan., 2014.
  12. Aswathy A, Kumar A, Prakash A, Nair S, Dinesh K, Karim S, Chowdhary A. Wangiella (Exxophiala) dermatitis as a cause of catheter- associated fungemia: First report from India. Presented at 10th SIHAM, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 10-12 Jan., 2014.
  13. Kumar A, Bindu S, Chowdhary A, Backer B, Babu R, Abraham M, Prakash A, Dinesh K, Karim S. Blastobotrys serpentines: A cause of human disease. Presented at 10th SIHAM, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 10-12 Jan., 2014.
  14. Sharma C, Wankhede S, Kumar DA, Muralidhar S, Prakash A, Singh PK, Chowdhary A. “Candida nivariensis as an etiologic agent of vulvovaginal candidiasis in a tertiary care hospital of New Delhi”. Presented at Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM) Delhi Chapter, 3rd Aug., 2013.
  15. Kathuria S, Singh PK, Sharma C, Prakash A, Chowdhary A. “AFLP genotyping and in vitro antifungal susceptibility profile of 126 clinical Aspergillus terreus species complex isolates; evaluation of antifungal combinations of amphotericin B, voriconazole and anidulafungin for effective therapy”. Presented at Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM) Delhi Chapter, 3rd Aug., 2013.
  16. Wankhede S, Sharma C, Prakash A, Singh PK, Kumar DA, Murlidhar S, Chowdhary A. “Identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species in vulvovaginal candidiasis”. Presented at MICROCON, 36thAnnual Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, 23rd- 25th Nov., 2012. (abst no. FP 62, p 304)
  17. Sharma C, Wankhede S, Prakash A, Singh PK, Chowdhary A. “Molecular characterization of germ tube positive Candida species with special reference Candida africana”. Presented at 36thIAMM, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, 22-25 Nov., 2012. (abst no. FP 63, p 304)
  18. Randhawa HS, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Klaassen C.H Meis J F. “First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii, molecular type VGIII/AFLP5, from decayed wood inside trunk hollows of a Manilkara hexendra tree in Delhi, India”. Presented at 9th SIHAM, Siliguri, West Bengal, 9-12th Feb., 2012.
  19. Chowdhary A, Randhawa HS, Prakash A, Kathuria S, Hagen F, Klaassen CH, Meis JF. First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii, molecular type VGIII/ AFLP5, from decayed wood inside trunk hollow of a Manikara Hexandra tree in Delhi, India”. Presented at MICRO- D-CON, 4th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists AIIMS, New Delhi February 25, 2012.
  20. Randhawa HS, Kowshik T, Chowdhary A, Prakash A, Khan ZU, Xu J. “Seasonal variations in the prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii and Cryptococcus gattii in decayed wood inside trunk hollows of diverse tree species in north-western India: a retrospective study”. Presented at 34th IAMM, Nov. 24-28, 2010. (abst. book, p. 212).
  21. Chowdhary A, Randhawa HS, Sundar G, Kathuria S, Prakash A, Khan ZU, Sun S, Xu J. “Comparison of antifungal susceptibility profiles of clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii and Cryptococcus gattii serotype B from north-western India”. Presented at 34th IAMM, Kolkata, Nov. 24-28, 2010. (abst. book, p. 206).

Certifications

CONFERENCES/FDP/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIUMS ATTENDED

  • 7 days FDP on Contemporary Research Methodology and Innovative Pedagogical Tools organized by SOL, Galgotias University, 17-23 January, 2019.
  • Online Training, Internship & Workshop on Genomics & Bioinformatics held by Bengaluru Genomics Center from, Bengaluru, India (Modules: Next Generation Sequencing –Illumina), 20th, April 2020.
  • International online Conference title, “COVID 19: Biotechnology- A Way Forward” organized by Department of Bioscience, SBS, Manipal University Jaipur, 30th, April, 2020.
  • Two days virtual summit on COVID-19 organized by Galgotias University, 1-2nd May, 2020.
  • Participation in the “R training” organized at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Noida Campus association with Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay, 11-15th May, 2020.
  • Faculty Development Program Series on “Learning Pedagogy and Effective Use of Case Methodology” organized by Audyogik Shikshan Mandal & Adoption of social media in Academia, 17-21st, May, 2020.
  • “International Webinar on Present Pandemic and Bioinformatics” jointly organised by Department of Botany & Department of Bioinformatics, Janta Vedic College Baraut, Baghpat, U.P, 22nd May, 2020.
  • International symposium on topic “Role of plants as Medicine and Immunity Booster with special reference to COVID-19 Pandemic”, organised by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 26-27th, May, 2020.
  • “Introduction to Python”, conducted by Data Camp, 27th May, 2020.
  • National Level Faculty Development Training Programme-DIGICULT-Spreading Digital Culture to the Library Professional, Readers and Researchers organized by Navsari Agricultural University, 8-12 June 2020.
  • “Faculty Development Programme on Design, Develop and Deliver Online Courses” organized by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, 22-26 June, 2020.
  • NPTEL course on Teaching and Learning in General Programs (TALG), Sept-Oct, 2020.
  • NPTEL course on Accreditation and Outcome Based Learning, July-Sept, 2021.
  • Faculty Development Programme on “Interdisciplinary Aspects of Life Sciences for Translational Research: Opportunity and Challenges” organized by Division of Life Sciences, Department of Biosciences, SBAS, Galgotias University, 24-28 January, 2023.
  • Four-week Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Program focused on Bio-entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, organized by Institute’s Innovation Council, Galgotias University, 05-28 July 2023.
  • Faculty Development Program on “Advances in Sustainable Materials” organized by the School of Basic Sciences, Galgotias University, 12-16 September 2023.
  • Five days Faculty Development Program on “Exploring Frontiers in Biological and Life Sciences” organized by the School of Biological and Life Sciences, Galgotias University, 13-17 May 2024.