DEEPANSHU PUNYANI
Summary
Committed to the work, with a wet lab experience on research aspects of probiotics, antimicrobial resistance and gut microbiome. Works with focus and precision in analysis and data evaluation to achieve reliable outcomes.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Project Fellow
DST-SERB
01.2024 - Current
Prospection and value addition of indigenous foods and vegetable crops of cold desert regions of Western Himalayas for livelihood and nutritional security”
- We isolated a yeast strain from Dhali found in Bharmour, Himachal Pradesh and used the yeast cell pellet as starter culture for preparation of Sur, a traditional local alcoholic beverage made from rice, sugar and jaggery.
- Research paper in progress: “Metagenomic and functional profiling of Dhali, a starter culture consortium for traditional alcoholic beverage of western Himalaya.”
DISSERTATION WORK
at Central University of Haryana
Completed dissertation work on "Evaluation of Biofilm formation by Cronobacter species and determining MIC of Probiotics CFS against Cronobacter species"
- Major achievements of the dissertation work includes significant zone of inhibition by probiotic CFS against 3 strong biofilm forming Cronobacter sp.
- MIC of 20ul was determined which depreciated the biofilm forming ability of the Cronobacter sp.
Education
M.Sc. (Microbiology) -
Central University of Haryana
01-2022
B.Sc. (Zoology) -
Sharda University
01-2020
Intermediate -
DAV Thermal Public School (CBSE)
01-2016
High school -
DAV Thermal Public School (CBSE)
01-2014
Skills
- Media preparation, Isolation, Biochemical tests, Revival and staining of bacterial cultures
- Antibiotic test on microbes and ELISA
- SDS-PAGE, PCR, Gel documentation system
- Nutritional analysis and antioxidant activity test- DNSA, FRAP, DPPH and ABTS
- Microscope, Autoclave, Incubator, Laminar air flow, Microtiter Plate Reader, Vitek-2 and LC-MS
- BLAST ClustalW, PyMol
Interests
I am inclined towards research in the field of antimicrobial resistance, probiotics, dietary fiber and its effect on gut microbiota, nutritional analysis of food products, cell culture and cancer therapy involving novel molecular techniques
Accomplishments
- Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-LS with AIR 36 held in December 2023.
- Qualified GATE-XL held in February 2024.
Workshops Attended
One month Vritika workshop on "In vitro simulation of gut environment to determine bio-accessibility of functional ingredients from foods" held form 20 June 2022 to 19th July, 2022.
- Extraction of whey proteins and determination of their antioxidant activity from milk.
- To simulate colonic batch fermentation
- Fecal sample preparation and batch fermentation.
Strengths and Weakness
- My strengths include Discipline, Consistency and Adaptability.
- My weakness include Introversion and impatience.
References
- Prof. Gunjan Goel, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, (ggoel@cuh.ac.in)
- Prof, Surender Singh, HOD of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, (surendersingh@cuh.ac.in)
Disclaimer
I do hereby declare that all the statement as mentioned above are true & correct to the best my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Project Fellow
DST-SERB
01.2024 - Current
DISSERTATION WORK
at Central University of Haryana
M.Sc. (Microbiology) -
Central University of Haryana
B.Sc. (Zoology) -
Sharda University
Intermediate -
DAV Thermal Public School (CBSE)
High school -
DAV Thermal Public School (CBSE)
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