Kishor Hasmukhbhai Chauhan

Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University,

University road, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388 120 Gujarat, India

E-mail: kishorvvn@yahoo.co.in

 

  

 

Education:

 

    Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

Doctorate Degree (Microbiology)

 

       Pursuing the study in the field of “Lactic acid fermentation and Biodegradable plastic production”.

 

       Presently working as a Senior Research Fellow in research project entitled “Siderophore and poly b-hydroxy alkanoates production using Comamonas testosteroni” sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, India.

 

       Presented a paper entitled “Lactic acid production of crude date juice” at Regional Symposium on Microbial Biotechnology, at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

 

    2001, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

Masters Degree (Biotechnology) 61 %

 

       Dissertation entitled “Contamination management in plant tissue culture” as a course curriculum (at Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India).

 

       Had summer research training on “Purification and Characterization of Cowpea Aphid Borne virus and Chlorotic Mottle virus from cowpea and tobacco plants” (at BA Patel College of Agriculture, Gujarat Agriculture University, Anand, Gujarat, India).

 

    1999, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

Bachelors Degree (Industrial Microbiology) 63.33 %

 

       Six weeks of summer training in quality control division of Norris Medicines Limited, Ankleshwar, Gujarat.

Fellowships Awarded:

 

Awarded a Junior Research Fellowship for major research project “Siderophore and poly b-hydroxy alkanoates production using Comamonas testosteroni” sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, India during 2002-2005.

 

Research experience:

 

       Optimization of media by statistical method

       Biodegradable plastic production and their application in sustained drug release

       Enzyme recovery and purification

 

Working Hands on:

 

       Laboratory Scale Fermentor (5 lit, 10 Lit)

       Gas Chromato Graphy

 

Achievements:

 

I have been successful at the National Eligibility Test (UGC-CSIR-NET) jointly conducted by University Grants Commission and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for the lectureship.