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A biotechnology doctoral student, receiver of two presentation awards and UGC funding aiming to attain one of the leading positions in biomedical industry.

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A biotechnology doctoral student, receiver of two presentation awards and UGC funding aiming to attain one of the leading positions in biomedical industry with a demonstrated history of research in discovering an antibiotic producing novel actinomycete species and genome sequencing.

Discovered a novel actinobacterium

Discovered a novel actinobacterium Streptomyces cynthiae sp. nov. ICN441. Culture collection accession numbers: MCC 3913áµ€; CGMCC 4.7673áµ€.

Best Paper Award

Best Paper Award in the International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics-2017

Research publications

Total - 9; CIF - 7.866; h-index - 4; i10-index - 2

Young Scientist Award

Young Scientist Award in the Second International Conference on Frontiers in Analytical and Clinical Techniques-2019 (INFACT-2019) concept by Inbiotics

Research Fellowship

Basic Scientific Research Fellowhip under UGC-SAP, Govt. of India from Dec 2013 to Dec 2018.

GenBank Submissions

Total submissions - 29; Whole Genome Sequence - 1; Bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences - 2; 16S rRNA gene sequence of Actinomycetes - 26

Paper Presentations

Conferences/seminars/scientific events attended - 18; Papers presented - 6; Awards received for presentation - 2

Publication in Proceedings - 2

A peep into vaccines through edibles & Bioterrorism - Top list of threats to the humanity

Training Completed - 4

Total Training Courses Completed - 4

My Articles

Here is my recent articles...

How to name a novel bacterial taxon?

How to name a novel bacterial taxon?

Sharmila April 25, 2020

How to name a novel bacterial taxon? The nomenclature of microbes, plants and animals follow bionomial nomenclature introduced by Car...

Discovery of novel prokaryotic taxa: A systematic approach

Discovery of novel prokaryotic taxa: A systematic approach

Sharmila April 20, 2020

Exploring commercially viable novel prokaryotes has become more emphatic in recent years due to extinction and exploitation of biodiver...

Can antibiotics kill viruses?

Can antibiotics kill viruses?

Sharmila April 19, 2020

Impact of inappropriate use of antibiotics Antibiotics can’t be used as a cure for viral infections like cold or influenza and th...

Why 16S rRNA gene?

Why 16S rRNA gene?

Sharmila April 03, 2020

16S rRNA gene is considered as an important tool for bacterial phylogenetics. I have here hinted at some of the facets which gave the g...

Streptomyces cynthiae

Discovered a novel actinobacterium Streptomyces cynthiae sp. nov. ICN441

Streptomyces cynthiae ICN441 genome

Streptomyces cynthiae ICN441 genome

circular representation

Size of genome: 71,86,965 bp; mol% G+C content - 73 %

Scanning electron micro-graph of ICN441

Scanning electron micro-graph of ICN441

Bar 5 μm

Open branched spiral spore chain & Smooth spore surface