Biography:
Currently UGC-BSR Professor with Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India. Earlier, Professor & Head (2003-2020) in the same Department. Masters from G. B. Pant University, India, and PhD from Griffith University, Australia. Visiting Scientist at National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan and Visiting Professor at Yangon University, Myanmar. Published 106 research papers, 25 book chapters and 1 edited book (Springer), with H-Index 31 and citations round 3000. Supervised 25 PhD, 23 MPhil and 105 MSc students; 4 PhD and 4 Masters students currently working. Research collaborations with NFRI-Japan, Griffith University-Australia, IIT-Delhi, University of Delhi, Central University-Hyderabad and JNTU-Hyderabad. UGC, DBT, CSIR, MoES, DST, GSBTM, Saurashtra University and Government of Japan funded Research Projects.
Title : Metagenomics of the saline habitats of coastal Gujarat, India: Emerging potential for biocatalysis and bioremediation
Title : Bacterial Diversity and Biocatalytic Potential of Sea Water and Related Saline Habitats: A Perspective from the Gujarat Coast, India