Assistant Professor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Assistant Professor

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Researcher PHD Student

• Apr 2017 - Jul 2021

I demonstrated the different strategies to control the growth of Cryptococcus, pathogenic fungus to humans and also demonstrated the role of C. neoformans histone deacetylase genes in the response to antifungal drugs, epigenetic modulators and photodynamic therapy. First time I reported that HDAC impairment with enzyme inhibitors, or by gene deletion, is related to increased drug susceptibility, particularly to fluconazole in Cryptococcus. The combination of antifungals, epigenetic drugs and photodynamic therapy could represent a less invasive alternative therapy for the cutaneous manifestation of Cryptococcus infections. Amphotericin B, fluconazole, sodium butyrate, or hydralazine potentiated the PDT antimicrobial activity. I also demonstrated the antifungal activity of actinobacteria isolated from medicinal plants inhibiting the growth of Cryptococcus as well as filamentous fungi such as Fusarium, Mucor, Penicillium and Aspergillus. Show less

Senior Research Fellow

• Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

I worked on different soil microbiome modulation strategies to enhance nitrogen acquisition efficiency in rice. I worked on different soil microbiome modulation strategies to enhance nitrogen acquisition efficiency in rice.

Junior Research Fellow

• Feb 2014 - Oct 2015

I worked on microbiological and molecular technology based approaches to study ammonia oxidizers in soils. Ammonia oxidizers are the important process in which ammonium is oxidized to dinitrogen gas in the presence of nitrite under anoxic and oxic condition. These are responsible for nitrogen loss from farmlands which receive large amount of nitrogen fertilizers. I worked on microbiological and molecular technology based approaches to study ammonia oxidizers in soils. Ammonia oxidizers are the important process in which ammonium is oxidized to dinitrogen gas in the presence of nitrite under anoxic and oxic condition. These are responsible for nitrogen loss from farmlands which receive large amount of nitrogen fertilizers.