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Dr. Harsh P. Bais
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Assistant Professor
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
University of Delaware
Education
Ph.D. [Biotechnology] (2002): Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), University of Mysore, Mysore, India. “Studies on growth of hairy root cultures of Cichorium intybus L. and production of phytochemicals”.
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Master of Engineering (M.E.) [Biotechnology] (1996): Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS), Pilani. “Biotransformation of Keto-esters to hydroxyl forms by using cell cultures of Carrot (Daucas carota L.)”.
Research Areas
- Root Biology
- Plant-Microbe Interactions
- Secondary Metabolism
- Metabolic Engineering
- Plant Biochemistry.
Professional Experience
- October 1996- November 2000: CSIR Research Fellow in Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, India. Worked under the guidance of Dr. G.A. Ravishankar, Head & Scientist, Plant Cell Biotechnology Department, CFTRI for Ph.D degree.
- December 2000- July 2005: Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Jorge M. Vivanco, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Honours and Awards
- Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR) New Delhi, India (1996)
- Gold medalist at graduation (1992) and post graduation levels (1994, 1996)
- First prize for oral presentation in Society of Biological Chemists, SBC (I) 1998
- First prize for oral presentation in Association for Microbiologists, (AMI), 1998
- Consolation prize for oral presentation in Society of Biological Chemists, SBC (I) 1999
- Best presentation award at National Conference for Plant Biotechnology held at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow from 15 – 17 March 1999
- American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP) Travel award to attend Plant Biology-2001 at Providence, Rhode Island
- Exceptional service award, Minority Graduate Discovery Internship Program, Colorado State University, 2001
- International Association for Plant Tissue and Organ Culture (IAPTC) Fellowship to attend IAPTC-2002 at Orlando, Florida
- American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP) Travel award to attend Plant Biology-2003 at Honolulu, Hawaii
- Awarded Young Scientist Award from Association of Food Scientist and Technologists (AFST) (I) for the year 2002-2003
- Conferred Grodzinsky award by International Allelopathy Society for the year-2005
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