Dr. Nitish Kumar
Assistant Professor
Biotechnology Programme
Central University of South Bihar
India
Biography
Dr. Nitish Kumar is a plant biologist and has been working on Plant Tissue Culture, Molecular markers Development and Transgenic Technology. Recently he has started working on Microbial Biotechnology focusing on Bioremediation. He obtained Masters Degree in Agricultural Biotechnology from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur and PhD Degree in Botany from Bhavnagar University and worked at CSIR-Central Salt & Chemical Research Institute, Bhavnagar as a JRF/SRF during his PhD tenure. Dr. Kumar has published a number of research papers in peer-reviewed journals of national & international repute. Besides, he has filed two patents (US and PCT) in the field of regeneration and micropropagation of Jatropha curcas plants from leaf explants and nodal segments. He has received many Awards\Fellowships during his academic career from different organizations like CSIR, DBT, ICAR and DST. Recently he got Fast Track Young Scientist Award from DST, Govt. of India.
Research Interest
Genetic manipulations of Plants; Plant Tissue Culture; Molecular marker development.
Publications
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Satyapal GK, Rani S, Kumar M, Kumar N* (2016) Potential Role of Arsenic Resistant Bacteria in Bioremediation: Current status and future prospects. Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology. 8: 256-259.
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Modi A, Suthar K, Thakkar P, Mankad MC, N Subhash, Singh AS, Kumar N* (2016) Evaluation of sex specific RAPD and SCAR markers linked to papaya (Carica papaya L.). Indian journal of Biotechnology.
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Kumar H, Priya O, Singh N, Kumar M, Choudhary BK, Kumar L, Singh IS, Kumar N* (2016) RAPD and ISSR markers based comparative evaluation of genetic diversity among Indian germplasm of Euryale ferox: An aquatic food plant. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
