P.k. Yadava

Biography

Teaching: Experimental Phycology during 1974-79 for M.Sc. (Botany) at Banaras Hindu University Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics and Applied Molecular Biology and Virology for M.Sc. and RNA Biology for M.Phil students at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University since 1990. Research: 1. 1972-76: Genetic Studies on Nitrogen Fixation by Blue-green Algae, as Jr Research Fellow and Ph.D. student, BHU 2. 1977-79: Harvesting of Pollutant-grown Algae and their Use as Animal Feed etc, as Sr Research Fellow, BHU 3. 1979-81: Primary Processes in Photosynthesis, as a Research Associate, JNU 4. 1981(Jul-Dec): Effects of Pesticides on Soil Microorganisms, as a Research Associate, JNU 5. Dec 1981-Mar1985: Cognitive Mechanisms in Interaction of Nitrogen-fixing Microorganisms with Plants, as a Senior Scientific Officer, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 6. Apr 1985-Oct 1985: Polymorphism in Plant Lectin Genes, as Senior Fellow of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 7. Oct 1985-Sept 1986: Assessment of Environmental Impact of Certain Industries, as Consltant Scientist to Central India Consultancy Organization, Bhopal. 8. Oct 1986-Jan 1990: Development of RNA Replicons based on Q? RNA Replicase, as a post-Doctoral Scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology I, University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND. 9. 1990-current: Design and Developement of targeted ribozymes and chimeric flagellin molecules as potent molecular medicines and vaccine candidates, and Construction and rescue of recombinant measles viruses with heterologous inserts as Associate Professor ( till 1998) and Professor (since 1998) SLS, JNU, New Delhi 10. Jan-Jun 30, 1997, Measles virus reverse genetic system as Visiting Professor at the Institute of Molecular Biology I, University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND 11. Selection, evolutionary relations and biological effects of RNA aptamers, School of Life Sciences, JNU, 2002-current 12. Tracing spread of outbreak strains of Vibrio cholerae in various parts of India (2012-current)

Research Interest

RNA Biology, Cancer Molecular Biology, Virology