Dr. Om Prakash Verma

Biography

Dr. O. P. Verma is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Engineering, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (Deemed-to-be-University), Allahabad, U.P., India. He did B. Tech. Agricultural Engineering in 1994 from Allahabad Agricultural Institute (University of Allahabad) and did M. Tech. Biotechnology in 2003 from Institute of Engineering and Technology (U.P. Technical University, Lucknow) . He joined the department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering in 2004 after receiving his M. Tech. degree in Biotechnology with Gold Medal. He has completed PG Diploma in Bioinformatics in 2005 from Bioinformatics Institute of India also he did his Ph. D. Biotechnology in 2009 from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (Deemed to be University), Allahabad. He did PG Diploma Nanobiotechnology in 2012 from Life Science Foundation , India. He has worked as “Project Manager” from 01.06.1994 to 05.03.1996 at Uttar Pradesh Vikas Agency, Ambedkar Nagar, and U.P., India and worked as “Apprenticeship Trainee” in Minor Irrigation from 07.03.1996 to 06.03.1997 at Allahabad. He worked as “Guest Lecturer” in Department of Dairy Engineering from session 1997 -1999 at Jawaharlal Nehru Polytechnic Mahmudabad, Sitapur U.P., India and also worked as “Field Supervisor” in Community Development Scheme (Govt. of India) from 01.03.1999 to 25.03.2001 at Jawaharlal Nehru Polytechnic Mahmudabad, Sitapur U.P., India. At present he working as “Assistant Professor” in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering from 30.06.2004 till date at Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) -Deemed University, Allahabad. U.P., India. He is working as Training and Placement Coordinator, JSBB, Coordinator, IQAA and Assistant Director, Dean Student Welfare in SHIATS. He has published four books like Objective Biotechnology, Objective microbiology, Practical Biotechnology, Souvenir and Conference book and more than 70 research papers and 14 articles in national and international journals. Dr. Verma is a Fellow of the Society of Life Sciences, Fellow of the International Society of Ecological Communications, Fellow Association of Microbiologist of India. His research interests include Enzyme Technology, Environmental Biotechnology and Fermentation Technology and Medicinal plants. Recently I have organized an International Conference.

Research Interest

Biotechnology