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August 17, 2011

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Devendra Hiraman Dusane

Institutional Address Permanent Address

Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB) 10, Shramnagar colony

University of Pune, Pune: 411 007 Upnagar, Nasik: 422 006

Maharashtra, India Maharashtra, India

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Website: www.epernicus.com/dhd

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I. Educational Qualification

PhD (Biotechnology): Thesis submitted.

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Master’s of Science in Microbiology, University of Pune (1st Division): 1999 – 2001.

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Bachelor’s of Science, University of Pune (1st Division): 1996 – 1999.

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II. Research Interest

Biofilms; Quorum Sensing; Infectious Diseases; Natural products; Marine Ecology;

Nanotechnology; Biofuels

III. Awards & Honors

John David Williams Memorial award (International Society of

Chemotherapy, UK) for excellence in the study of Antimicrobial agents (2011).

Selected for the Novartis India BioCamp 2011.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India) travel grant (2011).

Board of College and University Development (BCUD), University of

Pune, grant for the 21st ECCMID-27th ICC 2011 at Italy (7-11, May) (2011).

Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of

Biotechnology (DBT, India) travel grant (2011).

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

(ESCMID) attendance grant for course work “Biofilms in nosocomial fungal

Infections” Institute Pasteur, Paris, France (2011).

Biography appeared in Marquis Who’s Who of the World (2010).

University Grants Commission (UGC) travel grant for “II-International

Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology”

Seville, Spain conference during Nov 28th - Dec 1st (2007).

Research fellowship awarded by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

(BARC), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India under

(BARC–UoP programme) (2005).

IV. Positions held

2007 – 2010 : Senior Research Fellow (Dept. of Atomic Energy), BARC–UoP

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2005 – 2007 : Junior Research Fellow (Dept. of Atomic Energy), BARC–UoP

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2004 – 2005 : Research Associate, SRISTI, Ahmedabad, India.

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2001 – 2004 : Microbiologist, PRAJ Industries limited, Pune, India.

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V. Professional Activities

Life member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) since 2008.

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Manuscript reviewing member for peer reviewed journals: Journal of Bacteriology

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Research (JBR); Journal of Cell and Animal Biology (JCAB)

VI. Doctoral Topic

“Antimicrobial compounds from marine microbes: Search for potential biofilm

disruptors”

• Advisor: Dr. Smita Zinjarde (Associate Professor, IBB, University of Pune, India)

• Co–Advisor: Professor BA Chopade (Director, IBB, University of Pune, India)

VII. Research Techniques

• Biofilm formation (single/mixed biofilms) and disruption techniques.

• Quorum Sensing bioassays (QS and QS Inhibition).

• Confocal laser scanning microscopy, Fluorescence and scanning electron

microscopy.

• Cell culture, cytotoxicity.

• Microtiter plate assays, Multichannel flow-cells.

• Antimicrobial, biosurfactant and emulsification assays.

• Protein purification: Cell Prep, LC-MS, Column chromatography, 2D gel.

• FTIR, NMR, FPLC, HPLC, MALDI, GC-MS.

• Molecular Techniques: PCR, RT-PCR, FISH, Gel electrophoresis, DNA isolation.

• Imaging softwares: COMSTAT, IMARIS and ImageJ.

• Fermentation techniques, Reactor scale up, process optimization, QC.

VIII. Professional Experience

1. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE); BARC-UoP Fellowship

From November 2005–October 2010 on a collaborative research Project entitled

“Antibacterial compounds from marine epizoic and epiphytic bacteria: Search for

potential biofilm disruptors”

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Smita Zinjarde (Associate Professor, Pune University)

• Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. V. P. Venugopalan (Head, BBPS, Kalpakkam, India)

2. SRISTI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (www.sristi.org; www.nifindia.org)

As a Research Associate (RA) from November 2004 – November 2005.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

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Development of antimicrobial herbal formulations.

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Study of soil micro flora and its effect on crop development.

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Isolation of antibiotic producing Actinomycetes.

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Validation, value addition and documentation of the traditional practices.

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Development of Medicinal Plant Database: NISSAT in four different local languages.

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Interaction with Scientists, entrepreneurs, traditional knowledge holders for

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dissemination of scientific knowledge within the society.

3. Praj Industries Ltd. Pune, Maharashtra, India (www.praj.net)

As a Microbiologist from November 2001 – November 2004.

Praj is a company with expertise in biotechnology, bioprocess, design process and

Engineering in the field of Biofuels with project worldwide.

• Yeast culture collection, screening of productive strains.

• Process optimization and scale up, Enzyme formulation.

• QC check, documentation, Process development, troubleshooting industrial

fermentation.

• Customer care, handling industrial fermentation related problems.

• Handled more than 25 project sites.

IX. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: 07

Reviews: 01

1. Dusane, D.H., S.S. Zinjarde, V.P. Venugopalan, R.J.C. McLean, M. Weber and K.S.M.

Rahman. (2010). Quorum sensing: Implications on rhamnolipid biosurfactant

production. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 27:159-184.

Research Papers: 06

2. Dusane et al. (2011). Antibiofilm potential of a glycolipid biosurfactant produced by a

tropical marine strain of Serratia marcescens. Biofouling. 27(6):645-654. (I.F. 4.415).

3. Kazemi Pour, Dusane et al. (2011). Biofilm formation by Acinetobacter baumanii

strains isolated from urinary tract infection and urinary catheters. FEMS Immunology

Medical Microbiology. 62(3):328-338. (I.F. 2.494).

4. Dusane, D. H., P. Matkar, V. P. Venugopalan, A.R. Kumar and S. S. Zinjarde. (2011).

Cross species induction of antimicrobial compounds, biosurfactants and quorum sensing

inhibitors in tropical marine epibiotic bacteria by pathogens and biofouling

microorganisms. Current Microbiology. 62(3):974-80. (I.F. 1.51).

5. Dusane, D.H., Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S. Zinjarde (2010).

Rhamnolipid mediated disruption of marine Bacillus pumilus biofilms. Colloids and

Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 81: 242-248. (I.F. 2.780).

6. Dusane, D.H., J.K. Rajput, A.R. Kumar, Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S.

Zinjarde (2008). Disruption of fungal and bacterial biofilms by lauroyl glucose. Letters

in Applied Microbiology. 47: 374-379. (Most downloaded article in 2008 as per

Microbiologist Magazine, March 2009, Vol. 10, No. 1). (I.F. 1.647).

7. Dusane, D.H., Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde

(2008). Biofilm formation by a biotechnologically important tropical marine yeast

isolate, Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589. Water Science and Technology. 58(6): 1221-

1229. (I.F. 1.056).

Manuscripts in Preparation: 03

1. Dusane et al. Disruption of fungal and bacterial biofilms by a novel protein from

marine Bacillus licheniformis. PLOS One.

2. Dusane et al. Disruption of Yarrowia lipolytica biofilms by rhamnolipid

biosurfactant. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.

3. Dusane et al. Silver nanoparticles disrupts detrimental Candida albicans and

Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.