Ph.D Microbiology

PERSONAL

Title Ms.

GivenETAILS:

D Names Sheetal

Family Name Ambardar

Date of Birth 13 Feb 2013

Nationality Indian

Marital Status Married

CSIR-Senior Research Fellow

H.No. 13, 35A main, 17th cross,

Metagenomic Lab.

Present

J.P. Nagar, 6th Phase, Bangalore,

Permanent Address School of Biotechnology

Address

University of Jammu 560078

Jammu- 180006

City Jammu Mobile: 092********, 094********

Country India E-mail ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS AND SPECIAL SKILLS:

Project management and Teamwork skills

Creative thinking and Problem solving skills

Multi-Tasking and Time management skills

Analytical thinking, planning, organization and prioritization skills.

Decision making, critical thinking, organizing and planning.

Hardworking, Focussed and Dedicated

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & QUALIFICATIONS:

Exam. Passed Year Marks percentage University/ Board

10th 2000 80.0 % J&K Board

12th 2002 79.0 % J&K Board

B.Sc. (Biotechnology) (2003-2006) 77.5 % Bangalore University

77.6 % (1st Position)

M.Sc. (Microbiology) (2006-2008) University of Jammu

Pursuing (5th year)

Ph.D (Microbiology) - University of Jammu

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

• International workshop on Rhizosphere biology of agriculture, horticulture and forestry: present

and future held on 25-27 February 2009 at G.B Pant university, Uttaranchal

• 5th J&K State Science Congress on 8th to 10th February 2010 at University of Jammu.

• Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Bio-prospecting on 28-30 October 2010at Department of

Botany, University of Jammu

• National conference National seminar on technological innovations in saffron 25-26 November 2010

at SKAUST Kashmir

• Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology symposium on biofertilizers on 10 - 11 March, 2011 at

Symposium Hall, NASC Complex, New Delhi

• International conference on Microorganisms in environmental management and biotechnology 1-3

July 2011 Barkatullah University Bhopal

• National symposium on bioinformatics: Challenges in post-genomic era. 2nd February 2012

Bioinformatics center, School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu.

• IV International Saffron Symposium Advances in Saffron Biology, technology and trade. 22- 25 th

October 2012 SKAUST-K, Kashmir

• “Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology” and North Zone meet of ISMPP. 19-20th December, 2012

SKAUST-J, Jammu

TRAINING EXPERIENCE:

• 3 months training of Metagenomic Library construction in Madurai Kamraj University, TamilNadu as

NRCBS visiting Fellow.

• Analysed 16S rRNA metagenic DNA using Bioinformatics softwares in Department of Zoology, DU-

South Campus

RESEARCH OUTCOME:

Research publication:

• Vakhlu J, Ambardar S and Johri B.N (2012). Metagenomics – a relief road to novel microbial genes

and genomes. In Editor/s T. Satyanarayana, Bhavdish Narain Johri, Anil Prakash. Microorganisms in

Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology, 263-294 Springer.

• Ambardar S and Vakhlu J (2012) Plant growth promoting bacteria from Crocus sativus rhizosphere.

World Journal of microbiology and biotechnology. D.O.I. 10.1007/s11274-013-1393-2

Research papers Communicated:

• Ambardar S, Kour R and Vakhlu J S (2012) Rhizobacteria from Crocus sativus grown in Kashmir

India acta horticulturae. Communicated

• Ambardar S, Sangwan N, Manjula A, Rajendhran J, Gunasekaran P, Lal R and Vakhlu J (2013)

Bacteria associated with underground parts of Crocus sativus by 16S rRNA gene targeted metagenic

approach. Applied microbiology and biotechnology communicated

• Ambardar S and Vakhlu J (2012) High throughput sequencing technologies: An overview. Applied

Environmental Microbiology. Communicated

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Best paper award in 2012, in IV International Saffron Symposium Advances in Saffron Biology,

technology and trade. 22- 25th October 2012 SKAUST-K, Kashmir

• Awarded 2nd prize in 3rd Global conference. Plant pathology for food security. Dr Norman E Borlaug

Memorial celebrations. Organized by Indian society of Mycology and Plant pathology and Maharana

Pratap University of Agriculture & technology, Udaipur January 10-13, 2012

• Best paper award in 2010, in National conference National seminar on technological innovations in

Saffron 25-26 November 2011 SKAUST Kashmir

• Awarded 2nd prize in poster presentation in Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Bio-prospecting held

at Department of Botany, University of Jammu on 28-30 October 2011.

• Qualified INSPIRE-AORC fellowships in Microbiology under DST, government of India in 2010

• Qualified CSIR-JRF in life sciences, government of India in Dec 2009

• Qualified NET-LS in life sciences under CSIR, government of India in Dec 2007

• Secured 1st position in M.Sc Microbiology (2006-2008)

INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE:

Industrial Tour (M.Sc. Microbiology) to Pharmaceutical companies, Breweries and Diaries

• Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited,

• Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited,

• Medley Pharmaceuticals Limited,

• Lupin Limited,

• Devans Modern Breweries Limited,

• SnowCap Jammu & Kashmir Milk Producers Co-operative Limited

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

S.No PROJECT TITLE PROJECT YEAR UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE

1 Microbial techniques B.Sc project Institute of Bioscience and

Molecular Biology, Bangalore

2 Immunotechniques B.Sc project Institute of Bioscience and

Molecular Biology, Bangalore

3 “Molecular characterization of catalase M.Sc project University of Jammu, Jammu

gene from Alternaria species”

HOBBIES: LANGUAG Fluent Well Fair

ES:

Listening First

English

Music Language

Reading Mother

Hindi

books Tongue

Others Kashmiri

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Microsoft Office & Internet.

• Sequence Analysis

• Bioinformatics Analysis

• Diversity Analysis Software

REFERENCE - ON DEMAND

Dr. JYOTI VAKHLU

Associate Professor

School of Biotechnology

University of Jammu

Jammu- 180006

Email id: ***********@*****.***

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