Ph.D Microbiology from University of Delhi South Campus

FIRDAUS JAHAN

Ph.D Microbiology

E-mail: *************@*****.**.**

Mobile No.: 852-***-****

Address: ***, *** *****, **** ****, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110017

Permanent Address: 439, Chuck Raghunath, Naini, Allahabad, U.P. - 211008

Objective

To work in a challenging and highly competitive environment, where I would utilize my skills and abilities and contribute to the best of myself

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D Microbiology (2014)

Title: Bacterial cellulose; production, properties, scale up and industrial applications

Supervisor: Prof. R.K.Saxena

Department: Department of Microbiology

University: University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi

M.Sc. Microbiology (2007)

Percentage/ Division: 95.0 %, First

Dissertation: Six months thesis work on “Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on antibiotic – susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains”

Supervisor: Dr. (Mrs.) Rubina Lawrence, Professor and Head

Department: Department of Microbiology and Microbial Technology

University: Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University, Allahabad

B.Sc. Biology (2005)

Percentage/ Division: 72.6 %, First

Subjects: Botany, Zoology, Chemistry

College: Ewing Christian College, Allahabad

University Allahabad University

Intermediate (2002)

Percentage/ Division: 75.4 %, First

Subjects: General Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

School: Canossa Convent Girls Inter College, Faizabad,

Board: U.P. Board

High School (2000)

Percentage/ Division: 70.2 %, First

Subjects: Hindi, English, Maths, Science, Social Science, Home Science

School: Canossa Convent Girls Inter College, Faizabad

Board: U.P. Board

Net Qualification

• Net exempted according to UGC 2009 regulations,

• Date of Ph.D Registration: 20-02-2009

Training

One month training in medical microbiology from King George Medical College, Lucknow, in June 2006.

Work Experience

As Junior Microbiologist at Regional Food Research and Analysis Centre, Lucknow, 2 months (2008).

Research Experience at Microbiology Department, University of Delhi South Campus, under Prof. R.K.Saxena

1. Junior Research Fellow in a CSIR project, "Biotechnology for leather towards cleaner processing" for the period from 1st May 2008 to 31st April 2011.

2. Junior Research Fellow in DU-DST project,"Enzyme mediated transformation of potential applications in environment and pharmaceutical sectors” for the period from 1st March 2011 to 31st April 2013.

3. Senior Research Fellow in a CSIR project,"Production and applications of bacterial cellulose" for the period from 1st March 2013 to 13th June 2014.

Research Publications

Jahan, F., Kumar, V., and Saxena, R.K. (2014). Bacterial cellulose, a golden polymer of considerable industrial importance: statistical optimization and strain improvement. Biotechnology Journal (communicated).

Jahan, F., Kumar, V., and Saxena, R.K. (2014). Economic process for the production of bacterial cellulose by a novel species of Gluconacetobacter. Microbial Cell Factory (communicated).

Jahan, F., Kumar, V., and Saxena, R.K. (2014). Utilization of distillery effluent for bacterial cellulose production: a biopolymer of immense commercial importance. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (communicated).

Kumar, V., Jahan, F., Kameswaran, K., Mahajan, R. and Saxena, R.K. (2014). Eco-friendly methodology for efficient synthesis and scale up of 2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnmate using Rhizopus oryzae lipase and its biological evaluation. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, DOI 10.1007/s10295-014-1429-0.

Kumar, V., Jahan, F., Raghuwanshi, S., Mahajan, R. and Saxena, R.K. (2013). Immobilization of Rhizopus lipase on magnetic Fe3O4-chitosan beads and its potential in phenolic acid ester synthesis. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 18 (4): 787 – 795.

Kumar, V., Yadav, S., Jahan, F., Raghuwanshi, S. and Saxena, R.K. (2013). Organic synthesis of maize starch based polymer using Rhizopus oryzae lipase, scale up and its characterization. Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, DOI 10.1080/10826068.2013.803481.

Rawat, G., Tripathi, P., Jahan, F. and Saxena, R.K. (2013). A Natural Isolate Producing Shikimic Acid: Isolation, Identification, and Culture Condition Optimization. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 169: 2290-2302.

Jahan, F., Kumar, V., Rawat, G. and Saxena, R.K. (2012). Production of microbial cellulose by a bacterium isolated from fruit. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 167:1157–1171.

Anand, P., Saxena, R.K., Yadav, S. and Jahan, F. (2010). A greener solution for darker side of biodiesel: utilization of glycerol in 1,3-propanediol production. Journal of Biofuels, 1(1): 83 – 91.

Jahan, F., Lawrence, R., Kumar, V. and Junaid. M. (2011). Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on antibiotic-susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 3 (4): 777 – 789.

Kumar, V., Joseph, B., Ramteke, P.W., Mani, A., and Jahan, F. (2011). Cold active lipase catalyzed production of biodiesel from Jatropha oil in a solvent free system. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 3(2): 226 – 233.

International and National patents filed

PCT

Serial No.: PCT/IB2012/050679 (Dated: 15/02/2012)

WO No.: WO 2012/110960 (PCT published)

Publication date: 23/08/2012

Title: A novel isolated bacterial strain of Gluconacetobacter and an optimized economic process for microbial cellulose production thereform

Inventors Name: R.K. Saxena and Firdaus Jahan

Applicant’s Name: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

US PATENT

Serial No.: 13/967,985 (Dated: 15/02/2012)

Title: A novel isolated bacterial strain of Gluconacetobacter and an optimized economic process for microbial cellulose production thereform

Inventors Name: R.K.Saxena and Firdaus Jahan

Applicant’s Name: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

Indian Patent

Serial No.: 0389DEL2011 (Provisional patent, Dated: 15/02/2011)

Title: A novel isolated bacterial strain of Gluconacetobacter and an optimized economic process for microbial cellulose production thereform

Inventors Name: R.K. Saxena and Firdaus Jahan

Applicant’s Name: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

Presentations at International and National Conferences/ Workshops

Oral presentations

Firdaus Jahan and R.K. Saxena. A novel isolated species of Gluconacetobacter and an optimized economic process for bacterial cellulose production therefrom. V International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, “BioMicroWorld 2013” held during 2nd – 4th October, 2013 at Madrid, Spain.

Firdaus Jahan and R.K. Saxena. Production and applications of microbial cellulose: an important biopolymer and a sustainable alternative to plant cellulose. 3rd National Science Day Symposium held at University of Delhi South Campus on 27th & 28th February, 2013.

Firdaus Jahan and MMN, Siddiqui. Cleanliness Sanitation. National seminar organized by Hamidia Girls Degree College, Allahabad University in 2009.

Firdaus Jahan and MMN, Siddiqui. Health Hazards and Child labour. National seminar held at Hamidia Girls Inter College, Allahabad University in 2006.

Poster presentations

Firdaus Jahan and R.K. Saxena. Economic process for bacterial cellulose production by a novel species of Gluconacetobacter. International conference “Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2013” organized by IIT, Delhi under the aegis of Asian Federation of Biotechnology from 15 – 19 December at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.

Firdaus Jahan and R.K. Saxena. Production and applications of microbial cellulose: an important biomedical polymer. 2rd National Science Day Symposium at University of Delhi South Campus on 27th & 28th February, 2012.

Firdaus Jahan, Vinod Kumar, Garima Rawat and R.K. Saxena. Production of microbial cellulose by a bacterium isolated from fruit. International conference on “New Horizons in Biotechnology” and 8th Annual Convention of the Biotech Research Society, Trivandrum on November 21-24, 2011.

Firdaus Jahan, Vinod Kumar, Kakoli Dutt, Shailendra Raghuwanshi and R.K. Saxena. Microbial Cellulose: An Alternative to Plant Cellulose. Indo – Italian seminar on Green Chemistry held at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi on 9th December 2009.

Vinod Kumar, Firdaus Jahan, Shailendra Raghuwanshi, Sweta Yadav and R. K. Saxena. Parametric optimization of lipase from Rhizopus oryzae by solid state fermentation and its potential application in leather and pharmaceutical industries, International conferences on “New Horizons in Biotechnology” and 8th Annual Convention of the Biotech Research Society, Trivandrum, November 21-24, 2011.

Garima Rawat, Priyanka Tripathi, Pinki Anand, Firdaus Jahan and R.K. Saxena. Qualitative and quantitative screening of potent shikimic acid producing microorganisms. International conference on “New Horizons in Biotechnology” and 8th Annual Convention of the Biotech Research Society, Trivandrum, November 21-24, 2011.

Firdaus Jahan and Rubina Lawrence. “Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on antibiotic-susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains” in UPMICROCON 2008, fourth annual conference of UP chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists on 16th February 2008.

List of confernces and workshops participated

Specialized workshop on “Fermentation and zero effluent discharge” held at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi from 24th - 26th June 2013.

First international conference on “New Frontiers in Biofuels” organized by Delhi Technological University, New Delhi in January 2010.

XVth international genetics congress trust workshop on “Microbes and Environment”, a DBT – sponsored genome club programme for senior secondary teachers of Delhi – region schools at the Department of Genetics, South Campus, Delhi University held on 6th and 7th February, 2009.

Indo – Italian workshop on “Chemistry and Biology of Antioxidants” at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi on 7 December 2008.

Indo – Italian seminar on “Green Chemistry and Natural Products” at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi on 5-6 December 2008.

“Renewable Energy Asia 2008 – An International Conference and 4th SEE Forum Meeting” IIT Delhi, New Delhi on 11 – 13 December, 2008.

National symposium on “Contemporary Environmental problems and Biotechnological Applications in Their Management” held at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 7 -8 March 2008.

Achievements/Awards

Best poster award in an international conference “Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2013” organized by IIT, Delhi under the aegis of Asian Federation of Biotechnology from 15 – 19 December at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India on the topic, “Economic process for bacterial cellulose production by a novel species of Gluconacetobacter”

Selected in the top 20 teams in the BEST 2013 organized by Association of Biotechnology Leadership Associations (ABLE).

Best poster award in an international conference “New Horizons in Biotechnology” and 8th Annual Convention of the Biotech Research Society, Trivandrum, November 21-24, 2011, on the topic, “Production of microbial cellulose by a bacterium isolated from fruit”.

Second prize (Cash prize of worth Rs. 75,000) on the project titled “An optimized economic process for microbial cellulose production from a novel species of Gluconacetobacter” in India Innovation Initiative – i3 National Fair 2011 organized by DST, Agilent Technologies and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 16 – 17 November 2011 at New Delhi.

First prize on the project titled “An optimized economic process for microbial cellulose production from a novel species of Gluconacetobacter” in India Innovation Initiative – i3 Regional Fair 2011 organized by DST, Agilent Technologies and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 4 November 2011 at New Delhi.

Second prize in poster presentation on the topic “Microbial Cellulose: An Alternative to Plant Cellulose” in an Indo-Italian Seminar on “Green Chemistry” at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi on 9th December 2009.

“International Travel grant” from Department of Science and Technology (DST), India for attending an international conference “BIOMICROWORLD 2013” at Madrid, Spain.

“Senior Research Fellowship (SRF)” by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (2013-2015).

Secured 3rd rank in M.Sc. Microbiology (2007) at Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University.

Certificate for being an Active Member of the Botanical Association during the Session 2003 – 2005 at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad.

“College All Rounder Principal’s Medal” at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad in 2005.

“Certificate of Merit” in B.Sc. 1st year for securing 7th rank at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad in 2003.

“Best Athlete Award” at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad in 2005.

“Individual Championship Award” at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad in 2005.

“Best Player Award” for session 1995 – 2002 at Canossa Convent Girl’s Inter College, Faizabad.

Third prize in State level sports meet held at Banaras (1998).

Received many awards for securing first position and championship in short races (100, 200 and 400 meters) and other sports at various district, regional, state and intercollegiate sports meets in the period from 1995 to 2004.

Analytical skills

Large Scale production and downstream processing of biomedical polymer (microbial cellulose) and other bioactive molecules

Handling of HPLC, GC, freeze dryer, spray dryer, bioreactors, centrifuge, spectrophotometer, rotavapor, etc.

Cultivation techniques for isolation and enumeration of microorganisms.

Biochemical activities and identification of microorganisms.

Microbiological examination of air, water, food, dairy products and clinical samples.

Biochemical activities and identification of microorganisms.

Exterozymes and enzyme technology (Production, Extraction, Partial Purification and Immobilization).

Procedures employed in clinical screening of various body parts for pathogenic microorganisms.

Basic microbiological and biotechnological techniques

Computing skills

Operating System: Windows Vista, 2007 and XP.

Software: Microsoft office, Adobe reader, photoshop etc.

Internet surfing

Writing Skills

Research papers

Review articles

Patent writing

Thesis writing

Articles reviewing, editing and redrafting

Special interests

Industrial Microbiology

Fermentation technology

Biotechnology

Microbial technology

Personal details

Father’s Name: Murtuza Hussain Siddiqui

Date of Birth: 22 June 1985

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Single

Gender: Female

Hobbies: Reading books, listening songs and playing games.

Language Proficiency: Hindi, English, Urdu, Arabic.

References

Prof. R.K.Saxena

Department of Microbiology

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi – 110021

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

Prof. J.S. Virdi

Head, Department of Microbiology

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi – 110021

Phone No.: 011 – 24112503

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

Prof. T. Satyanarayana

Department of Microbiology

University of Delhi South Campus

New Delhi – 110021

Phone No.: 011 - 24112008

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

Prof. Rekha S. Singhal

Head

Food Engineering and Technology Department

Institute of Chemical Technology

University of Mumbai, Matunga,

IN-400019 Mumbai, India

Phone: + 91 - 22 - 24145616

Email: *****@****.***, **.*******@*********.***.**

Dr. (Mrs.) Rubina Lawrence

Associate Professor

Head, Dept. of Microbiology and Microbial Technology

AAI – DU Allahabad - 211007

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

Declaration

I, hereby, declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.

Place: New Delhi Firdaus Jahan

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