Project Scientist
Resume:
Dhara Dixit
Address:
House No. ***, Sardar Patel Nagar 2,
Opp. Trimandir, Narnarayan Nagar
Road, Near Danteshwar Temple,
Bhuj- 370001, Gujarat, India
Contact No.:
Email:
**************@*****.***
Date of Birth:
10.10.1986
Nationality:
Indian
Languages:
English, Gujarati and Hindi
About me:
Personally, I would describe myself
as an honest, hardworking and
dedicated personnel. I am good at
multitasking yet focused and
ambitious about achieving my goals.
I love to travel and explore new
places. I am a fast learner and get
along well with other coworkers. I am
reliable and can also work
independently. I am enthusiastic
about stepping into my professional
career with a positive outlook. I am
seeking an exciting position in an
intellectually stimulating
environment where I can use my
knowledge, skill and enthusiasm to
understand the marine ecology and
contribute to the organization’s
progress effectively.
Link:
http://orcid.org/000*-****-****-
9986
Researcher ID: C-4910-2011
Scopus Author ID: 370********
Hobbies:
• Cooking
• Travelling
• Film making (Script writing and
editing)
Summary
Ph.D. Thesis based on antibacterial potential of marine algae (seaweeds).
Experience as a Principal Investigator (PI) of a microbiology oriented project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Author of 8 international publications in international peer reviewed journals including 5 as first author as well as corresponding author.
Interdisciplinary collaborator with an experience of working in reputed national laboratory like CSIR-CSMCRI.
Experience of almost 7 years on antibacterial and antioxidant potential of seaweeds and 6 years in seaweed bioactives study using metabolomics.
Experience in microbial culture handling and microbiological testing.
Pioneer in submitting the DNA sequences of 4 marine seaweed species from the Kachchh coast to NCBI Database with GenBank accession numbers [(MT452260), (MT452261), (MT484071) and (MT452262)].
Conversant with various sophisticated laboratory techniques such as LCMS, GCMS, HPLC, FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD, ICP, Stereomicroscopy, PCR, Fluorescence Microscopy, and Atomic Force Microscopy.
Self- motivated, open to learn new scientific and professional skills Professional Experience
Dec 2021 – Present
Project Scientist (Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology) 2014 – 2021
Ph.D. Research Scholar (KSKV Kachchh University)
• Designing the experiments and planning their execution
• Field surveys, selection of suitable samples and microbiological testing
• Conducting the experiments and taking water quality assessments
• Troubleshooting
• Herbarium preparation, data compilation and analysis of the seaweeds
• Manuscript preparation, report writing, power point presentations
• Corresponding with seniors, collaborators, journal editors, co- workers. 2013 – 2016
DST Women Scientist A (KSKV Kachchh University)
• Successful implementation of the project in the host institute
• Procurement of the necessary instruments and consumables sanctioned under the respective designated Heads by the Funding Agency
• Checking the installation of the procured instruments.
• Setting up the experimental background and undertake its execution
• Recording the data, digitally as well as manually for future reference
• Data compilation, analysis and publishing of scientific papers
• Presenting at national and international conferences/symposiums.
• Submitting annual progress reports and statement of expenditures
• Corresponding with the Funding Agency about the project progress.
• Ensuring all the proposed objectives have been achieved. 2009-2011
Project Assistant (CSIR-CSMCRI)
• Literature review
• Conduct microbiological experiments under senior’s guidance
• Maintain the daily records of the observations and results obtained
• Report to seniors about the work progress
• Assist in manuscript and report writing.
05/2009-07/2009
Research Assistant (The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain))
• Interpreter for English and Gujarati languages
• Assist in ecological field survey and conducting interviews Education
Ph.D. (Environmental Science) KSKV Kachchh University 06/2014 – 1/2021 Master of Science (Microbiology) Bhavnagar University 2007 – 2009 Bachelor of Science (Microbiology) Bhavnagar University 2004 – 2007 Awards
National Fellowship of Women Scientist (WOS-A) by Department of Science and Technology (DST) for the project entitled, “Screening, identification and characterization of potent antimicrobial seaweeds from selected sites of Kachchh coast, Gujarat” (WOS-A/LS/2012 (G)) in 2013. Ph.D. Thesis Title
‘Screening, Identification and Characterization of Potent Antibacterial Seaweeds from the Coastline of Mandvi, Abdasa and Lakhpat Talukas of Kachchh District, Gujarat, India’. Competencies
● Leadership and Teamwork ● Organized ● Trouble shooting ● Critical thinking
● Grant proposal preparation ● Data analysis ● Scientific write-up ● Good communication Additional Skills
• Basic applications like MS Word, Excel, Power point and Publisher
• Statistical softwares like Origin Pro, XLSTAT, Unscrambler and ChemDraw
• Conversant with METLIN, HMDB, KEGG Databases for ‘omics’ study
• Experience in onshore cultivation of industrially valuable red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii Papers Presented in National/International Conferences 1) Dhara Dixit*, C.R.K. Reddy, M.H. Trivedi (2018). Paper entitled, “Non-targeted metabolomics approach to assess the brown marine macroalga Dictyota dichotoma as a functional food using Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry” presented at the International Conference on Biotechnological Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development [BIoSD 2018] and XV Annual Convention of The Biotech Research Society, India [BRSI] organized and hosted by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India (22nd - 25th November 2018). 2) Dhara Dixit*, C.R.K. Reddy, M.H. Trivedi, Devesh K. Gadhavi (2017). Paper entitled “Non-targeted metabolomics study to assess Ulva flexuosa as a natural flavoring agent using Liquid Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (LCMS)” presented at International Conference on Bioprocessing India 2017 Beyond Conventions – Recent Trends in Bioprocessing for Healthcare, Energy and Environment organized by the Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati [IIT-G], India
(9th – 11th December 2017).
3) Dhara Dixit*, D. Gangadharan, C.R.K. Reddy (2016). Paper entitled, “Seaweed mediated green synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as potent antibacterial water disinfecting entities” presented at the Silver Jubilee National Conference on Algal Biology and Biotechnology (NABB-2016) organized by the Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras & Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology (KIA) at Chennai, India (24th – 26th November 2016).
Book Chapter
1) Nitin Trivedi*, Ritu Sharma, Arijit Sankar Mondal, Dhara Dixit (2021). Recent advances in biotechnology of seaweeds: an overview (Accepted). Springer-Nature Publications
Dhara Dixit* (2021). An untargeted metabolomic strategy based on Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry to explore the proximate composition and secondary metabolite profiling of a marine Ochrophyte – Iyengaria stellata (Børgesen). (Communicated) Dhara Dixit*, Poornima Suthar, M. H. Trivedi, C.R.K. Reddy, Devesh Gadhavi (2021). Evaluation of potentially valuable tropical seaweeds across the untapped frontier of Gulf of Kachchh for boosting the expanse’s fiscal valorization. (Communicated)
Dhara Dixit*, Nikunj Balar, Mrugesh Trivedi, Poornima Suthar, C.R.K. Reddy, Devesh Gadhavi (2021). Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region targeted molecular characterization of macroalgal diversity along the overlooked expanse of GoK, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 1-8 DOI :10.1007/s40011-021-01273-8. Dhara Dixit*, C.R.K. Reddy, M.H. Trivedi, Devesh K. Gadhavi (2020). Non-targeted metabolomics approach to assess the brown marine macroalga Dictyota dichotoma as a functional food using liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. Separation Science Plus 3(5), 140-149. Dhara Dixit*, D. Gangadharan, K. M. Popat, C.R.K.Reddy, Mrugesh Trivedi, Devesh K. Gadhavi (2018). Synthesis, characterization and application of green seaweed mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as antibacterial agents for water disinfection. Water Science & Technology 78.1, 235-246. Dhara Dixit*, C. R. K. Reddy, Nikunj Balar, Poornima Suthar, Tejal Gajaria & Devesh K. Gadhavi (2017). Assessment of the Nutritive, Biochemical, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Potential of Eight Tropical Macro algae Along Kachchh Coast, India as Human Food Supplements, Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 27(1), 61-79.
Dhara Dixit*, C.R.K. Reddy (2017). Non-Targeted Secondary Metabolite Profile Study for Deciphering the Cosmeceutical Potential of Red Marine Macro Alga Jania rubens—An LCMS Based Approach. Cosmetics 4(4), 45.
D. Gangadharan, Dhara Dixit, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat, Pritpal Singh Anand* (2013). Amidoxime Copolymer Beads Containing Cu/Cu2O Microparticles as a Biocidal Material for Water Disinfection. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 127(5), 3491-3499.
D. Gangadharan, Nirav Dhandhala, Dhara Dixit, Rajendra Singh Thakur, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat, P. S. Anand* (2012). Investigation of Solid Supported Dendrimers for Water Disinfection. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 124 (2), 1384-1391.
D. Gangadharan, Kumar Harshvardan, G. Gnanasekar, Dhara Dixit, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat, Pritpal Singh Anand* (2010). Polymeric microspheres containing silver nanoparticles as a bactericidal agent for water disinfection. Journal of Water Research, 44(18), 5481-5487. References
1) Dr. C.R.K. Reddy 3) Dr. D Gangadharan
CEO Assistant Professor
Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impact Research Department of Sciences Shri Vivekanand Research and Training Institute (VRTI) Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham University Mandvi, Gujarat, India Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India *********@*****.*** ******.*****@*****.***
2) Dr. Mrugesh Trivedi
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth & Environmental Science
Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University, Bhuj, Gujarat, India *********.*******@*****.***
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