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Jitendra Panwar

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Microbial, Nanobiotechnology
Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

 

Research Interest:

Broad Research Interest:  Microbial Biotechnology, Nano-biotechnology, Nano-fertilizers, Nano-adsorbents, Fungal Secretome, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Microbial degradation of plastics, Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production by extremophiles, Plant-microbe interactions, Rhizosphere biology.

Ongoing Research:

  1. Microbial assisted plastic degradation: Weaim to identify novel microbial isolate(s) having potential for plastic-degradation and to elucidate the mechanism behind plastic-degradation which could significantly expand their applicability in controlling the worldwide problem of plastic pollution.
  2. Myco-remediation of waste water:Our lab is interested to test the potential of metal-tolerant soil fungi towards multiple heavy metal ions and dye removal and to explicate the in-depth mechanistic aspects that could provide possible solution to control the wastewater pollution at industrial scale. For this, we intend to design & develop column based system for continuous operations in order to fulfil the real time industrial scale perspectives.
  3. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by microbes: Weaims to explore the potential of novel extremophiles towards PHA production by utilizing cheaper carbon source and to elucidate the underlying mechanism.
  4. Mycosynthesis of nanoparticles (NPs):Our lab has developed efficient, cost-effective and eco-friendly protocol towards mycosynthesis of metal and metal oxide (viz. silver, iron oxide and zinc oxide) NPs and tested their applications as nano-fertilizer, nano-adsorbents, catalyst and antimicrobial agents. We intend to elucidate the actual synthesis mechanism by identification and detailed characterization of proteins involved in NPs synthesis and/or in their stability. The proteomic studies provide valuable and novel information regarding protein-NPs interactions.
  5. Applications of NPs:Our research work is directed to study the potential of NPs as antimicrobial agents and deciphering the molecular mechanism behind antimicrobial activity. We are also interested to understand the agricultural importance of nanoparticles. In addition, efforts are on to develop the nano-adsorbent system for continuous removal of heavy metals from textile industry effluents. 
  6. Applications of fungal secretome:Unveiling the potential of extreme environmental fungal isolates for efficient production of various industrial enzymes is another research area of interest. It will lead to the development of optimized and cost effective protocols for enhanced enzyme production for commercial uses. 

Research Group:

Note: Interested candidates are welcome to join my research group. Candidate having own fellowship (CSIR-NET-JRF, DST-Inspire, PDF etc.) are encouraged to apply and can join anytime in a year. Please contact by sending email to jpanwar@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in.

Ph.D. Students


S.No.         
Name & Email Thesis Title Role & Completion Date Present Status
1 Navin Jain
(2009PHXF004P)
Email: njain.bits@gmail.com
Biomimetic Synthesis of Ag and ZnO Nanoparticles and their Potential Applications Supervisor, November 2014 Product Quality Associate, Argenx, Ghent, Belgium
2 Arpit Bhargava
(2009PHXF411P)
Email: bhargava87@gmail.com
Mycosynthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles and their Evaluation in Catalysis and Nano-fertilization Supervisor, August 2016
3 Vikram Pareek
(2015PHXF0001P)
Email: vikrampareek05@gmail.com
Elucidating the Antibacterial Mechanism of Silver Species against Gram-Negative Bacteria
 
Supervisor, May 2020
 
PDF, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Norte Dame, Indiana, USA
4 Saswat Kumar Pradhan
(2013PHXF0008P)
Email: saswatbiotech@gmail.com
Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Co-Supervisor, June 2020 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad
5 Vishalakshi Bhanot
(2017PHXF0032P)
Email: akshibhanot92@gmail.com

Myco-transformation of Polystyrene Sulfonate by Curvularia dactyloctenicola VJP08: A Mechanistic Perspective

Supervisor, October 2023 PDF, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
6 Shobham
(2018PHXF0404P)
Email: shobham_s@yahoo.in
Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals and dye contaminated waste water Supervisor, Ongoing -
7 Anil Kumar K.
(2018PHXF0438P)
Email: anilkumar.ag.india@gmail.com
Design and Optimization of Packed Bed Column for the Continuous Removal of Pollutants using Nanosized Sorbents Immobilized Porous Support Co-Supervisor, April 2024 -
8 Mamta
(2020PHXP0006P)
Email: mamtash1997@gmail.com 
Exploring novel extremophiles for polyhydroxyalkanoates production: A mechanistic perspective Supervisor, Ongoing -
9

Abhimanyu Kumar
(2023PHXP0002P)   
Email: rajabhimanyu9945@gmail.com

Yet to be decided Supervisor, Ongoing -

Post-Doctoral Fellows


S.No.    
Name Project Duration Present Status
1
Dr. Hemraj Chhipa
Email: hrchhipa@gmail.com
Nano-technology for Enhanced Utilization of Native Phosphorus by Plants and Higher Moisture Retention in Arid Soils June 2013-Dec. 2013 Asst. Professor (Microbiology), Dept. of Basic Science, Agriculture University Kota, Jhalawar. 
2 Dr. Prameela Jha (DST-Women Scientist) Endophytic Bacteria Mediated Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants July 2012-May 2015 drprameelajha@gmail.com