Rahul Kumar

PhD Research Scholar

About Me
Rahul Rahul Kumar currently works at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Rahul does research in Bio-remediation, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology.

PhD Supervisor :

Prof. Mahuya De, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Disciplines

Immunology,Environmental Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Agricultural, Plant Science and Chemical Engineering

Skills and expertise

UV-Visible Spectroscopy,Bright Field Microscopy, BET surface area measurement, Bacterial Isolation,Biochemical Characterization,Bacterial Degradation,Degradation Kinetics, DNA Isolation, RNA Isolation, Quantitative RT-PCR, SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel,Environmental Bioremediation, Plant Breeding, rDNA Technology, Bacterial Cloning, Protein Isolation, Antibacterial Activity, Plant Tissue Culture, Growth Kinetics

Languages

English, Hindi
 
Education

B.Tech

Department of Biotechnology - SRMIST ( formerly known as SRM University) Kattankulathur Campus , Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India

M.Tech

Department of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

PhD

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India

 
Publications

  • 1. Kumar, R., & De, M. (2023). Enhanced degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by Klebsiella michiganensis RK and Acinetobacter baumannii IITG19 isolated from local soil sources. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-12.

  • 2. Rahul Kumar and Mahuya De, 62nd Annual International Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), “Surfactant Assisted biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon by bacterial consortia” (21-23 September 2022).

  • 3. Rahul Kumar and Mahuya De, International conference 5th BioSangam, BioSangam 2022: Emerging trends in Biotechnology, “Removal of toluene from contaminated water by using isolated bacteria Klebsiella sp. And Acinetobacter sp.” (10-12 March 2022).

  • 4. Rahul Kumar and Mahuya De, International Conference on Biotechnology for Resource Efficiency, Energy, Environment, Chemicals and Health (BREEECH 2021), “Exposure of Hydrocarbons on Klebsiella Michiganensis and its effect on the petroleum hydrocarbon utilization” (01-04 December 2021).

  • 5. Rahul Kumar and Mahuya De, International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC 2020), “Isolation and Screening of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria” (20-22 February 2020)..

  • 6. Uniyal, S., Kotnala, S., Teotia, E., Kumar, R., Tyagi, A., & Muyal, J. P. (2017). ATRA modulates gluconeogenesis and triglyceride biosynthesis pathway of liver in elastase induced emphysematous rats. Journal of Experimental and Applied Animal Sciences, 2(2), 109-125.

  • 7. Rahul Kumar, J. Lavanya, Prachi Joshi, and Pinakhi Suvadarshini, International Conference on Health, Environment & Industrial Biotechnology (Biosangam 2013), “Isolation and Study of Antibacterial activity of Protein from Ganoderma lucidum” (11-13 November 2013)
 
Sequence Submitted at NCBI database

  • 1. Kumar,R. and De,M., Klebsiella michiganensis strain RK, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence, SUB6614979 Klebsiella_michiganesis_RK MN749814, Dec 30, 2020 ;(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/1779613826).

  • 2. Kumar,R. and De,M., Acinetobacter baumannii strain IITG19, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence, SUB6614873 Acinetobacter_baumannii_iitg19, OK310719, , Dec 31, 2022;( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OK310719.

  • 3. Kumar,R. and De,M., Providencia vermicola strain IITG20, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence, SUB11908050 Providencia_vermicola_IITG20, OP174960, Mar 24, 2023;( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/ OP174960).

  • 4. Kumar,R. and De,M., Pseudomonas_aeruginosa strain IITG21, 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence, SUB11907977 Pseudomonas_aeruginosa_IITG21, OP174927, Mar 24, 2023;( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/ OP174927).
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Co-curricular activities

Membership

• Life Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

• Life member of IAENG: International Association of Engineers.

• Life member of National Cadet Corps Alumni Association.

• Community member of American Chemical Society.

• Member of the IAENG Society of Bioinformatics

• Member of the IAENG Society of Chemical Engineering

• Member of the IAENG Society of HIV/AIDS

• Life Time Member of Institute of Engineering Research and Publication.

Achievements

• Qualified in GATE 2014 and GATE 2016

• Qualified in CBSE UGC NET June 2015 and July 2018 for Assistant professor in Environmental Science.

Project

• B.Tech project on Isolation and Study of Antibacterial activity of Protein from Ganoderma lucidum.

• M.Tech Project report on the effect of Cigarette smoking on the cardiovascular system.

• M.Tech project on the Effect of elastase and ATRA on triglyceride pathway in rat liver.

• Senior Research Fellow in DBT funded project: Development of haploid- Inducer lines of brassica juncea through genetic engineering of centromere histone protein, at National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa Campus, New Delhi from December 2015 to October 2016.

• Ph.D. thesis topic was Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by using isolated bacteria.

 
Experiences

  • Worked as the Teaching Assistant at Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati from January 2017 to December 2021.

  • Worked as the Senior Research Fellow in DBT funded project: Development of haploid- Inducer lines of brassica juncea through genetic engineering of centromere histone protein, at National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa Campus, New Delhi from December 2015 to October 2016.

 
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