Dr. Anil Kumar

Assistant Professor,
Department of Life Sciences,
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Contact : 9955273226
E-mail : anil.kumar@cuj.ac.in

1. PG:  M.Sc. In Biotechnology
2. Doctoral: Ph.D. in Biotechnology from SBT-BHU, Varanasi.       
   Title:  Physiological and Molecular Basis of Toxin Production by the Blooms of Microcystis SPP.
3. Post-Doctoral: Post Doc as DBT-Research Associate at Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India.
   Title:  Study of mycobacterial protein Rv3097c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and elucidation of its role in lipid metabolism and virulence

Soil is rich in biodiversity and is composed of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) which colonize plant roots and, besides other beneficial effects, mobilize nutrients via their biological activities and thus augment efficient and sustainable nutrient use by plants. However, Chemicals and other abiotic factors adversely influence role of such PGPR. We are exploring efficient PGPR, through their compatibility, pant-microbe interaction and their performance over varied abiotic parameters, to form defined consortium groups for field application. Apart from this, we are also exploring natural bioactive agents and siderophores (a virulence factor in pathogens) production and its potential development as molecular medicine.

1. Member, Departmental Admission Committee: 2011- continued.
2. Member, University Admission Committee-CUJ: 2012 and 2016.
3. Warden, Boys Hostel: 2011-2013, 2015-2017.
4. Member, Human Ethical Committee: 2018-2021.
5. Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee: 2018-2021
6. Program Officer-NSS: 2018-Continued

1. Program Officer-NSS: 2018-continued;
2. Member of School Board, Natural Science: 2021-Continued;

Project (Completed/ Ongoing)

1. A. N. Misra (PI), A. Kumar (Co-PI), P. K. Sharma (Co-PI), R. Mishra (Co-PI), H. Firdaus (Co-PI). Received Grant of Rs. 443,11,500 from DBT-GoI on 26-11-2014 for Project entitled Support to establish DBT-Boost to Central University of Jharkhand Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments for Education and Research (BUILDER) programme (Project Reference No.: No.BT/PR9028/INF/22/193/2013; Duration 5 years; Status: Completed).

Research publications
Articles in Journals (Published/ Accepted)

1. M.B. Tyagi, D.P. Singh, A. Kumar, P.N. Jha, R.P. Sinha and A. Kumar, 2006. Hepatotoxicity of Microcystis aeruginosa Strains Growing as Blooms in Certain Eutrophic Ponds, Experimental and Clinical Sciences Journal (EXCLI), 5: 66-78. ISSN: 1611-2156, http://www.excli.de/vol5/Tyagi08-06proof.pdf.
2. A. Kumar, A. Kumar, A.K. Rai and M.B. Tyagi, 2011. PCR-based detection of mcy genes in blooms of Microcystis and extracellular DNA of pond water, Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 5(4): 374-381. ISSN: 1996-0808, http://www.academicjournals.org/ajmr/PDF/pdf2011/18Feb/Kumar%20et%20al.pdf
3. A.K. Saxena, K.K. Roy, S. Singh, S.P. Vishnoi, A. Kumar, V.K. Kashyap, L. Kremer, R. Srivastava and B.S. Srivastava, 2013. Identification and characterization of small-molecule inhibitors of Rv3097c-encoded lipase (LipY) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that selectively inhibit growth of bacilli in hypoxia, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 42: 27-35 ISSN: 0924-8579, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23684389.
4. V.P. Gandhi and A. Kumar*, 2016. Isolation and characterization of microcystin dedrading bacteria from holy ponds in India, Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, 4(4): 436-447. ISSN: 2091-2609, https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v4i4.16249.
5. A. Kumar*, P. Swarupa, V.P. Gandhi and S. Kumari, 2017. Isolation of Ethidium Bromide Degrading Bacteria from Jharkhand, Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, 5(3): 293-301. ISSN: 2091-2609, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v5i3.18296.
6. P. Swarupa and A. Kumar*, 2018. Impact of Chlorpyrifos on Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Abelmoschus esculentus, J Pure Appl Microbiol, 12(4): 2149-2157. ISSN: 0973-7510 (P), 2581-690X (O), http://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.12.4.53. UGC 19449.
7. A. Kumar*, M. Kumari, P. Swarupa and Shireen, 2019. Characterization of pH Dependent Growth Response of Agriculturally Important Microbes for Development of Plant Growth Promoting Bacterial Consortium, J Pure Appl Microbiol., 13(2): 1053-1061. ISSN: 0973-7510 (Print), 2581-690X (Online), http://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.2.43.
8. V.P. Gandhi and A. Kumar*, 2021. Risk Assessment of Ethidium Bromide Degrading Bacteria from Laboratory Waste, J Pure Appl Microbiol, Under Revision.

Book Chapter

1. a. Kumar, r.p. sinha, m.b. tyagi, P.n. jha, b. pattanaik, v.K. mishra, and A. Kumar, 2006. cyanotoxins: biotechnological potentials. In: Biotechnological Applications of Cyanobacteria; K. Singh (ed.), Academic World, Varanasi, India, pp. 81-104. ISBN: 81-903104-0-2.
2. A. Kumar, A.K. Rai, U.P. Shrivastava, M.B. Tyagi, and A. Kumar, 2011. Microcystins, a novel class of toxin from cyanobacteria. In: Plant Genome: diversity, conservation and manipulation; B.K. Roy, B.R. Chaudary, and R.P. Sinha (eds.), Narosa Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, pp. 127-139. ISBN: 976-81-8487-113-5.
3. A. Kumar*, V.K. Kashyap, and V.P. Gandhi, 2018. Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment. In: Trends in Life Science Research; R.P. Sinha and U.P. Shrivastava (eds.), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, pp. 125-150. ISBN: 978-1-53613-242-7; eBook.
4. N. Khawas, V.K. Tripathi, and A. Kumar, 2021. Impact of Biofilm on Clogging of Drip Irrigation Emitters. In: Field Practices for Wastewater Use in Agriculture- Future trends and Use of Biological Systems; V.K. Tripathi and M.R. Goyal (eds.), Apple Academic Press, Inc., US and Canada.ISBN: 978-1-77188-908-7

1. A. Kumar, A. Kumar and M.B. Tyagi, 2006. Characterization of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa by mcyA gene segment. Poster presented abstract published on page number 198 of Abstract book of International Conference on Applied Phycology “Algae in Biotechnology and Environment” Organized by Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India during February 14-15, 2006.
2. A. Kumar, A. Kumar and M.B. Tyagi, 2006. Screening of Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms by Multiplex PCR of mcy. Oral Presentation and abstract published on page number 62 of Abstract book of 7th Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology conference organized by National Institute of Oceanography, Goa at Kochi, India during November 2-5, 2006.
3. A. Kumar, A. Kumar and M.B. Tyagi, 2007. Toxicity assessment of Microcystis aeruginosa infested ponds by multiplex PCR assay. Poster presented and abstract publised on page number 57-58 of abstract book of International symposium on Applied Phycology and Environmental Biotechnology (ISAPEB-2007) organized by Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India during October 29-31, 2007.
4. A. Kumar, A.K. Rai, A. Kumar and M.B. Tyagi, 2010. Group specific PCR-based screening and identification of Microcystis. Poster presented and abstract publised on page number 101 of abstract book of International Symposium on Phycological Research (ISPR-2010) organized by Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India during February 25-27, 2010.
5. V.P. Gandhi and A. Kumar*, 2016. Screening of microcystin degrading bacteria from different water bodies. Abstract publised in abstract book of International Conference on Human Implication of Biotechnology organized by Centre for Biological Sciences (Biotechnology), Central University of South Bihar, Patna, India.
6. A. Kumar* and V.P. Gandhi, 2018. Biological treatment of lab based solid-liquid waste for water management. Oral Presentation and abstract published on page number 05 of Abstract book of International Conference onWater and Wastewater Management and Modeling 2018 (ICWWMM 2018) organized by Centre for Water Engineering Management, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India during January 16-17, 2018.
7. Gandhi, V.P. and A. Kumar*, 2018. Exploration of microbiota from water bodies to implement in water treatment and management. Abstract published on page number 12 of Abstract book of International Conference onWater and Wastewater Management and Modeling 2018 (ICWWMM 2018) organized by Centre for Water Engineering Management, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India during January 16-17, 2018.
8. P. Swarupa and A. Kumar*, 2018. Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting rhizoplanic bacteria from agricultural fields of Jharkhand and study of its effect on growth parameters of rice plant. International Conference on Advances in Environmental and Agricultural Biotechnology-2018. Organized jointly by the Department of Botany, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, India and Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, India at St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi during February 22-24, 2018.
9. A. Kumar, M. Kumari and P. Swarupa, 2018. Isolation and biochemical Characterization of plant growth promoting rhizoplanic bacteria. Abstract published on page number 29 of abstract book of National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in Life Sciences organized by Centre for Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India on April 20, 2018.
10. P. Swarupa and A. Kumar, 2018. Influence of Chlorpyrifos on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Abstract published on page number 36 of abstract book of National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in Life Sciences organized by Centre for Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India on April 20, 2018.
11. A. Kumar and V.P. Gandhi, 2018. Management of ethidium bromide based laboratory waste. Abstract published on page number 21 of abstract book of National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in Life Sciences organized by Centre for Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India on April 20, 2018.
12. Participated in workshop on “Nanoscience and Technology” (March 20, 2006) convened by Prof. O.N. Srivastwa and organized by DST Nanoscience and Technology center/Unit, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi at Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
13. Participated in the workshop on “Knowledge Discovery in Life Sciences: Tools and Techniques in Bioinformatics” (Jan 29 to Feb 2, 2007) organized by Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune, India.
14. Participated in the “7th Indo-US Flow Cytometry workshop” (February 10-14, 2007) organized by the School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
15. Participated in “National Workshop on Radiation- A Powerful Tool for Research in Physical, Chemical and Life Sciences NWR-2013” (February 13-15, 2013) at Centre for Applied Physics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
16. Attended and Participated in the workshop on “Cyber Security-The driving secured future” (February 16, 2014) organized by CYBERFORT Technologies in Partnership with Central University of Jharkhand at Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi-835205, Jharkhand, India.
17. Participated in “One day Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Agricultural Biotechnology” (September 24, 2016) organized by ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology,, Garhkhatnga, Ranchi at ICAR-IIAB, Namkum, Ranchi-834010, Jharkhand, India.
18. Participated and Chaired Session in an “2nd International Conference on Microelectronics computing & communication systems MCCS-2017” (May 13-14, 2017) organized by Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers and Indian Society for VLSI Education (IETE and ISVE), Ranchi at Advanced Regional Telecom Training Centre, Hazaribag Road, Ranchi-835217, Jharkhand, India.
19. Participated and Chaired Session in an “3rd International Conference on Nanoelecteronics Circuits & Communication Systems NCCS-2017” (November 11-12, 2017) organized by Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers and Indian Society for VLSI Education (IETE and ISVE), Ranchi at Advanced Regional Telecom Training Centre, Hazaribag Road, Ranchi-835217, Jharkhand, India.
20. Participated in workshop on “Referencing Tools” (November 27-28, 2017) organized by Central University of Jharkhand at Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi-835205, Jharkhand, India

1. Member of Organizing Committee: International Symposium on “Advances in Cancer Research: Drug Discovery to Delivery”, jointly organized by Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) and Carcinogenesis Society, USA at CUJ (November 19, 2013).  
2. Member-Coordinator- Organizing Committee: “One day National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in Life Sciences”, organized at Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (April 20, 2018).
3. Member-Coordinator- Organizing Committee and Resource Person: Pure culture techniques and microbial characterization. “Five Day Workshop in Life Science” for University/College Teachers, funded by DBT Builder Scheme to Department of Life Sciences, organized at Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (January 21-25, 2019).

1. PG-Dissertation supervised:  Awarded-31.
2. Ph.D supervised: Awarded- 02; Pursuing- 04