Implication of Quorum Sensing System in Biofilm Formation and Virulence

Module 1_Introduction to Microbial Quorum Sensing.- Module 2_Functional Aspects of Quorum Sensing in Microbes.- Module 3_Quorum Sensing regulated behaviors in Fungi.- Module 4_Quorum Sensing regulated behaviours in Gram- Negative bacteria.- Module 5_QS-regulated behaviours in Gram- Positive bacteria.

Dr. P.V. Bramha Chari is currently a Faculty and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Krishna University, India. He has earlier served as Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia & Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has completed his Ph.D. from Goa University, India. His current research work largely focuses on applied research in Microbiology & cell biology; including biochemical mechanism of bacterial EPS in sequestrating heavy metals, stress induced proteins, novel biosurfactant molecules, bacterial-biofilm formations, structure-function relationship of bacterial rhamnolipids. He has published more than 85 research articles in several prestigious peer-reviewed international journals and presented 45 abstracts at various national and international conferences. He has served as a referee for a number of National & International journals. He is a member of many international scientific societies and organizations importantly, Indian science congress, society of biological chemists, India etc. He has been conferred with various prestigious awards notably, DST Young Scientist and nominated as Associate fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences for the year 2016. He has obtained 2 Indian patents in 2017. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience at the University level.