Marine Bioactive Molecules for Biomedical and Pharmacotherapeutic Applications (PDF)

Annual awards -2022, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Teacher Excellence Award-2022. He also obtained two Indian patents. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in Molecular Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, IPR, Bioprocess engineering, and Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology at the university level.

Dr. Chanda Vikrant Berde is currently an assistant professor in the Marine Microbiology program of School of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Goa University, Goa, India. She has earlier served as an assistant professor in the post graduate programs of Departments of Microbiology and Biotechnology at Gogate Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India (2010-2020); Scientist (Microbiology) at Vidya Pratishthan's School of Biotechnology, Baramati, Maharashtra, India (2005-2010) as well as assistant professor, Department of Biotechnology, Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Goa, India (2004-2005). She has completed herdoctoral and post-doctoral studies from the Department of Microbiology, Goa University, Goa. She has more than 18 years of teaching experience in general microbiology, genetic engineering, biochemistry, bioprocess and biotechnology, IPR, archaea, extremophilic microbiology, estuarine microbiology, nanobiotechnology, etc. Her research experience is over 20 years and the areas of her research interests are bioactive biomolecules, endophytic microorganisms, PGPR, microbial metabolites of industrial importance, microbial remediation, media formulations. She has guided more than 80 master's research projects in subjects of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Marine Microbiology. She is a recognized guide for Ph.D. in Marine Microbiology at Goa University with more than 50 research articles published in peer-reviewed national and international journals and authorship or co-authorship of numerous book chapters. She is editor of 3 books by reputed publishers. She has completed 2 research projectsfunded by DBT, Govt. of India and the University of Mumbai, to her credit. She is a member of many scientific societies and organizations importantly, Mangrove Society of India, Microbiologists Society, India and Society for Environment and Biodiversity Conservation, Ratnagiri. She has actively participated in social awareness programs like mangrove conservation and plantation, covid-19 awareness, AIDS awareness, tree plantations