Individual Information
Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University
Web Page:
http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=CzGFoj0AAAAJ
Educational Qualification
From 07/1993 to 07/1996, B.Sc. in Botany, Zoology & Chemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh , India
From 07/1998 to 07/2000, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee , India
From 07/2001 to 12/2002, M.Tech. in Agricultural Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur , India
From 09/2003 to 09/2008, Ph.D. in Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastic, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur , India
Research Interests
Bioscience & Applied Biotechnology (Polyhydroxyalkanoate Thermoplastic; NO Signalling; Nano-Biotechnology & Pesticide Bio-degradation)
Work Experience
From 09/2003 to 9/2005, Junior Research Fellow , Agricultural Biotechnology Discipline, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India
From 09/2005 to 9/2008, Senior Research Fellow , Agricultural Biotechnology Discipline, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India
From 09/2008 to 12/2012, Lecturer , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 01/2013 to 08/2014, Senior Lecturer , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 09/2014 to Till Date, Assistant Professor , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 10/2011 to Till Date, Life member (Membership No. 285/304) , Uttar Pradesh Academy of Science (UPAS), India
From 08/2013 to Till Date, Editorial Board Member , Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences" (ISSN Online: 2249-1023).
From 08/2015 to Till Date, Peer reviewer of Environmental Health Insights , journals/ Libertas Academica Publisher
From 08/2015 to Till Date, Member , American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT), USA
From 11/2013 to Till Date, Member , Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES), Hong Kong
From 05/2014 to Till Date, Life member , Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB), India
From 07/2015 to Till Date, Member , Indian JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Alumni Association
Selected Publications
Educational Qualification
From 07/1993 to 07/1996, B.Sc. in Botany, Zoology & Chemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh , India
From 07/1998 to 07/2000, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee , India
From 07/2001 to 12/2002, M.Tech. in Agricultural Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur , India
From 09/2003 to 09/2008, Ph.D. in Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastic, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur , India
Research Interests
Bioscience & Applied Biotechnology (Polyhydroxyalkanoate Thermoplastic; NO Signalling; Nano-Biotechnology & Pesticide Bio-degradation)
Work Experience
From 09/2003 to 9/2005, Junior Research Fellow , Agricultural Biotechnology Discipline, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India
From 09/2005 to 9/2008, Senior Research Fellow , Agricultural Biotechnology Discipline, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India
From 09/2008 to 12/2012, Lecturer , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 01/2013 to 08/2014, Senior Lecturer , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 09/2014 to Till Date, Assistant Professor , Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, India
From 10/2011 to Till Date, Life member (Membership No. 285/304) , Uttar Pradesh Academy of Science (UPAS), India
From 08/2013 to Till Date, Editorial Board Member , Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences" (ISSN Online: 2249-1023).
From 08/2015 to Till Date, Peer reviewer of Environmental Health Insights , journals/ Libertas Academica Publisher
From 08/2015 to Till Date, Member , American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT), USA
From 11/2013 to Till Date, Member , Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES), Hong Kong
From 05/2014 to Till Date, Life member , Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB), India
From 07/2015 to Till Date, Member , Indian JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Alumni Association
Selected Publications
Books
Journal Articles
Conference Papers
| 1. |
Book name:Industrial Biotechnology: Sustainable Production and Bioresource Utilization, Book Chapter: Biological system as a reactor for production of biodegradable thermoplastics, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, ISBN: 9781771882699, Book Chapter Author: Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Nirupama Mallick (In Press) |
| 2. |
Book name: Biotechnology in India: Initiatives and Accomplishments, Book Chapter: Algal biofuel: A Sustainable Green Energy, ISBN: 9789385516030, Book Chapter Author: Laxuman Sharma and Akhilesh Kumar Singh (In Press) |
| 1. |
Singh, A. K., Sharma, L. and Mallick, N. (2004) Antioxidative role of nitric oxide on copper toxicity to a chlorophycean alga, Chlorella. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 59 (2):223 - 227 (Impact Factor: 2.48). |
| 2. |
Sharma, L., Panda, B., Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2006) Studies on poly-β-hydroxybutyrate synthase activity of Nostoc muscorum. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 52:209 - 214. (Impact Factor: 0.59). |
| 3. |
Sharma, L., Singh, A. K., Panda, B. and Mallick, N. (2007) Process optimization for poly-β- hydroxybutyrate production in a nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium, Nostoc muscorum using response surface methodology. Bioresource Technology, 98 (5):987-993. (Impact Factor: 5.03). |
| 4. |
Mallick, N., Sharma, L. and Singh, A. K. (2007) Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate accumulation in Nostoc muscorum: effects of metabolic inhibitors. Journal of Plant Physiology 164 (3):312-317. (Impact Factor: 2.77). |
| 5. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2008) Enhanced production of SCL-LCL-PHA co-polymer by sludge-isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925. Letters in Applied Microbiology 46 (3):350-357. (Impact Factor: 1.74). |
| 6. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2009) Exploitation of inexpensive substrates for production of a novel SCL–LCL-PHA co-polymer by Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 36 (3):347-354. (Impact Factor: 2.50). |
| 7. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2009) SCL-LCL-PHA copolymer production by a local isolate, Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925. Biotechnology Journal 4 (5): 703 - 711. (Impact Factor: 3.70). |
| 8. |
Sankhla, S. S., Bhati, R., Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2010) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyvalerate) co-polymer production from a local isolate, Brevibacillus invocatus MTCC 9039. Bioresource Tecnology 101(6): 1947 - 1953. (Impact Factor: 5.03). |
| 9. |
Singh, A. K., Bhati, R., Samantaray, S. and Mallick, N. (2013) Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925: Producer of a Novel SCL-LCL-PHA Co-polymer. Current Biotechnology 2 (1): 81-88. (Impact Factor: Awaited). |
| 10. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2015) Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925 as a biofactory for production of the novel SCL-LCL- PHA thermoplastic from non-edible oils. Current Botechnology (In Press). Current Biotechnology 4:65-74. (Impact Factor: Awaited). |
| 11. |
Panda, B., Sharma, L., Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2008) Thin layer chromatographic detection of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHV) in cyanobacteria. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 7: 230-234. (Impact Factor: 0.51). |
| 12. |
Kumar, A., Srivastava, J. K., Mallick, N. and Singh, A. K. (2015) Commercialization of bacterial cell factories for the sustainable production of polyhydroxyalkanoate thermoplastics: Progress and prospects. Recent Patents on Biotechnology 9:000-000 (In Press). (Impact Factor: Awaited). |
| 1. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2004) Antioxidative role of nitric oxide (NO) on copper toxicity to a chlrophycean alga Chlorella vulgaris. National Symposium on Recent Trends in Algal Biology and Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala (India), February 4 - 5, p. 59. |
| 2. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2005) Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) accumulation in sludge- isolated Pseudomonas sp. International Congress on Chemistry and Environment, The Emerald Heights International School, Indore (India), December 24 - 26, p. 113. |
| 3. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2011) Biodegradation of cellulose containing materials by Rhizopus sp. National Symposium on Biodiversity for Food Security - Challenges and Devising Strategies, Indian Institute of Pulses Research Kanpur (India), December 10 - 11, p. 123 |
| 4. |
Omer, N., Srivastava, A. K., Singh, A. K. (2013) Studies on biodegradation of pesticides by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis. International Conference on Health, Environment and Industrial Biotechnology "Biosangam", Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (NIT), Allahabad (India), November 21-23, P. 170. |
| 5. |
Singh, S. P. and Singh, A. K. (2013) Nanomaterials from renewable resources: Biosynthesis and biotechnological importance. International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Central University), Lucknow, (India), November 18-20, p. 188. |
| 6. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2014) Production of a novel short-chain-length-long-chain-length Polyhydroxyalkanoate co-polymer by Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925 from various carbon substrates. International Conference on Life Sciences, Informatics, Food and Environment, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida (India), August 29-30. Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4(3): 219 |
| 7. |
Sankhla, I. S., Singh, A. K., Mallick, N. (2014) Exploitation of a local isolate, Brevibacillus invocatus MTCC 9039 for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) co- polymer. International Conference on Life Sciences, Informatics, Food and Environment, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida (India), August 29-30. Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4(3): 187. |
| 8. |
Pal, P., Singh, S. P. and Singh, A. K. (2015) Eclipta alba leaf extract as a source for the green synthesis of zinc nanoparticles. National Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Microbiology, Human Health & Environment, Bundelkhand University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (India), March 27-28, 2015, p. 30. |
| 9. |
Asif, S., Singh, A. K. and Singh, S. P. (2015) Mentha arvensis leaf extract: Mediator for green synthesis of nickel nanoparticles. National Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Microbiology, Human Health & Environment, Bundelkhand University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (India), March 27-28, 2015, p. 32. |
| 10. |
Rastogi, S., Singh, S. P. and Singh, A. K. (2015) Eco-friendly synthesis of copper nanoparticles by exploiting leaf extract of Anethum sowa. National Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Microbiology, Human Health & Environment, Bundelkhand University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (India), March 27-28, 2015, p. 40. |
| 11. |
Singh, A. K., Mallick, N. and Aayushi, P. (2015) Production of a novel thermoplastic from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925: A boom for Pharmaceutical Industry. National Symposium on Interfacing Chemical Biology & DrugDesign, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh (India), February 24-25, p. 54. |
| 12. |
Singh, A. K., Rastogi, S., Pal, P., Asif, S. and Singh, S. P. (2015) Plant mediated production of silver nanoparticles: A simple and eco-friendly approach. International Conference on Nanoscience & Life, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), February 26-28, p. |
| 13. |
Asif, S., Singh, A. K. and Singh, S. P. (2015) Sunlight driven Mentha arvensis Biofactories: Meaditor for the producer of Nickel Nanoparticles. International Conference on Contemporary Advances of Science & Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), August 7-9, p. 176. |
| 14. |
Pal, P., Singh, S. P. and Singh, A. K. (2015) Eclipta alba biofactories: A promising and sustainable transformation platform for the synthesis of Zn nanoparticles. International Conference on Contemporary Advances of Science & Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), August 7-9, p. 198. |
| 15. |
Rastogi, S., Singh, A. K. and Singh, S. P. (2015) Anethum sowa leaf cell factories: A viable and sustainable approach for copper nanoparticles production. International Conference on Contemporary Advances of Science & Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), August 7-9, p. 199. |
| 16. |
Singh, A. K. and Mallick, N. (2015) Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925 biofactories: Producer of sustainable novel SCL-LCL-PHA co-polymer thermoplastics from non-edible oils. International Conference on Contemporary Advances of Science & Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), August 7-9, p. 207. |
| 17. |
Singh, A. K. (2015) International Workshop on Nanoscience & Life, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (India), February 26 -02 March, 2015. |