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Scopus Author ID: 6507902630
Scopus Author ID: 57105161600
ResearcherID: E-9704-2016

Keywords

Molecular Biology, Genomics, Microbiology, Halophilic archaea and microalgae, HC degrading bacteria, Endophytic fungi, Plant pathogens, WGS, Halophilic enzymes, Forensic Science,, Reviewer, Administrator, Principal Investigator

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India

Biography

Microbiologist, Academician & researcher, Teaching Microbiology & Biotechnology at UG & PG level for more then 32 years in Gujarat and other universities.

Served as In-charge Principal, Associate professor & HoD (Microbiology Department) at M. G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad India from Nov. 1990 to Oct. 2021. CSIR NET cleared in 1984 (JRF & SRF); Post-doctoral research experience in Canada & USA. International student travel grant for research paper presentation at Microbe'86, UK.

Pioneering research work on the isolation, characterization and identification of haloalkaliphilic archaebacteria (Natronobacterium & Natrialba) and halophilic microalgae (Euhalothece, Dunaliella, Nitzchia, etc.) from Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan; halophilic archaea Halobacterium spp. from Mithapur and Bhavnagar salterns, Gujarat; Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from oil-wells in Gujarat; endophytic fungi from medicinal plants; microorganisms causing spoilage of pomegranate, India.

Presented research papers in international and national conferences. Published research papers in national and international journals. Co-Principal Investigator in DBT (Delhi) Major research project on endophytes from medicinal plants; PI UGC minor research project on microalgae from Sambhar Lake.

Coordinated various UGC-CPE, UGC-COP & DBT STAR College schemes for up-gradation of college infrastructure and skill development. Participated actively in the NAAC accreditation process with "A" grade awarded in 3 consecutive cycles.

Reviewer & member of Editorial Board for various international journals in Microbiology & Biotechnology. Organized national seminars, state-level competitions, webinars, hands on training programs for student and faculty.

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Employment (3)

Genexplore Diagnostics and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

2024-01-22 to present | Chief Scientist (Molecular Genetics)
Employment
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Upasani Vivek N

M. G. Science Institute: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

1990-11-12 to 2021-10-31 | Associate Professor (Microbiology)
Employment
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Upasani Vivek N

J. and J. College of Science: Nadiad, Gujarat, IN

1988-10-10 to 1990-11-11 | Lecturer (Microbiology)
Employment
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Upasani Vivek N

Education and qualifications (3)

School of Sciences: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

1983-07 to 1988-12 | Ph. D. (Microbiology)
Education
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Upasani Vivek N

School of Sciences: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

1981-07-01 to 1983-05 | M. Sc. (Microbiology)
Education
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Upasani Vivek N

M. G. Science Institute: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

1979-05 to 1981 | B. Sc.. (Microbiology)
Education
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Upasani Vivek N

Professional activities (5)

Microbiologists Society of India: Osmanabad, Maharashtra, IN

2019 to present | Life-member
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Upasani Vivek N

Association of Microbiologists of India: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

1992-01-01 to present | Life member
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Upasani Vivek N

American Society for Microbiology: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2021-04-01 to 2024-03-31 | Global Outreach
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Upasani Vivek N

AIC-LMCP: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

2018-01-01 to 2023-08-01 | Ex-Executive member (AIC-LMCP)
Invited position
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Upasani Vivek N

Gujarat Science Academy: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

2018-01-01 to 2021-01 | Annual member
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Upasani Vivek N

Funding (2)

Bioprospecting of Endophytic Fungi for Sennosides and L-DOPA

2017 to 2020 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, Delhi, IN)
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Upasani Vivek N

Isolation, Cultivation & biochemical profiling of halophilic microalgae from Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan

2014-04 to 2016-04 | Grant
University Grants Commission (PUNE, WESTERN, IN)
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Upasani Vivek N

Works (27)

Isolation and Identification of Endophytic Fungi from Cassia senna L.: A Medicinal plant

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.36468/PHARMACEUTICAL-SCIENCES.1061
WOSUID: WOS:000910964100028
Contributors: Upasani, V. N.; Dharmil, N. V.; Shrivastava, Neeta; Srivastava, Anshu; Sharma, Sonal
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Bioaugmentation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514 – A novel oily waste degrader for treatment of petroleum hydrocarbons

Bioresource Technology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124240
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2-s2.0-85092465364

Part of ISSN: 18732976 09608524
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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Petroleum sludge polluted soil remediation: Integrated approach involving novel bacterial consortium and nutrient application

Science of the Total Environment
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142934
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2-s2.0-85094098199

Part of ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Pandey, A.; Upasani, V.N.
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Bioremediation of oily sludge polluted soil employing a novel strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and phytotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons for seed germination

Science of the Total Environment
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139766
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2-s2.0-85086071257

Part of ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.; Pandey, A.
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Oilfield waste treatment using novel hydrocarbon utilizing bacterial consortium — A microcosm approach

Science of the Total Environment
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141043
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2-s2.0-85088398930

Part of ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Pandey, A.; Upasani, V.N.
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Soil Microcosm Study for Bioremediation by a Crude Oil Degrading Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001687
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2-s2.0-85080953864
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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Comparing Bioremediation Approaches for Agricultural Soil Affected with Petroleum Crude: A Case Study

Indian Journal of Microbiology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-019-00814-0
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2-s2.0-85068777644
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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Evaluation of rhamnolipid production by a halotolerant novel strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Bioresource Technology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121577
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2-s2.0-85066426595
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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Fingerprinting hydrocarbons in a crude oil contaminated agricultural soil and its bioremediation employing bacterial consortium

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
2019 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000512218800010
Contributors: Varjani, Sunita; Upasani, Vivek N.
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Influence of abiotic factors, natural attenuation, bioaugmentation and nutrient supplementation on bioremediation of petroleum crude contaminated agricultural soil

Journal of Environmental Management
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.070
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2-s2.0-85067025859
Contributors: Varjani, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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The evolution of donation after circulatory death renal transplantation: a decade of experience

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/NDT/GFY160
WOSUID: WOS:000491254500023
Contributors: Bell, Richard; Farid, Shahid; Pandanaboyana, Sanjay; Upasani, Vivek; Baker, Richard; Ahmad, Niaz
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Crude oil degradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514: Influence of process parameters

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021844876
Contributors: Varjani, S.J.; Upasani, V.N.
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A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
2017-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2017.02.006
Contributors: Sunita J. Varjani; Vivek N. Upasani
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Haloalkaliphilic archaeon: Natrialba sp. SSL1 (ATCC 43988) Isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
2017-05-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2017.605.268
Contributors: G.N. Kalambe; Pinal Chandarana; V.M. Tanavade; V.N. Upasani
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Critical review on biosurfactant analysis, purification and characterization using rhamnolipid as a model biosurfactant

Bioresource Technology
2017-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.047
Contributors: Sunita J. Varjani; Vivek N. Upasani
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Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by oleophilic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514

Bioresource Technology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.10.006
Contributors: Sunita J. Varjani; Vivek N. Upasani
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Carbon spectrum utilization by an indigenous strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514: Production, characterization and surface active properties of biosurfactant

Bioresource Technology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.09.080
Contributors: Sunita J. Varjani; Vivek N. Upasani
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Core Flood study for enhanced oil recovery through ex-situ bioaugmentation with thermo- and halo-tolerant rhamnolipid produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514

Bioresource Technology
2016-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.060
Contributors: Sunita J. Varjani; Vivek N. Upasani
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Extracellular Hydrolases producing Haloarchaea from Marine Salterns at Okhamadhi, Gujarat, India

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
2016-11-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.511.006
Contributors: Bhavini N. Rathod; Harshil H. Bhatt; Vivek N. Upasani
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Studies on Microbial Diversity of a Soda Lake in India by Winogradsky Column Technique

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci
2016-04-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.504.069
Contributors: Harshil H. Bhatt; Bhimaraj M. Sharma; Vivek N. Upasani
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Isolation and Characterization of a Halophilic Cyanobacterium Euhalothece SLVH01 from Sambhar Salt Lake, India

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci
2016-02-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.502.024
Contributors: Harshil H. Bhatt; Renu Pasricha; Vivek N. Upasani
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Synergistic ex-situ biodegradation of crude oil by halotolerant bacterial consortium of indigenous strains isolated from on shore sites of Gujarat, India

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.03.030
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2-s2.0-84929156582
Contributors: Varjani, S.J.; Rana, D.P.; Jain, A.K.; Bateja, S.; Upasani, V.N.
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Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: Proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
1997 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0030807963
Contributors: Kamekura, M.; Dyall-Smith, M.L.; Upasani, V.; Ventosa, A.; Kates, M.
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Lipids of extremely halophilic archaeobacteria from saline environments in India: A novel glycolipid in Natronobacterium strains

Microbiology
1994-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-140-8-1959
Contributors: V. N. Upasani; S. G. Desai; N. Moldoveanu; M. Kates
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SAMBHAR SALT LAKE - CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF THE BRINES AND STUDIES ON HALOALKALIPHILIC ARCHAEBACTERIA

Archives of Microbiology
1990 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:A1990EL97200011
Contributors: UPASANI, V; DESAI, S
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Sambhar Salt Lake

Archives of Microbiology
1990-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/bf00248841
Contributors: Vivek Upasani; Suresh Desai
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Screening of microorganisms for hydrolyases with commercial potential

Journal article
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5893915
Contributors: Jay N Patel; Fenil A Parmar; Vivek N Upasani
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Peer review (9 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

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