Faculty Profile

 
Name : Indu Shekhar  Thakur
Designation : Professor
Centre :
School : Environmental Sciences
Room No : 202
Off. Phone : 26704321
Residence : 26742370/9868558865
Email : isthakur@mail.jnu.ac.in   isthakur@hotmail.com
Web Address : http://www.jnu.ac.in

Qualifications

M. Sc., Ph.D. 
                                    

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology 
                                    

Experience

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
Isolation, enrichment in the chemostat (in vivo recruitment of microorganism), identification and molecular characterization (proteomics and genomics) of microbial community for bioremediation and bioconversion of recalcitrant organic compounds, metals and inorganic compounds (Green House Gases) in the environment for value added products and biofuels. Molecular probes development through biomarkers for evaluation of fate and effect of microorganism, and detection of toxicants and ecoestrogens. Evaluation of toxicity at cellular and molecular level by animal cell culture based methods. Environmental risk assessment and Health hazards.  
                                    

Awards & Honours

Fellow Biotechnology Research Society of India 
                                    

International Collaboration/Consultancy

1. Professor Nobu Nakagoshi, IDEC, Hiroshima University- Sequestration of GHGs by microorganisms
2. Professor K. Tanaka- Bioremediation and detoxification of dioxin-like compounds 
                                    

Best Peer Reviewed Publications (upto 5)
1. Mishra Monika and Thakur, I.S. (2010) Isolation and characterization of alkalotolerant bacteria and optimization of process parameters for decolorization and detoxification of pulp and paper mill effluent by Taguchi approach. Biodegradatio, 21, 967-978.

2. Kaushik, G., Gopal, M. and Thakur, I. S. (2010) Evaluation of performance and community dynamics of microorganisms during treatment of distillery spent wash in a three stage bioreactor. Bioresorce Technology, 101, 4296-4305).

3. Singhal, A. and Thakur, I.S. (2009) Decolourization and detoxification of pulp and paper mill effluent by Cryptococcus sp. Biochemica. Engineering Journal, 46, 21-27.

4. Singhal, A. and Thakur, I.S. (2009) Decolourization and detoxification of pulp and paper mill effluent by Emericella nidulans var. nidulan. Journal of Hazardous Materials 171, 619-625.

5. Thakur, I.S., Verma P. and Upadhayaya, K.C., (2001) Involvement of plasmid in degradation of pentachlorophenol by Pseudomonas sp. from a chemostat. Biochemical Biophysical Research Communication, 286, 109-113.  
                                  

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books (upto 3)

1. Jaishwal, P.K., Kohli, S., Gopal, M. and Thakur, I.S. (2011) Isolation and characterization of alkalotolerant Pseudomonas sp. strain ISTDF1 for degradation of dibenzofuran. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 38, 503-511.

2. Shrivastava, S. and Thakur, I.S. 2011. Biosorption and biotransformation of chromium by Serratia sp. isolated from tannery effluent. Environmental Technology (in press).

3. Mishra Monika and Thakur, I.S. (2011) Purification, characterization and mass spectroscopic analysis of thermo-alkalotolerant -1, 4 endoxylanase from Bacillus sp. and its potential for dye decolorization. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 65 (2) 301-308. 
                                    

Patents (if any)
1. Patent no. IPR/6.16.1/080105/2007-
Process for bioremediation and bioconversion of pentachlorophenol-substitutes and chromium in tannery effluent.

2. Patent no. IPR/2952/DEL/2008-
Biological processes for decolorization and detoxification of pulp and paper mill effluent in stepwise sequential bioreactor.

3. Biological processes for decolorization and detoxification of distillery mill effluent in step wise sequential bioreactor (submitted)