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Devendra Hiraman Dusane
DAE, Senior
Research Fellow
Institute of
Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB)
University of Pune,
India: 411 007
Phone
(+91)-9822377730
E-mail:
devendra@unipune.ernet.in,
microbesinaction@yahoo.co.in
Website:
http://devendradusane.tripod.com
RESEARCH INTEREST
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Biofilm Biology
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Biofilm Disrupting Agents
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Natural Product Research
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Quorum Sensing
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Marine Ecology
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Ethno-Pharmacology
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Industrial Fermentation
POSITIONS & HONORS
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2007 – Present Senior Research Fellow (Department of Atomic
Energy), BARC – UoP
Collaborative programme
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2005 – 2007 Junior Research Fellow
(Department of Atomic
Energy), BARC – UoP
Collaborative programme
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2004 –
2005 Research Associate, SRISTI, Ahmedabad,
India
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2001 –
2004 Microbiologist, PRAJ Industries
limited, Pune, India
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1999 – 2001 M Sc Microbiology, University
of Pune, India
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Manuscript Reviewing
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Journal of Cell and Animal Biology (JCAB)
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African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID)
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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (AJTCAM)
Affiliation & Memberships
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Life member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
DOCTORAL TOPIC
Antimicrobial Compounds
from Marine Microbes: Search for Potential Biofilm Disruptors
Advisor (Guide)
Dr. Smita Zinjarde
(Reader, IBB, University of Pune, India)
Co–Advisor
Professor B A Chopade (Director, IBB,
University of Pune, India)
R&D TESTING & TECHNIQUES
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Light, Fluorescent, Electron and Confocal Microscopy (CLSM)
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Microtiter and Elisa plate assays, Multichannel flow-cells
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Antimicrobial, biosurfactant and emulsification assays
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Quorum sensing
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PCR, FISH, Gel electrophoresis, DNA isolation techniques, Microarray
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COMSTAT,
Imaris and ImageJ imaging softwares
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Reactor scale up, process optimization, QC
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Conducting microbial tests, developing product formula
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Method development and validation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Fellowship
November 2005 – Present
Project entitled “Antibacterial Compounds from Marine Epizoic and Epiphytic
bacteria:
Search for Potential Biofilm Disruptors”
Principal Investigator
(PI): Dr. Smita Zinjarde (Reader, IBB, University of Pune, India)
Co-Principal
Investigator (Co-PI): Dr. V P Venugopalan (BBPS, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India)
Research Associate,
Nov 2004 – Nov 2005
SRISTI
is an NGO, set up to strengthen the creativity of grassroots
innovators. It’s Natural Product Laboratory at SRISTI works on validation and
value addition, commercialization and product development of herbal pesticides,
growth promoters, herbal drugs, on-farm research, microbial diversity as
indicator of ecosystems health and development of antibiotics.
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Development of antimicrobial herbal formulations from plant essential oils
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Study of
soil micro flora and its effect on Bt cotton
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Isolation
of antibiotic producing Actinomycetes
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Validation, value addition and documentation of the traditional practices
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Development of Medicinal Plant Database: NISSAT in four different local
languages
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Interaction with the traditional knowledge holders and dissemination of
scientific
knowledge within
the society
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Praj Industries Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra, India
(www.praj.net)
Microbiologist,
Nov 2001 – Nov 2004
Praj is a Knowledge
based company with expertise and experience in biotechnology,
bioprocess, design
process and engineering. Praj is ISO 9001-2000 certified with ASME (H &
U stamping), leader in
providing technology, solution and support in the field of biodiesel,
sugar and starch based
raw material fermentation for industrial, potable and fuel grade ethanol
production with many
projects in India and abroad.
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Yeast
culture collection, maintenance and screening for productive strains
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Process
optimization and scale up
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Enzyme
formulation
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QC check
and documentation
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Process
development, troubleshooting in molasses and grain-based fermentation
OPPORTUNITIES
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Travel Grant under University of Potential for Excellence (UPE) for attending
“II- International conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied
Microbiology” Seville, Spain, Nov 28
–
Dec 1, 2007
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National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), University of Pune as Junior Research
Fellow on a research project entitled “Modulation of Toxic shock Syndrome
by Neonatal priming with Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B- SEB'” 2001
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Articles
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Dusane, D.H.,
J.K. Rajput, A.R. Kumar,
Y.V.
Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S. Zinjarde. 2008. Disruption of fungal
and bacterial biofilms by lauroyl glucose. Letters in Applied Microbiology.
47: 374-379
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Dusane, D.H.,
Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde. 2008.
2008. The effect of
Environmental and nutritional on biofilm formation by Yarrowia lipolytica
NCIM 3589. Water Science and Technology.
58(6): 1221–1229
Manuscripts in progress: Review article
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Dusane, D.H.,
S.S. Zinjarde, V.P. Venugopalan and K.S.M. Rahman. Rhamnolipid biosurfactant
production: Effect of quorum sensing molecules.
Biotechnology Progress (Under review)
Popular Articles & Abstracts
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Vipin kumar, Deepak Acharya, Anshu Shrivastava, Devendra Dusane et
al. (2005).
Ethno-botanical knowledge of rural population of Western and Southern
regions of India (Abstract). IVth International Congress of
Ethno botany (ICEB, 2005). Yeditepe University, Istanbul
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An article on managing wild yeast contamination in industrial fermentation
process
http://www.cheresources.com/wild_yeast_contamination.shtml
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An article on the disorder “Fibromyalgia” and possible cure
http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/about-fibromyalgia.shtml
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An informative article on biofilms
http://ezinearticles.com/?Biofilms---A-Prelude-of-Organized-Microbial-Community&id=861815
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An article on science education system in India and possible interactions or
initiatives to improve the education standards
http://ezinearticles.com/?Science-Education-In-India&id=836401
Scientific Programmes
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Pawar, V.S., D.H. Dusane, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde.
Disruption of detrimental biofilms by bioactive compounds from a marine strain
of Serratia marcescens,
49th annual
conference of Association of Microbiologists of India, November 14 -16, 2008.
University of Delhi, India
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Matkar, P., D.H. Dusane, A.R. Kumar, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S. Zinjarde.
Biofilm disruption by marine epibionts isolated from Perna viridis,
49th
annual conference of Association of Microbiologists of India, November 14 -16,
2008. University of Delhi, India
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Dusane,
D.H., Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde.
Biofilm
formation by a biotechnologically important yeast: Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM
3589,
IWA Biofilm Technologies 2008, January 8-10, 2008. Singapore
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Dusane,
D.H., Rajesh Kumar, Y.V. Nancharaiah, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S. Zinjarde.
Antibacterial compounds from marine epizoic and epiphytic bacteria: search for
potential biofilm disruptors,
International Symposium on New Fronties in Marine Natural Product Research (NFMNPR),
February 23-24, 2007.
National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
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Kazemi Pour, N., F.R.
Zamin, D.H. Dusane, K.R. Pardesi, S.S. Zinjarde and B.A. Chopade.
Studies on biofilm formation by Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Urinary
tract infections,
Microbes: Biofactories
of the future, 48th annual conference of Association of
Microbiologists of India, December 18-20, 2007. IIT-Madras, India
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Pakbaz, F., A.
Krishnan, D.H. Dusane, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde. Degradation
of 1-bromodecane by a novel Pseudomonas sp., Microbes: Biofactories of
the future, 48th annual conference of Association of
Microbiologists of India, December 18-20, 2007. IIT-Madras, India
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Bankar, A.V., D.H.
Dusane, A.R. Kumar and S.S. Zinjarde. Effect of chromium (VI) on
growth and biofilm formation by a marine yeast, Microbes:
Biofactories of the future, 48th annual conference of Association
of Microbiologists of India, December 18-20, 2007. IIT-Madras, India
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Rajput, J.K., D.H.
Dusane, A.R. Kumar, V.P. Venugopalan and S.S. Zinjarde, Disruption
of biofilms using Lauroyl glucose ester, International conference on
Recent Advances in Marine Antifouling Technology (RAMAT- 2006), November 6-8,
2006. National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, India
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Indo-Swedish
International conference on “Biotechnology for Sustainable Development”,
7-9 January 2008 at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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Regional symposium on “Microbial biotechnology” January 22-23,
2005 at Gujarat University, India
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A collaborative workshop organized by SRISTI and MSU on “Biopesticides”
at MSU, Baroda
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Indian Science Congress-2000, 87th session, at University of Pune, India
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Seminar on “YEAST” at NCL, PUNE organized by Association
of Microbiologists of India (AMI) 2000
Major Industrial Projects Executed
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Sagar Distilleries Ltd., Nasik, Maharashtra
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Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd., Balrampur, UP
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Shree Data Shirol SSK, Shirol, Kolhapur
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Gwalior Distilleries Ltd., Rairu Farm, Gwalior, MP
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Shree Chhatrapati Shahu SSK, Kagal, Kolhapur
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Khemani Distilleries Ltd., Daman, Gujarat
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Rajarambapu SSK, Sangli, Maharashtra
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Saraya Distilleries Ltd., Gorakhpur, UP
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Samson Distilleries Ltd., Karnataka
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Southern Agri Furane Industries Ltd., TN
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Sakthi Sugars Ltd., Erode, TN
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Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Ltd., Kattur, TN
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EMPEE Distilleries Ltd., AP
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MBDL,
Chengleput, TN
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Brihan Maharashtra Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, Shreepur, Maharashtra
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Sarvaraya Sugars Ltd., AP
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Vaidyanath SSK, Parali, Maharashtra
REFERENCES
Professor Anil K Gupta
K L
Chair Professor of Entrepreneurship
Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad- 380015 India
Phone: (0) +91 (79) 2632 4927, 26309973
anilg@iimahd.ernet.in
Professor B A Chopade (Director)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB)
University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007 India
bachopade@unipune.ernet.in
Dr. Smita Zinjarde (Reader)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB)
University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007 India
smita@unipune.ernet.in
Dr.
V P Venugopalan (Head, BBPS)
Water & Steam Chemistry Division
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
BARC
(facilities) Kalpakkam India
vpv@igcar.gov.in