Diamond Jubilee Year
2005-06






Name:

Dr. K.M. Paknikar, FNAAS, FAMI, FBRS, FMAS

Designation: Head, Microbial Sciences Division; Scientist-In-Charge, Centre for Nanobioscience; and In-charge, Mycology & Plant Pathology Group;
Email: kpaknikar@gmail.com
Education:

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Specialization:

(1)Application of nanoscience in medicine, biology, agriculture and environment, (2) Metal-microbe interactions and their applications, (3) Microbial Culture Collections

Honours:

VISITING ASSIGNMENTS



Visiting Professor, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)



Visiting Professor, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, USA (2006-2008)



Research Advisor, National Nanotechnology Centre (Ministry of Science and Technology), Bangkok, Thailand (2007)



Marico Industries Visiting Fellow, University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India (2010)



EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS



Editor, Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer, Germany)



Editor, Open Journal of Nanomedicine (Bentham, USA)



Editor, World Journal of Pharmacology (Baishideng Publishing, China)



Editor, ISRN Nanotechnology (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA)



AWARDS



Biotech Research Society (India) Industrial Medal Award for the year 2007



Third World Microbiology Fund Visiting Scientist Award, Society for General Microbiology, UK, 1986



MEMBERSHIP OF IMPORTANT COMMITTEES



Planning Commission, Government of India: Member of the Task Force for Formulating Action Plan for Removal of Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal, 2005 – 2007



Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India: Member, Programme Advisory Committee on 'Water Technology Initiative', 2007-onwards



Department of Biotechnology, Government of India: Expert Member, Technical Screening Committee, Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI), 2010-2012



Department of Biotechnology, Government of India: Member, Review Committee. Research projects under different bilateral collaborations in the field of Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology, 2010-2013



Department of Biotechnology, Government of India: Member, Committee for establishing 'National Institute of Marine Biotechnology', 2007-2008



Department of Biotechnology, Government of India: Member of the Task Force, Application of Biotechnology for Biodiversity Conservation and Environment, 2000-2003



Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India: Adviser, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi, 2010 onwards



Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India: Member, Task Force, The Standing Policy Planning Committee on Mobilising Frontier Technologies in Agriculture, 2002 – 2004



Pondicherry University, Puducherry: Member, Board of Studies, M.Tech. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2010-2012



North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon: Member, Academic Council, nominated by the Hon’ble Chancellor (Governor of Maharashtra), 2010 onwards



University of Pune, Pune: Member, Research and Recognition Committee in Microbiology, 2011-2014



Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad: Member, Research and Recognition Committee in Biotechnology, 2011-2014



Mumbai University, Mumbai: Member, Board of Studies in Molecular Biology, 2011-2014



Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded: Member, Research and Recognition Committee in Microbiology, 2008-2011





ELECTED FELLOSHIPS / MEMERSHIPS OF ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES




Elected Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (1996), Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences (2003); Elected Member, Executive Board, World Federation of Culture Collections (1992-1996); Elected Fellow and Member, Management Committee, Biotech Research Society of India; Elected Fellow, Association of Microbiologists of India (2007); Elected Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2010)



OTHER HONOURS



Keynote Speaker, Plenary speaker, Session Chairman, Resource Person and Member of International Scientific Committee of several National and International conferences



Specialized training at University of Maryland, College Park, USA (1989); St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, UK (1987); University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (1985); Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (1982)



Delivered talks on invitations at various Universities and Institutes in USA, UK, Japan, Russia, Australia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Bangladesh



Member, Board of Directors, Nano Cutting Edge Technology Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai



General Secretary, Biotech Research Society, India (2009-2011)



Patents:

International patents granted



Stabilizing solutions for submicronic particles, methods for making the same and methods of stabilizing submicronic particles

USA (Patent No.7514600), Eurasia (Patent No. 010338), China (Patent No. 1950142), South Africa (Patent No. 2006/08551), Sri Lanka (Patent No. 14287), Singapore (Patent No. 127299)



Anti-microbial activity of biologically stabilized silver nano particles
South Africa (Patent No. 2006/08552) , Sri Lanka (Patent No. 14288), China (Patent No. 1953664), Singapore (Patent No. 127298)

International patent applications



Stabilizing solutions for submicronic particles, methods for making the same and methods of stabilizing submicronic particles

Applications in : Europe, Australia, Israel, Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia



Anti-microbial activity of biologically stabilized silver nano particles

Applications in: USA, Europe, Eurasia, Australia, Israel, Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia



Indian patents granted



A process for manufacturing metal sulfide nanoparticles
Patent No. 202756



A process for manufacturing silver metal nanoparticles
Patent No. 202757



A process for manufacturing gold metal nanoparticles
Patent No. 205346



A method and apparatus for separating two fluids of different densities having different thawing temperatures
Patent No. 206541



A method for the treatment of industrial waste waters with the help of constructed wetland systems
Patent No.186511



A method for the removal of chromium, selenium and tellurium from aqueous solutions using microorganisms
Patent No. 86512



An integrated chemical and/or microbiological process for the recovery of metals from cadmium telluride photovoltaic modules
Patent No. 188285



A method for the preparation of a matrix from poultry waste and its use in the immobilization of biomass
Patent No. 186621



Theses supervised:

21 - PhD (Pune University)
01 - MSc (Pune University)
01 - MD (Pune University)
01 - MS (EPFL, Switzerland)



'h' Index:

20



Recent Publications:

1

Arora, S., J.M. Rajwade and K.M. Paknikar (2012), Nanotoxicology and in vitro Studies: the Need of the Hour, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 258:151-165 doi:10.1016/j.taap.2011.11.010

2

Morarka, A., S. Agrawal, K.M. Paknikar, D. Bodas (In Press), A simplistic, rapid and cost effective approach for fabrication of 3D microfluidic devices using human hair, Micro & Nano Letters

3

Agrawal, S., A. Morarka, K.M. Paknikar and D. Bodas (2012), In situ synthesis of Au nanoparticles in 3D circular microchannels in PDMS using a simple and reliable molding method, Microelectronic Engineering, 90: 104-107

4

Ghormade, V., M.V. Deshpande and K.M. Paknikar (2011), Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants, Biotechnology Advances, 29: 792-803

5

Umrani, R.D. and K.M. Paknikar (2011), Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Show Anti-Diabetic Activity in Rats, Diabetes, 60 (Suppl 1): A315

6

Umrani, R.D. and K.M. Paknikar (2011), Ayurvedic Medicine Zinc Bhasma: Physicochemical Evaluation, Anti-Diabetic Activity and Safety Assessment, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 7: 148-149

7

Morarka A., S. Agrawal, S. Kale, A. Kale, S. Ogale, K.M. Paknikar and D.S. Bodas (2011), Quantum dot based immunosensor using 3D circular microchannels fabricated in PDMS, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26: 3050-3053

8

Nagpal V., A. D. Bokare, R. C. Chikate, C. V. Rode and K. M. Paknikar (2010), Reductive Dechlorination of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane using Fe-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 175: 680-687

9

Joshi, C.V., V. Ghormade, P. Kunde, P.Kulkarni, H. Mamgain, S. Bhat, K.M. Paknikar and M.V. Deshpande (2010), Flocculation of dimorphic yeast Benjaminiella poitrasii is altered by modulation of NAD-glutamate dehydrogenase, Bioresource Technology, 101: 1393-1395

10

Kaul-Ghanekar R, S. Singh, H. Mamgain, A. Jalota-Badhwar, K.M. Paknikar and S. Chattopadhyay (2009), Tumor suppressor protein SMAR1 modulates the roughness of cell surface – combined AFM and SEM study, BMC Cancer 9: 350

11

Jain, J., S. Arora, J.M. Rajwade, P.Omray, S. Khandelwal and K.M. Paknikar (2009), Silver nanoparticles in therapeutics: development of an antimicrobial gel formulation for topical use, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 6, 1388-1401

12

Arora, S., J. Jain, J.M. Rajwade and K.M. Paknikar (2009), Interactions of silver nanoparticles with primary mouse fibroblasts and liver cells, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 236: 310-318

13

Pandey, V., M. V. Vijayakumar, R. Kaul-Ghanekar, H. Mamgain, K.M. Paknikar and M.K. Bhat (2009), Atomic Force Microscopy, biochemical analysis of 3T3-L1 cells differentiated in the absence and presence of insulin, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1790: 57-64

14

Arora, S., J. Jain, J.M. Rajwade and K.M. Paknikar (2008), Cellular responses induced by silver nanoparticles: in vitro studies, Toxicology Letters, 179:93-100

15

Puranik, S.S., H.M. Joshi, S.B. Ogale and K.M. Paknikar (2008) Hydrazine based facile synthesis and ordered assembly of metal nanoparticles (Au, Ag) on a bacterial surface layer protein template, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8:3565-3569

16

Nagpal, V., M.C. Srinivasan and K.M. Paknikar (2008), Biodegradation of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) by a non-white rot fungus Conidiobolus 03-1-56 isolated from litter, Indian Journal of Microbiology, 48:134-141

17

Arora, S., J. Jain, J.M. Rajwade and K.M. Paknikar (2008), Silver nanoparticles induced cellular responses, Nanotoxicology, 2 (Supplement 1): S75

18

Ghosh, A., A.M. Mohod, K.M. Paknikar and R.K. Jain (2008), Isolation and characterization of selenite- and selenate- tolerant microorganisms from selenium-contaminated soils, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24: 1607-1611

19

Bokare, A., R.C.Chikate, C.V. Rode and K.M. Paknikar (2008) Iron-nickel bimetallic nanoparticles for reductive degradation of azo dye Orange G in aqueous solution, Applied Catalysis B; Environmental, 79: 270-278

20

Bhayani, K., S. Kale, R. Rajgopal, H. Mamgain, S. Arora, R. Kaul-Ghanekar, D. C. Kundaliya, S. D. Kulkarni, R. Pasricha, S.D. Dhole, S. Ogale and K.M. Paknikar (2007) Protein and polymer immobilized La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanoparticles for possible biomedical applications, Nanotechnology,18:345101

21

Bokare, A.D.,R. Chikate, C.V. Rode and K.M. Paknikar (2007) Effect of Surface Chemistry of Fe-Ni Nanoparticles on Mechanistic Pathways of Azo Dye Degradation, Environmental Science and Technology,41: 7437-7443

22

Brown C., G. Bushell, M.W. Whitehouse, D.S. Agrawal, S.G. Tupe, K.M. Paknikar and E.R.T. Tiekink (2007) Nanogoldpharmaceutics: (i) The use of colloidal gold to treat experimentally-induced arthritis in rat models; (ii) Characterization of the gold in Swarna bhasma, a microparticulate used in traditional Indian medicine, Gold Bulletin, 40: 245-250

23

Paknikar, K.M. and A. Jeremic (2007) Discovery of the cell secretion machinery, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 3: 218-222

24

Paknikar, K.M. (2007) Landmark discoveries in intracellular transport and secretion, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 11:393-397

25

Kale, S., R. Rajagopal, J. Rajwade, K. Bhayani, S. Arora, K. Paknikar, D. Kundaliya and S. Ogale (2007) Micowave response of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanoparticles for heating applications, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 3: 178-183

26

Tupe, S.G., J.M. Rajwade and K.M. Paknikar (2007) Taguchi approach significantly increases bioremediation process efficiency – a case study with mercury removal by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Letters in Applied Microbiology, 45: 36-41

27

Jalota-Badhwar, A., R. Kaul-Ghanekar, D. Mogare, R. Boppana, K.M. Paknikar and S. Chattopadhyay (2007) SMAR1-derived P44 peptide retains its tumor suppressor function through modulation of p53, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282: 9902-9913

 

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