Administrative Positions
Head of the Department, Department of Zoology
University of DelhiDean, Faculty of Sciences,
University of DelhiDean, Examination,
University of DelhiChairman of Board of Research Studies,
University of Delhi
Academic Positions
INSA-Senior Scientist,
Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, DelhiNASI-Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute, New DelhiProfessor
Department of Zoology, University of DelhiReader
University of DelhiLecturer
Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi
Honorary Positions
- Advisor, International Microbiology Literacy Initiative Resources- South Asian Center (IMiLI-SAC) at Phixgen Private Ltd., Gurugram.
- Senior Ambassador for India, Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS)
- Senior Ambassador for India, International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME), The Netherlands
- Adjunct Professor, Career Point University, Hamirpur.
- Director (Honorary), PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, Haryana.
Awards & Honors
- Awarded ISME Ambassador of the year 2021-2022 by ISME President Nicole Dubilier in 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME18) held at EPFL, Lausanne from 14-19 August 2022.
- Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) in February 2021.
- President, Indian Network for Soil Contamination and Research (INSCR) (2018 - Present)
- General Secretary, Indian Network for Soil Contamination and Research (INSCR) (2011-2018).
- Awarded NASI-Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellowship, the National Academy of Science, India (2019-2022).
- Received Kuldeep Dhatwalia Excellence Award-2017 from Chaman Seva Sansthan, Himachal Pradesh for exemplary work, achievements, commitment and contributions in the development of nation.
- Received the Moselio Schaechter Distinguished Service Award-2016 from American Society for Microbiology for exemplary leadership and commitment towards the substantial furthering of the profession of microbiology in research, education or technology in the developing world.
- Prof. B.N. Johri Award on Microbial Diversity (Biannual) by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) for the year 2016.
- Ambassador, Indian Ocean Region, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) (2012-2015).
- President, Association of Microbiologists of India (2013-2014).
- Prof. S.R. Vyas Memorial Award (Biannual) by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) for the year 2014.
Elected Fellow Of Academies
- Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology (FAAM).
- Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA).
- Fellow of National Academy of Science (FNASc).
- Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS).
- Fellow of Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc).
Fellowships Awarded
- Awarded INSA-DFG Bilateral Exchange Program – 2018 to visit Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Germany in June-July, 2019.
- Awarded Endeavour Executive Fellowship by Government of Australia. To work at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia (November 2018 - February 2019).
- Awarded short-term Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany (June - July 2017 and May - July 2018).
- Awarded short-term Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked at the University of Freiburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Germany (July - August 2013).
- Awarded Indo-US professorship for the year 2008-09 by American Society for Microbiology to conduct research on “Genetic Manipulations of Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 for the production of rifamycin analogs” at College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis (May - June 2009).
- Awarded short-term Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked on the project entitled, “Annotation of genome of Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699” at the University of Bielefeld, Gentechnologie/Mikrobiologie, Germany (July, 2008).
- Awarded short-term Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked on the project entitled “Genome sequence and analysis and annotations” at the University of Bielefeld, Gentechnologie/Mikrobiologie, Germany (June - July, 2004).
- Awarded DBT short-term Overseas Associateship to work with Prof. John Cullum at the Department of Genetics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (May - October, 2000).
- Awarded short-term Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked on the project, “Cloning of Rifamycin bio¬synthetic genes in Amycolatopsis mediterranei” at the University of Bielefeld, Gentechnologie/Mikrobiologie, Germany (May - July, 1995).
- Awarded Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Worked at the University of Bielefeld, Gentechnologie/Mikrobiologie, Germany (July, 1988 - August, 1990).