MLACW (now mLAC) is an institution of excellence located strategically in the vicinity of national institutes of repute, such as Indian Institute of Science, Institute of Wood Science & Technology, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Raman Research Institute and Central Power Research Institute.
Dr. Pradeep S Kaushik
Assistant ProfessorDoctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology, research work entitled “Establishment of an efficient micropropagation protocol and in vitro secondary metabolite production in Ophiorrhiza mungos L. ”Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. 2022
KSET in Lifesciences, 2016
M Sc Biochemistry, 2005, Bangalore University
2021-present
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Autonomous
Milestones Institute of Allied Health Sciences( May 2021 to Novemeber 2021), Assistant professor, handled subjects for II year BMLT students(RGUHS).
Acharya Bangalore B School (January 2015-April 2021), Assistant Professor and HOD, Dept of Biochemistry
Padmashree Institute of Management and Sciences, Bangalore (2005-2014) Lecturer and Assistant Professor
Clinical Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry
Plant tissue culture and secondary metabolite production
Nutrition and Nutraceuticals
Member, BoE, Bangalore City University, Biochemsitry UG exams, 2021-22
- Executive member of Board of studies (BOS) in Biochemistry, Bangalore University for the term 2018-2021.
- Executive member, Board of examinations (BOE), Biochemistry department, Bangalore university for the term 208-19, 2020-21 UG exams.
- Life member of Indian Society of Cell Biologists.
Conferences Attended
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Organizer: Department of Biochemistry, mLAC and Bharavase (NGO)
Date: 14th Nov 2022
Duration: One day
Title: Hands-on workshop on “Basics of Haematology”
Organizer: Department of Biochemistry, mLAC
Date: 16th -17th Nov 2022
Duration: Two day
Title: Hands-on workshop on “Immunochemical Techniques”
Organizer: Department of Biochemistry, mLAC
Date: 28th April 2022
Duration: One day
Title: Talk on Women Health- A Psychiatrist’s perspective
Organizer: Department of Biochemistry, mLAC and Bharavase (NGO)
Date: 10th Jun 2022
Duration: One day
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Title: Virtual National Conference on “Neurochemistry & Technology”
Organizer: Department of Biochemistry, mLAC
Date: 10th and 11th Dec 2021
Duration: Two day
- Presented a paper entitled “Contemporary Indian youth-impact of social media, virtual happiness and concept of simplicity” at the 9th international conference of ABBS school of Management in association with Binghamton University, Newyork. October 2019.
- Presented a paper entitled “A paradigm shift in the role of women in Indian films” in the National conference on “Contemporary discourses: Media, Gender and culture” organized by the department of journalism and mass communication, Kristu Jayanti college, Bengaluru, February 2018.
- Best poster award for “Antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of endophytic fungal extracts of Rauwolfia serpentina”- poster presentation at 9th KSTA Annual conference on Science, Technology and Innovations in the 21st century, December 2016.
- Best poster award for “Effect of auxins and source of explants on callus induction in Ophiorrhiza mungos L. - an anticancer herb”- poster presentation at the international conference, Phytocongress-2016 organized CARISM, Sastra University, Tanjavur, July 2016.
- Micropropagation and genetic fidelity studies of Ophiorrhiza mungos L. – a potent anticancer plant”- poster presentation at the international conference, International Conference on Recent Advances in Biosciences and Applications of Engineering in Production of Biopharmaceuticals, KL University, Guntur, December 2015.
- Best poster award for “Novel attempt to reduce attenuation of secondary metabolites production by endophytic fungus “– poster presentation at Bangalore India Bio, February 2012.
- Cost effective protocol for rapid in vitro multiplication of Ophiorrhiza mungos, an anticancer herb”-Oral presentation at SBTI National conference held at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, September 2011
- Rapid in vitro propagation of Ophiorrhiza mungos Linn, an alternative herb for anticancer tree Nothapodytes foetida’- poster presentation at national conference held at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, March 2011.
- Seed germination in Camptothecin yielding plants, National conference on Emerging trends in Plant tissue culture and secondary metabolite production, PIMS, Bangalore 22nd to 23rd May 2009.
Publications
- Pradeep S. Kaushik, Ramya. M, Gargi G P. Mitodepressive Activity of two Common Food Dyes on Allium cepa L. root meristem, International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET) ISSN:2321-9653; Volume5IssueIX, 2017.
- Raouf Ahmad Mir, Pradeep Suresh Kaushik, Rukaya Amin Chowdery, Anuradha M, Elicitation of Forskolin in cultures of Rhizactonia bataticola-A Phytochemical Synthesizing Endophytic Fungi, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 10, 2015
- Pradeep S Kaushik, Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Anuradha M, Subbanarasiman Balasubramanya, Rapid plant regeneration, analysis of genetic fidelity and camptothecin content of micropropagated plants of Ophiorrhiza mungos Linn. — a potent anticancer Plant, Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology 18 (1), 1- 8, 2015
- Anuradha M, Lokesh P, Pradeep S Kaushik, Balasubramanya S, Improved propagation technique for Nothapodytes foetida, International journal of research and reviews in pharmacy and applied sciences,Vol-1, Issue-4, pp 270-277,2011.
- Kumara swamy M, Rohit K C, Pradeep S K, P Sandip, Parthasarathi B, P Monika, M Neeki and N Nabendu Identification and characterization of a novel isolate Comomonas kerstersii KSM7 for extracellular α- amylase production, J. Microbiol. Biotech. Res., 2012, 2 (5):703-711