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B I O - D A T A

NAME : ANAND GANESH LAGOO

DATE OF BIRTH : JANUARY 15, 1966

SEX : Male

MARITAL STATUS : Single

ADDRESS FOR
CORRESPONDANCE : Sahiljeet, Opp. Nehru Maidan,
Ganesh Mandir Road,
Dombivli (E) - 421201
Maharashtra, INDIA.

TELEPHON NO. : STD CODE - (0251) 448717
From Mumbai - 911 - 448717

E-mail : anandlagoo@hotmail.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :

DEGREE YEAR OF UNIVERSITY SUBJECTS MARKS CLASS
PASSING (%)

S.S.C. March 81 Pune Board General 75.86 Ist with
Distinction

H.S.C. March 83 Pune Board Science Group 57.00 II nd

B.Sc. July 86 Mumbai Microbiology 64.10 I st
University (6 Units)
Env. Science
(2 Units)

M.Sc. July 88 M.S.U. Baroda Microbiology 64.91 I st

FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED :

1. National Scholarship of University Grant Commission New Delhi, India, under special assistance programme, during the academic year 1987-88 at Dept. of Microbiology and Biotech Centre, M.S. University of Baroda - 390 002, Gujarat, INDIA.

2. Passed University Grant Commission - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Junior Research Fellow Examination, held in March, 1988.

3. Worked on a Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, funded project as Senior Research Fellow from April 9, 1991 to May 31, 1993.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :

1. During M.Sc. (Microbiology) Course, Project Work on "Biochemical Aspects of Halatolerance in Aspergillus Sydowii".

Guide : Prof. H.S. Chattpar,
Dept. of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre,
M.S. University of Baroda,
Baroda - 390 002.
Gujarat, INDIA.

2. As a Junior Research Fellow at B.A.R.C., Trombay, Mumbai - 400 085, from December 5, 1988 to December 5, 1990. Topic of Research - "Studies of enzymes of photo-synthetic carbon reduction cycle with special reference to RuBisCO from Rhodospirillum rubrum and on RuBisCO activase from Spinachia oleracia.

Guide : Dr. A.S. Bhagwat,
Head, Agri. Biochem Sec.,
M.B.A.D.,
B.A.R.C., Trombay,
Mumbai - 400 085.
Maharashtra, INDIA.

3. As a Senior Research Fellow on Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, funded project entitled "The relationship among carbondioxide fixation, Iron oxidation rates and Growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, from April 9, 1991 to May 31, 1993.

Guide : Dr. K.M. Paknikar,
Dept. of Microbiology,
M.A.C.S. Res. Institute,
Law College Road,
Pune - 411 004
Maharashtra, INDIA.

4. As Research Scientist at R & D Centre of Cuturgia Biochemicals Ltd., at Ambivli (Kalyan), from June 21, 1993 to May, 1998.

Job Responsibilities were as follows :-

* Organic acid production by submerged fermentation.
* Setting up of Microbiological Laboratory.
* Maintenance and Preservation of Industrial cultures.
* Production strain improvement for higher yields and for better economy, by
mutagenesis.
* Mutant screening.
* Laboratory trials of mutants from shakeflash level to 20 Lit. fermenters.
* Trouble shooting assignments at Plant level.

5. As Assistant Research Officer with Institute of Molecular Agrobiology, 1, Research Link, NUS, Singapore - 117 604, from July 19, 1999 to January 31, 2000.

Supervisor : Dr. Karuna Sampath
IMA Fellow
Institute of Molecular Agrobiology,
1 Research Link,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore 117 604

Lab Job Responsibilities were as follows :

* Laboratory Administration.
* Routine Molecular biology techniques & Fish embryology techniques towards study of
Fish developmental biology.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE :

1. Lecturer at Birla College, Kalyan, in Department of Microbiology
from August 26, 1988 to November 15, 1988.

2. Conducted Lectures at Birla College, Kalyan for undergraduates classes during the
academic year 1989 - 1990, voluntarily, without any remuneration.

TECHNIQUES VERSED WITH :

* Routine microbiological and biochemical techniques.
* Protein purification and characterization techniques, Western blot analysis.
* centrifugation and Spectrophotometric techniques.
* Routine Molecular biology techniques such as, cloning, RNA Synthesis, PCR & DNA
sequencing, Fusion protein generation.
* Geomicrobiological techniques.
* Industrial Strain Improvement Techniques.
* Laboratory fermenter usage.
* Fish embryology techniques such as insitu hybridization and antibody staining.

REFERENCES :

1. Prof. V.V. Modi
Dept. of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre,
M.S. University of Baroda,
Baroda - 390 002.
Gujarat, INDIA.

2. Prof. H.S. Chattpar,
Dept. of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre,
M.S. University of Baroda,
Baroda - 390 002.
Gujarat, INDIA.

3. Prof. V.S. Pingle
Head Dept. of Microbiology,
Birla College,
Kalyan - 421 304

4. Dr. Karuna Sampath
IMA Fellow,
Institute of Molecular Agrobiology,
1 Research Link,
National Univesity of Singapore,
Singapore 117 604
E-mail - karuna@ima.org.sg

5. Dr. Laszlo Orban
Senior Scientist
Laboratory of Fish Biotechnology,
Institute of Molecular Agrobiology,
1 Research Link,
National Univesity of Singapore,
Singapore 117 604
E-mail : orban@ima.org.sg