DR. HIRAL SHUKLA PANDYA

Academic Background

B.Sc: Microbiology, Mumbai University, Mumbai, 2007

M.Sc: Microbiology, The M. S. U. of Baroda, Vadodara, 2009

Ph.D: Biotechnology, ICT, Mumbai, 2017

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor: NMIMS Deemed to be University, 2024
• Assistant Professor: Jai Hind College, Mumbai 2019 to 2024

Research Interest

Study of the gut flora dynamics in cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy by characterization of the aerobes as well as anaerobes from a cohort of Indian patients at Tata Memorial Hospital

Green Synthesis and Characterization of metal Nanoparticles in terms of toxicology and antibacterial effect

Recent Publications:

• Hiral S, Abhishek M, Aruna G, Annamma A, Arvind L. (2017) Enhanced Acidogenesis by the Degenerated Clostridium Sp. strain on a Continuous Membrane Cell Recycle Reactor. Adv Biotech & Micro. 2017; 7(4): 555716. DOI: 10.19080/AIBM.2017.07.555716.
• Hiral S P (2024) Bioenergy as a global public tool and techology transfer. In Naga Raju Maddela, Sesan Abiodun Aransiola, Chizoba I. Ezugwu, Lizziane Kretli Winkelstroter Eller, Laura Scalvenzi, Fangang Meng (Eds.), Microbial Biotechnology for Bioenergy. (pp. 263-275). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-14112-6.00013-4

Teaching

• Microbiology
• Microbial physiology
• Bio-Process Technology
• Clinical Biochemistry

Awards/Honor

• UGC -NET (2010) JRF-SRF (2010-2015)
• Young Scientist in bioprocessing Award Bioprocessing India, 2014