Pratyoosh Shukla[1] (born April 2, 1977, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian Microbiologist specialized in Enzyme technology and Protein Bioinformatics. He is presently working as Professor and Coordinator of the School of Biotechnology at the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He was awarded with Indo-USA Research Professor at Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, USA in the year 2014 by American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).[2] He is Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS),[3] Fellow of Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc/FAMI),[4] Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (FBRS).[5]

Pratyoosh Shukla and his research group is working since last two decades for integration of tools and techniques in microbe assisted biotechnological process for environmental sustainability, bio products including bio-energy, cost effective bioprocesses[6],[7],.[8] His contributions in Microbial Biotechnology are also being recognized by the academic bodies and scientific societies in the country9.[9] Recently, his name was also featured in world 2% scientists by the Stanford University, USA.[10] He has over 23 years of strong and longstanding experience in administration, teaching and research experience in reputed[11] universities of India and abroad.

Education

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Upon completing his bachelor's degree (B.Sc.), he went on to complete his master's degree in Sciences (Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology) from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar M.P India in 1999. In 2002, he earned his Ph.D. in microbiology from the APS University, Rewa, India. He has received NRF-DUT Post Doctoral Fellowship at Enzyme Technology Group, Durban University of Technology, Durban.  Recently he has been awarded with D.Sc. in Microbiology in the year 2020 from Barkatullah University, formerly known as Bhopal University, Bhopal, India for his significant contribution in the area of 'computational enzyme engineering'.

Research

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His research group is working since last two decades for integration of techniques in microbe assisted biotechnological processes[12],[13],[14],[15],[16],.[17]  His contributions in microbial bioprocesses optimization using the artificial intelligence (AI) based tools especially on microbial enzymes and cyanobacterial bio-pigments are getting attention of scientific community[8],.[18] In addition, he also works on wide facets of cyanobacterial biotechnology for their various applications[19],[20],.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Faculty Profile - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India".
  2. ^ https://iusstf.org/documents/35627/42091/Annual%20Report%202013-14
  3. ^ "National Academy of Agricultural Sciences".
  4. ^ "AMI Fellows | AMI | Association of Microbiologists of India". amiindia.info.
  5. ^ "Fellows of BRSI". The Biotech Research Society, India. 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ Dixit, Mandeep; Chhabra, Deepak; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2023-02-01). "Optimization of endoglucanase-lipase-amylase enzyme consortium from Thermomyces lanuginosus VAPS25 using Multi-Objective genetic algorithm and their bio-deinking applications". Bioresource Technology. 370: 128467. Bibcode:2023BiTec.37028467D. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128467. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 36509307. S2CID 254527383.
  7. ^ Dixit, Mandeep; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2023-02-01). "Multi-efficient endoglucanase from Aspergillus niger MPS25 and its potential applications in saccharification of wheat straw and waste paper deinking". Chemosphere. 313: 137298. Bibcode:2023Chmsp.313m7298D. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137298. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 36427581. S2CID 253829302.
  8. ^ a b Saini, Dinesh Kumar; Rai, Amit; Devi, Alka; Pabbi, Sunil; Chhabra, Deepak; Chang, Jo-Shu; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2021-06-01). "A multi-objective hybrid machine learning approach-based optimization for enhanced biomass and bioactive phycobiliproteins production in Nostoc sp. CCC-403". Bioresource Technology. 329: 124908. Bibcode:2021BiTec.32924908S. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124908. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 33690058. S2CID 232195472.
  9. ^ "World's Best Biology and Biochemistry Scientists: H-Index Biology and Biochemistry Science Ranking in India 2023 | Research.com".
  10. ^ "Top 2% Most Influential Scientists (Single Year) in 2023 Stanford University List: Analysis of Indian Researchers". Insights2Techinfo. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  11. ^ "Faculty - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India".
  12. ^ Mu, Demei; Liu, Hao; Lin, Weitie; Shukla, Pratyoosh; Luo, Jianfei (2020-04-01). "Simultaneous biohydrogen production from dark fermentation of duckweed and waste utilization for microalgal lipid production". Bioresource Technology. 302: 122879. Bibcode:2020BiTec.30222879M. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122879. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 32028148. S2CID 211050463.
  13. ^ Kumar, Vishal; Kumar, Ashwani; Chhabra, Deepak; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2019-01-01). "Improved biobleaching of mixed hardwood pulp and process optimization using novel GA-ANN and GA-ANFIS hybrid statistical tools". Bioresource Technology. 271: 274–282. Bibcode:2019BiTec.271..274K. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.115. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 30278352. S2CID 52922948.
  14. ^ Dhankhar, Rakhi; Kumar, Ashwani; Kumar, Sanjay; Chhabra, Deepak; Shukla, Pratyoosh; Gulati, Pooja (2019-07-18). "Multilevel algorithms and evolutionary hybrid tools for enhanced production of arginine deiminase from Pseudomonas furukawaii RS3". Bioresource Technology. 290: 121789. Bibcode:2019BiTec.29021789D. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121789. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 31326652. S2CID 198134213.
  15. ^ Sharma, Babita; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2020-11-14). "A comparative analysis of heavy metal bioaccumulation and functional gene annotation towards multiple metal resistant potential by Ochrobactrum intermedium BPS-20 and Ochrobactrum ciceri BPS-26". Bioresource Technology. 320 (Pt B): 124330. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124330. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 33202345. S2CID 227037383.
  16. ^ Sharma, Babita; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2021-01-05). "Lead bioaccumulation mediated by Bacillus cereus BPS-9 from an industrial waste contaminated site encoding heavy metal resistant genes and their transporters". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 401: 123285. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123285. ISSN 0304-3894. PMID 32659573. S2CID 220518303.
  17. ^ Basu, Supratim; Rabara, Roel C.; Negi, Sangeeta; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2018-04-18). "Engineering PGPMOs through Gene Editing and Systems Biology: A Solution for Phytoremediation?". Trends in Biotechnology. 36 (5): 499–510. doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.01.011. ISSN 0167-7799. PMID 29455935.
  18. ^ Dixit, Mandeep; Kumar Gupta, Guddu; Yadav, Monika; Chhabra, Deepak; Kumar Kapoor, Rajeev; Pathak, Puneet; Bhardwaj, Nishi K.; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2022-04-01). "Improved deinking and biobleaching efficiency of enzyme consortium from Thermomyces lanuginosus VAPS25 using genetic Algorithm-Artificial neural network based tools". Bioresource Technology. 349: 126846. Bibcode:2022BiTec.34926846D. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126846. ISSN 0960-8524. PMID 35158033. S2CID 246799726.
  19. ^ Srivastava, Amit; Varshney, Rajeev K.; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2021-02-16). "Sigma Factor Modulation for Cyanobacterial Metabolic Engineering". Trends in Microbiology. 29 (3): 266–277. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.012. ISSN 0966-842X. PMID 33229204. S2CID 227157066.
  20. ^ Srivastava, Amit; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2021-02-16). "Tightening the Screws on PsbA in Cyanobacteria". Trends in Genetics. 37 (3): 211–215. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2020.08.018. ISSN 0168-9525. PMID 32977998. S2CID 221938503.
  21. ^ Srivastava, Amit; Shukla, Pratyoosh (2021-12-16). "Emerging tools and strategies in cyanobacterial omics". Trends in Biotechnology. 40 (1): 4–7. doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.05.004. ISSN 0167-7799. PMID 34154821. S2CID 235595074.