Dairy Microbiology
Department of Dairy Microbiology at College of Dairy Science and Technology offers postgraduate programs M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Dairy Microbiology; besides actively involved at teaching Dairy Microbiology at undergraduate (B. Tech. Dairy Technology) level. The department works with a dedicated goal to empower graduates and postgraduates with latest knowledge and skills required to meet the growing demand of dairy, food and pharma (biotherapeutic) industry and promote them for pursuing doctoral and post-doctoral programs. The department grooms students with best teaching, high-end research and provides opportunity to interact with academicians and students at national and international level, via routine seminars/webinars in areas of global interest. Department has established scientific collaboration with institutions of international repute and students gets ample opportunity to publish high impact article with international collaboration. Department has published several highly cited articles in journals of repute like Frontiers in Microbiology, Food Bioscience, Journal of Functional Foods, Journal of Applied Microbiology and others. The department also hosts international students and visiting researchers under several funding programs like TET Fund, CV Raman Fellowship etc. The department hosts state of the art research facilities like molecular biology unit and cell-culture with high-end equipments like PCR, Real Time PCR, Level 2 Biosafety Cabinets, CO2 incubators etc.; besides basic dairy microbiology facilities required to support academic, research, and extension programs in the area of probiotcs, synbiotics, functional foods, antimicrobial resistance, pathogen detection etc.
Faculty at Department of Dairy Microbiology is enthusiastic and internationally acclaimed as visible with high research scores and citations. Faculty won several externally funded research projects from DST, DBT, SERB, MoFPI etc. Several collaborative projects hosted by department includes prestigious IACR-Niche area grant in the area of antimicrobial resistance. They have been conferred with many prestigious awards like Associate Fellowship of National Academy of Dairy Sciences (India), Post-Doctoral GOLD Fellowship, Young Scientist, Best Teacher and Best Researcher Awards.
Students at Department of Dairy Microbiology bagged several best poster, oral presentation awards at national and international conferences; besides grabbing prestigious fellowship. Currently, department hosts one DST-INSPIRE Fellow and completed one post-doc under National-Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) program of DST. Department offers campus placement to postgraduates and also prepare them for national level competitive exams. Alumni from Department of Dairy Microbiology are holding positions as Assistant Manager (Milk-Fed, Punjab), Assistant Professor (GADVASU, PAU), Post-Doctoral Research Scientists (UAE, Dubai; Slovak Research Academy, Slovakia) and several Multi-Nationals.
Dairy Microbiology
Dr. P K Singh
Address : Head of Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
Email: pranav.dt@gmail.com
Call: +91 94173-00374
Brief Introduction :
Dr. Pranav Kumar Singh took over the charge of HOD, Department of Dairy Microbiology.
Faculty Detail
Dr. Harsh Panwar
Designation : Assistant Professor
Contact Address : Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004
Telephone : 0161-2553308
Mobile : 9501260540
Email : harshpanwar@gadvasu.in
Academic Credentials
- B.Sc Life Sciences
- M.Sc Microbiology
- Ph.D Dairy Microbiology
Teaching appointments
- Dairy Microbiology
Area of research
- Pathogen detection, Probiotics, Bioactive peptides
Ongoing projects
- Designer Food for Management of Type-2 Diabetes: Targeting Gut Hormone Modulatory Potential of Probiotics funded by DST Duration: 2017-2021
- Objective 1: Selection of LAB strains having inherent gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potentials;
- Objective 2: Enhancement of viability of the shortlisted strains through encapsulation and assessment of gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potentials;
- Objective 3: Product development and assessment for gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potential under in vitro and in vivo conditions;
- Objective 4: Metagenomic profiling of gut microbiota in T2D induced treatment groups (in vivo) and control;
- Objective 5: Shelf life study, packaging and economic analysis of the developed product.
Research honours awards
- Best Teacher Award 2023, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- Best Researcher Award 2023, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
- Associate Fellow – National Academy of Dairy Sciences (India)
- Best Teacher Award 2019, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- GOLD Fellowship 2019, University of South Australia, Australia
- AMI Young Scientist Award 2019
- RS Rana Memorial Award 2019
- Best Researcher Award 2018, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- DST INSPIRE Fellow
- Gold Medal
Publication
- Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Volume 2 , Natural and Synthetic Approaches (2021). Editors: Harsh Panwar, Chetan Sharma, Eric Lichtfouse. Springer Nature 978-3-030-58258-6, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58259-3
- Book on Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Volume 1Tools and Targets (2020)Editors: Harsh Panwar, Chetan Sharma, Eric Lichtfouse, Springer Nature, 978-3-030-53023-5, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53024-2
- Niharika Singh, Ravinder Kaur, Brij Pal Singh, Namita Rokana, Gunjan Goel, Anil Kumar Puniya, Harsh Panwar: Impairment of Cronobacter sakazakii and Listeria monocytogenes biofilms by cell free preparations of lactobacilli of goat milk origin. Folia Microbiologica 05/2019;, DOI:10.1007/s12223-019-00721-3
- Namita Rokana, Brij Pal Singh, Nishchal Thakur, Chetan Sharma, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Harsh Panwar: Screening of cell surface properties of potential probiotic lactobacilli isolated from human milk. J Dairy Res 07/2018; 85(3):1-8., DOI:10.1017/S0022029918000432
- Abderrahmen Merghni, Emira Noumi, Ons Hadded, Neyla Dridi, Harsh Panwar, Ozgur Ceylan, Maha Mastouri, Mejdi Snoussi: Assessment of the antibiofilm and antiquorum sensing activities of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil and its main component 1,8-cineole against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Microbial Pathogenesis 03/2018; 118., DOI:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.006
- Niharika Singh, Chetan Sharma, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Namita Rokana, Brij Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Puniya, Sampan Attri, Gunjan Goel, Harsh Panwar: Inhibitory effects of lactobacilli of goat milk origin against growth and biofilm formation by pathogens: An in vitro study. Food Bioscience 02/2018; 22., DOI:10.1016/j.fbio.2018.02.001
- Chetan Sharma, Namita Rokana, Mudit Chandra, Brij Pal Singh, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Jatinder Paul Singh Gill, Pallab Ray, Anil Kumar Puniya, Harsh Panwar: Antimicrobial Resistance: Its Surveillance, Impact and Alternative Management Strategies in Dairy Animals. Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences 01/2018; 4., DOI:10.3389/fvets.2017.00237
- Chetan Sharma, Romika Dhiman, Namita Rokana, Harsh Panwar: Nanotechnology: An Untapped Resource for Food Packaging. Frontiers in Microbiology 09/2017; 8., DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01735
- Fouad M. F. Elshaghabee, Namita Rokana, Rohini D. Gulhane, Chetan Sharma, Harsh Panwar: Bacillus As Potential Probiotics: Status, Concerns, and Future Perspectives. Frontiers in Microbiology 08/2017; 8., DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01490
- Chetan Sharma, Sachin Gulati, Nishchal Thakur, Brij Pal Singh, Sanjolly Gupta, Simranpreet Kaur, Santosh Kumar Mishra, Anil Kumar Puniya, Jatinder Pal Singh Gill, Harsh Panwar: Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of indigenous lactobacilli isolated from curd and human milk samples. 3 Biotech 05/2017; 7(1)., DOI:10.1007/s13205-017-0682-0
Dairy Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
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Title |
Funding Agency |
Total Cost (in Lakhs) |
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Development of functional fermented dairy products with zinc fortified milk |
UGC (2015-18) |
11.85 |
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Isolation and characterization of dairy flora of Punjab region as probiotic with bio-therapeutic potential and development of preservation technology for ready to use cultures |
SERB-MOFPI (2015-18) |
70.55 |
|
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in micro flora of milk and dairy cattle from organized and unorganized dairy sector of Punjab region |
SERB-DST (2015-18) |
27.53 |
|
Isolation and characterization of novel oxalate degrading lactic acid bacteria for possible probiotic management of kidney stone |
DST-SEED Division (2016-18) |
14.46 |
|
Designer food for management of type-2 diabetes: targeting the gut-hormone modulatory potential of probiotics |
DST-SEED Division (2017-20) |
22.44 |
|
Bioactive peptide(s)/ enzyme(s) production from whey for industrial application |
RKVY (2017-19) |
12 |
|
Proteomic and genomic insights into the effect of piperine and eugenol on biofilm formation in food borne Cronobactersakazakii |
N-PDF, DST (2017-19) |
19.20 |
Dairy Microbiology
- Catered
the needs for trained professionals in quality and processing areas of dairy
industry
- Established
a library of indigenous candidate probiotic Lactobacillus
strains with bio-therapeutic potential.
Dairy Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
The department has research facilities in the area of microbiology and molecular biology. Besides, the department has well established starter culture, bio-safety, and cell culture facilities. The research facilities, expertise and international collaboration established and available at Department of Dairy Microbiology offer holistic development to students in both academics and research.
Alumni from Department are serving as Assistant Professor(s), Assistant Manager(s), Post-Doc researchers, and pursuing Ph.D. through national competitive exams
Dairy Microbiology
Faculties of the Department of Dairy Microbiology are actively participating in various scientific events, seminar and symposia at national and international level. List of awards won by the faculties are enlisted here under
Dr. Anil Kumar Puniya (2015 onward)
- Awarded Second prize in the e-Poster presentation on the theme 'Processing and value addition towards efficiency', (Screen I), 46th Dairy Industry Conference, Kochi, Kerala, 8th – 10th February, 2018.
- Convener, BSMA, Dairy Science and Technology - 2018 for “Restructuring of Master’s and Ph.D. Curriculum and Syllabi”, ICAR-Agricultural Education Division, New Delhi.
- Member, Peer Review Team of ICAR - 2016 for Accreditation of Agricultural Universities For accreditation of ‘Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya’, Durg, Raipur, Chhattisgarh and validation of self-study report of University.
- Member of International Scientific Advisory Committee in BioMicroWorld-2015: VI international Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, 28-30 October, Barcelona, Spain.
- Member of International Scientific Advisory Committee in BioMicroWorld-2017: VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, 18th – 20th October, Madrid, Spain.
- Member National Core Group - 2017 for “Restructuring of Master’s and Ph.D. Curriculum and Syllabi”, ICAR- Agricultural Education Division, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi.
- National Advisory Committee Member in National Conference on Recent Innovations in Science (NCRIS-2018). School of Science, RK University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 19th- 20th January.
- Guest of Honour; National Advisory Committee Member and Invited Talk, National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security (SAFNS-2018), School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 16th- 17th February.
- National Advisory Committee Member, National Conference on Emerging and Sustainable Technologies in Food Processing (ESTFP-2018), Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, 15th–16th March.
- Guest of Honour and Invited Talk, Second National Conference on New Horizons in Human Health and Nutrition, at Shoolini University, Solan (HP) held on 2nd – 3rd March, 2017.
- Member, Board of Management (BOM), 2015-17, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.
- Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker, 2nd National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Biological Sciences, Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala, 12th November, 2016.
- Awarded Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing by Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2015-16), International Journal of Dairy Technology (2017), Small Ruminant Research (2016), Energy Conservation and Management (2016), Animal Feed Science and Technology (2015), PLOS One (2014).
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra
- Best poster award in National Conference at ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana on 16-17, March 2018.
- Best poster award in 44th Dairy Industry conference at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal on 18-20 Feb, 2016.
Dr. Harsh Panwar
- Awarded Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowships (IACBGF-2018) under Indo-Australia Collaboration between Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and the Australian Government.
- Best Researcher Award in Dairy Science & Technology (for 2017-18) Awarded by Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141004
- Most promising Young Dairy Microbiologist Award by Vets Club Ludhiana on World Veterinary Day in May, 2017
- International Travel Grant Award [No.3/2/TG-82/HRD-2016 (13), dated 27/06/17] from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) for attending 15th International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology – 2017 of International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) in Singapore from 17-21st July 2017.
- International Travel Grant Award from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Human Resource & Development for participating in ISAPP-SFA 2014 in Scotland (UK) from 18-20th June 2014.