Curriculum Vitae Dr. Touseef Hussain
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Curriculum Vitae [email protected] Dr. Touseef Hussain +91-9990648647 A-258, Sector-11, Vijay Nagar, @Hussaint789 Ghaziabad-201009, U.P, India https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-touseef-hussain-17108637 Orcid. Orcid.org/0000-0002-3325-0423 Web of Science Researcher ID:AAH-6663-2019 Career outline: Could not joined due to COVID-19 issue, seeking new opportunities March, 2020 selected for Visiting Scientist post under Talent Young Scientist Program for Asia and Africa from China science and Technology Exchange Centre (CSTEC), MOST, China Biotechnology and Genetic Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming City-650200 Yunnan Province, China Functional Analysis of New Gene against Rice Bacterial Blight from Local Rice May, 2019- Feb., 2020 Junior Scientist at Kalp Laboratories, Pvt. Ltd., Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India Laboratory management, Supervision to UG, PG students in their dissertation research projects, counseling and guidance DNA extraction, PCR reaction, fungus, bacteria isolation, culture maintenance, etcs. May 2017- April, 2019 Independent Project (DST- National Postdoctoral Fellow)-SERB-DST- NPDF Dept. of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India Plant Pathology: Isolation, screening of novel microbes for the biocontrol of soil-borne disease of potato (R.solani, Fusarium) through biosurfactant- Bacillus subtilis bioagent and its molecular detection, chemical characterization March 2016 – April 2017 Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Dept. of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India Plant Virology: PCR, Cloning, Protein expression, western blotting, ELISA testing of Potato viruses, banana viruses and orchids viruses. May 2009– Nov. 2015 Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Plant Protection Section, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Curriculum Vitae Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Plant Pathology group: Molecular detection, identification, quantification, characterization of Late blight of potato caused by Phytopthora infestans, molecular markers. Teaching Experience: Taught Environmental studies course (EVS-351, 4 credits) at Faculty of Arts (2017-18) & Faculty of Science (2018-19) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Education Feb.2010 – Nov. 2016 Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India Doctor of Philosophy, Life Sciences Feb. 2013- March 2014 SERE India, Diploma in Nano-biotechnology (1 year) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Oct. 2006– Nov. 2008 Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India M. Sc., Biotechnology (2 years) August, 2003-Sept. 2006 Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India B Sc., Biology ( 3 years) Ph.D. Thesis: “Detection and quantification of Phytophthora infestans from host tissues and infested soil” M.Sc. dissertation: “Molecular characterization of Mesorhizobium ciceri and its mutants” at National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12, India Major Skills Skills ❖ Disease diagnosis of especially Potato and Tomato, based on the symptomatology. ❖ Identification of pathogens (A.solani, Fusarium spp., P.infestans, R.solani AG-3). ❖ Isolation and identification of plant pathogen from different hosts. ❖ Fungal and bacterial culture maintenance, Cryo-preservation of fungal isolates. ❖ Molecular characterization of Plant /Pathogens using RAPD, SSR markers,16s RNA, ITS region-based, little bioinformatics study. ❖ Isolation of new microbes, purification, culturing and mass production of biocontrol agents. ❖ Molecular tools such as Multiplex PCR, Real-time PCR, RT-PCR, PC-PCR, IC-PCR. ❖ Plant inoculation techniques for in planta bioassays and screening of Curriculum Vitae varieties/accessions. ❖ PCR diagnosis of Apical Leaf Virus of Potato, ELISA technique, Plant Tissue Culture Technique ❖ Cloning, Protein purification, expression, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting ❖ Field experience, survey, sample collections, planting, diseases assessment, screening. Languages: English, Hindi Professional Membership: ❖ Life Membership of Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI, New Delhi, since-2017 ❖ Life Membership of Indian Science Congress, Kolkata, since-2017 ❖ Life Membership of Trends of Biosciences Journal published by DSA&RD, Kanpur, since 2014 ❖ Early Career Sponsored Membership of American Phytopathological Society (APS), since 2018 ❖ Life Membership of Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI), since 2018 ❖ Microbiology Society, Meredith Street, London, United Kingdom (Affiliate member) Reviewer of Manuscript/Committee’s: African Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of Applied Microbiology and Letters of Applied Microbiology, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Journal of Plant Pathology, Pesticide Research Journal, Indian Journal of Expt. Biology, 3 Biotech, Saina Malaysiana. American Phytopathological Society Experiential Student Travel Awards reviewer committee-2019, 2020; American Society of Microbiology, International Conf. reviewer committee-2019, 2020 Research Highlights/Blogs: Hussain, T. (19th of June, 2020). Bacterial metabolites: a Gift from Nature for Crop protection. The Global Plant Council. https://globalplantcouncil.org/bacterial-metabolites-a-gift-from-nature-for-crop-protection/ Hussain, T.(2020).Harnessing natural bio factories against deadly soil fungal pathogens of potato seed tubers: Bacillus subtilis. Soil Health case studies-75th anniversary of the Microbiology Society, London, U.K https://microbiologysociety.org/our-work/75th-anniversary-a-sustainable-future/soil-health/soil-health-case- studies/harnessing-natural-bio-factories.html Hussain, T and Khan, A.A.(2018).Biosurfactant weapons-A hidden Weapon against deadly fungal pathogens of potato. Indian Phytopatho Newsletter. Oct.-Dec. Vol.1(4).pg 3. http://storage.unitedwebnetwork.com/files/302/e1291fe55fead86fb1da165f411ab9e2.pdf Organization of the conference: Chair the Technical session II as Chairperson in the Oral presentation in 2nd National Conference cum Workshop on “Channelling as Tool & Techniques to Agriculture Biotechnology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology in 21st Century” CTTABMMB- 2019, on 23rd-24th November 2019 Organised by Department of Curriculum Vitae Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura in Association with Koshambi Foundation, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Chair the Technical session III as Co-Chairperson in Poster presentation in 2nd National Conference cum Workshop on “Channelling as Tool & Techniques to Agriculture Biotechnology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology in 21st Century” CTTABMMB- 2019, on 23rd-24th November 2019 Organised by Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura in Association with Koshambi Foundation, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Co-organising Secretary at International Webinar on COVID-19, Present, Future prospects and its Management from 19th to 22 May 2020 organised by Kalp Laboratories, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India Joint Organising Secretary at National E-Symposium on Challenges for immunity booster foods and herbal remedies against COVID-19 and its Vaccines development-2020 on 27th to 28 June 2020 organised by Kalp Laboratories, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. EXAMINATION DUTY: Act as invigilators in various Entrance Exam at National Level (2017- 2019), AMU, Aligarh Committee member of Environmental course at UG level (2017-18), AMU, Aligarh Guest Lecture: Delivered a guest lecture on “Applications of PCR in diagnostic of Late Blight of potato caused by Phytophthora infestans” “ZENITH-Ignighting Passion 2017,” Techno-Biotech fest, organized by at Dept. of Biotechnology, Sanskriti University, Mathura, U.P, 27th -28th Jan. 2017. Invitee talk on “Role of Rhamnolipids in Agriculture Plant Protection” at 2nd National Conference cum Workshop on “Channelling as Tool & Techniques to Agriculture Biotechnology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology in 21st Century” CTTABMMB- 2019, on 23rd-24th November 2019 Organised by Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura in Association with Koshambi Foundation, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Invitee talk on “Immunity Booster Natural Foods: A Nature Gift to fight against COVID-10” at National e- Symposium on “Challenges for Immunity Booster Foods & Herbal Remedies against COVID-19 and its Vaccines Development-2020”schedule on 27th to 28th of June-2020, Organized by Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology, Kalp Laboratories, Mathura, Co-Organized by Plant Research & Educational Promotion Society, Jointly Organized by Hindustan Agriculture Research Welfare Society, Agra and International Biotech Technocrats & Consultants Association, Delhi AWARDS & HONOURS: SECOND BEST Oral Presentation award: Hussain, T and Khan, A.A.2018. Bacillus firmusHussainT: Lab. 66: A new Biosurfactant producing bacteria for the Biocontrol of Late Blight of potato caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. National Seminar on New Paradigms of Plant Health Management: Sustainable Food Security under Climatic Scenario from 17th Nov. to 19th Nov. 2018 at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur), Bihar, India under Indian Phytopathological Society, Eastern Zone region Annual meeting. OP.pg.60 IPSC-2019 Travel grant Award: Hussain T,Khan, A.A and Tomar, S. 2019.Biocontrol of dry rot of potato seed tubers caused by Fusarium sp. by using novel biosurfactant bacteria Bacillus firmus HussainT-AMU:Lab.66 producing cyclic lipopeptides. Indian Plant science Congress 2019, from 23rd to 25th Jan.2019 at SRM Institute Curriculum Vitae of Science