BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DR. BHIM PRATAP SINGH
Name and Designation :
Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh, Ph.D, PDF (U.K.)
Assistant Professor
Date of Joining
Contact Details
11-03-2008
Department of Biotechnology
Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram-04
E-Mail: bhimpratap@gmail.com
Phone: 09436353807
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Area of Research Interest: 
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Soil and endophytic Microbial diversity (Fungi and Actinomycetes).
Microbial Natural products.
Educational Qualification:S. No
Exam Passed
Board/University
1
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc)
Lucknow University
Year of Total %
passing
2001
58%
2
Masters of Science (M.Sc)*
Bundelkhand University
2003
3
Doctorate
(Ph.D)**
4
Post Doctorate fellow (PDF)***
of
Philosophy Bundelkhand
(ICAR), Mau.
University/NBAIM 2008
University of Aberdeen, Scotland
2012
70%
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* M. Sc. Thesis Title/Guide: - “Molecular Diversity analysis of Barley Landraces using RAPD
technique” at NRC on DNA Fingerprinting, NBPGR” under the supervision of Dr. K. V. Bhat, Principle
Scientist, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (Best institute of the country for the plant
germplasm conservation, completely funded by Indian council of Agriculture research (ICAR), Govt. of
India), New Delhi, India.
** Ph.D. Thesis Title/Guide: - “Studies on Pseudomonas spp. Isolated from Maunath Bhanjan Area
for Plant Growth Promoting Substances”, registered under Dr V. S. Chauhan, Reader, Department of
Biotechnology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi India and working under guidance of Prof Dilip K. Arora,
Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microrganisms (Premier institute of Asia in
microorganisms Conservation and Preservation, affiliated with WFCC, completely funded by Indian council
of Agriculture research (ICAR), Govt. of India), New Delhi, India.
*** PDF Work Title and Mentor: Worked on “Structural elucidation of natural products from endophytic
fungi” under Dr Rainer Ebel, Senior Lecturer at University of Aberdeen, Department of Chemistry,
Scotland, UK for six months (November 2012 till May 2013).
On-going Research Projects:
S.No. Title of the project
1
2
3
Funding
Agency
Mushrooms DBT
Characterization and utilization of
biodiversity of Mizoram
DNA Fingerprinting of Endophytic Actinomycetes DBT
Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and
Mizoram
DNA Fingerprinting of Actinomycetes and screening for DST,
Collaboration
with
ICAR-DMR,
Solan
CSIR-NEIST,
Jorhat
Period/Status
N/A
2013-2016
2013-2016
(On-going)
2012-2015
(On-going)
4
their bioactive compounds from water sediments of young
(On-going)
Mizoram
Scientist
DNA Fingerprinting of Lignocellulose Degrading DBT CSIR-NEIST,
2014-2017
Microbes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam
Jorhat;
and Mizoram
TNAU, CSIR- (On-going)
IMTECH
Chandigarh
Completed Research Projects:
S.No. Title of the project
1
2
Funding
Agency
ICAR
Exploration and Screening of Fungal Diversity in NorthEast India and their Potential Applications in Agriculture
Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting UGC
Rhizobacteria Associated with banana rhizosphere in
Mizoram
Collaboration Period/Status
with
N/A
(Completed)
N/A
(Completed)
Overseas academic assignments: 1. Selected as DBT overseas associateship for six months (November 2012- May 2013).
Visited Department of chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U. K. and taken the
assignment on Structural elucidation of microbial natural products from endophytic
fungi.
Conference/Seminar Organized: 1. Organized 3 days India-UK international seminar on “Structural elucidation of microbial
natural products: Opportunities and Challenges” from 15-17th January 2014 jointly funded
by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and The Royal Society, London, UK.
National academic assignments: 1. National fellowship as Senior Research Fellow (SRF), funded by Indian Council of
Agriculture Research (ICAR) Govt. of India, for the Doctorate work.
2. National fellowship as Research Associate (RA) Biotechnology funded by Indian Council
of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Govt. of India, through National Research Centre on Plant
Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India.
Mmeberships of professionsl bodies:
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

Indian Science Congress Association, New Delhi.
Asian plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) society.
Mushroom Society of India (MSI), Solan, HP India.
Refresher/Orientation courses Attended:1. Attended 13 days refresher course on ‘Biotechnology and Modern Molecular Biology
Techniques’ from 11-23 January 2010 at Manipal Life Science Centre, Manipal University,
Manipal, sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and
Academy of sciences.
2. Attended 21 days UGC sponsored refresher course on Advances in Life sciences organized by
academic staff college, Mizoram University from 9th September 2010- 01st October 2010.
3. Attended 28 days orientation course organized by academic staff college, Mizoram University
form 10th November 2011- 07th December 2011.
Professional Trainings Attended:-
Organization
Period
From
To
CIMAP, Lucknow
1st May 2002
15th July 2002
CIMAP, Lucknow
NBPGR, New
Delhi
15th July 2002
1 st January 2003
15th August 2002
30th July 2003
NBAIM, Mau
22nd April 2005
29th April 2005
9th June 2005
11th June 2005
3rd June 2005
8th June 2005
NBAIM, Mau
3rd January 2006
25th January 2006
NBAIM, Mau
1st December 2009
10th December 2010
NBAGR, Karnal
31st May 2010
11th June 2010
Mizoram
University
JNU, New Delhi
11th April 2011
25th April 2011
6th February 2012
9th February 2012
CDRI, Lucknow
24th September 2013
25th September 2013
23 rd April 2014
02 nd May 2014
22nd September 2014
23rd September 2014
CSKHPKV,
Palampur
NRC on
Mashroom, Solan
DMR, Solan
CDRI, Lucknow
Publications (Research Papers):-
Details of Training
Molecular Techniques in
Bioprospection and Biodiversity
Analysis
DNA sequencing
Molecular Diversity analysis of
Barley Landraces using RAPD
technique” at NRC on DNA
Fingerprinting
Biochemical and Molecular
Characterization of
Agriculturally Important
Microorganisms
Bioinformatics and Plant
Genomics
ITS and RAPD data analysis.
Learn various bioinformatic
tools to analyze the molecular
data and constructed
phylogenetic trees using
various software’s
Microbial Diversity analysis of
some agriculturally Important
Microorganisms
Molecular Approaches for
characterization and
identification of Actinomycetes
Recent Bioinformatics
techniques and their
applications.
Recent advances in medicinal
and aromatic plants
Developments of concepts in
modern biology
Application of Direct Analysis in
Real Time (DART) mass
spectrometry.
Training on mushroom
production technology.
Mass and NMR applications
1. Passari AK, Mishra VK, Saikia R, Gupta VK and Singh BP (2015). Isolation,
abundance and phylogenetic affiliation of endophytic actinomycetes associated with
medicinal plants and screening for their in vitro antimicrobial biosynthetic potential.
Front. Microbiol. 6:273. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00273. (IF: 3.9).
2. Vineet Kumar Mishra, Ajit Kumar Passari, K. Vanlalhmangaihi, Nachimuthu Senthil
Kumar and Bhim Pratap Singh (2015). Antimicrobial and Antioxidant activities of
Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.). Journal of Medicinal Plant Research. 9(4): 84-90. (IF:
0.80)
3. Vineet Kumar Mishra, Ajit Kumar Passari, Kewat Sanjay Kumar, Bhim Pratap
Singh (2014). Molecular Characterization of Phosphate Solubilizing Fungi associated
with Rhizospheric Soils of Banana. Science and Technology Journal. 2(1): 57-66.
4. Bhim Pratap Singh (2014). Genetic Fingerprinting of antimicrobial fluorescent
pseudomonads associated with banana rhizosphere. Austin Journal of Biotechnology and
Bioengineering: 1(2): 1-6.
5. Lallawmsanga, Ajit Kumar Passari, Vineet Kumar Mishra and Bhim Pratap Singh (2014).
Screening of Bacillus thuringiensis for extracellular lignin peroxidase, laccase and cellulose
activity. Proceedings of International conference on Drug Discovery & Development from
Natural Resources. PP 15-21 (ISBN No: 978-81-923224-1-4).
6. Bhim Pratap Singh, Ajit Kumar Passari, Lalnunthanga, Vineet Kumar Mishra and Kewat
Sanjay Kumar (2014). Molecular and functional characterization of phosphate solubilizing
bacteria from the rhizosphere of major grown crops and plants of Aizawl, Mizoram, Northeast
India. Multilogic in science.4 (9): 37-45.
7. V. K. Mishra, A. K. Passari and B. P. Singh (2013). Identification of Trichoderma BPS1, a
biological control agent against pea wilt pathogen Fusarium Oxysporum F.sp. Pisi.
International Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Research: 1(4):375-382.
8. S. Kanakala and Bhim Pratap Singh (2013). Plectosphaerella cucumeria- Occurance as a
new root rots pathogen and p-solubiliser in north-eastern India. Archives of Phytopathology
and Plant Protection: DOI:10.1080/03235408.2013.782674.
9. Brindha Senthil Kumar, Zothansanga Ralte, Ajit Kumar Passari, Vineet Kumar Mishra, Biku
Moni Chutia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Gurusubramanian Guruswami and Senthil Kumar
Nachimuthu (2013). Chracterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 class proteins in relation
to their insecticidal action. Interdiscip Sci Comput Life Sc. 5: 127–135. Impact Factor: 0.67
10. Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Bandavari Kishore Babu, Anil Kumar Saxena, Bhim Pratap Singh,
Kiran Singh and Dilip K Arora (2011). Real-time PCR Assay based on Topoisomerase –II
gene foe detection of Fusarium udum. Mycopathologia 171 (5): 373-81. Impact Factor: 1.54
11. Ratul Saikia, Saju Varghese, Bhim Pratap Singh & Dilip K. Arora (2009). Influence of
minerals amendment on disease suppressive activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens to
Fusarium wilt of chickpea. Microbiological Research. 164: 365-373. Impact Factor: 1.93
12. T Manjunatha, I S Bisht, K V Bhat & B P Singh (2007). Genetic diversity in barley
(Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) landraces from Uttaranchal Himalaya of India. Genetic
Resources and Crop Evolution 54: 55-65. Impact Factor: 1.48
13. Ratul Saikia, Mukesh Yadav, Bhim Pratap Singh, Saju Varghese & Dilip K. Arora (2005)Role of riboflavin in induced resistance against Fusarium wilt and charcoal rot diseases of
chickpea. Plant Pathol. J. 22: 339-347. Impact Factor: 0.69
14. Bhim Pratap Singh, Ratul Saikia, Mukesh Yadav, Rakesh Singh, V. S. Chauhan & Dilip K.
Arora. (2006). Molecular characterizations of F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceri causing wilt disease
of chickpea. African Journal of Biotechnology, 5: 497-502. Impact Factor: 0.57
15. Ratul Saikia, Mukesh Yadav, Bhim Pratap Singh, Dip K Gogoi & Dilip K Arora (2006).
Induction of resistance in chickpea by treatment with cell wall protein of Fusarium
oxysporum f. sp. ciceri and Macrophomina phaseolina. Current Science, 91:1543-1546.
Impact Factor: 0.83
16. Ratul Saikia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Tanuja Singh & Dilip K Arora. (2006) Use of Molecular
Tools to Study the Diversity of Phytopathogenic Fungi Causing Diseases in Horticultural
Crops. Indian J. Microbiology 46: 293-306. Impact Factor: 0.45
17. Ratul Saikia, Mukesh Yadav, Bhim Pratap Singh, Dip K Gogoi and Dilip K Arora
(2006).Induction of resistance in chickpea by treatment with cell wall protein of Fusarium
oxysporum f. sp. ciceri and Macrophomina phaseolina. Current Science. 91(11), 1543-1546.
Impact Factor: 0.83
18. Ratul Saikia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Tanuja Singh and Dilip K Arora (2006). Use of Molecular
Tools to Study the Diversity of Phytopathogenic Fungi Causing Diseases in Horticultural
Crops. Indian J. Microbiology, 2006, 46 (4), 293-306. Impact Factor: 0.93
19. Ratul Saikia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Rakesh Kumar & Dilip K. Arora (2005) Purification,
characterization and antifungal activities of pathogenesis related proteins - chitinase and ß1, 3-glucanase from induced chickpea. Current Science 89: 659-663. Impact Factor: 0.83.
20. Ratul Saikia, Bhim Pratap Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Dilip K. Arora (2005). Purification,
characterization and antifungal activities of pathogenesis related proteins - chitinase and ß1, 3-glucanase from induced chickpea. Current Science, 2005, 89(4), 659-663. Impact
Factor: 0.83.
Publications (Book Chapters):1. Bhim Pratap Singh and Ratul Saikia (2013) Molecular Identification of Microbes: III.
Pseudomonas. Analyzing Microbes (Manual of Molecular Biology Techniques
Series: Springer Protocols Handbooks (Arora, D.K., Das, S., Sukumar, M. (Eds.), Pp-105112 (ISBN: 978-3-642-34409-1).
2. Bhim Pratap Singh (2015) Mushroom Cultivation and its scope in Mizoram, North East
India for sustainable livelihood. Integrated farm management (Asha Gupta and Vijay Laxmi
Saxena), Pp 119-126 (ISBN: 978-81-7910-481-1).
Ph.D/M.Phil students supervised/under supervision:- Ph.D- 04; M.Phil- 01
I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Date: June 2015.
Place: Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
(Bhim Pratap Singh)