Pradeep Kumar

Education

Ph.D. (Pursuing) in Biological Sciences Since 2023
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States

Master of Science in Microbiology (CGPA 8.56) July 2018
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry (70.90%) July 2016
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India

Academic Responsibilities

Isolation and characterization of bioaerosols from swine farms, Molecular Characterization of isolated samples by qPCR and NGS, writing scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals.

Awards and Honors

Awards
• “Best Poster Presentation Award” in the “World Congress on Reproductive with emphasis on Reproductive Cancers, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction” Organized by Shri Mata Vaisno Devi University SMVDU), Jammu (India), February 14-16, 2020
• “Best Poster Presentation Award” in the “21st National Conference on Aerobiology” 21st National Conference on Aerobiology. Organized by Department of Botany Vishwa-Bharti Santiniketan, West Bengal, November 18-20, 2019

National level Exams
• CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET) June 2018
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India
• ICAR (NET) May 2018
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ICAR), New Delhi, India
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) March 2018
Indian institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
• Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) March 2017
Indian institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Professional Memberships

• Student Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
• Lifetime Member of World Society for Virology (WSV)
• Junior Member of World Allergy Organization (WAO)
• Junior Member of European Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
• Member of British Council of Antimicrobial Therapy (BCAT)
• Member of The Aerosol Society
• Lifetime Member of Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
• Member of Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH)
• The International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms, (ISVM)

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) 2023-Current
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.,
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA

Senior Research Fellow (ICMR) Dec. 2021 to Apr. 2023
University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Senior Research Fellow (SERB) Aug. 2020 to Dec. 2021
Junior Research Fellow (SERB) Aug. 2018 to Aug. 2020
University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Area(s) of Research

Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Public Health, Environmental Microbiology