Dr. Balasubramanian V.

Head of Department, Associate Professor

Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Raipur

Research & Teaching
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)

18 years 07 months
Applied Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Biology
Biodegradation of plastics & pollutants by using microbes and CO2 Sequestration, Nanotechnology, Preparation of wound healing materials & multi-drug-resistant pathogens controlling by Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants.
Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Environmental Biotechnology.
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• Contributing Member in American Society for Microbiology (ASM), 1752 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036, USA.
Membership No.: 200470787 (From 27 June 2024 onwards)
• Life Member & Local Coordinator (Chhattisgarh) in Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR), India.
(From 2020 onwards)
• Life Member in GRABS Educational Charitable Trust, Nanganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
(From 2017 onwards)
• Life Member in Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), Biotechnology Division, NIIST, Industrial Estate P.O., Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India.
Membership No.: LM 1946 (From 2017 onwards)
• Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), 14, Dr. Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata – 700 0014, India.
Membership No.: L34384 (From 2017 onwards)
• Head of the Department of Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2024 onwards)
• Member, Research and Development Promotion Cell, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2025 onwards)
• Co-Chairman of Amity Quantum Mission Cell (AQMC), Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2025 onwards)
• Member of Amity Innovation Incubator Foundation, Raipur, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2025 onwards)
• Member of Board of Studies in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2021 onwards)
• Academic Co-Ordinator in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2022 onwards).
• Purchase Committee Co-Ordinator in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2022 onwards).
• Research & Ethical Committee, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2022 onwards).
• Co-Ordinator, Center of Excellence in Ayurvedic Medicine and Research in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2020 onwards).
• Ph.D. Co-Ordinator in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2019 onwards).
• Member of Research Degree Committee, in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2019 onwards).
• Member of Departmental Research Committee, in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2020 onwards).
• Member of AUC-Research Degree Committee, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2019 onwards).
• Member Secretary of AUC-Faculty Research Committee, in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2019-2020).
• Co-Ordinator, Library in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2020-2022).
• Lab In-charge in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (2019 onwards).

Review Editor: 02 Journals
Reviewer: 20 Journals
• Editor of the book “Food Fortification: Trends and Technologies” published by CRC press, Taylor & Francis Group-2024.
• Editor of the book “Algal Polysaccharides and Proteins for Food Applications: Specification, Cultivation and Extraction” to be published by RSC in 2026.
• Editor of the book “Book - Vitamin D: Fortification and Microencapsulation” to be published by RSC in 2026.
Awards & Honors
• My team (Data_Enhancer) “Won First prize” under my mentorship in Smart India Hackathon-2024 (SIH-2024) all over India competition for the problem statement of “GREEN SOLUTION: Enzymes enhancer for the stain removal” under Clean & Green Technology from Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell (MIC) (11–15 December 2024).
• Winner of Yukti Innovation – 2023 for “RuBisCO Nanohydrogel for CO2 sequestration” at the Regional Meeting 2023 held at G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur (13 December 2023).
• “Won 2nd prize” in Oral Session in the “4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Microbiology (RTM-2023)” by Department of Microbiology, Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu (05–06 January 2023).
• My team “Won First prize” under my mentorship in Smart India Hackathon-2022 (SIH-2022) all over India competition for the problem statement of “Fabrication of a cell-free potable machinery Nanohydrogel conjugated with RuBisCO for CO2 sequestration” under Green Transformation of Ports to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emission from Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (25–29 August 2022).
• “Best Young Researcher” by GRABS Educational Charitable Trust, Nanganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (22 January 2017).
• “Young Scientist”, DST-SERB, Funded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi (28 March 2014).
• “UGC – Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellow” from University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, New Delhi, India (04 February 2013).
• “Senior Research Fellow” from Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, New Delhi, India (30 March 2011).
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