Dr. N.Tejo Prakash is associated with Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India, since 2003. He received his MS from SV University, India and his PhD from Pondicherry University, India. He worked as post-doctoral visitor at Blaustein Desert Research Institute, Israel and Defence Research and Development Organization, India. He was a Visiting Professor to University of Manchester, UK; Pennsylvania State University, USA; and Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He is also a research advisory board member at Xian Jiaotong University, China.
His research group is presently working in the areas of Selenium biotransformations, bioaccessibility and bioactivity of environmental toxicants. As an offshoot exploration, the group is also exploring biogenesis of selenium nanoparticles and their biological and environmental applications. The group has published more than 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Selenium – biotransformations, bioavailability and bioactivity
National Projects
| S.No. | Project Title | Sponsoring Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
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S.No |
Project Title |
Sponsoring Agency |
Status |
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1 |
Studies on anti-inflammatory responses as function of bioavailable selenium from selenium-rich cereal grains |
CSIR |
Completed |
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2 |
Applications of ionizing radiation in AOP based degradation of persistent pollutants from aqueous streams |
BRNS |
Completed (as co-PI) |
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3 |
Biofortification of selenium from in edible mushrooms from Se-rich crop residues |
DBT-NBDB |
Completed |
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4 |
Neuroprotective properties of selenoergothioneine sourced from selenium-rich mushrooms against oxidative stress and nitrosative damage in neuronal cells |
DBT-MED |
Completed |
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5 |
Role of plant microbe interactions in removal and volatilization of selenium from seleniferous soils |
CSIR |
Completed |
|
6 |
Biogenesis of metal nanoparticles |
DRDO |
Completed |
|
7 |
Selenium mobilization and biofortification from agricultural solid wastes |
UGC-SAP DRS II |
Completed |
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8 |
Studies on selenium and its speciation in environmental and biological samples from seleniferous region of Punjab |
BRNS |
Completed |
|
9 |
Strain improvement of Aspergillus sp. for enhanced transesterification of waste cooking and non-edible oils using induced mutation by gamma irradiation |
BRNS |
Completed (as co-PI) |
|
10 |
Fungus mediated biodiesel generation from waste edible oils |
CSIR |
Completed (as co-PI) |
|
11 |
Characterization and Molecular Analysis of some PAHs Degrading Pathways …. Metabolic Engineering |
DBT |
Completed (as co-PI) |
|
12 |
Biodiesel preparation from low quality feed stock using immobilized biocatalyst |
DRDO |
Completed (as co-PI) |
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13 |
Study of arsenic and selenium using NAA |
UGC-CRS |
Completed (as co-PI) |
Bilateral Projects
| S.NO | Project Title | Name of the collaborating scientist and institute | Sponsoring Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14 |
Localization of selenium and other trace elements in edible crops cultivated in seleniferous soils |
Dr. Margarita Skalnaya Professor P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University,Yaroslavl, Russia |
DST-RFBR |
Ongoing |
|
15 |
The effect of bioaccessible selenium in Se-rich wheat on the expression of pro- and anti-Inflammatory genes in macrophages |
Dr. Sandeep Prabhu, Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn. State University, USA |
DBT-CREST |
Completed |
|
16 |
Microbial biotransformation and generation of selenium nanoparticles |
Prof. Jonathan Lloyd, SEAES, University of Manchester UK |
Eramus-MESPOM Program (EU) |
Completed |
|
17 |
Molecular mechanism of selenium reduction by microorganisms and its application to development of selenium recovery systems |
Dr. Hisaaki Mihara, Department of Biotechnology, Ritsumeikan University, Japan |
DST-JSPS |
Completed |
|
18 |
Selenium speciation in cereal grains |
Dr. Francesco Cubadda, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy |
Completed (under mutual research cooperation arrangement) |
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