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Dr. Harekrushna Swain

Senior Preservation Assistant
Botanical Survey of India,
Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong

Biography

Dr. Harekrushna Swain is currently serving as a Senior Preservation Assistant at Botanical Survey of India, ERC, Shillong. He completed his Ph.D from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, his M.Sc. in Botany (University Gold Medal), receipient of INSPIRE Fellow of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Presently Working on: DNA barcoding and Phylogenetic analysis of the endemic species of Northeast India and Chemical composition, antioxidant activities of the essential oil produced.

AWARD RECEIVED

  1. Adjudged as the Best Poster Presenter in the Biological Sciences Section in the National Conference organized on the occasion of the 15th Odisha Bigyan Congress under the auspices of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA): Bhubaneswar Chapter at Department of Geology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 18th -19th October, 2012.
  2. Awarded with INSPIRE Fellowship for the year-2015 given by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
  3. Awarded with Best Outstanding Young Research Scholar in Molecular PlantPathology National Award 2020 given by Kamarajar Institute of Education And Research, Chennai.
  4. Adjudged as the Young Investigator in the International Conference on Agriculture (Agri-Vision 2020), Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar, 27th -28th January,   2020.
  5. Awarded with Shining Star Award for Dedication towards Agricultural Research in International Conference on Plant Science in Post Genomics Era (AGRI VISION-2021) held at Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, 14th -16th March, 2021.

Research Interest

  • Plant and Fungal Molecular Biology
  • Host Pathogen Biocontrol Interaction
  • Phytochemistry
  • Genomics and Proteomics study of Host Pathogen Interaction

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