Dr. M. Ashok Kumar

Date of Birth : 23/04/1988
Qualification : B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Specialization : MIcrobiology, Biotechnology & Plant Molecular Biotechnology

Work Experience (Academic/Research/Extension): –

1. Senior Scientist, Qbiogen LLP, Chennai
2. Scientist, Molecular Bilogist, Swagene Private Limited, Chennai(May 2020- January 20211)
3. Senior Research Fellow, IGIB, New Delhi (July 2018 – May 2020)
4. Junior Research Fellow, SRMIST, Kattankulathur (October 2016 – June 2018)
5. Junior Research Fellow, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai. (March 2012 – June 2016)
6. Research Fellow, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
   (January 2011 – February 2012)

Trainings/Seminars/Conferences/Workshops attended:

• Presented poster in the third Indian Youth Science Congress on Science (3rdIYSC) on November 3 – 5, 2011 at NASC complex, New Delhi, India.
• Presented poster in the fourth Indian Youth Science Congress on Science (4th IYSC) on November 9 – 11, 2012 at Vasantrao Deshpande Sabhagruh Hall, Nagpur, India.
• Third International Plant Phenotyping symposium (IPPS) on February 17 – 19, 2014 at Chennai,
  India.
• Presented poster in the Sixth Indian Youth Science Congress on Science (6th IYSC) and Zero
  hunger challenge on February 19 – 21, 2015 at Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Telangana, India.
• International conference on Science, Technology and Public policy for achieving zero hunger challenge on August 7 – 9, 2015 at Chennai, India.
• Presented poster in the Indian genetic congress (IGC) on March 4 – 6, 2015 at SRM University, Chennai, India.
• Presented poster in the Inter Drought V (ID-V) on February 21 – 25, 2017 at ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India.
• Presented poster in the Recent Trends in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (RTGEB) on September 24 & 25, 2017 at SRM University, Chennai, India.
• Presented poster in the NextGen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies (NGBT) on October 2 – 4, 2017 at KIIT University, Odisha, India.

Publications: 7

Honors/Awards/Medals/Fellowship for outstanding work:

1. Travel Award – Inter Drought V(ID-V)\
2. Travel Award – NextGen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies

Additional Responsibilities in TRIARD: Exam Co-ordinator

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