Dr. Gaurav Pant (ICMR-SRF) is an accomplished academic and researcher currently serving as Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) and Research Coordinator at Graphic Era Institute of Medical Sciences (GEIMS), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. He previously worked as a Food Safety Auditor during the XIX Commonwealth Games, New Delhi (2010). Dr. Pant was a Senior Research Fellow (ICMR, New Delhi) from 2011 to 2014 at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, working on bioremediation of heavy metals using cyanobacterial strains. His research interests focus on environmental microbiology, pollutant impact on public health, bioremediation, and AI-based environmental restoration models. He has published over 50 research and review articles in high-impact journals, authored 10 book chapters, submitted 23 NCBI GenBank sequences, and holds 10 patents. Dr. Pant has supervised three Ph.D. and is currently guiding five Ph.D. students, while also serving as a topic editor and reviewer for reputed international journals.
Research Area
- Medical and Environmental Microbiology
Education
- Ph.D.
- Postgraduate
- Undergraduate
Awards
- Award of Excellence in Classroom Teaching (2019-20), GLA University, Mathura, U.P., India
- Best Oral Presentation Award at National Conference on Bioprocess Technology: Basics, Advancements & Challenges (BTBAC 2014), Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India
- Senior Research Fellow Award, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi (2011)
- Recognised as Active Reviewer since 2020 for the journal "Environmental Technology & Innovation" (Impact Factor: 7.1)
- Recognised as Active Reviewer since 2020 for the journal "Journal of Herbal Medicine" (Impact Factor: 2.3)
- Topic Editor of “Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry” for the research topic “Environmental Remediation Strategies of New and Emerging Chemical Contaminants”
Professional Membership
- Association of Food Scientists & Technologists India (AFSTI)
- Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology
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