Listed in the Stanford University’s list of the top 2% scientists in the world, Dr Anita Pandey is Professor of Biotechnology at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She has about 40 years of experience working on Bioprospection of Microbial Biodiversity of Indian Himalaya region. Her major research areas are Extremophiles, Rhizosphere, Biodegradation, Fermented Foods, Water microbes, and Antimicrobials. Before joining Graphic Era, initially she served CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Technology, Palampur (H.P.), and later GBP-National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, Uttarakhand, India (An Autonomous Institute of MoEF&CC, Govt. of India) for about 3 decades.
Dr Pandey has been Host Scientist for CV Raman International Fellowships for African Researchers twice (for Morocco and Egypt). She has participated in exchange research programmes (Visiting Scientist at USAD, Beltsville, USA), and workshops and conferences to share knowledge at various National and International forums like MTCC, IMTECH, Chandigarh, India; FEMS-11, Geneva, Switzerland; Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; SEB Brighton 2016 (UK). She was member- “Expert Committee on Soil, Sediment and Microbial Diversity” constituted by National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai, India. Presently, she is serving as Principal Focal Person of Graphic Era for Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), Nepal. In 2023, she organized an International conference “Mountain ecosystems: biodiversity and adaptations under climate change scenario” in collaboration with ICIMOD, Nepal.
A new species Nantronococcus pandeyae has been named in her honour for her extensive contribution to microbial diversity of Indian Himalayan region.
Awards
- National Young Woman Bioscientist Award by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
- Lifetime Devotion Award by Microbiologists Society, India
- Vishisht Mahila Vaigyanik Sammaan by USERC, Government of Uttarakhand
- ICFRE Award in Environment Conservation by MoEF&CC, Government of India
Professional Membership
She is/has been Member/Life Member of several Scientific Societies including-
- The Indian Science Congress Association
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Academy of Biological Sciences
- Association of Microbiologists of India
- Royal Society of Biology (Elected)
- World Federation of Culture Collection
- Centraal Bureau voor Schimmel cultures
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Microbiologists Society, India
- Indian Phytopathological Society
- International Society of Tea Science
- Society for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
- Biotechnology Society of India
- Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology
- Sikkim Science Society
- Indian Society of Soil Biology and Ecology
Research Detail
- Pandey, A., & Dhakar, K. (2026). Extreme thermal environments: reservoirs of industrially important thermozymes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1739143.
- Khashti, D., Pandey, A., Samant, S.S, & Joshi, H. (2026). Ecological significance and
conservation of Himalayan silver birch (Betula utilis D. Don): challenges and strategies. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 80, 101621.
- Rawat, M., Chauhan, M., & Pandey, A. (2024). Extremophiles and their expanding biotechnological applications. Archives of Microbiology, 7, 206(6), 247.
- Chauhan, M., Kimothi, A., Sharma, A., & Pandey, A. (2023). Cold adapted Pseudomonas: Ecology to biotechnology. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14,1218708.
- Pandey, N., Jain, R., Dhakar, K., Sharma, A., & Pandey, A. (2023). A reduction in temperature induces bioactive red pigment production in a psychrotolerant Penicillium sp. GEU_37 isolated from Himalayan soil. Fungal Biology, 127 (3), 927-937.
- Adhikari, P., Joshi, K., & Pandey, A. (2023). Taxus associated fungal endophytes: anticancerous to other biological activities. Fungal Biology Reviews, 45, 100308.
- Pandey, A., & Sharma, A. (Editors) (2021). Unique ecosystems: amazing microbes- under the series Extreme Environments of CRC Press (Taylor & Francis).
- Thathola, P., Agnihotri, V., & Pandey, A. (2021). Microbial degradation of caffeine using Himalayan psychrotolerant Pseudomonas sp. GBPI_Hb5 (MCC 3295). Current Microbiology, 78, 3924-3935.
- Adhikari, A., Jain, R., Sharma, A., & Pandey, A. (2021). Plant growth promotion at low temperature by phosphate solubilising Pseudomonas spp. isolated from high-altitude Himalayan soil. Microbial Ecology, 82, 677-687.
- Adhikari, P., & Pandey, A. (2020). Bioprospecting plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria isolated from Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana Zucc.). Microbiological Research, 239,126536.
- Dhakar, K., & Pandey, A. (2020). Microbial Ecology from the Himalayan Cryosphere Perspective. Microorganisms, 8, 257.
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Pandey, A., & Yarzábal, L.A. (2019). Bioprospecting cold-adapted plant growth promoting microorganisms from mountain environments. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 103(2), 643-657.
- Pandey, A. (2019). Are dark septate endophytes bioindicators of climate in mountain ecosystems? Rhizosphere, 9, 110-111.
- Pandey, A., Jain, R., Sharma, A., Dhakar, K., Gaira, G.S., Rahi, P., Dhyani, A., Pandey, N., Adhikari, P., & Shouche, Y.S. (2019). 16S rRNA gene sequencing and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry based comparative assessment and bioprospection of psychrotolerant bacteria isolated from high altitudes under mountain ecosystem. SN Applied Sciences, 1, 278.
- Sati, P., Dhyani, P., Bhatt, I.D., & Pandey, A. (2018), Ginkgo biloba flavonoid glycosides in antimicrobial perspective with reference to extraction method. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 9 (1), 15-23.
- Jain, R., & Pandey, A. (2016). A phenazine-1-carboxylic acid producing polyextremophilic Pseudomonas chlororaphis (MCC2693) strain, isolated from mountain ecosystem, possesses biocontrol and plant growth promotion abilities. Microbiological Research, 190, 63-71.
- Dhakar, K., & Pandey, A. (2016) Wide pH range tolerance in extremophiles: towards understanding an important phenomenon for future biotechnology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100, 2499-2510.
- Kaira, G.S., Dhakar, K., & Pandey, A. (2015). A psychrotolerant strain of Serratia marcescens (MTCC 4822) produces laccase at wide temperature and pH range. AMB Express 5 (1), 8 pages.
- Pandey, A., Dhakar, K., Sharma, A., Priti, P., Sati, P., & Kumar, K. (2015). Thermophilic bacteria, that tolerate wide temperature and pH range, colonize the Soldhar (95 °C) and Ringigad (80 °C) hot springs of Uttarakhand, India. Annals of Microbiology, 65, 809-816.
- Rinu K., and Pandey, A. (2011). Slow and steady phosphate solubilization by a psychrotolerant strain of Paecilomyces hepiali (MTCC 9621). World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 27 (5), 1055-1062.
- Sharma, A., Pandey, A., Shouche, Y.S., Kumar, B., & Kulkarni, G. (2009). Characterization and identification of Geobacillus spp. isolated from Soldhar hot spring site of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 48, 187-194.
- Trivedi, P., Pandey, A., & Palni, L.M.S. (2008). In vitro evaluation of antagonistic properties of Pseudomonas corrugata. Microbiological Research, 163, 329-336.
- Singh, S., Pandey, A., Chaurasia, B., & Palni, L.M.S. (2008). Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with the rhizosphere of tea growing in 'natural' and 'cultivated' ecosites. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 44, 491-500.
- Pandey, A., Trivedi, P., Kumar, B., & Palni, L.M.S. (2006). Characterization of a phosphate solubilizing and antagonistic strain of Pseudomonas putida (B0) isolated from a sub-alpine location in the Indian Central Himalaya. Current Microbiology, 53 (2), 102-107.
- Chaurasia, B., Pandey, A., Palni, L.M.S., Trivedi, P., Kumar, B., & Colvin, N. (2005). Diffusible and volatile compounds produced by an antagonistic Bacillus subtilis strain cause structural deformities in pathogenic fungi in vitro studies. Microbiological Research, 160 (1), 75-81.
- Chaurasia, B., Pandey, A., & Palni, L.M.S. (2005). Distribution, Colonization and Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi in Rhododendrons of central Himalayan region of India. Forest Ecology and Management, 207 (3), 315-324.
- Pandey, A., Palni, L.M.S. & Bag, N. (2000). Biological hardening of tissue culture raised tea plants through rhizosphere bacteria. Biotechnology Letters, 22, 1087-1091.
- Pandey, A., Sharma, E., & Palni, L.M.S. (1998). Influence of bacterial inoculation on maize in upland farming systems of the Sikkim Himalaya. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 30, 379-384.
- Pandey, A., & Palni, L.M.S. (1996) The rhizosphere effect of tea on soil microbes in a Himalayan monsoonal location. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 21, 131-137.
- Pandey, S.T., & Shende, S.T. (1994). Comparative studies on microbial activity in Azotobactor chroococcum inoculated wheat (Triticum aestivum) rhizosphere by plate count and manometric methods. Microbiological Research, 149, 379-384.
Total Number of Publications : 122
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