Dr. Hillol Chakdar

Name: Dr. Hillol Chakdar Designation: Senior Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) Microbial Technology Unit II ICAR-NBAIM Professional experience: Joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) on 02-07-2012 Scientist at ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), Mau since 10-10-2012 to 1st July, 2021 Senior Scientist, ICAR-NBAIM, Mau since 2nd July, 2021 to till date Research interest: I.Microbial diversity and taxonomy II.Application of microbes for nutrient and abiotic stress management III. Microbial diagnostics IV. Algology Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PxiY6tcAAAAJ&hl=en Contact details: Office Address: Microbial Technology Unit II, ICAR-NBAIM Email: hillol.chakdar@gmail.com; hillol.chakdar@icar.org.in

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/Technologies transferred/Patents etc.):

1. Awards

1. 1. Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists 2022
   2. Young Scientist Award by Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences (UPAAS) in 2020
   3. International Travel Support (ITS) from SERB, DST in 2014
   4. IARI Merit Medal (Gold medal) in Ph.D. in 2013
   5. IARI Merit Medal (Gold medal) in M.Sc. in 2010

2. Fellowships:

1. 1. Fellow, Society for Plant Research (SPR)
   2. DST-INSPIRE Fellowship in 2010;
   3. CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship in 2008
   4. ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship in 2007
   5. CICS Travel Fellowship 2016

3. Technologies:

1. 1. BioPhos, liquid PSB biofertilizer (Lead-developer)
   2. BioGrow, liquid growth promoting bacterial consortium (Co-developer)
   3. BioSanjeevani, drought alleviating archaeal formulation (Co-developer)
   4. BioSulfur, liquid sulfur oxidizing bacterial formulation (Co-developer)
   5. NoxB-based marker for Alternaria spp,: A new diagnostic marker for specific and early detection in crop plants (ICAR-CS NBAIM Technology 2024-015; Lead developer)
   6. A rapid colorimetric LAMP assay for detection of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA Causing sheath blight of rice (ICAR-CS NBAIM Technology 2023-019, Lead developer)
   7. Colorometric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detedtion and ecological monitoring of Saracladium oryzae, an important seed borne pathogen of rice (ICAR-CS NBAIM Technology 2023-018, Lead Developer)

4. Patents/Copyrights granted:

1. 1. PROCESS FOR OBTAINING HIGH PURITY PHYCOCYANIN FROM CYANOBACTERIA (Inventors: S. Pabbi, H Chakdar and R Kumar, Applicant: ICAR) Patent No. 398346
   2. A METHOD OF DETECTION OF ALTERNARIA SPP. AND USES THEREOF (Inventors: PL Kashyap, H Chakdar, AK Srivastava & S Rai, Applicant: ICAR) . Patent No. 416987
   3. METHOD FOR DETECTION OF RICE SHEATH BLIGHT CAUSING PATHOGEN (Inventors: H Chakdar, P Choudhary, SK Goswami, AK Saxena; Applicant: ICAR). Patent no. 558335
   4. A METHOD OF HIGH THROUGHPUT FUNGAL DNA TEMPLATE PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF (Inventors: Hillol Chakdar, Prem Lal Kashyap, Alok K. Srivastava & Pragya Saxena; Applicant: ICAR) Patent no.: 429149
   5. A PORTABLE DEVICE TO PERFORM ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION (Inventors: H Chakdar, S Verma, P Choudhary, AK Saxena BN Singh, S Das & D Singh; Applicant: ICAR). Patent no. 545508
   6. A BIOFERTILIZER COMPOSITION AND A METHOD THEREOF. (Inventors: H Chakdar, S Verma, Kumar M & AK Srivastava; Applicant: ICAR). Patent no. 567440

5. Membership of Societies: NIL

6. External projects:

On-going Projects:

List of publications (Best 10 publications) with NAAS Rating and Impact Factor:

1. Choudhary, P., Waseem, M., Kumar, S., Subbarao, N., Srivastava, S., & Chakdar, H*. (2023). Y12F mutation in Pseudomonas plecoglossicida S7 lipase enhances its thermal and pH stability for industrial applications: a combination of in silico and in vitro study. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39(3), 1-14. [IF: 4.253]
2. Choudhary P, Goswami SK, Chakdar H*, Verma S, Thapa S, Srivastava AK and Saxena AK. (2022). Colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection and ecological monitoring of Sarocladium oryzae, an important seed-borne pathogen of rice. Front. Plant Sci. 13:936766. [IF: 6.60]
3. Choudhary, P., Bhowmik, A., Verma, S., Srivastava, S., Chakdar, H*., & Saxena, A. K. (2022). Multi-substrate sequential optimization, characterization and immobilization of lipase produced by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida S7. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15. [IF: 5.190]
4. Verma, S., Kumar, M., Kumar, A., Das, S., Chakdar, H.*, Varma, A., & Saxena, A. K. (2022). Diversity of bacterial endophytes of Maize (Zea mays) and their functional potential for micronutrient biofortification. Current Microbiology, 79(1), 1-14. [IF: 2.343]
5. Singh, D., Das, M.K., Srivastav, G.P., Verma, S., Choudhary, P., Das, S., Bhowmik, A., Singh, J.P., Thapa, S., Kumar, M. and Chakdar, H.* 2022. Genetic Diversity and Anti-Oxidative Potential of Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Unexplored Niches of Meghalaya, India. Current Microbiology, 79(12), 379. [IF: 2.343]
6. Choudhary, P., Bhowmik, A., Chakdar, H.*, Khan, M. A., Selvaraj, C., Singh, S. K., ... & Saxena, A. K. (2022). Understanding the biological role of PqqB in Pseudomonas stutzeri using molecular dynamics simulation approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 40(9), 4237-4249. [IF: 5.235]
7. Shahid, M., Singh, B. N., Verma, S., Choudhary, P., Das, S., Chakdar, H*., ... & Saxena, A. K. (2021). Bioactive antifungal metabolites produced by Streptomyces amritsarensis V31 help to control diverse phytopathogenic fungi. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52(4), 1687-1699. [IF: 2.214]
8. Choudhary, P., Rai, P., Yadav, J., Verma, S., Chakdar, H.*, Goswami, S. K., ... & Saxena, A. K. (2020). A rapid colorimetric LAMP assay for detection of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA causing sheath blight of rice. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-19. [IF: 4.996]
9. Choudhary, P., Das, S., Chakdar, H.*, Singh, A., Goswami, S. K., & Saxena, A. K. (2019). Rapid high throughput template preparation (rHTTP) method: a novel cost effective method of direct PCR for a wide range of plants. BMC biotechnology, 19(1), 1-10. [IF: 3.327]
10. Choudhary, P., Chakdar, H.*, Singh, A., Kumar, S., Singh, S. K., Aarthy, M., ... & Saxena, A. K. (2019). Computational identification and antifungal bioassay reveals phytosterols as potential inhibitor of Alternaria arborescens. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. [IF: 5.235]