Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Konkuk University, South Korea

Biography

Dr. Ashok Kumar is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University Seoul South Korea. He did his Ph.D. from Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill Shimla India. Dr. Ashok Kumar worked as a post-doctoral fellow in State Key laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan China for two years 2014 -2016. After that, He joined as post-doctoral fellow in Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University Seoul South Korea. His work involves the organic synthesis of medically important esters amides and extensive experience characterization and maintenance of bacterial cultures, screening of microbes for industrial enzymes, gene cloning, effect of different domains in protein activity, synthesis of various nanoparticles, and nanocomposites. He published more than 30 research papers in international journals and 8 books chapters till date. He is the member if various international professional scientific societies.

Research Interest

Screening of microbes for industrial enzymes, gene cloning, effect of different domains in protein activity, synthesis of various nanoparticles, and nanocomposites