Dr. Jayaprada Chunduri has 19 years of
experience in planning and executing
scientific research projects. 1.
Identified 29 new microbes (access via
NCBI) and 2 insect moonlight proteins
(access via Moonlight Protein
Databases), 2 bio-projects (access via
NCBI) 2. Published 41 original
research papers and articles in
recognized national and international
journals of UGC, Publon, WOS, SCOPUS.
3. Received a Senior Research
Fellowship from the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) to pursue research in
microalgal and biodiversity studies of
marine harbors in association with
aquatic pollution. Further to her
research pursuits, Dr. Jayaprada is
deeply engaged in academics. She has
held several key positions over the
years, notably: 1. Head of the
Department (Biotechnology) and
Chairperson of Board of Studies
(Biotechnology) at SVKM's Mithibai
College (University of Mumbai) 2.
Member of Board of Studies at
University of Mumbai and three
autonomous colleges in the fields of
Zoology, Biotechnology, Bio-analytical
Sciences 3. Member of Selection Boards
for faculty recruitment and faculty
improvement programs Some of
her contributions comprise: 1.
Development of curriculum for
undergraduate and post graduate
courses at the University of Mumbai 2.
Supervise research competitions at the
University of Mumbai 3. Guidance to 4
research scholars for the award of
Ph.D. Doctoral Degree from the
University of Mumbai; as well as
several MSc and undergraduate students
on research projects Her interests
include Marine Biotechnology,
Immunology, Environmental impact
assessment, Phyto-chemical
applications, Antimicrobial studies
and Bioinformatics.