Prof. Anand Sagar
Specialization: Mycology & Applied Microbiology
Mycology and Applied Microbiology
During the last twenty years, studies have been conducted on molecular characterization, antibacterial, antioxidant activity and nutritive components of twenty five species of wild edible mushrooms from entire Himachal Pradesh. Artificial cultivation technologies on cheap substrates have been developed for four highly medicinal mushrooms (under a major UGC project). Studies have also been conducted on the application of mycorrhizal biotechnology to regenerate high attitudes conifers under a major DST Project. Sixty medicinal plants of Himachal Pradesh have been screened for isolation of VAM and endophytic fungi form them. The work is in progress for molecular characterization of these fungi and preparation of silver and iron nanoparticles form the endophytre fungi isolated form medicinal plants.
Prof. Anand Sagar Having a throughout first class academic career, Prof. Anand Sagar availed CSIR JRF, SRF and RAship during his formative years at the department of bioscience, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He is having 30 years of research and teaching experience. His areas of research are Mycorrhical biotechnology, Mushroom biology and Bioprospecting of Medicinal Plants of N.W. Himalayas. He has guided 25 students for their Ph.D. degree, 60 M. PHIL and 2 post doctorate fellows in the same fields. He has published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals. He has written three books along with presenting 45 research papers in different national and international conferences. Prof. Sagar has successfully executed three major research projects funded by DST and UGC, New Delhi. He was also honoured with the best teacher award by the governor of Himachal Pradesh on September 5th 2022.
He ha served as Chairman, Department of Bio sciences and Department of Environmental Sciences at H.P.U Shimla. Prof. Sagar also remained as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences at the same university. Presently he is giving his services as Chairman, Department of Bio Sciences and E.C. member (Governor’s nominee) at Indira Gandhi university, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana.
Personal Information: DOB: 31-08-1962
Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Botany), MJMC
E-mail: as_bio@rediffmail.com
Contact No.: 98168-07646
Teaching and Research Experience: 25 Years
Awards: JRF & SRF (CSIR & ICFRE), RAShip-CSIR, PDF (ICAR)
Address: Department of Bio-Sciences, H.P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla-5
Research Information:
Area of Research: Mycology & Applied Microbiology
Research Publications: 126
Papers in Journals: 105
Papers in Conferences: 16
No. of Ph.D. guided: 13
No. of M.Phil guided: 56
Books Publication: 4
PDFs guided: 2
Project Information:
Research Project completed:
- Two major research projects form DST and UGC, New Delhi
- One minor research project form UGC, New Delhi
Conferences:
No. of conferences organized: one
Conferences attended (National): 15
Conferences attended (International): 5
