PROJECTS:

On-Going Projects:

• PCR-based study of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains recovered from patients affected with pulmonary tuberculosis.
• Serological Assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through ELISA and Immuno-capillary Reaction.
• Isolation & Characterization of Anti-tubercular metabolites from endophytes.

Publication:

• Firoz Naem Khan and Rajesh Kumar Tenguria 2011. Diversity of Endophytic Fungi in Leaves of Tectona grandis from Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve. (Under review J. of Phytology).
• Firoz Naem Khan and Rajesh Kumar Tenguria 2011. Occurrence of Endophytic Fungi in Withania somnifera Leaves of Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve. (Under review J. Recent Research in Science and Technology
• Rajesh Kumar Tenguria and Firoz Naem Khan 2011. Distribution of Endophytic Fungi in Leaves of Azadirachta indica a. Juss. (Neem) of Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve. J. Phytomedicine, Current Botany 2011.
• Rajesh Kumar Tenguria, Firoz Naem Khan and Sadaf Quereshi 2011. Epidemiological Study of Zoonotic Tuberculosis Complex (ZTBC). World Journal of Science and Technology 1(3), 2011.
• Rajesh Kumar Tenguria, Firoz Naem Khan and Sadaf Quereshi 2011. Endophytes- Mines of Pharmacological Therapeutics. World Journal of Science and Technology 1(5), 2011.
• Sadaf Quereshi, Ashok Mhaske, Disha Raut, Rupal Singh, Abin Mani and Jaswant Patel (2010). Extraction and partial characterization of collagen from different animal skins. Recent Research in Science and Technology. 2(9):28-31.

Research Articles:

• S.S. Sandhu, Sadaf Quereshi and Rupal Singh (2010). Cissus quadrangularis: A remedial phytopharmaceutical herb, Indian Journal of Botanical Society, Meerut, India (Accepted).
• S.S. Sandhu and Sadaf Quereshi (2010).Ayurveda impact of Chinese Ginseng. People's Post, People's Group, Bhopal. 10 January Issue.pp.60-62.
• S.S. Sandhu and Sadaf Quereshi (2010).A wonder rejuvenant Indian Musli. People's Post, People's Group, Bhopal. 17 January Issue.pp.66-68.

Abstract and Posters Presented in National Confrence:

• Effect of Chimeric Recombinant Antibody (cPiPP) against hCG on T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia cells at Recent Scientific Endeavor 2009.
• Mass Production and Formulation of Herbicidal Metabolites from Phoma sp. FGCC#54 for Management of Some Prominent Weeds of Madhya Pradesh", in 5th International Conference on Plant Pathology in the Globalized Era organized by I.A.R.I., Delhi in Nov'09.
• Use of Interferon-?-release-assay (IGRA) to discriminate between BCG vaccinated TB and active TB in central India at Frontiers and Application of Biotechnology 2010.
• Therapeutic Value of Coriolus versicolor at Frontiers and Applications of Biotechnology 2010.
• Endophytic Biodiversity: Bioactive Metabolites and their Therapeutic Potential at Conservation and Management of Biodiversity in 21st Century 2011.

Patents:

2 patents submitted in IPR

• A direct in vitro inventorization to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in sputum specimen. 2701/MUM/2009.
• A Process for the Preparation of Herbal Extracts of Some Indian Medicinal Plants Species of Traditional Ayurveda, Use Thereof for Antimycobacterial Activity. 2946/MUM/2009.

Dissertation Work:

• Studies on molecular epidemiology of indigenous isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 2011.
• Studies on production and characterization of exo-biopolymer from Podaxis pistillaris in 2011

Achievement:

• Young Scientist Award to Firoz Naem Khan for Poster Presentation at National Symposium on "Recent Scientific Endeavours" 2009.