Microbial diversity in extreme environments | Dr. Anita Pandey | TEDxGraphicEraUniversityWomen

Dr Anita Pandey is Professor of Biotechnology at Graphic Era (Deemed to be) University, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India. Her research centres around the Bioprospection of Microbial Diversity of Indian
Himalayan region (IHR). MSc, PhD, and Postdoc scholars work in her research group. She established a Microbial Culture Collection, specifically for IHR, while serving the GBP-NIHE, Almora, Uttarakhand,
India. Dr Pandey has several recognitions to her credit, such as, National Young Woman Bioscientist Award by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi and Vishisht Mahila Vaigyanik Sammaan (Eminent Woman Scientist Recognition) by Uttarakhand Science, Education, and Research Centre, Govt. of Uttarakhand, India. She has been Host Scientist for CV Raman International Fellowships for African Researchers, twice.
A new species Nantronococcus pandeyae has recently been named in her honour for her extensive contribution to microbial diversity of IHR.
Dr Anita Pandey is Professor of Biotechnology at Graphic Era (deemed to be) University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Her major research areas have been Extremophiles, Rhizosphere, Biodegradation, Fermented Foods, Water microbes, and Antimicrobials. MSc, PhD, and Postdoc scholars work in her research group. She established a Microbial Culture Collection, specifically for IHR, while serving the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, Uttarakhand, India.

Dr Pandey has been Host Scientist for CV Raman International Fellowships for African Researchers twice (for Morocco and Egypt). She has several recognitions to her credit such as National Young Woman Bioscientist Award by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, and Eminent Woman Scientist Recognition by Govt. of Uttarakhand, India.
A new species Nantronococcus pandeyae has recently been named in her honour for her extensive contribution to microbial diversity of Indian Himalayan region. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx