Faculty

Dr. Nilesh Shirish Wagh
Assistant Professor
Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)

Ph.D. (Biotechnology), M.Sc.

2 Years

Re-combinant DNA technology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Animal Biotechnology, Animal Sciences and Enzyme Technology, Bioprocess Plant Design
1) Sustainable and eco-friendly use of re-combinant DNA technology tools (Chloroplast transformation, CRISPR) for improvement of economically important plants.

2) Exploring the potential of plants for medical applications. Use of Plant Tissue Culture for biodiversity conservation and micro propagation.

3) Plant Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Molecular Biology
Member of Green Army (Government of Maharashtra) to protect and improve the environment and safeguard the forests and wild life of the country as a step towards biodiversity conservation
DST-INSPIRE Fellow, CSIR-NET and GATE qualified
wnshirish@mum.amity.edu
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)