Praddep Kumar

Pradeep Kumar

Graduate Research Assistant

Education

  • B.S. in microbiology, zoology, chemistry | Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India | 2016
  • M.S. in microbiology | Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India | 2018
  • Ph.D. in biological sciences | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | Pursuing

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Responsibilities
  • Isolation and characterization of bioaerosols from swine farms
  • Molecular characterization of Isolated Samples by qPCR and NGS
  • Writing scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals
Committees and Professional Memberships
  • Student Member of American Society of Microbiology
  • Lifetime Member of World Society for Virology
  • Junior Member of World Allergy Organization
  • Junior Member of European Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology
  • Member of British Council of Antimicrobial Therapy
  • Member of the Aerosol Society
  • Lifetime Member of Epidemiology Foundation of India
  • Member of Indian Association of Occupational Health
  • The International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
Work Experience
  • 2023-present, graduate research assistant, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University
  • December 2021 - April 2023, senior research fellow, University Delhi, Delhi, India
  • August 2020 - December 2021, senior research fellow, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • August 2018 - August 2020, junior research fellow, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Research and Scholarly Work

Areas of Research
  • Environmental health
  • Indoor air quality
  • Public health
  • Environmental microbiology
à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors
  • 2020, Best Poster Presentation à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, World Congress on Reproductive with Emphasis on Reproductive Cancers, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction, Shri Mata Vaishno Davi University, Jammu, India
  • 2019, Best Poster Presentation à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, 21st National Conference on Aerobiology, Department of Botany Visva-Bharati Santiniketan, West Bengal.
  • 2018, CSIR National Eligibility Test, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India
  • 2018, ICAR National Eligibility Test, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, India
  • 2018, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
  • 2017, Joint Admission Test for M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Mailing Address:
Raven Precision Ag Building 224
Ag and Biosystems Engineering-Box 2100
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Office Location:
Raven Precision Agriculture Center
Room 224
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