S. Krishna Sundari, Professor, Biotechnology Department, JIIT, NOIDA, has eight years of research experience, working at places of National & International repute such as Teri (The Energy and Resources institute), New Delhi; Institute Nationale Recherche Agronomie (INRA), Champenoux, France; and brief work assignments at ENSAIA, France; Universitae Henrie Poincare, France, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. She has been in academics for the last sixteen years. Educational institutes where worked earlier include Institute of Applied Medicines and Research (IAMR), Ghaziabad,Institute of Home Economics (IHE), New Delhi, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi and Teri – SAS, New Delhi. Krishna Sundari has distinction throughout her academics (National merit Scholarship received from 1985-1987, Ranked first in the college from 1985 through 1991). She has earned Masters in Life Sciences (specialization in Plant sciences) from Hyderabad Central University (HCU), Hyderabad. Having qualified CSIR-NET, she started her research career as Research associate with Teri (The Energy and Resources Institute, Lodi Road, New Delhi) and obtained Doctorate in Microbiology from Barkatullah University, Bhopal. She has done her Post Doctoral research at the Europe’s top agricultural research institute and the world’s number two centre for the agricultural sciences, INRA. She harbours research Interest in the area of Microbial & Environmental Biotechnology. Specific works of interest include Plant-Microbe interactions, developing bioinoculants for sustainable agriculture, Mycorrhizae research, Bioactive compounds from fungi, microbial biodiversity profiling, Bioremediation of organic pollutants including pesticides applying PGPMs - Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms. Dr. Krishna holds membership in international scientific societies such as: International Mycorrhiza Society (CMR, Teri, New Delhi), American Society of Microbiology (ASM, Washington DC), Asian PGPR Society and Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI).

Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology