Dr. Vidya Prabhakar Kodali

Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology

College of Science & Technology

Email:

Mobile: 9948745927

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D (Biotechnology),Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur).
  • Advanced PG Diploma (Bioinformatics),Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad.
  • M.Tech (Biotechnology), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
  • B.Pharmacy, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

POSITIONS HELD

  • Assistant Professor, Vignan University, Vadlamudi-Guntur, India.
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Complex Carbohydrate Research Centre, INSERM, Paris, France.
  • Research Fellow,University of Padova, Padova,Italy.

AWARDS/REWARDS

  • DST-Young Scientist (2013)
  • CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (Jan 2006-Dec 2007).
  • CSIR-UGC Senior Research Fellowship (Jan 2008-March 2008).
  • Young Researcher’s Fellowship from Italian Ministry of Science and Technology, Italy(March 2008-March 2009).
  • Travel Grant from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India to attend BioMicroworld conference held at Seville, Spain.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES:1

  • Received a grant of 22.91 Lakhs from DST under start-up grant for young scientists entitled “Design of a nutrient medium using banana waste for fungal strains.”

GRANTS APPLIED/UNDER APPROVAL: 2

  • Approved a grant of 30 Lakhs from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for a proposal entitled “Isolation and Purification of Bioactive Molecules from a Marine Bacterium”
  • Isolation and Purification of Lactase from a Bacterium Isolated from Dairy Effluent (Submitted to CSIR).

PATENTS

  • Antihypergycemic exopolysaccharide from a probiotic:Preparation and thereof. Patent Application number: 594/KOL/2009 of 3.4.2009.

REFRESHER COURSES ATTENDED:1

WORKSHOPS

Organized:1

  • Short term training program for college teachers on the topic ‘Laboratory course on immune and enzyme techniques’ Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, during 20th November to 4th December 2012 at the School of Biotechnology, Vignan University, Vadlamudi-Guntur.

Attended:4

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

Organized: 1

  • Biotechnika, 2003 held at J.B.Educational Society, Hyderabad

Attended: 4

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

International:9

National :0

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Kodali VP, Vineeth K. Lingala, Abraham, K. Venkateswarulu, T.C. Indira, M., John Babu(2013) Biosynthesis and Potential Applications of Bacteriocins. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology(Accepted-In Press).
  • Kodali VP, Sen, R, Maiti, T.K., Sanjaya, Mallick (2013) Immunostimulatory potential of a Non toxic Exopolysaccharide from a Probiotic Bacterium. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins(A revision has been submitted).
  • Sujana K, Abraham PK, Indira M, Kodali VP(2013)Biochemical and molecular characterization of biofilm producing bacteria. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences 4: 702 – 712.
  • Karlapudi P. Abraham., Srinivas, J., Venkateswarulu, T.C., Indira, M. John Babu, D., Diwakar, T and Kodali VP (2012) Investigation of the Potential Antibiofilm Activities of Plant Extracts. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 4: 282-285.
  • Chantret I, Kodali VP,Chaïmaâ, David JH and Moore SEH (2011)Endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) and free oligosaccharide generation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of BiologicalChemistry286:41786-41800.
  • Kodali VP andSen R (2011)Partial structural elucidation of an antioxidative exopolysaccharide from a probiotic bacterium.Journal of Natural Products8:1692–1697.
  • Sen R, Pal D, Kodali VP, Das S and Ghosh SK (2010)Molecular Characterization and Invitro Analyses of a Sporogenous Bacterium with Potential Probiotic Properties. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 2:152–161.
  • Kodali VP, Das S and Sen R(2009)An exopolysaccharide from a probiotic: Biosynthesis Dynamics, Composition and emulsifying activity.Food Research International42: 695–699.
  • Kodali VP and SenR (2008)Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of an exopolysaccharide from a probiotic bacterium.Biotechnology Journal 2:245-251.