Acharya Nagarjuna University

Botany and Microbiology

Dr. V. Uma Maheswara Rao
Associate Professor
M.Sc., Ph.D.,P.G.C.C.S

Date of Birth 25/03/ 1962
Date of Joining 17/10/2006
Contact 0863 2346 116 , 0866 2440298, 9440650120, umrvanga@yahoo.co.in
PhD Thesis
Title of Thesis University from which Ph.D. awarded Awarded Year
A Study of the effects of Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi on two grain legumes Acharya Nagarjuna University 1994
Areas of Research Interest
Environmental Microbiology, Bioactive Principles
Academic Achievements
Associate Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademy of Sciences; Subject Expert Member, Board of Studies in Microbiology, Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous), Vijayawada, Krishna district, A.P.; Editorial member for - Asian Journal of Bioscience (Life member) - American Journal of Marine Science; Resource Person -- in Microbiology Training Programme for Degree College Lecturers (1996); in Orientation Programme for A.P. Residential Junior College Lecturers (1997); in Training Programme for Lecturers of Government aided and unaided Degree Colleges (2000); in Orientation Programme for Junior Lecturers (2010); in Orientation Training Programme for Junior Lecturers of Government and aided colleges (2015).; Acted as Judge for Divisional level Inspire Exhibition held at Care E.M.High School, P.V.Palem (December, 2013) conducted by Directorate of Science and Technology, India; Jury member in Judgement Committee in Guntur District Level Exhibition-cum-Project competition- INSPIRE 2016 at Natco School of Learning, Gollamudipadu (2016) by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India; Nominated as one of the members in the Research Committee of ANU constituted by Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) to attend the meeting on to promote the research in trust areas.; Referee to: Iranian journal of Microbiology, African Journal of Microbiology Research, Journal of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, International Research Journal of Plant Sciences, International Research Journal of Agricultural Science, African Journal of Biotechnology, The Natural Products Journal, International Research Journal of Microbiology, Microbiology Research Journal, Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials, European Journal of Medicinal Plants, British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research.
No. of Books Published and Edited 4
No. of research articles published/presented since the inception: 72

Research Students Information

Guided Successfully Submitted Presently Guiding
Ph.D 2 8
M.Phill 5 1

Journals For Details of PublicationsClick here

National Journals 8
International Journals 33

Conferences

Conference National 26
Conference International 5
Research Collaboration

Major/Minor Research Projects Conducted

Title Date Funding Amount(in Lakhs) Project Summery
UGC - Major Research Project Title: Screening and Characterization of antibacterial bioactive principle from mangrove plants of Andhra Pradesh. Sanction Letter No. F.No. 39-189 (SR) December27,2010 Major Rs. 11,95,628/- Click here