RESEARCH INTEREST

• Animal Cell Culture

HONOURS/AWARDS/GRANTS/CONSULTANCIES

• Coordinator of Post Graduate Biotechnology Capacity Building cell (PG-BT- CBC) of GSBTM.
• Prof.RaojibhaiJijibhai Patel ShasthiPurtiSamarohGold Medal for securing first position in M.Sc. Examination -2001 of Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidyanagar.
• Grant received from NCSTC-DST for Project Title "Study of water quality status and recommendations for future activities of various pond waters in Panchmahal and Dahod districts, Gujarat, India. Amount: 8, 72,616/- (TWO years).

PUBLICATIONS

1. D. Rana, D.S. Mehta, K.R. Desai, H.N. Highland and L.B. George, Effects of the Extracts of Aristolochia and Tylophora species on Plasmdoium falciparum In vitro. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2012, 4 (4): 79-81.
2. Sandeep Chovatiya, SnehalIngale, Digvijaysinh Rana, Pratik Patel "Isolation, Characterization and Optimization of amylase producing micro-organism from gastrointestinal tract of Catlacatla" International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, (2014), 3 (12): 17890-17899 (ISSN: 2319-8753).
3. Ardeshana A.B., Pitroda J.R. and Rana Digvijaysinh, "A critical literature review on gainful utilization of bacteria in construction industry" International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Applications in Engineering, Technology and Sciences (IJ-ETA-ETS) (2016), 9 (1): (ISSN: 0974-3588).
4. Maulik Sharma, JayeshkumarPitroda and Digvijaysinh Rana, "Influence of Bacteria on Compressive Strength of Rubber Mould Paver Block" International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering (IJCRCE) (2017) 3(1): 11-18 (ISSN 2454-8693).
5. AkshaykumarArdeshana, JayeshkumarPitroda and DigvijaysinhRana, "Enrichment In Durability of Concrete By Insertion of BacilliousPesturi Bacteria" Journal of Structural Technology, (2017) 2 (1): 1-6.
6. Maulik Sharma, JayeshkumarPitroda and Digvijaysinh Rana, "A Critical Review of Rubber Mould Paver Block with Inclusion of Bacteria" International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences and Engineering (2017)5:3, (ISSN 2347-6516).

BOOK/BOOK CHAPTER

1. A Text book of Zoology – AtulPrakashan Publishers, Ahmedabad. 2006 – 07. (For F.Y.B.Sc of Sardar Patel University)
2. A Practical Book of Biology – AtulPrakashan Publishers, Ahmedabad. 2006 – 07. (For F.Y.B.Sc of Sardar Patel University)
3. Bacterial Concrete: Rural Road Construction Rigid Pavements – LABMERT Academic Publishing ISBN-978-3-659-93585-5

PRESEANTATIONS

National	11
International	04

PROJECTS

Completed	02
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PH. D. GUIDED

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M. SC. DISSERTATION GUIDED

Completed	43
On Going	04