Career Summary
Biography
Geetika is a PhD Scholar at the School of Environment and Life Sciences (Biological Sciences).
Her PhD thesis work is focussed on the analysis of plastic associated microbial communities, biomolecules and contaminants. Her work investigates into the potential risks associated with marine plastic debris and impact on planetary health.
Since 2011, Geetika has worked at various prestigious research institutes and have collaborated with international's project partners. With over 7 years of research experience in fields of plant molecular biology, pathology, microbial biochemistry and environmental microbiology, she has a lot of knowledge in various fields of life science in her arsenal.
Her forthcoming goal is to understand the risks to human health from plastic debris which is now critically evaluated as a vector for contaminants, distinct microbial assemblage or even pathogenic microbes.
Community engagement: STEM mentor
Since 2019, Geetika is working as a FEBE Ambassador/Mentor with the HunterWISE group at University of Newcastle. HunterWise is an initiative designed to foster interest of high school students in various fields of STEM.
Being part of HunterWISE she aims to provide an engaging experience for the high school students and share her passion for science by introducing them to varied fields of life science research.
Keywords
- Environmental sciences
- Genetics
- Metagenomics
- Microbial ecology
- Molecular microbiology
- Plastic and Human health
- Plastic pollution
- Plastisphere
Languages
- Marathi (Mother)
- English (Fluent)
- Hindi (Fluent)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 060599 | Microbiology not elsewhere classified | 30 |
| 059999 | Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified | 50 |
| 060199 | Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified | 20 |
Professional Experience
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 7/9/2015 - 11/11/2016 |
Senior Research Fellow I was assigned to analyse the tomato breeding lines for drought resistance. |
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable research India |
| 9/9/2013 - 31/10/2014 |
Senior research Fellow I was appointed to understand the dynamics of interaction of garden pea with the powdery mildew causing pathogen, |
University of Hyderabad India |
| 5/3/2013 - 15/8/2013 |
PhD student I was appointed to understand the stress response of plants to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone. |
Banaras Hindu University India |
| 10/9/2011 - 7/11/2012 |
Junior research fellow I was given the responsibility to prepare double and single over expression constructs of stress responsible genes of high alitutde plants and transform Arabidopsis to develop abiotic stress resistance. |
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology India |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 4/5/2011 - 28/7/2011 |
Research Assistant I was appointed to collect field data on wildlife status along the rivers of the state of Uttarakhand in India. |
Wildlife Institute of India India |
| 17/4/2019 - |
HunterWISE Ambassador Geetika works with high school female students to solve local community issues whilst helping them develop STEM skills. |
HunterWise Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (2 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Fred-Ahmadu OH, Bhagwat G, Oluyoye I, Benson NU, Ayejuyo OO, Palanisami T, 'Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives', Science of the Total Environment, 706 (2020) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Bhardwaj PK, Kapoor R, Mala D, Bhagwat G, Acharya V, Singh AK, et al., 'Braving the attitude of altitude: Caragana jubata at work in cold desert of Himalaya', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 3 (2013)
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