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Associate Professor of Microbiology

Year Joined RCNJ: 2020

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7554
• Email: kkota@ramapo.edu
• Office: G-305

Education:

• B.S., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
• M.S., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
• Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Jersey

Courses Offered:

• Microbiology-Biology Majors (Lec/Lab)
• Microbiology for Health Sciences-Nursing Majors (Lec/Lab)
• Microbial Biotechnology

Teaching Interest:

• Microbiology
• Biotechnology
• Integrative Virology
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Microbiome & Immune Health

Research Interest:

• Bacterial communication & group behaviors
• Bacterial biofilms & antibiotic resistance
• Isolation & characterization of commercially relevant bacteria from the soil
• Fermentation technology & downstream processing of microbial by-products