Dr. Amit Kumar

Post-doc research associate (June 2018 – Present)

Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University, Germany

Ph.D. (October 2014 – April 2018)  

Dissertation: Plant-microbial interactions in the rhizosphere: root mediated changes in microbial activity and soil organic matter turnover

          University of Bayreuth and Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany

Visiting Scholar (June – August 2017)

Phillips Lab (Prof. Richard P. Phillips)

Dept. of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Research Intern (March – May 2014)

National Institute of Plant Genetic Research, Delhi, India     

M.Phil. Botany (Natural Resource Management Lab; 2012 – 2014)

Dissertation: Effects of different plantations on soil properties

University of Delhi, India                

M.Sc. Botany (2010 – 2012)

Dissertation: Drought: A major threat to plants

University of Delhi, India                                                                             

B.Sc. Botany (Honors; 2007 – 2010)

University of Delhi, India