About Dr. Arum Jamkar
He is a Founder Director of National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Dept. of Bio technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (1988-1995).
Prior to that he worked as a Director Grade Scientist, I C M R (Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (1955-1988). He Conducted several workshops Sponsored by UNESCO, WHO, EMBO, ICRO, ICMR, DST, DBT, CSIR during his long career. He guided many M.Sc., PhD, Medical Diploma in Virology, M. Pharm, M S, M D students.
Later he worked as a Founder Director, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Bharati Vidyapeeth University and Distinguished Professor in Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune.
His areas of Research are Taxonomy, Ecology, establishment of life cycle of parasites in the laboratory, development of cell lines, specialized media, new parameters for cell characterization, quantitative cytochemistry, Malaria parasite cultures & screening drugs, application of cell cultures in the field of parasitology, oncology, virny ology, cryo-biology, isolation of causative agents of diseases, tissue banking, efficacy of herbal/ plant extracts “in vitro” & “in vivo” systems. Development of technology for fortification of food items (neutraceuticals/ functional foods).
Capabilities
- His research work has been published in both National and International peered reviews Journals.
- Achieved multiple International Patents on Omega-3-Fatty Acid Compositions with Honey.