Cyd Harold Rodricks' CV summarizes her personal and educational details. She has completed her M.Sc. in Microbiology from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, obtaining high marks. Her CV lists her involvement in various extracurricular activities related to microbiology, including participating in competitions and attending seminars. It also describes two research projects she conducted - one on isolating feather-degrading organisms to produce amino acids and aid bioremediation, and another on diatom responses to light variability while working at the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa.
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We have developed efficient methods for long-term culturing and selection of highly active versions of the original cultures of micromycetes – producers of enzymes. We theoretically substantiated and experimentally confirmed an advantage of growing micromycetes in a new filament-spongy immobilized growth structure on the substrate relative to the traditional method of deep cultivation of free cells in the form of pellets. When comparing a traditional with our innovative method of cultivation, many advantages of the latter are revealed, above all being the possibility of the formation of new highly selective cultures in the long process of their growth with modified culturally - morphological properties.
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We have developed efficient methods for long-term culturing and selection of highly active versions of the original cultures of micromycetes – producers of enzymes. We theoretically substantiated and experimentally confirmed an advantage of growing micromycetes in a new filament-spongy immobilized growth structure on the substrate relative to the traditional method of deep cultivation of free cells in the form of pellets. When comparing a traditional with our innovative method of cultivation, many advantages of the latter are revealed, above all being the possibility of the formation of new highly selective cultures in the long process of their growth with modified culturally - morphological properties.
The recent trends in Life Sciences have been experiencing rapid
transformation in recent years due to development of technology by
considering available ancient techniques. For this change, most
importunately different scientist was discovered scientific
technologies, methods, concepts, and microorganisms. All this
research helped to develop society in all aspects including medicinal
plants research. Different plants are widely known for their medicinal
properties, food properties, industrial important products formation
properties etc., Due to our improved understanding and different
methodology, even our meanings of familiar words, such as antibiotic
and species appear to be shifting. This book is coordinated towards
students, researchers, scientists and starting alumni understudies in
medicinal plants and Botany. However, the book is fully focused on
different plants and their applications in different fields. We would like
to offer our thanks to all authors, parents, teachers, and friends.
Bacterial pigments have many applications in current day to day life. The pigments produced by chromobacteria can be used for various applications like dairy, pharmaceutical, and food etc. In this study, three types of pigments were isolated i.e. yellow from Xanthomonas sp., pinkish Red from Rhodotorula sp., and orange from Sarcina sp. Pigmented bacterial isolates were obtained from the soil samples and used for the pigment extraction study. We studied that the pigment producing bacteria and identified the color producing pigments. Soil samples from Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Chennai, and Andhra sea coast were collected and used for isolation of microbes producing pigments. Purification of extracted pigments were done by column chromatography, whereas identification and characterization of purified pigment done by UV-Visible spectrophotometry and GC/MS analysis etc. The pigment isolated from bacterial sp. were used for the antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, and anticancer & transformation studies. The bacterial extracts of carotenoid pigment extracted and used as natural colorants for food products and dying of cloth.
Key-words: - Soil samples, GC/MS analysis, UV-Visible spectrophotometry, Carotenoid, Pigment extraction
Study on Characterization of Various Biofilms Prepared by Starch Isolated fro...ijtsrd
In the present study, the rhizome of Maranta arundinacea L., Arrowroot, was selected for a rich source of starch for the preparation of biofilm. Firstly, some physicochemical properties of the selected sample were determined by AOAC method. Furthermore, the elemental analysis of the selected sample was carried out by Energy Dispersive X ray Fluorescence EDXRF spectroscopy. Moreover, antimicrobial activities of various solvent extracts were examined by Agar well diffusion method on six tested organisms. And then, the qualitative determination of starch tests such as Iodine test and Tannic acid test were done. In addition, starch from Arrowroot powder was isolated and confirmed by FT IR spectrum. Finally, starch biofilms were prepared by using isolated starch and various ratios of plasticizers PVA, PEG, and Sorbitol. The characterizations of seven kinds of prepared biofilms were measured. Aye Mon Thida Nyo | Arnt Win | Baby San Chit Su | Mar Pi Myint | Phyu Phyu Khaing "Study on Characterization of Various Biofilms Prepared by Starch Isolated from Maranta Arundinacea L." Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd26588.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/other/26588/study-on-characterization-of-various-biofilms-prepared-by-starch-isolated-from-maranta-arundinacea-l/aye-mon-thida-nyo
Identification of causative agent for fungal infection and effect of disinfec...AbdullaAlAsif1
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the commercially important and commonly cultured fish. In the hatchery intensive incubation leads to microbial overgrowth in C. carpio eggs that hamper egg development, hatchability and larval survivability. The aim of this study is to find out causes of mass mortality in C. carpio eggs during peak- breeding season between March to May 2015 at Mafatema fish hatchery, Chanchra, Jessore sadar upazilla. In the present study three disinfectants with three different concentrations in each such as methylene blue 1, 3 and 5mg/L., malachite green 1, 3 and 5mg/L., sodium chloride 1, 2 and 3g/L were used to observe the hatching rate of fertilized eggs and survival rate of larvae. Bacterial load of culture water was examined during the induced breeding of C. carpio with mycological examination of egg samples with different disinfectants. The total bacterial count fluctuated from 3.4 x 108 CFU/ml to 32.7 x 108 CFU/ml during the period of fertilization to 4days of hatching. The fertilized eggs infected by Saprolegnia spp. were appeared as tuft hairy like balls with a white cottony envelop. Among all the treatment 1mg/L methylene blue, 3mg/L malachite green and 1g/L sodium chloride showed significantly better (P<0.05) hatching rate 95·33±2·08, 88.00±2.64 and 92.33±4.04% respectively. The same concentration of methylene blue, malachite green and sodium chloride showed significantly better (P<0.05) better survival rate 95·00±4.35, 75.00±3.00 and 87.00±6.24% respectively. Finally among all the treatment 1mg/L of methylene blue showed significantly better (P<0.05) hatching and survival rate 95·33±2·08% and 95·00±4.35 % respectively. So 1mg/L of methylene blue is the best disinfectant for C. carpio fertilized egg treatment.
BENISON MEDIA is in business of Publishing “ Think Grain Think Feed ” – A Monthly magazine for feed and technology related to it. The magazine provides important information related to animal feed and Grain industry starting from feed crop production to feed additives and premixes, processing and storage technology for poultry, dairy and aqua sector.
It provides a comprehensive information on the market and industry, economic and policy issue, scientific advances, new products, latest technology and latest news and analysis on the development in Feed Industry. Our Feed & Grain magazine is circulated among Government officials, Feed industry, agriculture research and academics, feed millers, raw material traders, technology providers, integrator, cooperatives, veterinarians, embassies, trade associations, storage industry professionals, workers and rural institutions etc.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Pahrmaceutical Science. IJPSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Metabolomics Analysis on Antifungal Activities Produced by Penicillium oxalic...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
—In-vitro antagonist tests such as disc diffusion and minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) were conducted against C. gloeosporioides. 1 H-NMR coupled with multivariate statistical analysis was carried out to identify possible compounds produced. Glucose crude extract exhibited the highest percent inhibition of radial growth (PIRG) with 75% and the lowest MIC value with 78 µg mL-1. For metabolomics, different metabolites produced were clustered according to the carbon sources used and gave a representative impression of the metabolites produced by P. oxalicum T3.3. The study has shown the potential of using a combination of 1 H-NMR spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analysis and their correlation with MIC in differentiating the effect of carbon sources used based on the identification of possible metabolites contributing to their differences. Findings from this work may potentially provide the basis for further studies on both antimicrobial activities against plant pathogen and elucidation of the metabolite compounds produced by P. oxalicum T3.3.
The recent trends in Life Sciences have been experiencing rapid
transformation in recent years due to development of technology by
considering available ancient techniques. For this change, most
importunately different scientist was discovered scientific
technologies, methods, concepts, and microorganisms. All this
research helped to develop society in all aspects including medicinal
plants research. Different plants are widely known for their medicinal
properties, food properties, industrial important products formation
properties etc., Due to our improved understanding and different
methodology, even our meanings of familiar words, such as antibiotic
and species appear to be shifting. This book is coordinated towards
students, researchers, scientists and starting alumni understudies in
medicinal plants and Botany. However, the book is fully focused on
different plants and their applications in different fields. We would like
to offer our thanks to all authors, parents, teachers, and friends.
Bacterial pigments have many applications in current day to day life. The pigments produced by chromobacteria can be used for various applications like dairy, pharmaceutical, and food etc. In this study, three types of pigments were isolated i.e. yellow from Xanthomonas sp., pinkish Red from Rhodotorula sp., and orange from Sarcina sp. Pigmented bacterial isolates were obtained from the soil samples and used for the pigment extraction study. We studied that the pigment producing bacteria and identified the color producing pigments. Soil samples from Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Chennai, and Andhra sea coast were collected and used for isolation of microbes producing pigments. Purification of extracted pigments were done by column chromatography, whereas identification and characterization of purified pigment done by UV-Visible spectrophotometry and GC/MS analysis etc. The pigment isolated from bacterial sp. were used for the antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, and anticancer & transformation studies. The bacterial extracts of carotenoid pigment extracted and used as natural colorants for food products and dying of cloth.
Key-words: - Soil samples, GC/MS analysis, UV-Visible spectrophotometry, Carotenoid, Pigment extraction
Study on Characterization of Various Biofilms Prepared by Starch Isolated fro...ijtsrd
In the present study, the rhizome of Maranta arundinacea L., Arrowroot, was selected for a rich source of starch for the preparation of biofilm. Firstly, some physicochemical properties of the selected sample were determined by AOAC method. Furthermore, the elemental analysis of the selected sample was carried out by Energy Dispersive X ray Fluorescence EDXRF spectroscopy. Moreover, antimicrobial activities of various solvent extracts were examined by Agar well diffusion method on six tested organisms. And then, the qualitative determination of starch tests such as Iodine test and Tannic acid test were done. In addition, starch from Arrowroot powder was isolated and confirmed by FT IR spectrum. Finally, starch biofilms were prepared by using isolated starch and various ratios of plasticizers PVA, PEG, and Sorbitol. The characterizations of seven kinds of prepared biofilms were measured. Aye Mon Thida Nyo | Arnt Win | Baby San Chit Su | Mar Pi Myint | Phyu Phyu Khaing "Study on Characterization of Various Biofilms Prepared by Starch Isolated from Maranta Arundinacea L." Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd26588.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/other/26588/study-on-characterization-of-various-biofilms-prepared-by-starch-isolated-from-maranta-arundinacea-l/aye-mon-thida-nyo
Identification of causative agent for fungal infection and effect of disinfec...AbdullaAlAsif1
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the commercially important and commonly cultured fish. In the hatchery intensive incubation leads to microbial overgrowth in C. carpio eggs that hamper egg development, hatchability and larval survivability. The aim of this study is to find out causes of mass mortality in C. carpio eggs during peak- breeding season between March to May 2015 at Mafatema fish hatchery, Chanchra, Jessore sadar upazilla. In the present study three disinfectants with three different concentrations in each such as methylene blue 1, 3 and 5mg/L., malachite green 1, 3 and 5mg/L., sodium chloride 1, 2 and 3g/L were used to observe the hatching rate of fertilized eggs and survival rate of larvae. Bacterial load of culture water was examined during the induced breeding of C. carpio with mycological examination of egg samples with different disinfectants. The total bacterial count fluctuated from 3.4 x 108 CFU/ml to 32.7 x 108 CFU/ml during the period of fertilization to 4days of hatching. The fertilized eggs infected by Saprolegnia spp. were appeared as tuft hairy like balls with a white cottony envelop. Among all the treatment 1mg/L methylene blue, 3mg/L malachite green and 1g/L sodium chloride showed significantly better (P<0.05) hatching rate 95·33±2·08, 88.00±2.64 and 92.33±4.04% respectively. The same concentration of methylene blue, malachite green and sodium chloride showed significantly better (P<0.05) better survival rate 95·00±4.35, 75.00±3.00 and 87.00±6.24% respectively. Finally among all the treatment 1mg/L of methylene blue showed significantly better (P<0.05) hatching and survival rate 95·33±2·08% and 95·00±4.35 % respectively. So 1mg/L of methylene blue is the best disinfectant for C. carpio fertilized egg treatment.
BENISON MEDIA is in business of Publishing “ Think Grain Think Feed ” – A Monthly magazine for feed and technology related to it. The magazine provides important information related to animal feed and Grain industry starting from feed crop production to feed additives and premixes, processing and storage technology for poultry, dairy and aqua sector.
It provides a comprehensive information on the market and industry, economic and policy issue, scientific advances, new products, latest technology and latest news and analysis on the development in Feed Industry. Our Feed & Grain magazine is circulated among Government officials, Feed industry, agriculture research and academics, feed millers, raw material traders, technology providers, integrator, cooperatives, veterinarians, embassies, trade associations, storage industry professionals, workers and rural institutions etc.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Pahrmaceutical Science. IJPSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Metabolomics Analysis on Antifungal Activities Produced by Penicillium oxalic...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
—In-vitro antagonist tests such as disc diffusion and minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) were conducted against C. gloeosporioides. 1 H-NMR coupled with multivariate statistical analysis was carried out to identify possible compounds produced. Glucose crude extract exhibited the highest percent inhibition of radial growth (PIRG) with 75% and the lowest MIC value with 78 µg mL-1. For metabolomics, different metabolites produced were clustered according to the carbon sources used and gave a representative impression of the metabolites produced by P. oxalicum T3.3. The study has shown the potential of using a combination of 1 H-NMR spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analysis and their correlation with MIC in differentiating the effect of carbon sources used based on the identification of possible metabolites contributing to their differences. Findings from this work may potentially provide the basis for further studies on both antimicrobial activities against plant pathogen and elucidation of the metabolite compounds produced by P. oxalicum T3.3.
Metabolomics Analysis on Antifungal Activities Produced by Penicillium oxalic...
Cyd Resume.doc
1. Curriculum Vitae (C.V) OF Miss Cyd Harold Rodricks
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name: Miss Cyd Harold Rodricks
Date of birth: 13th
August, 1993
Gender: Female
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Marathi.
Permanent Address: I 1 / 204 Mira Dham Colony,
Mira Village,
Kashimira,
Mira Road (East).
Dist – Thane,
Post – 401104.
Phone no.: 08879206990/ 09869822843
E-mail: cydrodricks@gmail.com
Nationality: Indian
Skills: MS- Office, Internet Surfing and Browsing.
Beneficial Qualities: Good control over languages spoken, a dedicated way of working, and a
positive learning attitude with openness to accept new ideas and areas.
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a responsible position which offers me constant challenges and new problems, as this
will fully utilize my organizational and interpersonal skills and advancements to prove myself
and to grow as a person.
2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
CLASS MONTH
AND
YEAR OF
PASSING
INSTITUTION BOARD SUBJECT
SPECIALIZATION
PERCEN
TAGE
CLASS/
GRADE
X March
2009
Holy Cross
Convent School
Maharashtra
Board of
Secondary and
higher Secondary
education
(MBSHSE)
- 73.23% First class
XII March
2011
Nirmala
Memorial
Foundation
College of
Commerce and
Science
Maharashtra
Board of
Secondary and
higher Secondary
education
(MBSHSE)
SCIENCE 68.17% First class
First year
B.Sc
April 2012 Wilson college of
Science and Arts
Maharashtra
Board of
Secondary and
higher Secondary
education
(MBSHSE)
Chemistry, Zoology ,
Microbiology
67.85% First class
Second year
B.Sc
April 2013 Wilson college of
Science and Arts
Maharashtra
Board of
Secondary and
higher Secondary
education
(MBSHSE)
Chemistry,
Microbiology
65.60% First class
Third Year
B.Sc
April 2014 Wilson college of
Science and Arts
Maharashtra
Board of
Secondary and
higher Secondary
education
(MBSHSE)
Microbiology 84.00% Distinction
M.Sc
In
Microbiology
Part I
2014-2015 St. Xavier’s
College –
Autonomous
Mumbai
Mumbai
University
Microbiology 70.66% First Class
M.Sc
In
Microbiology
Part II
2015-2016 St. Xavier’s
College –
Autonomous
Mumbai
Mumbai
University
Microbiology Results
Awaited
Results Awaited
3. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Participated in The Intercollegiate competition- Chem - Galaxy held on the 21st
of
January, 2012.
Participated and volunteered for the National Symposium on “Exploring the
Environment: A Microbiological Approach” held on the 5th
of January, 2013.
Attended the National Symposium on “Exploring the Environment: A Microbiological
Approach” Held on the 5th
of January 2013.
Participated in The Intra-collegiate Chemistry Festival, “WILCHEMIA” held on the 15th
and 16th
of February, 2013.
Qualified for the 13th
State Level Microbiological Contest held on the 16th
of January,
2014.
Attended “The national seminar on entrepreneurship in Biotechnology” at St. Xavier’s
College Mumbai on the 2nd august 2014.
Participated in “Palindrome” on 11th
February 2015.
Participated in “Consortium – Environmental Microbial Biotechnology Meet” on the 20th
of January 2016.
Planned, executed, formally written and presented the following two projects at the
respective esteemed institutions during their respective tenure
4. Title of the Project: Isolation of Feather Degrading Organisms and its application in Amino
Acid Production and Bioremediation
Research Guide: Dr. Vivien Amonkar (Head of Department) and Dr. Pampi Dutta Chakraborty
Institution: St. Xavier’s College - Autonomous, Mumbai.
Tenure: January – March 2016
Abstract
Feather wastes are the byproducts of the poultry processing industry which cannot be
degraded easily. Ineffective and inefficient disposal methods result in accumulation of the
feather waste and increasing environmental pollution. The keratinolytic organisms are now being
increasingly utilized for the degradation and recycling of poultry waste. In the present study, a
feather degrading microorganism was isolated from poultry farm soil by initially screening for
the proteolytic activity of the organism on a skim milk agar plate and subsequently by growing
on a feather meal medium with feather as the carbon and nitrogen source. The selected organism
was characterized and identified to be of Bacillus species. This isolate was then used for its
application in amino acid production and bioremediation. The isolate was grown in feather meal
broth (FMB) containing yeast extract, FMB containing glucose and FMB without yeast extract
and glucose. Qualitative ninhydrin test was also performed to detect the presence of amino acids
in the latter two media. It was found that the isolate showed the best growth as well as high
concentration of amino acids in FMB with glucose. Thus this medium was therefore used for the
enrichment of the organism as well as for amino acid production. Optimization studies were
carried out to determine the optimum pH for the growth of organisms as well as for the
production of amino acids. The optimum growth of the organism was observed at pH 10 at
shaker condition. Also the highest keratinase activity of 21.612 U/ml was determined at pH 10
by keratinase assay. However, the optimum condition for the amino acid production determined
by quantitative ninhydrin method showed the highest amino acid production (106.25 µg/ml) at
pH 7 in shaking condition after 96 hours. Paper chromatography was performed to identify the
amino acids obtained. The suspected amino acids were found to be Phenylalanine and Aspargine,
which can be further confirmed by HPLC. For the bioremediation studies, the feather degrading
capability of the isolate was tested in different media amongst which the FMB containing
glucose showed almost 80% degradation of feathers in 10 days. Thus, these results indicate the
potential use of the keratinolytic organism and the enzyme keratinase produced by them, in
bioremediation as well as production of amino acids from a cheap source like feather.
(Please note only this project was carried out along with four other classmates)
5. Title of the Project: EUPHOTIC AND BENTHIC DIATOM COMMUNITY RESPONSE
TO LIGHT VARIABILITY
Research Guide: Dr. Smita Mitbavkar, Senior Scientist, Biofouling and Bioinvasion Division
(BBD)
Institution: CSIR- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, Dona Paula, Goa- 403004
Tenure: May 2015 – August 2015
Abstract
Diatoms are microscopic, photosynthetic eukaryotes which are ubiquitous in aquatic
environments, either free living or attached to substrata. They show variable presence in the
ocean in correspondence to various environmental factors. One such environmental condition is
light availability which exhibits vertical variations within the water column due to seasonal
variations in environmental conditions. Light availability having direct dependence on their
growth and multiplication, thus is of utmost importance, especially to diatom genera capable of
forming biofilms. A deeper knowledge of this mechanism, leads to better understanding of their
role as primary producers and their capacities to form biofilms in such adverse conditions which
can be an environmental threat to the ports involved in transport and exposure of ballast water.
This experiment was carried out in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the influence of light
availability on diatoms. When exposed to such conditions certain diatom genera like Navicula
was seen to have maintained dominance even when incubated in complete darkness for a period
of 60 days with modification in their life cycle and variations in the external surface receptors.
Regaining in the pace of the normal cell cycle was immediately seen even after such harsh
conditions. Results obtained could also be further extrapolated to mechanisms followed by
species in water bodies which are usually exposed to sudden stresses caused by drastic and
sudden temporal changes for e.g. sudden light exposure after prevailing in low light/ dark
conditions for a long time and vice versa.
Place: Mumbai
Date: 28 April 2016