Ram N. Singh
Ram N. Singh
BioWRAP Team
Meet Ram N. Singh
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
I am a microbiologist and genomics scientist by training and have over 18 years of research experience. My research broadly includes Microbiology, Agricultural Microbiology, Genomics, environmental genomics and system biology. I have been working in systems biology approaches (epigenomics, transcriptomics, and regulomics) to predict “Rules of Life” in sulfate-reducing biofilms grown on 2D materials (NSF). I served as a Research Associate and postdoctoral research associate and has long experience in microbial genomics (genome & transcriptome analysis) and environmental genomics, working in the research project “Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (AMAAS)”, at ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India. I have sequenced and submitted 10 WGS, 6 Metagenomes, rRNA genes (>750) and more than 350 functional gene sequences in NCBI database. I have attended 13 training programs related to NGS analysis and Single -cell genomics. I have has presented my research at prestigious international conferences, The Non-Coding Genomes, EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany (October 2010), 4th FEMS congress at Geneva, Switzerland (June 2011), SAME13 First EMBO-Aquatic Microbial Ecology, CNR-ISE, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Italy (September 2013).
I am a “Science Communication Fellowship” and participated in the “Meet a Scientist” event organized by the South Dakota Discovery Center. I have mentored 8 students (graduate & undergraduate).
I have delivered 21 invited talks in trainings/ symposiums/conferences on the following topics: Microbiology Curriculum versus Industry Requirements; Metagenomics: Strategies, Methods and analysis; Third generation Sequencing technologies and Hybrid Genome Assembly; Recent advancement in NGS Technologies; NGS, its application and Precession Genomics; Primer designing to sequencing; Primer and Probe Designing for Diversity and Identification of Extremophiles; Microbial Identification by Multi-locus Sequence Typing (MLST); Molecular Phylogeny Methods; Methods for Analyses of Genetic Diversity and Species Relationships; Bioinformatics tools for Sequence analysis; Non-Coding Genomes and its function in Gene regulation; Analysis and Interpretation of Metagenomes; DNA sequencing methods: Technologies and Chemistries; DNA Sequence analysis and Phylogeny.
I have received 6 certificates of appreciation for my contribution as a technical resource person in training programs and Two Best Poster award: “SLTB Best Poster Award” at International Conference on ‘Low-Temperature Science and Biotechnological Advances (2015), NBPGR, India.
Web profile links:
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ram-Singh-71
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-nageena-singh-92948815/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=D7veM4sAAAAJ&hl=en
Away from academia, I enjoy quality time with my family and volunteering for the community.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
We understand there are many questions you may have in regards to BioWRAP. Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions that we receive.
The long-term goal is to create a locally-sourced, customizable, spray-on biopolymer-based films to serve as soil cover that can be synchronized to crop growth cycles under differing climatic conditions and applied using precision agricultural equipment. The system would also support socioeconomic resiliency, positive bioeconomic cycles, biotechnology adoption, sustainable crop production, and soil health in EPSCoR states.
Transforming biopolymers into a local material will equitably distribute the costs and benefits of biotechnology adoption by crop producers and support rural workforce development. Creating a protective, but permeable spray-on biopolymer cover will provide physical weed suppression, enable crop producers to reduce herbicide use, protect soil ecosystem diversity, effectively manage field edges, help conserve natural resources, buffer waterways from agrochemical runoff, enhance land productivity, and increase crop production resiliency.
We hypothesize that adoption of BioWRAP technology will vary by region and producer characteristics, climate conditions, soil type, and underlying preferences will lead to differential adoption across regions and cropping systems. Our team plans to assess the potential market for BioWRAP using structured group discussions in locations where producers and purchasers/retailers to gain the most accurate assessment of the market potential of biodegradable biofilm technology.
Initial testing will include corn and soybeans. Application of the product may include autonomous spray platforms as well as field scale commercial sprayers.
