About PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd.

PhiXGen Pvt. Ltd. was founded in January, 2018 by Prof. Rup Lal and his team. PhiXGen is committed to delivering quality services with unmatched quality. The major focus of the firm is to work towards innovation, development, deployment, and commercialization of products and services. The work mandate includes providing technical services to beginners who are facing difficulties in their projects. This primarily includes support for Next Generation Sequencing projects for Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics studies. The wide scope of the firm also includes the onsite/ offsite/ online training courses for graduates/ post-graduates and corporates professionals. We have conducted more than 15 in-depth workshops in the last two years and are handling NMCG and BIRAC major projects with our collaborators. Our aim is to implement scientific knowledge for resolving issues related to meta(genomic) data analysis, bioproduct development, agricultural resource development, counseling, consultation, and training. In the past three years, PhiXgen has exceled at an exponential pace both in the academics and at the industrial level. PhiXgen has been actively involved in propagating microbiology literacy among society and school childran by conducting several workshops and outreach programs. For more details, please visit phixgen website.

Contribution of PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. towards the promotion of Microbiology Literacy

Events/ Activities organized under the Microbial Literacy Mission

• Dec 23rd -24th, 2016
  BAni School Innovation Camp (BASIC I)

A Program Conducted at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Bani under the aegis of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Funded Star College Project, Ramjas College (University of Delhi)

• 7th March, 2018
  BAni School Innovation Camp (BASIC II)

A Program Conducted at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Bani Under INSA Outreach Program “Lectures by INSA Fellows/Young Scientists/Teacher Awardees to Young Students and Teachers of Schools and Colleges in Remote Areas”

• 15th October, 2018
  BAni School Innovation Camp (BASIC III)

Department of Zoology under the aegis of DBT Star College Scheme and in association with Department of Zoology (University of Delhi), Ramjas College (University of Delhi) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (University of Delhi), Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Outreach Program entitled “Lectures by INSA Fellows/Young Scientists/Teacher Awardees to Young Students and Teachers of Schools and Colleges in Remote Areas” organized (BaSIC III), a Program Conducted at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Bani, Himachal Pradesh

• 21st October 2019
  Bani School innovation camp 2019 (BASIC IV)

Dream School: An Initiative by the INSA Outreach Program and University of Delhi under the aegis of UGC Induction Program & DBT Star College Program, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Ramjas College & Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Bani, Himachal Pradesh, India

• 22nd October 2019
  BiAR initiAtive: A School outReAch pRogRAm foR enrichment (BiOSPHERE I)

Dream School: An initiative by the INSA Outreach Program and University of Delhi under the aegis of UGC Induction Program & DBT star college program, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Ramjas College & Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Biar, Himachal Pradesh, India

• 3rd February, 2021

A Special Session on “Reaching out to Children & Society: A Step towards Promoting Microbiology Literacy” conducted during International Conference being organized in collaboration with The Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University of Delhi (DU), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) & Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

• 17th September, 2021

Celebrating the International Microorganism Day as MICROSPHERE: AN INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM jointly organized by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (DU), Gargi College (DU), IIT Rorkee, Kirori Mal College (DU), Ramjas College (DU), PG Dept. of Zoology (MU) & PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram in association with Acharya Narendra Dev College (DU), Maitreyi College (DU), Sri Venkateswara College (DU) & C.M.P. College (AU)under our initiative to promote microbial literacy in the society and raise an awareness for the role of microorganisms in our lives and also as a profession and career with school students, undergraduate students, teachers and people from different walks of society.

• 18th November, 2021

Special Session on Microbiology in Science and Society conducted during 6th Annual International e-conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Microbes in Sustainable Development” organized in association with Department of Zoology (DU), Acharya Narendra Dev College (DU), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (DU), Gargi College (DU), Kirori Mal College (DU), PG Department of Zoology (MU), Maitreyi College (DU), Ramjas College (DU), Sri Venkateswara College (DU), Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (DU), C.M.P. College (AU), PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Patna

• 18th April, 2022

Microbial Literacy Initiative: An Outreach Program organized by Academy of Microbiological Sciences and Association of Microbiologists of India in association with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Kirori Mal College, Ramjas College and PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. at Vanasthali Public School, Noida.

Research Articles/ Publications

• Timmis K, Cavicchioli R, Garcia JL, Nogales B, Chavarría M, Stein L, McGenity TJ, Webster N, Singh BK, Handelsman J, de Lorenzo V, Pruzzo C, Timmis J, Martín JLR, Verstraete W, Jetten M, Danchin A, Huang W, Gilbert J, Lal R, Santos H, Lee SY, Sessitsch A, Bonfante P, Gram L, Lin RTP, Ron E, Karahan ZC, van der Meer JR, Artunkal S, Jahn D, Harper L. The Urgent Need for Microbiology Literacy in Society. Environ Microbiol. 2019 May;21(5):1513-1528. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14611. Epub 2019 Apr 11. PMID: 30912268.
• McGenity TJ, Gessesse A, Hallsworth JE, Garcia Cela E, Verheecke-Vaessen C, Wang F, Chavarría M, Haggblom MM, Molin S, Danchin A, Smid EJ, Lood C, Cockell CS, Whitby C, Liu SJ, Keller NP, Stein LY, Bordenstein SR, Lal R, Nunes OC, Gram L, Singh BK, Webster NS, Morris C, Sivinski S, Bindschedler S, Junier P, Antunes A, Baxter BK, Scavone P, Timmis K. Visualizing the invisible: Class Excursions to Ignite Children's Enthusiasm for Microbes. Microb Biotechnol. 2020 Jul;13(4):844-887. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13576. Epub 2020 May 14. PMID: 32406115; PMCID: PMC7264897.
• Anand S, Lal S, Sood U, Gupta V, Dhingra GG, Solanki R, Kaur J, Kumar R, Saxena A, Dua A, Tripathi C, Talwar C, Rawat CD, Kaur H, Verma H, Kaur J, Verma M, Singh M, Hira P, Singhvi N, Mahato NK, Prakash O, Malhotra J, Lal R, Kalia VC. The Alphabet of the Elementary Microbiology: Revisited. Indian J Microbiol. 2021 Oct 6;61(4):1-4. doi: 10.1007/s12088-021-00987-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34629565; PMCID: PMC8492822.

Teaching Frameworks contributed

• Classical food fermentations beer, bread, fermented milk, cheese, etc. have been made for a very long period of time Mummy: can we please have pizza tonight, with olives and stuff? (Shailly Anand & Mugdha Anand)
• Pro- and prebiotics Milk-based foods (cheese, joghurt, fermented milk, etc) and probiotics (Priya Singh)
• Viruses of plants Daddy: what are those pale patches on the tomato plants you bought me to grow? (Roshan Kumar & Mona Singh)
• Why vaccines do not always protect? Granny: you must have the flu jab to protect you this winter! No Darling; you should have it but it does not work for Granny. Vaccines, immunisation, antigenic shift and drift, age-related immune responses, etc. (Mugdha Anand & Shailly Anand)

Invited Talks/ Lectures by Team Members

• Lal, R. ‘Microbial Literacy Mission under International Microbial Literacy Initiative in South Asia Center: Our Vision, Mission and Efforts’ presented in 7th International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Modulating the Environment with Microbes” organized by 10 colleges of the University of Delhi, CMP college Allahabad; Kolhan University, Jharkhand; KIIT University, Orissa; PG Department of Zoology, Magadh University; SoAS Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University on November 9, 2022.
• Anand, S. ‘Small things, big challenges’ presented in 7th International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Modulating the Environment with Microbes” on November 9, 2022.
• Rawat, C.D. ‘Holistic microbiology literacy for building a better society’ presented in 7th International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Modulating the Environment with Microbes” on 9th November, 2022.
• Lal, R. ‘Microbiome and Human Health: Societal Perspective’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Anand, S. ‘Tiny Things but Mighty Challenges Microbiome and Human Health: Societal Perspective’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Rawat, C.D. ‘Approaches towards holistic microbiology literacy: reaching out to the society’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Hira, P. ‘Reaching out to create a Microbial Literate Society: Our Experience & Efforts’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Dhingra G.G. ‘Creating Awareness of Virology In Public In Recent Outbreaks’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Kaur, J. “Seeing the unseen” Microbes in text books, under microscope and on culture plates/media’ presented in Special Session on “Child Centric Microbiology” organized by Association of Microbiologists of India & Academy of Microbiological Sciences (MSCTFP-2022) at University of Mysore, Mysuru (Karnataka) on September 21, 2022.
• Lal, R. ‘Role of Human Microbiome in Health and Diseases: Children and Societal Perspective’ presented in MICROSPHERE 2.0, An international outreach program under the aegis of International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - South Asian Centre (IMiLI-SAC) at PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. and Indian Network For Soil Contamination Research (INSCR), Federation of European microbiological societies (FEMS) & International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) on September 17, 2022.
• Kaur, J. ‘Fun with Microbes’ presented in MICROSPHERE 2.0, An international outreach program under the aegis of International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - South Asian Centre (IMiLI-SAC) at PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. on September 17, 2022.
• Hira, P. ‘Our Efforts Towards Microbial Literate Society’ presented in MICROSPHERE 2.0, An international outreach program under the aegis of International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - South Asian Centre (IMiLI-SAC) at PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. on September 17, 2022.
• Dhingra, G.G. ‘Raising Awareness to Better Engage the Community Against Viral Outbreaks’ presented in MICROSPHERE 2.0, An international outreach program under the aegis of International Microbiology Literacy Initiative - South Asian Centre (IMiLI-SAC) at PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd. on September 17, 2022.
• Lal, R. ‘Microbiome Literacy for Better Management of Human Health, Environment and Societal Problems’ under the aegis of Microbiology Society of India on September 5, 2022, organized on the Occasion of Teachers day by SAS Free Polyclinic PERCH, Chandigarh.
• Lal, R. ‘Microbes & Us’ presented in Microbial Literacy Initiative: An Outreach Program “Educate the children, secure the future” organized by Academy of Microbiological Sciences and Association of Microbiologists of India in association with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Gargi College, Kirori Mal College, Ramjas College of University of Delhi and PhixGen Pvt. Ltd. at Vanasthali Public School, Noida on 18th April, 2022.
• Lal, R., Rawat, C.D., Dhingra, G.G., Kaur, J., Sood, U., Hira, P., & Anand, S. Resource Person during Microbial Literacy Initiative: An Outreach Program organized by Academy of Microbiological Sciences and Association of Microbiologists of India at Vanasthali Public School, Noida on 18 April 2022.
• Anand, S. ‘Small Things, Mighty Challenges’ presented during International e-conference on ‘Mitigating environmental issues by sustainable approaches (ICMCESA-2022)' organized by Acharya Narendra Dev College from February 22-28, 2022 under the aegis of IQAC and DBT Star College Scheme.
• Lal, R. ‘Microbiome and Human Health: Societal Perspective’ presented in Annual International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Microbes in Sustainable Development” in association with Department of Zoology (DU), Acharya Narendra Dev College (DU), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (DU), Gargi College (DU), Kirori Mal College (DU), PG Department of Zoology (MU), Maitreyi College (DU), Ramjas College (DU), Sri Venkateswara College (DU), C.M.P. College (AU), SGTB Khalsa College (DU), COCAS (PU) & PhiXgen Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram on November 18, 2021
• Anand, S. ‘RENEW: Microbes in Sustainable Development (A Short Documentary Presentation’ presented during the Science and Society Special Session held during the 6th Annual International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research on “Microbes in Sustainable Development” organized by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College in collaboration with Acharya Narendra Dev College, Gargi College, Kirori Mal College, Ramjas College, Sri Venkateswara College and Phixgen Pvt. Ltd. on November 18, 2021.
• Rawat, C.D. ‘Inquiry, Inclusivity and InReach- the 3-I’s in the M(I)crob(I)ology Educat(I)on’ presented during the Science and Society Special Session held during the 6th Annual International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research on “Microbes in Sustainable Development” organized by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College in collaboration with Acharya Narendra Dev College, Gargi College, Kirori Mal College, Ramjas College, Sri Venkateswara College and Phixgen Pvt. Ltd. on November 18, 2021.
• Lal, R. ‘Microbiome: The Garden Within You’ presented under theme Microbial Literacy Initiative in MICROSPHERE 2021: An International Outreach Program on occasion of International Microorganism Day on September 17, 2021.
22. Anand S. ‘Our Efforts towards promoting science’ presented under theme Microbial Literacy Initiative in MICROSPHERE 2021: An International Outreach Program on occasion of International Microorganism Day on September 17, 2021.
• Sood, U. ‘Microbes and Global Goals’ presented under theme Microbial Literacy Initiative in MICROSPHERE 2021: An International Outreach Program on occasion of International Microorganism Day on September 17, 2021.
• Dhingra, G. G. and Kumar, R. ‘Career prospects in microbiology’ presented under theme Microbial Literacy Initiative in MICROSPHERE 2021: An International Outreach Program on occasion of International Microorganism Day on September 17, 2021.
• Anand, S. Resource Person during a 3-month Bridge Program (Bringing Science Home) – An Experiential Learning Program organized under the aegis of Synapses and Science Foundation from August 2, 2021 to October 30, 2021.
• Anand, S. Resource Person [Session on Animal Kingdom – Part I (21.9.21), Part II (3.10.21) & Part III (9.10.21)] during One-Month Outreach Program (38 hours of intensive and interactive teaching) with Government Girls Senior Secondary School, AP Block, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi organized under the aegis of Science Foundation & Synapses for the promotion of Science by the Department of Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi and Department of Zoology of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi from September 21, 2021 to October 20, 2021 for students of Class XI and XII.
• Anand, S. ‘My Experiences during Expeditions during Microbiology Literacy Mission in India’ at the World Microbe Forum (International Conference) under EAM Workshop: Microbiology Literacy, a joint digital meeting between American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and Frontiers of Environmental Microbiology Science (FEMS) organized from June 20-24, 2021.
• Lal, R. ‘Discovering Microbes/Microbiome and Health’ presented in Annual International Conference of The Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) and Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on “Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences” in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Department of Zoology, UoD, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) & Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from February 3, 2021 to February 5, 2021.
• Lal, R. ‘Role of Microbiology in Society: Our Journey & Experiences’ presented in Pre-conference workshop on “Hands on to Computational Biology for (Meta)Genomics Analysis” by Phixgen Pvt. Ltd. In association with International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) during the 61st Annual International Conference on “Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences” on February 1-2, 2021.
• Anand, S. ‘Microbiology & Sustainable Development Goals’ at 61st Annual International Conference on “Microbial World: Recent Development in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences” organized by The Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) & Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University of Delhi (DU) & Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) from February, 3-5, 2021.
• Anand, S. ‘Promoting Microbiology in Rural India’ through Hands-on Outreach Programs (An experiential journey) at "Southeast Asian Regional Symposium on Microbial Ecology (SARSME 2020)" organized from February 12-14, 2020 at Pokhara, Nepal.
• Lal, R. ‘Scientific discoveries: from failure to success’ lecture at BaSIC III at Bani School, Himachal Pradesh on October 15, 2018.
• Lal, R. ‘Major Discoveries in Science and their Impact on Daily life’ presented in Bani School Innovation Camp II (BaSIC-II) 2018 held under University of Delhi, INSA Outreach Program, Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), DBT Star College Project, Ramjas College at Government Senior Secondary School on March 7, 2018.
• Lal, R. ‘India now and then’ presented in Bani School Innovation Camp (BaSIC)-2016 (Dream School) held under University of Delhi, INSA Outreach Program and DBT Star College Project, Ramjas College at Government Senior Secondary School, Bani, Hamirpur, H.P. on December 23-24, 2016.