Dash Hirak R

Dr. Hirak Ranjan Dash is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Forensic Biology and Biotechnology at National Forensic Sciences University, Delhi Campus, New Delhi, India. Before joining academics, he served as a Forensic DNA Expert at Madhya Pradesh Forensic Science Services for over six years. He has obtained his doctoral degree from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He possesses expertise in the field of environmental and forensic microbiology, DNA fingerprinting, microbial phylogeny and diversity, genetics, bioremediation, degradation of biological materials and applied microbiology. Dr. Dash has authored 45 peer-reviewed publications, 10 book-chapters, 09 books and 03 popular scientific articles till date.