Laccase from Stereum ostrea

Dr. Buddolla Viswanath successfully completed Master Programme in 2001 in First class from Sir Krishnadevaraya University, India. He entered into research course in 2001 in the Karnatak University, Dharwad, India and carried out research leading to the award of M.Phil degree in 2003. Afterwards author joined in Microbiology department of Sri Krishnadevaraya University for his Doctoral programme on “Production, purification and characterization of laccase from Stereum ostrea” under the guidance of Prof. B.R. Reddy and has been awarded Ph.D. degree in January 2008. During his doctoral program he received Junior and Senior Research Fellowships from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Some of the results of his studies are presented in International and National symposia. He was Postdoctoral fellow during 2008 to 2009 at Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa. The author is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences at Global college of Engineering and Technology, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. The author has more than 10 papers, 1 book and 1 chapter in diverse fields to his credit.