Lab Members in the Field

Exploring diverse habitats, collecting samples, and uncovering the hidden diversity of cyanobacteria.

Little did she know... This photograph captures Dr. Sagarika Pal collecting the strain that would later become the type strain of the novel cyanobacterial genus Ahomia

Tanu sampling in Jammu

Dr. Prashant Singh doing summer sampling in the Arctic

Dr. Prashant Singh collecting samples in the Arctic

Dr. Prashant Singh sampling algae near a Glacial run-off in the Arctic

Dr. Prashant Singh collecting samples from the historic hot springs of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Himanshu collecting samples at the Hampta Pass, Himachal Pradesh

Fieldwork is even more special when shared with family. Water sampling by the father–daughter duo

The youngest members of the field team: Shivanshi and Shivansh fine-tuning the nuances of algal sampling

Dr. Prashant Singh at the Indian Arctic Station “Himadri” with the rest of the team and visiting researchers

Prof. Jeff Johansen, Dr. Naresh Kumar and Dr. Sagarika Pal collected samples from the ghats of Varanasi

Dr. Singh and Prof. Jeff Johansen at the Ghats of Varanasi

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