Research areas include Biodiversity, ecology, taxonomy and bioprospecting of prokaryotes (actinomycetes) and eukaryotes ( asco and basidiomycetous yeasts and mushrooms; Maintenance of fungal cultures; Submerged culture of fungi ; mushroom cultivation with special emphasis on novel tropical strains, wine and bioethanol production; Biomineralization by fungi, fungal bioleaching of Iron and Manganese ores; fungal siderophores; Melanogenic fungi and fungal melanins, their commercial applications; Applications of bio and Chemoinformatics in mycology; ethnomycology and conservation biology of Termitophilic mushrooms; Documentation of traditional food technology, Science writing and Science popularization ( regular weekly science column in www.navhindtimes.com since 1996)