Qualification:
MSc. Microbiology

Year of joining:
2011

Profile:

Sonia has been with BRC since 2011. She has gained knowledge and developed skills in bioburden and pathogen testing in Cosmetic, Water and Water Purifier samples using national and international standards. She has been associated with Preservative efficacy and antimicrobial studies in the lab. Has played significant role in hygiene based human volunteer-based studies as per industry requirements. Sonia is an integral part of BRC with regard to Quality Assurance system. She has also been a part of several educational programs organized by BRC. Currently she leads a team of microbiologists in the area of personal and home hygiene and water microbiology, besides taking overall responsibility of lab equipment and environment quality. functioning of the laboratory.

Research Expertise & Interests:

1. Microbiological Quality of Cosmetic, Water, Water Purifiers & Environmental Samples
2. Hygiene based clinical studies
3. Consumer Based Studies

Any publication-article/paper:

Review: Kitchen hygiene