Bast, FelixDr. Felix Bast was born in India where he got his BS with university first rank. In 2010 he completed his Ph.D. in Algal Phylogenetics from Kochi University, Japan with Japanese Govt. fellowship. He held numerous research fellowships, including at FHL-Univ. of Washington, US and NHM-London. Dr. Felix is currently INSPIRE Asst. Professor, CUP, India