Research Scientist

• Aug 2021 - Present

Senior Research Associate

• Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

• Process development and scale up studies for valorization of agricultural wastes • Chemo-enzymatic fractionation of natural biomass like fruit or agricultural processing wastes • Developed scalable technology for production of dietary fibres • Purification of bioactive molecules such as proteins, fats, sugars etc. • Scale up studies of developed fractionation processes at pilot level • Process development and scale up studies for valorization of agricultural wastes • Chemo-enzymatic fractionation of natural biomass like fruit or agricultural processing wastes • Developed scalable technology for production of dietary fibres • Purification of bioactive molecules such as proteins, fats, sugars etc. • Scale up studies of developed fractionation processes at pilot level

Project Research Scientist

• Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

Role: Preparation of enzyme polymer surfactant conjugates and enzyme catalysis studies Title: Stabilization of enzyme via conjugation with Polymer Surfactants and preparation of enzymatic scaffolds using silica based nanoparticles • Preparation of enzyme-polymer surfactant conjugates via carbodiimide mediated modification and their characterization using MALDI-TOF, Dynamic Light Scattering, Zeta Potential, Circular Dichroism, etc. • Production of stabilized enzyme conjugates using lyophilizer • Enzyme entrapment along with silica nanoparticles for repeated use of high cost enzymes which facilitates ease of enzyme separation making the downstream process much easie. • Effect of polymers and/or nanoparticles on activity of enzymatic reactions Show less

Research Scholar

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2017

Thesis Title: Controlled protein hydrolysis for growth stimulating peptides • Developed strategies for protein extraction and purification for different natural sources for production of protein concentrate and isolate (collaborative project with Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd.) • Extensive studies on membrane filtration for removal of anti-nutritional factors or enrichment of small organic compounds • Utilized protein dehydration systems like spray dryer and lyophilizer for preparation of protein concentrates/isolates • Protease stabilization on glutaraldehyde activated resin using glutaraldehyde chemistry and its characterization • Utilization of immobilized protease preparation for controlled hydrolysis of natural proteins, use of GPC and LC-MS for characterization of protein hydrolysates • Determination of growth supportive activity of enzymatic protein hydrolysates for bacteria, yeast and animal cell culture Show less

Research Scholar

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

Thesis Title: Isolation of diesel degrading bacteria and determination of their capability for bioremediation At: Bio-control Department, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. • Isolation of diesel degrading microorganisms from oil contaminated soil samples • Analysis of diesel degrading capacity of all isolates and their ability to produce lipase • Confirmation of alkane degradation using Gas chromatography Thesis Title: Isolation of diesel degrading bacteria and determination of their capability for bioremediation At: Bio-control Department, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. • Isolation of diesel degrading microorganisms from oil contaminated soil samples • Analysis of diesel degrading capacity of all isolates and their ability to produce lipase • Confirmation of alkane degradation using Gas chromatography