Aditya Pandharinath SARNAIK

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Sch Sustain Engr & Built Envrn

asarnaik@asu.edu

7418 Innovation Way S #103 Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus AzCATI, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Buildi MESA, AZ 85212
Mail code: 3005

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Aditya Pandharinath Sarnaik is a post-doctoral research scholar in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University (Tempe). He received his doctorate in Biotechnology from DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. He then worked as a research associate at DBT-ICT CEB, Mumbai.

Aditya's research interests include cyanobacterial genetic and growth engineering, bacterial metabolic engineering for hydrocarbon production.

Education

Ph.D., DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Ramanarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai, India
B.Sc. Biotechnology, Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai, India

Research Interests

Metabolic engineering of microbes for sustainable hydrocarbon production

Publications

Sarnaik AP, Mhatre A, Faisal M, Varman AM. Novel perspective on a conventional technique: Impact of ultra-low temperature on bacterial viability and protein extraction, PLoSOne, May 2021, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251640.
Sarnaik AP, Liu A, Nielsen D, Varman AM. High-throughput screening for efficient microbial biotechnology, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 64, 141-150, 2020.
Sarnaik AP, Sawant K, Khadilkar J, Pillai G, Pandit R, Lali A. Cyanobacterial Cell Factories for Improved Carotenoid Biosynthesis through a Synthetic Biology Approach, ACS, Next Generation Biomanufacturing Technologies, 23-39, 2019.
Sarnaik AP, Abernathy MH, Han X, Ouyang Y, Xia K, Chen Y, Cress B, Zhang F, Lali A, Pandit R, Linhardt R, Tang Y, Koffas M. Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for photoautotrophic production of heparosan, a pharmaceutical precursor of heparin. Algal Res. 2019;37 (November 2018):57-63. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2018.11.010.
Sarnaik AP, Nambissan V, Pandit R, Lali A. Recombinant Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 for improved zeaxanthin production under natural light conditions. Algal Res. 2018: 36 (December 2018): 139-151. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2018.10.021
Sarnaik AP, Pandit R, Lali A. Growth engineering of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 for mixotrophy under natural light conditions for improved feedstock production.Biotechnol Prog. 2017;33(5):1182-1192. doi:10.1002/btpr.2490.

Expertise Areas

Bioenergy

Biotechnology

Molecular Biology