Member Profile
Shalini Deb
Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Mumbai General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms- Academic Background
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Degrees
2017 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms2007 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2005 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms - Research and Profession
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Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
My work involves using molecular biology tools to engineer Escherichia coli for production of recombinant proteins and biomolecules of commercial interest. I am also interested in engineering carbon dioxide-fixing microorganisms like Ralstonia eutropha to make value-added molecules. In addition, I am also engaged in teaching and mentoring student research activities. List of courses taught: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Bachelor of Pharmacy) Biosystems and Bioprocess Engineering (Master of Technology in Bioprocess Technology) Applied Molecular and Synthetic Biology (Master of Technology in Bioprocess Technology) Fundamentals of Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Chemical Engineering (Master of Technology in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology)Research Keywords:Metabolic engineeringSynthetic Biologymolecular biologybiotechnology
Publications resulting from Research:
DEB S.S., Reshamwala S. M. S. Recent progress in DNA parts standardization and characterization. In Singh V. (ed.), Advances in Synthetic Biology, pp. 43-69. Springer, Singapore, 2020.
DEB S. S., Reshamwala S. M. S., Lali A. M. Activation of alternative metabolic pathways diverts carbon flux away from isobutanol formation in an engineered Escherichia coli strain. Biotechnol Lett 2019 41:823-836.
Reshamwala S. M. S., DEB S. S., Lali A. M. A shortened, two-enzyme pathway for 2,3-butanediol production in Escherichia coli. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2017 44:1273–1277.
DEB S. S., Reshamwala S. M. S., Lali A. M. A series of template plasmids for Escherichia coli genome engineering. J Microbiol Methods 2016 125:49–57.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingTeaching and research.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2017 Boston, USA International Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM)2018 Boston, USA International Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM)2017 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi International Biological Engineering Meeting2015 San Francisco, CA SynBioBeta 20152018 India National Workshop on Bioenergy2017 India Sustainable production from C1 gas of safer herbicides for developing countries2016 India Development and improvement of strains for biomolecule production2014 India Indo-US Conference and Workshop on Synthetic and Systems Biology - Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
Apr 2017Indian Biological Engineering Competition (2017)Awarded funding by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India to participate in International Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM)-2017Apr 2018Indian Biological Engineering Competition (2018)Awarded funding by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India to participate in International Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM)-2018Nov 2017Bronze medal (iGEM 2017)Mentored undergraduate teams from Institute of Chemical Technology that won bronze medals in iGEM 2017 and 2018.Oct 2018Bronze medal (iGEM 2018)Mentored undergraduate teams from Institute of Chemical Technology that won bronze medals in iGEM 2017 and 2018.
