Gender

Male

Location

Mumbai, Maharashatra

I am...

Biologist

My research field or area of interest innanotechnology

Microbial Molecular biology to address the fundamental biological questions in both basic and applied microbial research. --Metabolic Engineering and strain improvement --Integrative approach Functional Genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics to solve fundamental question in microbiology and biochemistry --Genetic System (vector construction) and Physiology of Anaerobic microorganism

Interest in...

Future interest: Basic research-- Structure-function studies with protein, DNA and regulatory RNA Applied Research-- Biobutanol (Anaerobic bacteria), biodiesel (Microalgae, cyanobacteria) Nanotechnology-- a. Interested in membrane proteins-- The membrane protein structures and the relevance of their specific folding, high hydrophobic N-terminals, signal peptides and their cleavage on very specific sites by signal peptidase and their evolution. The membrane structure and metal induced alteration in cell membrane analysis using Atomic Force Microscopy... b. Interaction of nano-sized metal and microbes c. Biosensing technology using recombinant microbes and conductive polymer. Extended interest to DNA aptamer based detection in the field of medical and environmental microbiology

Publication list

(A) Articles in journals 1. Chaurasia A. K., Parasnis A., Apte S. K. (2008): An integrative expression vector for strain improvement and environmental applications of the nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120. J. Microbiol. Methods. 73 (2), 133-141 2. Chaurasia, A. K. and Apte S. K. (2009): Overexpression of the groESL operon enhances the heat and salinity stress tolerance of the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC7120. Appl Environ Microbiol. 75 (18), 6008–6012 3. Chaurasia, A. K. and Apte S. K. (2011) Improved Eco-Friendly Recombinant Anabaena sp. Strain PCC7120 with Enhanced Nitrogen Biofertilizer Potential. Appl Environ Microbiol. 77 (2), 395–399. 4. Anu Prathap M. U., Chaurasia, A. K., Das, D., Sawant, S. N., Apte S. K. (2012 Polyaniline Based Highly Sensitive Microbial Biosensor for Selective and Rapid Detection of Lindane. Anal. Chem. (DOI: 10.1021/ac301077d) (B) Published results in academic conferences 1. Chaurasia A. K., Parasnis A. and Apte S. K. (2004): Development of transgenic cyanobacterial strains using electroporation technique. IX Raman Memorial Conference Proceeding, Department of Physics, University of Pune, India, 26-27 February, 2004, pp 18. 2. Chaurasia A. K., Parasnis A. and Apte S. K. (2007): New Genetic Engineering tools for nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC7120 for environmental applications. International Symposium on Applied Phycology and Environmental Biotechnology, (ISAPEB), BITS Pilani, India, 29-31 October, 2007, pp 39 3. Chaurasia A. K., Parasnis A. and Apte S. K. (2007): Genetic engineering of Anabaena sp. PCCC7120 for enhanced biofertilizer potential. Association of Microbiologists of India, (AMI) 48th Annual Conference, IIT, Chennai, 18 – 21 December 2007, pp-392. 4. Prathap, A., Chaurasia, A. K., Das A. K., Apte S. K. and Shilpa Sawant (2008): Polyaniline based electrochemical sensor for detection of lindane. In proceeding of 2nd DAE-BRNS international Symposium on material chemistry, Mumbai, December 2-6, pp 367. 5. Shilpa N. S., Chaurasia A. K. and Apte S. K. (2010) Polyaniline based Electrochemical Sensor for Lindane detection. Fourth ISEAC Triennial International conference on ElectroAnalytical Chemistry and Allied Topics March 16-18, 2010 Puri, India pp238-240. 6. Chaurasia, A. K., Rajaram H., Apte S. K. (2009): Development of transgenic Anabaena strains with enhanced biofertilizer potential for stressful environments. 9th International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) Congress October 25-30, 2009 St. Louis, MO – USA Functional Genomics Poster number 794. 7. Chaurasia, A. K., Rajaram H., Apte S. K. (2011): Genetic Modification of nitrogen-fixing Anabaena strains for basic research and eco-friendly environmental applications. EMBO-ESF conference on Molecular Bioenergetics of Cyanobacteria: From Cell to Community, April 10-15, 2011, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain 8. Zhang T., Chaurasia, A. K., Tremblay P.L., Smith J. Lovley D.R. (2011): Anaerobic benzene degradation via phenol pathway in Geobacter metallireducens. American Society of Microbiology conference, Poster 236, USA 9. Chaurasia A. K.*1, S. A. Tawde2 and S. K. Apte1 (2012) Entrapment of a genetically engineered microbe in conducting polymer for development of a lindane biosensor. Biosensor2012, 2012. 10. Chaurasia A.K. and Apte S.K. (2012) Engineering Bacteria for Detection and Biodegradation of the Neurotoxic, Persistent Pesticide Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) in Storage and in Agricutltural Fields. Internatinal Biotechnology Synposium (IBS2012), September 16-21, Daegu, Korea (Abstract accepted).

Researchgroup, Institute, University, School, Company name

Biological Stress Adaptive Response, Molecular Biology Division, BARC, Mumbai

Researchgroup, Institute, Company, University, School webpage

https://www.barc.ernet.in/

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