Swati Sucharita Dash
Ph. D Scholar
Department of Biotechnology,
IIT Madras,
Chennai - 600 036
Tel: 9884169488
dashswati_mb@rediffmail.com
sdash_mb@yahoo.com

Area of Research: Biodegradation of caffeine by Pseudomonas.

Education profile: B.Sc. (Biology, Chemistry, Botany), 2000, Utkal University, Orissa, M.Sc. (Microbiology) 2002,  O.U.A.T, Orissa.

Achievements: Gold medal in M. Sc., Qualified in GATE

Hobbies:  Reading thrillers and science fiction, Word games, Listening to music.

 

A Glimpse on research work:

       The area of my research is microbial caffeine degradation. The goal of my work is to study key enzyme(s) involved in the degradation of caffeine by Pseudomonas species, its sub cellular localization, purification and characterization. The caffeine degrading property of the strain has already been shown to be plasmid borne. Sequencing of the plasmid and subsequent identification of the genes involved in degradation pathway are also included in future research plans.