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Post doctoral fellow at Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, United States
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Medical Writing,
Technical Writing,
Copywriting
Research
Market Research
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Work Experience
PostDoc
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
March 2024 - Present 
Postdoctrate
DBT-CIAB
November 2022 - March 2024
Research Scholar
Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing
August 2017 - February 2024
Senior Research Fellow
CIAB
April 2019 - August 2022
Junior Research Fellow
CIAB
August 2017 - April 2019
Project Assistant
CSIR IHBT Palampur
January 2017 - July 2017
Education
Ph.D. Biotechnology
Center of innovative and applied bioprocessing (DBT-CIAB)
August 2017 - February 2023
PhD (Biotechnology)
Panjab University
August 2017 - August 2022
M.Phil Biotechnology (Biotechnology)
Himachal Pradesh University
September 2015 - January 2017
M.Sc. Microbiology
Himachal Pradesh University Shimla India
August 2013 - August 2015
Certifications
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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nitish Sharma, Shantanu B. Sathaye, Jayeeta Bhaumik, Dinabandhu Sahoo, Amit Kumar Rai, Sudhir Pratap Singh (2026). Novel Glutamate Decarboxylase from Ethnic Food Metagenome: A Potential Biocatalyst to Produce a Nonproteinaceous Amino Acid, γ-Aminobutyric Acid . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Manya Behl, Deepak Sakhuja, Nitesh Kumar, Abhishek Walia, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, Ravi Kant Bhatia (2025). Recent Updates in Biomass Pretreatment Techniques for a Sustainable Biofuel Industry: A Comprehensive Review . Waste and Biomass Valorization.
Nitish Sharma, Diksha Singh, Sheetal Agarwal, Sadaf Aiman Khan, Veena Jain, Sukhveer Singh, Somendu Roy, Kusum Yadav, Sudhir Pratap Singh, Vikas Srivastava (2025). Isolation of a Stenotrophomonas strain and identification of methyltransferase genes conferring the high arsenic volatilizing ability . Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Nidhi Rana, Vaishali Sharma, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, Ravi Kant Bhatia (2024). Combatting synthetic dye toxicity through exploring the potential of lignin peroxidase from Pseudomonas fluorescence LiP RL5 . Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Deepak Sharma, Saleem Ullah, El-Hassan M. Mahmoud, Pradeep Kumar, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, Irshad Ahmad, Ravi Kant Bhatia (2024). Bacterial–microalgal consortia for bioremediation of textile industry wastewater and resource recovery for circular economy . Biotechnology for the Environment.
Nitish Sharma, Satya N. Patel, Amit Kumar Rai, Sudhir P. Singh (2024). Biochemical characterization of a novel acid-active endopolygalacturonase for pectin depolymerization, pectic-oligomer production, and fruit juice clarification . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.
Nitish Sharma, Shailja Rangra, Prem Lata, Kiran Bala Sharma, Reena Kumari, Sudhir P. Singh, Savitri (2024). NGS-Based Metagenomics Depicting Taxonomic and Functional Insights into North-Western Himalayan Hot Springs . Indian Journal of Microbiology.
Rangra, S., Sharma, N., Lata, P., Sharma, K.B., Kumari, R., Singh, S.P., Savitri(2024). NGS-Based Metagenomics Depicting Taxonomic and Functional Insights into North-Western Himalayan Hot Springs . Indian Journal of Microbiology.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Manya Behl, Khushi Dhashmana, Deepak Sakhuja, Hemant Ghai, Khem Raj Meena, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, Ravi Kant Bhatia (2023). Non-food crops derived lignocellulose biorefinery for sustainable production of biomaterials, biochemicals and bioenergy: A review on trends and techniques . Industrial Crops and Products.
Nitish Sharma, Reena Kumari, Sangita Sharma, Sanjukta Samurailatpam, Srichandan Padhi, Sudhir P. Singh, Amit Kumar Rai(2023). Production and characterization of bioactive peptides in fermented soybean meal produced using proteolytic Bacillus species isolated from kinema . Food Chemistry. 421. p. 136130. Elsevier {BV}
Nitish Sharma, Jitesh Kumar, Sudhir P. Singh(2023). Genome-resolved metagenomics inferred novel insights into the microbial community, metabolic pathways, and biomining potential of Malanjkhand acidic copper mine tailings . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30. (17). p. 50864--50882. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Mamta Devi, Pushpak Dahiya, Neelam Kaushik, Dolly Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Rama Raju Baadhe, Abhishek Walia, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, et al. (2023). Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Management of Rice Straw Waste Biomass for Green Biorefinery . Energies.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Mamta Devi, Pushpak Dahiya, Neelam Kaushik, Dolly Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Rama Raju Baadhe, Abhishek Walia, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, et al. (2023). Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Management of Rice Straw Waste Biomass for Green Biorefinery . Energies.
Kumar, J., Sharma, N., Singh, S.P.(2023). Genome-resolved metagenomics inferred novel insights into the microbial community, metabolic pathways, and biomining potential of Malanjkhand acidic copper mine tailings . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30. (17). p. 50864-50882.
Rathour, R.K., Devi, M., Dahiya, P., Sharma, N., Kaushik, N., Kumari, D., Kumar, P., Baadhe, R.R., Walia, A., Bhatt, A.K., et al.(2023). Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Management of Rice Straw Waste Biomass for Green Biorefinery . Energies. 16. (3).
Kumari, R., Sharma, N., Sharma, S., Samurailatpam, S., Padhi, S., Singh, S.P., Kumar Rai, A.(2023). Production and characterization of bioactive peptides in fermented soybean meal produced using proteolytic Bacillus species isolated from kinema . Food Chemistry. 421.
Rathour, R.K., Behl, M., Dhashmana, K., Sakhuja, D., Ghai, H., Sharma, N., Meena, K.R., Bhatt, A.K., Bhatia, R.K.(2023). Non-food crops derived lignocellulose biorefinery for sustainable production of biomaterials, biochemicals and bioenergy: A review on trends and techniques . Industrial Crops and Products. 204.
Nitish Sharma, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Megha Kumari, Amit Kumar Rai, Sudhir P. Singh(2022). Metagenomic views on taxonomic and functional profiles of the Himalayan Tsomgo cold lake and unveiling its deterzome potential . Current Genetics. 68. (5-6). p. 565--579. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Nitish Sharma and Reena Kumari and Monika Thakur and Amit K. Rai and Sudhir P. Singh(2022). Molecular dissemination of emerging antibiotic, biocide, and metal co-resistomes in the Himalayan hot springs . Journal of Environmental Management. 307. p. 114569. Elsevier {BV}
Sharma, D., Gulati, S.S., Sharma, N., Chaudhary, A.(2022). Sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles using various biological sources and waste materials: a review . Emergent Materials. 5. (6). p. 1649-1678.
Sharma, N., Sahoo, D., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2022). A highly alkaline pectate lyase from the Himalayan hot spring metagenome and its bioscouring applications . Process Biochemistry. 115. p. 100-109.
Sharma, N., Kumari, R., Thakur, M., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2022). Molecular dissemination of emerging antibiotic, biocide, and metal co-resistomes in the Himalayan hot springs . Journal of Environmental Management. 307.
Sharma, D., Gulati, S.S., Sharma, N., Chaudhary, A.(2022). Correction to: Sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles using various biological sources and waste materials: a review (Emergent Materials, (2021), 10.1007/s42247-021-00292-5) . Emergent Materials. 5. (4). p. 1167.
Singh, A.K., Kumari, M., Sharma, N., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2022). Metagenomic views on taxonomic and functional profiles of the Himalayan Tsomgo cold lake and unveiling its deterzome potential . Current Genetics. 68. (5-6). p. 565-579.
Deepak Sharma and Sehaj Singh Gulati and Nitish Sharma and Abhishek Chaudhary(2021). Sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles using various biological sources and waste materials: a review . Emergent Materials. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Thakur, M., Sharma, N., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2021). A novel cold-active type I pullulanase from a hot-spring metagenome for effective debranching and production of resistant starch . Bioresource Technology. 320.
(2020). Metagenomics revealing molecular profiling of community structure and metabolic pathways in natural hot springs of the Sikkim Himalaya . BMC Microbiology.
Sharma, N., Kumar, J., Abedin, M.M., Sahoo, D., Pandey, A., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2020). Metagenomics revealing molecular profiling of community structure and metabolic pathways in natural hot springs of the Sikkim Himalaya . BMC Microbiology. 20. (1).
(2019). Metagenomic Insights Into the Taxonomic and Functional Features of Kinema, a Traditional Fermented Soybean Product of Sikkim Himalaya . Frontiers in Microbiology.
(2017). Statistical optimization of production conditions of alkaline pectin lyase from Bacillus cereus using response surface methodology . Biocatalysis and Biotransformation.
BOOK CHAPTER
Nitish Sharma, Deepak Sharma, Shweta Kamboj, Maninder Jeet Kaur, Ranju Kumari Rathour (2025). Microbial Engineering for the Production of High‐value Polyphenolics . Microbial Nutraceuticals.
Advancements in Molecular Techniques for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Kumari, R., Sharma, N., Samurailatpam, S., Rai, A.K. and Singh, S.P., 2022. Advancements in Molecular Techniques for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens. In Nanosensing and Bioanalytical Technologies in Food Quality Control (pp. 195-224). Springer, Singapore . Nanosensing and Bioanalytical Technologies in Food Quality Control.
Nitish Sharma, Ranju Kumari Rathour, Deepak Sharma, Arvind Kumar Bhatt, Sudhir P. Singh(2022). Engineered microorganisms for bioremediation . Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. p. 335--361. Elsevier
Rathour, R.K., Sharma, D., Sharma, N., Bhatt, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2022). Engineered microorganisms for bioremediation . Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Designer Microbial Cell Factories: Metabolic Engineering and Applications. p. 335-361.
Kumari, R., Sharma, N., Samurailatpam, S., Rai, A.K., Singh, S.P.(2022). Advancements in molecular techniques for the detection of foodborne pathogens . Nanosensing and Bioanalytical Technologies in Food Quality Control. p. 195-224.
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