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PosDOC at Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey, US

Profile Summary

Metagenomics, Proteomics, Microbiology, Biotechnology

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Bioinformatics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

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, Shailja Rangra, Prem Lata, Kiran Bala Sharma, Reena Kumari, Sudhir P. Singh (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, Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Rama Raju Baadhe, Abhishek Walia, Arvind Bhatt, et al. (2023). Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Management of Rice Straw Waste Biomass for Green Biorefinery . Energies.

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}

A highly alkaline pectate lyase from the Himalayan hot spring metagenome and its bioscouring applications Sharma, N., Sahoo, D., Rai, A.K., and Singh, S.P., 2022. A highly alkaline pectate lyase from the Himalayan hot spring metagenome and its bioscouring applications. Process Biochemistry, 115, pp.100-109 . Process Biochemistry.

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}

A novel cold-active type I pullulanase from a hot-spring metagenome for effective debranching and production of resistant starch Thakur, M., Sharma, N., Rai, A.K. and Singh, S.P., 2020. A novel cold-active type I pullulanase from a hot-spring metagenome for effective debranching and production of resistant starch. Bioresource Technology, p.124288 . Bioresource Technology.

(2020). Metagenomics revealing molecular profiling of community structure and metabolic pathways in natural hot springs of the Sikkim Himalaya . BMC Microbiology.

(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, 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

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.