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Researcher and Scientific Consultant | Insect Proteins, Plant-Based Proteins, Food Technology, Process Engineering

Profile Summary

With a PhD in Chemical Biology and a robust industry career in food technology, I specialize in leveraging scientific insights to drive innovative advancements in alternative protein development. My extensive experience spans insect protein and plant-based protein formulations and processing, equipping me with deep expertise in alternative protein formulations and industrial-scale production. I offer consultation services in the following areas: -Plant-Based Protein Projects -Insect Protein Projects, Insect Farming, and Entomology -Food Science and Technology R&D -Academic and Industrial Project Design and Execution With years of experience in scientific research, scholarly writing (including journal articles, reviews, and book chapters), and project development, I deliver high-quality outcomes while balancing excellence with practicality. I welcome opportunities to collaborate on ideas, concepts, or documents/publications including those at early-satge for review, refinement and development. Connect with me to explore how I can support your next project.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Entomology/Insects
• ★ Food Chemistry
• ★ Research Methodology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Plant-Based Protein
• ☆ Nutritional Analysis
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Product Evaluation, Concept Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

Lead Scientist

Kern Tec GmbH

October 2023 - Present

Head of R&D

Livin Farms Agrifood GmbH

December 2020 - October 2023

Post-doctoral Fellow

Tel Aviv University

October 2018 - November 2020

Education

PhD (Centre for Ecological Sciences)

Indian Institute of Science

August 2012 - October 2017

MS (Divison of Biological Sciences)

Indian Institute of Science

August 2010 - July 2012

BSc (H) (Biomedical Sciences)

Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi

July 2007 - June 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pratibha Yadav, Renee M Borges (2024). Oviposition decisions under environment-induced physiological stress in parasitoids . Current Opinion in Insect Science.

Pratibha Yadav, Itay Bleichman, Amir Ayali (2023). Visual processing and collective motion-related decision-making in desert locusts . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Pratibha Yadav, Mark Shein-Idelson (2021). Polarization vision in invertebrates: beyond the boundaries of navigation . Current Opinion in Insect Science.

Pratibha Yadav, Anusha L. K. Kumble, Mahua Ghara, Jean-Marie Bessière, Renee M. Borges (2021). How to Break into a Microcosm: Localization of Hidden Hosts by Fig Wasp Parasitoids . Current Science.

Pratibha Yadav, Renee M. Borges(2018). Why resource history matters: age and oviposition history affect oviposition behaviour in exploiters of a mutualism . Ecological Entomology. 43. (4). p. 473--482. Wiley

Pratibha Yadav, Renee M. Borges(2017). The insect ovipositor as a volatile sensor within a closed microcosm . The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220. (9). p. 1554--1557. The Company of Biologists

Pratibha Yadav, Renee M. Borges(2017). Host–parasitoid development and survival strategies in a non-pollinating fig wasp community . Acta Oecologica. Elsevier {BV}

Pratibha Yadav, Sathish Desireddy, Srinivasan Kasinathan, Jean-Marie Bessière, Renee M. Borges(2017). History Matters: Oviposition Resource Acceptance in an Exploiter of a Nursery Pollination Mutualism . Journal of Chemical Ecology. 44. (1). p. 18--28. Springer Nature

BOOK CHAPTER

Borges, R. M., Chanam, J., Ghara, M., Krishnan, A., Ranganathan, Y., Shenoy, M., ... & Yadav, P. (2019). Cross-Kingdom Interactions in Natural Microcosms: The Worlds Within Fig Syconia and Ant-Plant Domatia. In Indian Insects (pp. 401-413). CRC Press.