Technology Transfer and Innovation
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Dr. Faiz Ahmad Ansari Researcher Ph.D. Biotechnology; Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Email:- faizahmad04@gmail.com https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=P0fycH0AAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Microalgae cultivation in different medium at lab to large scale 2. Microalgae downstream processing 3. Application of microalgae in aquafeed and energy production |
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Trisha Mogany Specialist Research Technician Ph.D. Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban South Africa, 2020 Email:- trishag@dut.ac.za https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Trisha_Mogany2 Research Area 1. Application of microalgae/ cyanobacteria for nutraceuticals, functional foods, bioremediation and aquaculture 2. Enhancing biosynthesis of high-value products isolated from microalgae and cyanobacteria 3. Optimization of metabolite extraction and purification strategies 4. Genomic analysis of diverse microalgae/cyanobacteria from extreme environments 5. Algal physiology and photosynthesis. 6. Molecular genetic analysis of microalgal gene expression. |
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Dr. Sachitra Kumar Ratha Research Fellow Ph.D. Bioscience, 2010; Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India Email:- sachitrar@dut.ac.za https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Sachitra_Kumar_Ratha Research Area 1. Algae-based technology development, optimization, scale-up and validation, life cycle assessment, techno-economic evaluation and demonstration at both pilot and commercial-scale plant 2. Algae-based product development for aquaculture, agriculture and nutraceutical applications 3. Renewable liquid fuels and green chemicals from biomass feedstocks using HTL process 4. Algae-based wastewater treatment and CO2 sequestration 5. Microbial metabolites from fermentation technology |
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Dr. Nirmal Renuka Research Associate PhD Bioscience, Panjab University Chandigarh, India – 2015 Email:- nirmalr@dut.ac.za https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kJ2jE_YAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Development of technologies for the resource recovery and remediation of wastewater using algal systems 2. Bioprospecting and mass cultivation of algae for high value metabolites 3. Novel strategies for biomass and lipid enhancement in algae for biofuel and nutraceutical applications 4. Algae-based bioinoculants/ biofertilizers and soil nutrient management 5. Algae-microbe interaction; novel antimicrobial compounds from microalgae and cyanobacteria |
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Dr. Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi Research Associate Ph.D. Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, South Africa – 2016 Email:- oluyemiawolusi@gmail.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SqKmWJAAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Molecular biology 2. Environmental biotechnology 3. Environmental microbiology 4. Microbial ecology 5. Wastewater treatment |
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Dr. Collins E. Odjadjare Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal 2018 Email:- CollinsO@dut.ac.za https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-7984 Research Area 1. Biofuels from microalgae 2. Carbohydrate profiling from microalgae 3. Microbial, antibiotic and virulence genes surveillance in water and wastewater systems 4. Biodegradation of micro-plastics 5. Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages against nosocomial pathogens |
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Dr. Isaac Dennis Amoah Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa-2018 Email:- amoahkid@gmail.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=caf2d1IAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Health-related water microbiology 2. Parasite occurrence and removal in wastewater and water 3. Microbial risk assessment, especially in relation to wastewater reuse 4. Antimicrobial resistance in water/wastewater 5. Microplastics as carriers of microbial pathogens |
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Dr. Leanne Pillay Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), South Africa- 2018 Email:- leannepillay000@gmail.com Research Area 1. Surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants 2. Biodegradation of microplastics 3. Molecular detection of parasites in wastewater |
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Dr. Lesetja M Legodi Postdoctoral Fellow Ph.D. Microbiology 2019; University of Limpopo – South Africa Email:- LesetjaL@dut.ac.za Research Area 1. Heterotrophic cultivation of oleaginous microorganisms |
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Dr. Khalid Muzamil Gani Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India – 2018 Email:- khalidg@dut.ac.za https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7qCSb0EAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Nitrogen removal in biological wastewater treatment, 2. Emerging contaminants in natural and engineered systems 3. Water reuse and public acceptance |