Research Summary
Present Research: As a post-doctoral research associate in the University of Colorado, Boulder, I work in the area of microbial genomics with specific emphasis on analyzing large scale datasets on air samples. I use Next Generation DNA sequence (NGS) sequence data from consensus 16S and 18S ribosomal DNA for phylogenetic diversity analysis. In the laboratory of Prof. Mark Hernandez, my research involves handling large scale sequences data sets from diverse ecological data sets including indoor environments.
Projects handled (Jan 2012 to Jan 2013): Work on a spatio-temporal analysis of microbial communities using 454 pyroseq data from indoor flooding events that occur in commercial office environments. This is a niche centric study with greater scope for new approaches to data analysis and visualization. http://aaarabstracts.com/2012/AbstractBook.pdf
Gulf oil spill- Bioaerosol study: NGS using Perl interface for analyzing 454 pyrosequence data of bioaerosol samples collected from the atmospheric sampling around locations near Grand Isle, Louisiana proximal to the Deep Horizon Oil spill zone in Louisiana and regions juxtaposed in adjoining areas of Texas (Manuscript in preparation).
Waste water aerosol in Boulder city, CO and DNA sequence based bioinformatics analysis.
Collaboration with North Carolina State University and Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: (Nov2011 to Present date)
NGS data analysis performed to study the bacterial community structure in ticks causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. Sampling was carried out in endemic areas around NewHaven, CT and Raleigh, NC. Analysis was performed using Qiime and the pilot results are to be presented at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting, Atlanta Nov.2012. http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?sKey=3d8f033a-ed1d-4195-a316-57e6c11af646&cKey=eac030b7-c789-4316-b5d5-ca8b4495e5bc&mKey=%7bC0DC51D1-29D3-44C6-BC0E-2069047A3801%7d
Past Research: As post doc in the Rob Knight lab at University of Colorado, Boulder my job responsibilities included analyses of large scale genomic data on 16S rRNA Illumina data in order to deduce ecological clues to the reclamation of bacterial and archaeal communities’ concomitant with river water regulation in Lake Powell, Glen Canyon region. Pivotal roles included practicing and developing biogeographic tools for bioinformatic analyses of 16S and 18S rRNA and sequence data besides development of protocols for metagenomic analyses. I am familiar with QIIME and MGRAST for microbial community analysis using high throughput sequencing datasets.
I completed a Ph.D. in Life Sciences – Biotechnology from M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai (www.mssrf.org), University of Madras, India. This research institute prioritizes work on sustainable agriculture and rural development. Climate change research on livelihoods was given primary funding from the Swiss Development Agency. For my PhD research, I worked on the ecology and bio prospecting of lichens in tropical dry-deciduous forests, Western Ghats (Biodiversity hotspot region), India.
Specialties: Applied Microbiology & Pathogens | Phylogenomics | Molecular Biology | Bioiformatics | Microbial Ecology | Biofuels | Epidemiology | Global Change biology
Present Research: As a post-doctoral research associate in the University of Colorado, Boulder, I work in the area of microbial genomics with specific emphasis on analyzing large scale datasets on air samples. I use Next Generation DNA sequence (NGS) sequence data from consensus 16S and 18S ribosomal DNA for phylogenetic diversity analysis. In the laboratory of Prof. Mark Hernandez, my research involves handling large scale sequences data sets from diverse ecological data sets including indoor environments.
Projects handled (Jan 2012 to Jan 2013): Work on a spatio-temporal analysis of microbial communities using 454 pyroseq data from indoor flooding events that occur in commercial office environments. This is a niche centric study with greater scope for new approaches to data analysis and visualization. http://aaarabstracts.com/2012/AbstractBook.pdf
Gulf oil spill- Bioaerosol study: NGS using Perl interface for analyzing 454 pyrosequence data of bioaerosol samples collected from the atmospheric sampling around locations near Grand Isle, Louisiana proximal to the Deep Horizon Oil spill zone in Louisiana and regions juxtaposed in adjoining areas of Texas (Manuscript in preparation).
Waste water aerosol in Boulder city, CO and DNA sequence based bioinformatics analysis.
Collaboration with North Carolina State University and Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: (Nov2011 to Present date)
NGS data analysis performed to study the bacterial community structure in ticks causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. Sampling was carried out in endemic areas around NewHaven, CT and Raleigh, NC. Analysis was performed using Qiime and the pilot results are to be presented at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting, Atlanta Nov.2012. http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?sKey=3d8f033a-ed1d-4195-a316-57e6c11af646&cKey=eac030b7-c789-4316-b5d5-ca8b4495e5bc&mKey=%7bC0DC51D1-29D3-44C6-BC0E-2069047A3801%7d
Past Research: As post doc in the Rob Knight lab at University of Colorado, Boulder my job responsibilities included analyses of large scale genomic data on 16S rRNA Illumina data in order to deduce ecological clues to the reclamation of bacterial and archaeal communities’ concomitant with river water regulation in Lake Powell, Glen Canyon region. Pivotal roles included practicing and developing biogeographic tools for bioinformatic analyses of 16S and 18S rRNA and sequence data besides development of protocols for metagenomic analyses. I am familiar with QIIME and MGRAST for microbial community analysis using high throughput sequencing datasets.
I completed a Ph.D. in Life Sciences – Biotechnology from M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai (www.mssrf.org), University of Madras, India. This research institute prioritizes work on sustainable agriculture and rural development. Climate change research on livelihoods was given primary funding from the Swiss Development Agency. For my PhD research, I worked on the ecology and bio prospecting of lichens in tropical dry-deciduous forests, Western Ghats (Biodiversity hotspot region), India.
Specialties: Applied Microbiology & Pathogens | Phylogenomics | Molecular Biology | Bioiformatics | Microbial Ecology | Biofuels | Epidemiology | Global Change biology
