Nadathur, Govind S.

member of

American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Member
Society for Industrial Microbiology Member
Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Co-Chair 2001
Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Member Organizing Committee - 2001

selected publications

academic article
- Characterization of bacteria with carbohydrase activities from tropical ecosystems . J. Mar. Biol Ass. . 85:269-275. 2005
- Regulated expression of green fluorescent protein in Debarymyces hansenii. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 31:301-310. 2004
- Identification of carbohydrate degradingbacteria in subtropical regions. International Journal of TropicalBiology and Conservation. 51:205-210. 2003
- Biodiversidad en el Caribe: Identificacion demicroorganismas degradadores de carbohidratos . Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia. 44:160. 2002
- Biodegradation of poly by a tropical marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 8:119-124. 2000
- ASemi-emperical model for predicting biodegradation profiles of individual polymers in starch-poly. Journal of Applied Polymer Science . 76:1767-1776. 1999
article
- Baterial vects in dinoflagellate Ciguatoxin production in Marine Phytoplankton. Nova Publishers NewYork . 223-240. 2009
- Combining Agriculture and Microbial Genomics to produce sustainable fuels . Microbe. 4:269-274. 2009
- Genome wide expression profiling of the osmoadaptation response of Debaryomyces hansenii . Yeast. 26:111-124. 2009
- Bacteria associated with toxic clonal cultures of the dinoflagellate Ostreopsis lenticularis . Marine Biotechnology. 10:492-496. 2008
- Bacterial Diversity associated with the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 92:155-164. 2007
- Impairment of metal-induced riboflavin biosynthesis in a Debaryomyces hansenii mutant . Canadian Journal of Microbiology . 53:1272-1277. 2007
- Culturable and nonculturable bacterial symbionts in toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis linticularis . Toxicon . 42:419-424. 2003
- Biodegradation of toxic chemicals in Guayanilla bay, Puerto Rico: Confirmation of identity of phenanthrenedegrading bacterium by molecular techniques. Marine Pollution Bulletin . 46:418-423. 2002

other research activities

Calcium Binding Human Centrosomal Proteins and their Complexes PI
Conformational Changes in Phosphorylated Proteins PI
Squeeze-out and Re-uptake of Pulmonary Surfactant PI
Ciris Energy Inc. Biodiversity Partnership for the isolation and characterization of Coal degrading microbes 2012 - 2014
NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research Innovation For thedirectproduction of hydrocarbons in yeasts 2009 - 2014
Joule Unlimited Technologies Inc Insolation and characterizatio of cyanobacteria for fuel production 2012 - 2013
Air Force Research Laboratories To study microalgae as sourcer for C10+ Biofuels 2008 - 2012
Sustainable Cellulosics Inc and Sustainable AgroBiotech to develop bio-catalysts and microorganisms for fuel development Collaborator 2008 - 2012
Sustainable Cellulosics Inc. and Sustainable AgroBiotech Collaborator 2007 - 2012
Diversa Corporation Collaborator 2003 - 2007
National Institute of Health MBRS program To study environmentally- induced genes in Debaryomyces hanseii 2003 - 2007
U.S, Department ofAgriculture: Cooperative agreement to isolate mutants of Trichoderma reesei that cannot utilize glucose Collaborator 2001 - 2004
National Renewable Energy Laboratories Subcontract for the discovery of novel carbohydrases from tropical environments 1999 - 2004
Sea Grant Collage Program Seed money for start-up funds 1993 - 2004
National Science Foundation EPSCoR Program Instrumentation Grant for the acquisition of an automated sequencer 1999
National Institute of Health MBRS program To study environmentally- induced genes in Debaryomyces hanseii 1995 - 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Exploratory Grants Program To study bacterial vectors in Ciguatera Sea Food Poisns 1995 - 1998
National Science Foundation EPSCoR Program To study signally induced genes inmarine yeasts 1993 - 1995
Offic of Naval Research To developthe marine yeast Debaryomyces hansenii as a model system for marine molecular biology 1989 - 1992

professional service activities

University of California, Santa Barbara Assistant Research Biologist II 1989 - 1993
University of California, Santa Barbara Postgraduate Research 1987 - 1989

education and training

Ph.D. in Microbiology 1982
M.S. in Microbiology, Gujarat University, India , Microbiology 1977
B.S. in Microbiology, Gujarat University, India 1975

awards and honors

Honored for contributioninstrengthening research in environmentalbiotechnology at the Institute of Biotechnology , conferred by Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2013
Stood first in the graduating class, 1977
Recipient of the Graduate Merit Scholarship by the Department of Atomic Energy , conferred by Government of India, 1978 - 1982
Graduated Studies , conferred by Guajarat University Merit Scholarship , 1975 - 1977

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