भा.प्रौ.सं. गाँधीनगर: उत्कृषटता के 15 वर्षसमाचार
अनुसंधान

Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  1. Faculty
  2. रसायन विज्ञान

  3. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

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Kasthuri Venkateswaran

Scholar-in-Residence, Chemistry

  • MS: Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India, 1977
  • PhD: Marine Microbiology, Annamalai University, India, 1982
  • PhD: Agriculture, Food Microbiology & Hygiene, Hiroshima University, Japan, 1990

Email: kasthuri.v -AT- iitgn.ac.in

Website : https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/people/k_venkateswaran



  • Selected Publications

    1. Singh NK, Wood JM, Patane J, Moura LMS, Lombardino J, Setubal JC, et al. Characterization of metagenome-assembled genomes from the International Space Station. Microbiome. 2023;11(1):125; doi: 10.1186/s40168-023-01545-7.

    2. Simpson AC, Eedara VVR, Singh NK, Damle N, Parker CW, Karouia F, et al. Comparative genomic analysis of Cohnella hashimotonis sp. nov. isolated from the International Space Station. Frontiers in microbiology. 2023;14; doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1166013.

    3. Scott RT, Sanders LM, Antonsen EL, Hastings JJA, Park S-m, Mackintosh G, et al. Biomonitoring and precision health in deep space supported by artificial intelligence. Nature Machine Intelligence. 2023;5(3):196-207; doi: 10.1038/s42256-023-00617-5.

    4. McDonagh F, Singh NK, Venkateswaran K, Lonappan AM, Hallahan B, Tuohy A, et al. First complete genome of a multidrug-resistant strain of the novel human pathogen Kalamiella piersonii (GABEKP28) identified in human saliva. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2023;32:31-4; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2022.12.003 .

    5. Highlander SK, Wood JM, Gillece JD, Folkerts M, Fofanov V, Furstenau T, et al. Multi-faceted metagenomic analysis of spacecraft associated surfaces reveal planetary protection relevant microbial composition. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(3):e0282428; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282428.

  • Work Experience

    • Scholar-in-Residence, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Jan 2024 to Present)
    • Senior Research Scientist, Biotechnology Planetary Protection Group, JPL (1999–present)
    • Senior Scientist, Center for Great Lakes, Milwaukee, WI (1997–1998)
    • Chief Scientist, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Tokyo, Japan (1993–1996)

  • Awards

    • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for Research (2017)
    • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for Technology (2017)
    • NASA Voyager Award in 2016
    • Recipient of first “One NASA Peer Award” in 2005
    • JPL Center – One NASA Peer Award in 2005
    • NASA Space Act Award recipient in 2003, 2005, 2008
    • Novel Technology Report Awards (25)

Research Interests

  • ● Microbiology
  • ● Extremophile
  • ● Molecular Microbiology