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Sachin Mahanta

Also known as: Sachin Kumar Mahanta

KIIT University

Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Food Science · Probiotics and Fermented Foods · Fermentation and Sensory Analysis · Food Quality and Safety Studies

ORCID iD 0000-0002-0986-0862
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I am a Senior Research Fellow and doctoral scholar at the School of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India, working under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Senior Research Fellowship. My doctoral research focuses on lactic-acid-bacteria fermentation of indigenous cereals and substrates, particularly Lactiplantibacillus and Levilactobacillus-fermented finger millet, for natural B-vitamin enrichment, pesticide-residue degradation, and protection against gut pathogens and cancer cells.
My work bridges bench-level fermentation science with computational research and development, combining statistical optimization (Response Surface Methodology) and Artificial Neural Network modelling to predict and improve fermentation outcomes, alongside in silico molecular docking and in vitro anticancer assays. I integrate instrumental analysis (GC-MS, HPLC, FTIR, SEM, TGA, XRD) with cell-biology and animal-model studies to translate fermentation research into functional-food and nutraceutical applications with commercialization potential.
I am also a contributor to the India-South Africa DST/NRF Bilateral Project, linking KIIT with the University of Pretoria in research aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3. I have authored four first-author peer-reviewed publications in journals including Food Bioscience, LWT - Food Science and Technology, Methods, and the Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, and I mentor junior doctoral and postgraduate researchers in fermentation, instrumentation, and assay protocols.
I am interested in cross-sector collaboration spanning academic, government-research, and industrial partners to advance fermentation-based functional foods and nutraceuticals from lab-scale research to scalable, real-world applications.

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