Om Singh

About

Research Interests:
1. Microbial wealth of extreme environments.
2. Molecular characterization and biosynthesis of products of therapeutics and commercial interests from extremophiles.
3. Synthetic biology of antibiotic (multi-drug) resistance (MDR) and antibiotic producing microorganisms.
4. Study novel metabolic routes for simultaneous saccharification, detoxification of lignocellulosic substrate and ethanol production in a model organism.

Employment

• University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor- Microbiology
  2008 - Present

Education

• Johns Hopkins University MS- Regualtory Affairs in Life Sciences
  2008 - 2010
• Johns Hopkins School of Medicine PDF
  2003 - 2008
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee PhD
  1995 - 2000

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (53)

• Biosynthesis of Extremolytes: Radiation Resistance and Biotechnological Implications
  2012
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• Extremophiles
  2012
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• Ultraviolet-radiation-resistant isolates revealed cellulose-degrading species of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (UVP1) and Bacillus pumilus (UVP4)
  Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 2012
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• Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis: Discovering neuropathic pain-associated synaptic biomarkers in spinal cord dorsal horn
  Methods in Molecular Biology 2012 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-561-9_3
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• The Warburg effect: Insights from the past decade
  Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2012
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• Sugarcane bagasse and leaves: Foreseeable biomass of biofuel and bio-products
  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2012
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• Detoxification of Lignocellulose Hydrolysates: Biochemical and Metabolic Engineering Toward White Biotechnology
  Bioenergy Research 2012
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• Sustainable Role of Thermophiles in the Second Generation of Ethanol Production
  2012
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• Smart Therapeutics from Extremophiles: Unexplored Applications and Technological Challenges
  2012
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• Index
  2012
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