Piyoosh Kumar Babele

About

I am a biotechnology professional specializing in the discovery and application of bioactive metabolites from microbes including cyanobacteria for biofuels, bioactives, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical innovation. My work combines natural products research with applied biotechnology and metabolic engineering of microbes to develop solutions that improve human health and environmental sustainability.

With expertise in metabolic engineering, metabolic flux analysis, I focus on translating research into practical outcomes from green energy (biofuels) to eco-friendly technologies. I am passionate about driving innovation at the interface of science, industry, and sustainability, and contributing to organizations working on healthcare, biotechnology, and green solutions.

Employment

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (India) Manager (Bioprocess)
  2025 - Present
• Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Ramanujan Fellow/Assistant Professor
  2021 - 2025
• Vanderbilt University
  2018 - 2021
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Research Scientist
  2016 - 2018
• Genesis Labs India Pvt. Ltd. Senior Consultant
  2016 - 2016

Education

• Banaras Hindu University Ph.D.
  2010 - 2016
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
  2008 - 2010
• Jiwaji University M.Sc.
  2006 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (30)

• Plant-microbiome Interactions for Climate-resilient Agriculture
  Springer Nature Singapore 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-3534-4
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• Targeted metabolomics-guided rational refinement of cyanobacterial metabolism enables enhanced photosynthetic production of L-lysine
  Metabolic Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2025.07.015
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• Cyanobacterial myxoxanthophylls: biotechnological interventions and biological implications
  Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 2024 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2117682
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• Biochemical and metabolic signatures are fundamental to drought adaptation in PGPR Enterobacter bugandensis WRS7
  Molecular Omics 2023 DOI: 10.1039/d3mo00051f
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• Metabolic flux phenotyping of secondary metabolism in cyanobacteria
  Trends in Microbiology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.005
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• Millet-inspired systems metabolic engineering of NUE in crops
  Trends in Biotechnology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.10.008
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• Morphological characterization, pathogenicity screening, and molecular identification of Fusarium spp. isolates causing post-flowering stalk rot in maize
  Frontiers in Microbiology 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1121781
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• Nanoplastics in agroecosystem and phytotoxicity: An evaluation of cytogenotoxicity and epigenetic regulation
  Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials in Genomics and Epigenomics 2023 DOI: 10.1002/9781119896258.ch4
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• Mainstreaming orphan millets for advancing climate smart agriculture to secure nutrition and health
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.902536
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• Recent advancements in hydrocarbon bioremediation and future challenges: a review
  3 Biotech 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03199-y
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