Curriculum Vitae
Name in full: Renu Sarath Babu Vegesna
Father’s / Husband’s Name: Narasimha Raju V
Marital Status : Married
a. Permanent address
2-12, Annavaram Village
Bhimavaram Mandal
West Godavari District
Andhra Pradesh-534202
b. Address for correspondence
104, Sai Balaji Residency,
First Road, LIC Colony
Near ITI College, Vijayawada-520008
Andhra Pradesh
Phone No. : 9177893456
E-mail ID : renusarath@gmail.com
d) Field of specialisation Environment, Pollution Control, Water Treatment
and recovery, Fermentation & Industrial Enzymes
Date of birth: 23-07-1976
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11. Details of educational qualifications: Please give particulars of all examinations passed and degrees obtained commencing with the High
School Leaving Examination (10 th standard / Matriculation). For Ph.D., please give details, even if it is not complete. Please attach true
copies of certificates and mark sheets duly attested.
Sl. School / College / Date Date Name of the Board Examinatio Distinctio Subjects (Please Percenta Year
No. Institute of of / University / n n mention field of ge of
entry leavin Institution / Degree / / Class / specialization, of marks passin
g Diploma Division honours, etc, where or C.P.I. g
passed applicable)
1 St. Mary’s High 24-07- 20-05- Board of Secondary SSC First 79.3 1991
School, Bhimavaram 1981 1991 Education AP Class with
Distinction
2 Sai Cooperative Junior 21-06- 20-03- Board of Intermediate Intermediat First Biology, Physics, 78.5 1993
College, Vijayawada 1991 1993 Education of AP e (+2) Class with Chemistry
Distinction
3 Dr. CSN Degree 24-07- 23-05- Andhra University Bachelors First Microbiology, 78.3 1997
College, Bhimavaram 1994 1997 degree Class with Applied Nutrition,
Distinction Public Health
4 UTD. School of Life 20-07- 15-05- Devi Ahilya Master of First Life Sciences 80.0 2000
Sciences, Indore 1998 2000 Viswavidyalaya Science Class with
Distinction
5 Central Food 02-01- 14-02- University of Mysore Ph.D. Biotechnology
Technological 2002 2007
Research Institute,
Mysore
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12. Details of employments: Please give particulars of your present and past employments in chronological order, starting with the present one :
Sl. Organisation / Institute Position Nature of duties / work Date of Date of Last Pay & Additional remarks about
No held joining leaving Scale experience, if any.*
. of pay
1 Vegesna Biosolutions Technical Research and Development 28-01- Till date 65000/- A Process for conversion
Lead of Bioactive Molecules for 2011 Consolidated of Agri Watses to Animal
Shrimp Health feed was developed and
Management, Production of awarded the Best
Probiotic Cultures for Technology by IIT Mumbai,
Animal, Bioremediation of E-Cell. Business Plan
Industrial Effluents. Competition. This
technology was reviewed
and Appraised by IC2
Institute of University of
Texas at Austin.
Developed Nanotech
based Bioactive molecules
for control of White Fecal
Matter Syndrome and
WSSV in Shrimp.
Developed several
Probiotic formulations and
Microbial consortia for
bioremediation of
Aquaculture water,
Industrial Effluents and
Biohazardous wastes.
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2 Shri GBS Biotech (P) CEO R&D, Production and 2009 2011 50000/- PM Installed a 2000 Tonne Per
Ltd., Hyderabad Marketing of Feed annum Solid state
enzymes, Probiotics, Fermentation Facility for
Pharmaceutical Bio Production of Feed
molecules, Contract R&D. Enzymes.
3 Hashvitha Engineering Guest Biochemistry and 2009 2011 55000/- PM
College, Hyderabad faculty Environmental Sciences for
B.Tech. course
4 Central Food Senior Development of a 2002 2007 18500/- PM Three International
Technological Research Biotechnological Process Publications, Three US
Research Institute, Fellow for Decaffeination. patents were granted.
Mysore
5 AVT Natural Products, Research Development and 2004 2007 18500/-PM
Chennai Associate Commercialization of a
Biotechnological Process
for Decaffeination.
6 Dr. C.S.N Degree and Guest Instrumentation, 2000 2002 25000/-PM
P.G. College: faculty Biotechnology and
Microbiology
7 Central Food Project DST Sponsored Project on 30-06- 29-12- 8500/- PM One US patent, 1 Indian
Technological Assistant Development of A Flow 2000 2001 consolidated Patent, One International
Research Institute, Injection Analysis Based MPublication from this
Mysore Biosensor for Estimation of work.
Glucose and Sucrose in
Industrial Samples
8 Dr. C.S.N. Degree Guest Under graduate course in 1998 2000 15000/- PM
College, Bhimavaram: Faculty Microbiology.
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13. Research & Development, Training, Project, Publication etc.:
(a) Please attach a list of your Research & Development / Industrial/Training
experience
(b) Please state the following in the format below:
No. of PG No. of Ph.D. thesis guided No. of Projects involved in No. of
projects Patents
guided Completed On-going Sponsored Consultancy
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(c) Please state no. of publications (Published/Accepted) in the format below:
In Journals (refereed) In Conferences
Technical
Reports
Refereed Un-refereed
National International
National International National International
0 4 0 2 4 5 0
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(d) Citation of your published papers:
1. Development of a biosensor for caffeine- 8 Citations.
2. Molecular Evolution of Extremophiles: 13 Citations
3. Effect of Physicochemical Parameters on Enzymatic Biodecaffeination During Tea
Fermentation: 213 Citations
(e) Please list most recent / important research publications in the format below :
Name of the Month & year of Title of the Single or with Co-
journal publication research paper author(s)
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1. Biosensors May 2004 Stabilization of With Co Authors ( M
and Bioelectronics immobilized A Kumar, M S
glucose oxidase Thakur, N G
against thermal Karanth)
inactivation by
silanization for
biosensor
applications.
2. Enzyme and Degradation of
Nov. 2005 With Co Authors
Microbial caffeine (Sanjukta Patra, N.
Technology by Pseudomonas G. Karanth, M.A.
alcaligenes CFR Kumar and M.S.
1708 . Thakur)
Development of a With Co Authors
3. Analytica January 2007
Biosensor for (Sanjukta Patra, N.
chimica Acta caffeine G. Karanth, M.A.
Kumar and M.S.
Thakur).
January 2012 Effect of
4. Applied Physicochemical With Co-Authors
Biochemistry and Parameters on (M. S. Thakur
Biotechnology Enzymatic and Sanjukta Patra)
Biodecaffeination
During Tea
Fermentation
(f) Books published: 0
(g) Book chapters written: 1
Debamitra Chakravorty, Ashwini Shreshtha, V.R.Sarath Babu and Sanjukta Patra*.
Chapter 1. Molecular evolution of extremophiles. Chapter 1, in Exremophiles:
Sustainable resources and Biotechnological Implications. Ed. Singh OV; Wiley-
Blackwell; USA.2012.
30. (a) Teaching experience No. of No. of different courses taught: 2
years: 4
Please give a list of courses taught on a separate sheet with course titles, level
(UG/PG) and number of times taught
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Bioremediation, Effluent and Sewage Treatments,
(b) Areas of specialization Biological Control agents, Biofertilizers, Probiotics,
Solid and Liquid Waste management, Renewable
Energy, Biotechnology, Solid State Fermentation,
Fermentation technology, Biopharmaceuticals,
recovery of Valuable resources from Wastes.
(c) Title of your Ph. D. Thesis A Biotechnological Approach For Decaffeination
(d) Name of your Ph.D. Dr. M S Thakur
Supervisor
35.(a) Awards and honours:
1. First Prize in District -level Science Fair -1991
2. First Prize in Essay writing at Town level- 1991
3. Second Prize in Quiz at Town level- 1991
4. Second Prize in Quiz at Town Level -1996
5. Best Academic performance- 1995
6. Best out going student-1997
7. Several prizes at college level competitions -1994-1997
8. CSIR-UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship-2002
9. CSIR- Senior research fellowship-2004-2007.
10. Best Poster Awards at International And National Symposia.
(b) Fellow of professional body:
(c) Member of professional body:
1 Ex-officio member and former Treasurer, Association of Microbiologists of India
(Mysore Unit)
2 Annual member, Society of Biological Chemists (India)
3 Annual member, Association of Food scientists and Technologists (India)
4 Annual Member, Biosensor Society (India)
(d) Editorial board memberships:
8
(e) Seminars/conferences organized:
2. Four days “National Symposium in Biochemistry and Plant Physiology” at
D.A.University, Indore (1999).
5. International Workshop on Biosensors, held at CFTRI, Mysore (August 11-13,
2003).
6. “National symposium on sensors and Instrumentation in Food Processing” held
at CFTRI, Mysore (Jan 20-21, 2006).
I hereby declare that I all teh details provided in the CV are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Date: 12/07/2017
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Annexure I
Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals:
1. Sarath Babu, V R ; Kumar, M A; Karanth, N G and Thakur, M
S (2004) Stabilization of immobilized glucose oxidase against thermal
inactivation by silanization for biosensor applications. Biosensors &
bioelectronics, 19 (10). pp. 1337-41. IF 6.409
2. V. R. Sarath Babu & M. S. Thakur and Sanjukta Patra. Effect of
Physicochemical Parameters on Enzymatic Biodecaffeination During Tea
Fermentation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol (2012) 166 (1) 112-126. IF 1.879.
3. V.R. Sarath Babu, Sanjukta Patra, N. G. Karanth, M.A. Kumar and M.S. Thakur.
Development of a Biosensor for caffeine. Analytica chimica Acta. (2007) 582
(2) 329-334. IF 4.513.
4. V.R. Sarath Babu, Sanjukta Patra, N. G. Karanth, M.A. Kumar and M.S. Thakur.
Degradation of caffeine by Pseudomonas alcaligenes CFR 1708 . Enzyme and
Microbial Technology. (2005) 27, 617-624. IF 2.322.
Publications in Peer Reviewed International Conferences:
1. V.R. Sarath Babu, Sanjukta Patra, N. G. Karanth, M. A. Kumar and M. S.
Thakur, Development of a Biosensor for caffeine. 9th World congress on
Biosensors at Toronto, Canada, 10-12th May 2006.
2. V.R.Sarath Babu, M.S.Thakur, Sanjukta Patra. Structure prediction of caffeine
demethylating enzyme from Pseudomonas alcaligenes ICBBT 2012. 26-28
February 2012. Singapore.
Publications in UnReviewed International Conferences:
7. “Enhanced thermal stability of glucose oxidase for biosensor applications” V.R.
Sarath Babu, M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth Poster Presented at ‘International
symposium on New Horizons in Biotechnology-2001’, held at Trivandrum (April
18-21,2001).
8. “Satbilization of Glucose Oxidase against Thermal inactivation” V.R. Sarath
Babu, M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth Poster Presented at the International
symposium on Biosensors and Enzymes, held at Chennai (April 18-21,2001).
9. “A Biosensing Method for Detection Of Organophosphosphorous Pesticides
using Firefly Bioluminescence” and “A Biosensor For The Estimation Of Ascorbic
Acid In Food and Pharmaceutical Samples” V.R. Sarath Babu, M.S.Thakur,
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N.G.Karanth, Posters Presented at the International Workshop on Biosensors,
held at CFTRI, Mysore (August 11-13, 2003).
10. “Studies on a biotechnological method for decaffeination using immobilized
microbial cells”, Sanjukta Patra, V.R. Sarath Babu M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth
Poster Presented at the 5th “International Food Convention”, held at CFTRI,
Mysore (Dec 7-11, 2003). (Best Poster Award)
11. “Bio-decaffeination of caffeine containing materials” V.R. Sarath Babu,
M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth Poster Presented at the 5th “International Food
Convention” , held at CFTRI, Mysore (Dec 7-11, 2003).
Publications in National Conferences:
1. Immobilization of Biomolecules for Biosensor Applications, V.R. Sarath Babu,
Invited lecture at National Workshop on Biosensors, BV Bhoomaraddi College of
Engineering, Hubli (Nov. 14-15, 2003)
2. Affinity Biosensors - Basics and applications” V.R. Sarath Babu, Invited lecture
at National Workshop on Biosensors, B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering,
Hubli (Nov. 14-15, 2003)
3. “Studies on the Quality Improvement of Tea by External Addition of Tea
Polyphenol Oxidase” V.R. Sarath Babu, M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth Poster
Presented at the 13th “Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists”,
held at DFRL and CFTRI, Mysore (Dec 9-10, 2004). (Best Poster Award).
4. “Utilization of coffee processing waste for enzyme production by solid-state
fermentation” V.R. Sarath Babu, Sanjukta Patra, M.S.Thakur, N.G.Karanth
Poster Presented at the 13th “Indian Convention of Food Scientists and
Technologists” ,held at DFRL and CFTRI, Mysore (Dec 9-10, 2004).
5. “Estimation of Microbial biomass by Firefly Bioluminescence” V.R. Sarath Babu,
Dr.M.S.Thakur, Dr.N.G.Karanth, Poster presented at 46th annual conference of
“Association of Microbiologists of India” held at Osmania university, Hyderabad,
(Dec 8-10, 2005).
6. A biosensing method for detection of caffeine based on fluorescence, V.R.
Sarath Babu, Sanjukta Patra, M.S.Thakur and N.G.Karanth, Poster presented at
“National symposium on sensors and Instrumentation in Food Proceesing” held
at CFTRI, Mysore (Jan 20-21, 2006).
7. Quantum dots as probes for localization of enzymes, Sanjukta Patra, Manashjit
Gogoi, Sarath Babu V.R, Gurudutt K.N. and Thakur M.S, Poster presented at
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“National symposium on sensors and Instrumentation in Food Proceesing” held
at CFTRI, Mysore (Jan 20-21, 2006). Best Poster award.
8. Caffeine metabolism - a comparative study on enzymes using Biomodeling,
Sanjukta Patra, V.R. Sarath Babu, M.S.Thakur, Paper presented at “National
Workshop on Biomodeling, Biosensors and BIOMEMS” organized by Teamtech-
2006, held at IISc., Bangalore from 28th Feb-2nd March 2006. Best paper
award
Book Chapter
Debamitra Chakravorty, Ashwini Shreshtha, V.R.Sarath Babu and Sanjukta Patra*.
Chapter 1. Molecular evolution of extremophiles. Chapter 1, in Exremophiles:
Sustainable resources and Biotechnological Implications. Ed. Singh OV; Wiley-
Blackwell; USA.2012.
International Patents:
1. Decaffeinating microorganism and process of bio-decaffeination of
caffeine containing solutions. US4171411.
2. A process for preparation of thermo stable enzyme useful for bioreactor
applications. US.7267971, WO2004085640, PCT IN 03000095,
EP1608747B1, DE 60325513 D1
Indian Patents:
1. A process for preparation of thermo stable enzyme useful for bioreactor
Applications. (No. 1454/Del/99)
2. A process for the bio- decaffeination of solutions containing caffeine,
428/DEL/2003 A).
3. A biosensor device for the continuous analysis of glucose and sucrose
(557/DEL/2004)
4. A biosensor device for the determination of caffeine (760/Del/2005)
Management training:
One month Training course on Technological Entrepreneurship Development,
conducted by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and CSIR, New Delhi, at
Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, 20 Feb 06- 22nd March 06.
Awards and Appreciation:
1. First Runners Up at Eureka 2010, Asia’s Biggest Business Plan Competition, held
at E-Cell, IIT Mumbai January 2010.
2. Selected among the Top 15 Hottest Startups by Proto.in, held at Great Lakes
Institute of Management, Chennai, July 2011.
3. Selected among the top 50 Startups in the DST-LOCKHEED MARTIN India
Innovation Program 2012, and Technology for NUTRIBRAN was evaluated and
Appraised by the IC2 Institute of University of Texas at Austin.
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