Nivedita Patra

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

 (+91) 661 246 2282

 patran[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

27

Publications       

1

Sponsored Projects

1

Consultancy Projects

4

Doctoral Students

2

Continuing Education

10

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Prof. Nivedita Patra

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

Joined in Feb 2014

 Room Number: BM-143

 Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D.
    Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
    IIT Delhi
  2. M.Tech
    (Integrated) Biotechnology
    USS, GGSIPU, Delhi (Govt. funded)
  3. +2
    Phy, Chem, Maths, Bio, English (CBSE Board)
    Campus School, Pantnagar

 Experience

Teaching Experience
  • Biotechnology and Medical Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,  26 Feb 2014 - Present
  • Biotechnology,  NIT Durgapur,  04 Jan 2007 - 15 Jul 2008
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Biotechnology,  Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland,  07 Jul 2015 - 09 Oct 2015
Laboratory Development
  • Bioprocess Engineering Lab II,  NIT Rourkela,  The development of lab is being funded by SERB and MHRD, GoI

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Bioprocess Engineering
Areas of Interest
Bioprocess Engineering - Biochemical Engineering for the mass production of therapeutic compounds and other useful compounds using various bioprocess engineering tools, Plant bioreactor operations, Enzyme technology and Biorefinery

 Projects

Fermentation-assisted technology for the enrichment and recovery of novel bioactive compounds from food industry waste in contaminated coastal regions of odisha

 SERB

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Design of BOD plant of DSP

 Durgapur Steel Plant

 Investigator

 15 Jul 2007 - 15 Jul 2008

 Completed

Consultancy

 Continuing Education

National Bioengineering Conference (NBC) 2023 : Bioengineering in Healthcare, Environment and Agriculture

 Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

 Coordinator

 09 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Conference

International Conference on “Plant-Microbe Interaction and their implication in Agriculture” (Mode-Online)

 Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

 Coordinator

 16 Nov 2020 - 18 Nov 2020

Conference

 Publications

7

Google Scholar h-index

6

Google Scholar i10-index

5

Scopus h-index

Total Publications: 27
N. Patra, "Modulation of biosynthesis of bacosides by cell suspension culture of bacopa monnieri in novel bioreactor", in Proceedings of International Conference on Plant Physiology & Pathology, Singapore, 06-07 September 2023, pp.13, Inovine Science Meetings LLC, USA 2023, http://dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace/handle/2080/4062 Inproceedings
J. Yadav and N. Patra, "Modeling of poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate production by Bacillus subtilis and its use for feed-forward bioreactor studies", Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Springer Nature, October 2022, 10.1007/s00253-022-12266-6 Article
J. Nanda and N. Patra, "Enhanced biosynthesis of bacoside from Bacopa monnieri by molecular biotechnology approach", in Proceedings of International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy 2022, pp.211, Taylor and Francis Group 2022 Inproceedings
K. K. Sahoo, B. B. Sahu, V. Singh, and N. Patra, "Enhanced production of Bacopa saponins by repeated batch strategy in bioreactor", Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, vol.45, no.5, pp.829-841, Springer Nature 2022, 10.1007/s00449-022-02700-4 Article
J. Nanda and N. Patra, "Biotechnology and Molecular aspects of Bacoside biosynthesis in Bacopa monnieri", in Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends in Biomedical Sciences (RTBS-2020) 2021 Inproceedings

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J. Yadav and N. Patra, "Fed-batch fermentation strategy for enhanced Polyhydroxybutyrate production by Bacillus subtilis culture", in Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends in Biomedical Sciences (RTBS-2020) 2021 Inproceedings
B. Seth and N. Patra, "Plackett-Burman study to find out the effective factors for the extraction of chitin from Shrimp Waste", in Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends in Biomedical Sciences (RTBS-2020) 2021 Inproceedings
B. Seth, K. K. Sahoo, A. K. R, B. B. Sahu, V. R. Singh, and N. Patra, "Statistical optimization of bacoside A biosynthesis in plant cell suspension cultures using response surface methodology", 3 Biotech, vol.10, no.6, pp.264, Springer Nature, May 2020, 10.1007/s13205-020-02258-6 Article
B. V. S and N. Patra, "STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION OF FERMENTATION BASED PRODUCTION OF BIOETHANOL FROM SEAWEED", in Proceedings of International Conference on “Plant-Microbe Interaction and their implication in Agriculture” (ICPMIA – 2020), vol.1, pp.18 2020 Inproceedings
B. Seth and N. Patra, "Fermentation-assisted extraction of chitin and astaxanthin from shrimp wastes", in Proceedings of 59th Annual International Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India 2018 Abstract book, pp.537, Association of Microbiologists of India, December 2018 Inproceedings
B. Seth and N. Patra, "Use of elicitation technology for mass production of herbal drug from plants", in Proceedings of 8th World Ayurveda Congress 2018 Abstract book, pp.112, World Ayurveda Foundation, December 2018 Inproceedings
J. Yadav and N. Patra, "Isolation screening and selection of bacterial strain for maximum production of polyhydroxybutyrate using microbial fermentation", in Proceedings of 8th World Ayurveda Congress 2018 Abstract book, pp.262, Biotech Research Society of India, November 2018 Inproceedings
N. Patra and N. A. Ghannam, "Statistical optimization of chitin extraction from mushroom wastes by lactic acid fermentation in a stirred tank bioreactor", in Biotech France 2018 International Conference and Exhibition Biotech, France, 2018, SETCOR Conferences and Exhibitors, Paris, France, June 2018 Inproceedings
J. Yadav, S. Balabantaray, and N. Patra, "Statistical optimization of fermentation conditions for the improved production of poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate from bacillus subtilis", Chemical Engineering Communications, Taylor and Francis, June 2017, 10.1080/00986445.2017.1347094 Article
N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava, "Mass production of Artemisinin using hairy root cultivation of Artemisia annua in bioreactor", Bioprocessing of Plant In Vitro Systems, ch.7, pp.1-17, Springer, reference in phytochemistry, February 2017, 10.1007/978-3-319-32004-5_20-1 Inbook
J. Yadav and N. Patra, "Batch culture of bacillus subtilis for the production of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate in a bioreactor", in Proceedings of 70th Annual session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers - CHEMCON - 2017 2017 Inproceedings
I. Panda, S. Balabantaray, S. K. Sahoo, and N. Patra, "Mathematical model of growth and poly-hydroxybutyrate production using microbial fermentation of Bacillus subtilis", Chemical Engineering Communications, vol.205, no.2, pp.249-256, Taylor and Francis 2017, 10.1080/00986445.2017.1384923 Article
. Leonard, B. Seth, B. B. Sahu, V., and N. Patra, "Statistical optimization for enhanced bacoside A production in plant cell cultures of Bacopa monnieri", Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), pp.1-12, Springer Netherlands 2017, 10.1007/s11240-017-1373-6 Article
N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava, "Artemisinin production by plant hairy root cultures in gas- and liquid-phase bioreactors", Plant Cell Reports, vol.35, no.1, pp.143-153, Springer, January 2016, 10.1007/s00299-015-1875-9 Article
N. Patra and A. Srivastava, "Use of model-based nutrient feeding for improved production of artemisinin by hairy roots of Artemisia annua in a modified stirred tank bioreactor", Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol.177, no.2, pp.373-388, Springer, September 2015, 10.1007/s12010-015-1750-8 Article
N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava, "Enhanced Production of Artemisinin by Hairy Root Cultivation of Artemisia annua in a Modified Stirred Tank Reactor", Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol.174, no.6, pp.2209-2222, Springer, November 2014, 10.1007/s12010-014-1176-8 Article
N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava, "Mass scale artemisinin production in a stirred tank bioreactor using hairy roots of artemisia annua", International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, vol.4, no.6, pp.467-474, International Academy Publishing, November 2014, 10.17706/ijbbb.2014.4.6.467-474 Article
N. Patra and A. Srivastava, "Enhanced production of artemisinin by hairy root cultivation of artemisia annua in a modified stirred tank reactor", Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol.174, no.6, pp.2209-2222, Springer, August 2014, 10.1007/s12010-014-1176-8 Article
N. Patra, A. K. Srivastava, and S. Sharma, "Study of various factors for enhancement of artemisinin in Artemisia Annua hairy roots.", International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, vol.4, no.3, pp.157-160, International Academy Publishing, June 2013, 10.7763/IJCEA.2013.V4.284 Article
N. Patra, S. Sharma, and A. K. Srivastava, "Statistical media optimization for enhanced biomass and artemisinin production in artemisia annua hairy roots", Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives, ch.37, pp.173-176, Springer, January 2012, 10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_37 Inbook
N. Patra, S. Sharma, and A. K. Srivastava, "Use of hairy root technology for mass production of secondary metabolites from plants", in Proceedings of 4th World Ayurveda Congress (AYUR WORLD-2010) 2010 Inproceedings
N. Patra, S. Sharma, and A. K. Srivastava, "Mass production of Artemisinin by Cultivation of Artemisia annua hairy roots in a Nutrient Mist Bioreactor", in Proceedings of International Symposium & 62nd Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2009) 2009 Inproceedings

 Courses Taught

  • BM251 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM351 : Bioinstrumentation and Process Control {Theory}
  • BM352 : Fermentation Technology {Theory}
  • BM363 : Plant Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM402 : Pharmaceutical Technology {Theory}
  • BM4401 : Plant Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM452 : Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM458 : Fermentation Technology {Theory}
  • BM6501 : Bioprocess Engineering {Theory}
  • BM654 : Advanced Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM6602 : Biotechnology of Plant Metabolites {Theory}
  • BM662 : Nutritional Sciences and Plant Based Products {Theory}
  • BM367 : Product Development Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • BM380 : Biochemical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM472 : Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM477 : Bioreactor Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM6573 : Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM6672 : Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [4]
Studies on Microbial Production and Extraction of Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate Using Bacillus Subtilis

 Jayprakash Yadav

Enrolled: Jan 2015

 Graduated : Aug 2022

 Supervisor

Genetic modification of E.coli for the production of plant secondary metabolites

 Jayashree Nanda

Enrolled: Jan 2018

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Fermentation assisted extraction technologies for the recovery of bioactive compounds.

 Bishwanath Seth

Enrolled: Jul 2018

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bioprocess Engineering for biofuel production from seaweeds

 Nethraa Venkatesh

Enrolled: Jan 2023

 Continuing

 Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Dinil Sasi S (214BM1459), "DETECTION OF HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY FROM RETINAL IMAGES" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Leonard. J (214BM2018), "Production of Bacoside A- A potent herbal drug for Alzheimer in callus cultures of Bacopa monnieri(L.) Pennell" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Bishwanath Seth (215BM2012), "STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION OF CULTIVATION CONDITIONS FOR THE ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF BACOSIDES FROM Bacopa monnieri CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Noor Mohammed (215BM2009), "Mathematical Model for Enhanced Production of Bacoside Using Batch Cultivation for Bacopa monnieri" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Krishna Kalyani Sahoo (216BM2020), "Optimization of Bacoside A Production in Cell Suspension Culture of Bacopa monnieri for Scale-Up using Stirred Tank Reactor" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2017-18 Spring
  • Aravind K R (217BM2011), "YIELD ENHANCEMENT STUDIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BACOSIDE A USING CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE OF Bacopa monnieri IN A BIOREACTOR" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • Bhavya Surendran V S (218BM2003), "Statistical optimization of fermentation based production of bioethanol from seaweed" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2019-20 Spring
  • Anu Priya (220BM2006), "Statistical optimization using Response surface methodology for enhanced production of Withaferin A in cell suspension cultures of Withania somnifera" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • S Suraaj (220BM2003), "Production of bioethanol from Kappaphycus alvarezii in a bioreactor using fermentation assisted extraction" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Tejaswini G (221BM2169), "Studies on Bacoside A production using endophytic fungi isolated from Bacopa monnieri" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
UG Dissertation
  • Ipsita Panda (111BM0536), "PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE USING BACTERIAL STRAINS OF Escherichia coli AND Bacillus subtilis: A COMPARISON" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Laxmi Badaik (111BM0541), "Production of polyhydroxybutyrate from different bacterial strain" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Pradyut Kumar Meher (112BT0534), "Development of Mathematical Model for Production of Sorbose in a Bioreactor" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Prayashree Bahalia (112BT0585), "Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for the Production of PHB" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Soumyajit Balabantaray (112BT0015), "Production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) using bacterial strains of Bacillus subtilis and optimization of the culture medium." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Subhendu Kumar Sahoo (112BT0026), "Development of Mathematical Model for Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate using Bacillus Subtilis" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Karunya Madhaba Chandra (113BT0018), "PRODUCTION OF PHB BY USING CONSTANT FEED RATE FED-BATCH CULTIVATION" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Marepu Raju (113BT0580), "A strategy for optimal PHB production using online simulation" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Pratyush Behera (113BT0016), "PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE BY USING PSEUDO STEADY STATE OF SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION BY FED BATCH CULTIVATION" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Durgempudi Varsha Reddy (114BT0536), "FED BATCH CULTIVATION OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS IN BIOREACTOR FOR PHB PRODUCTION" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2017-18 Spring
  • Rabish Singh (114BT0292), "FED BATCH CULTIVATION OF Bacillus subtilis USING INCREASING FEED RATE FOR POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB) PRODUCTION" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2017-18 Spring
  • Yennam Tejaswini (114BT0626), "Fed Batch cultivation of Bacillus subtilis using decreasing feed rate for PHB production." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2017-18 Spring
  • Arpita Behera (115BT0615), "RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF KEY FACTORS FOR PHB PRODUCTION USING Bacillus subtilis" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • Lalita Kumari (115BT0078), "PLACKETT- BURMAN DESIGN FOR EVALUTION OF HIGHEST EFFECTIVE FACTORS FOR PHB PRODUCTION Using Bacillus Subtilis" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2019 Summer
  • Navya Behera (117BT0697), "RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMIZATION OF FACTORS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION USING CELL CULTURE OF Bacopa monnieri" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Vadakam Sowmya (117BT0695), "STUDIES USING PLACKETT BURMAN DESIGN FOR ENHANCED BIOMASS PRODUCTION FROM Bacopa monnieri CELL CULTURE" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Bhubanananda Behera (117BT0736), "Designing primer for isolation of Bacoside A biosynthesis gene Glycosyl transferase" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021 Summer
  • Soumyaranjan Naik (118BT0020), "OPTIMIZATION OF BACOPA SAPONINS IN A BIOREACTOR USING FED-BATCH CULTIVATION" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Asish Sahu (119BT0816), "response surface methodology for enhanced production of bacoside A from Bacopa Monnieri using precursors." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Sativada Ramakanth (118BT0022), "Plackett-burman studies for enhanced production of Bacoside A from Bacopa monnieri using precursors." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring

 Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours
  • PhD scholar received 3rd prize in poster presentation in national conference - RTBS 2020,    2021
  • Early Career Research Award for 3 years by SERB, GoI,    2017
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship offered - Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, in Biotechnology for 5 years (availed for 3 months).,    2015
  • Best poster awards at International conference CPHEE-2011,    2011
  • Institute Scholarship from IIT Delhi on the basis of 3rd rank in written test out of 500 applicants, Ministry of human resource development, Govt. of India (2008-2013),    2008
  • MHRD scholarship in M.Tech on the basis of GATE 2005,    2005
  • CSIR NET 2005,    2005
  • Shortlisted for IIT Bombay research fellowship scheme 2004.,    2004
  • Free seat in BTech on the basis of AI rank 57 in University entrance exam,    2001
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India,    2007