Manisha Premnath: Biotechnology | Incubation | Education

Biotechnology

So far, my research experience has been in two fields:
A) Fungal biotechnology and morphogenesis (change in shape):

Change in morphology (shape and form) of cells - The case of yeast (spherical) to mycelium (filamentous) transition in B. poitrasii
Yeast	Transition	Mycelium

B) Inactivation of viral pathogens in blood plasma/components: Studies on a novel strategy to inactivate viral pathogens (Parvovirus B19 and HBV) contaminating blood collected by blood banks.

Links:

• Summary of PhD work
• PhD Thesis: http://ncl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/315M
• Link to publications at Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zrffDZUAAAAJ&hl
• Patents: 110/DEL/2001 , 279/DEL/2001
• Intercept Blood System of Cerus Corporation