Advances in Life Sciences

Advances in Life Sciences is an international journal publishing articles that emphasize the molecular, cellular, and functional basis of therapy. All articles are rigorously reviewed. The journal favors publication of full-length papers where modern scientific technologies are used to explain molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms.

Achlesh Daverey

Editorial Board Member of Advances in Life Sciences

Post-doctoral Fellow, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Research Areas

Wastewater Treatment, Biosurfactant Production, Bioprocess Design and Optimization

Education

2011Ph.DIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, India
2006M.ScMumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (MUICT), Mumbai, India
2004B.ScHemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, India

Experience

2011-presentPost-doctoral Research, Institute: Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2006-2011 Doctoral Research, Institute: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
2005-2006Postgraduate Research, Institute: University Institute of Chemical Technology, (Now ICT Mumbai) Mumbai, India

Academic Achievement

Awarded with full financial support under the scheme "ITS" by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, for poster presentation of the paper entitled "Utilization and pretreatment of dairy industry wastewater by Candida bombicola for the prod
Awarded Institute fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, MHRD, Government of India, 2006-2010
Awarded fellowship from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, 2004-2006
Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) conducted by IIT Delhi in 2004

Publications: Journals

[1]  A. Daverey, K. Pakshirajan and S. Sumalatha (2011). Sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using dairy industry wastewater. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 13 (3), 481-488.
[2]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2011). Pretreatment of synthetic dairy wastewater using the sophorolipid-producing yeast Candida bombicola. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 163, 720-728.
[3]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2010). Sophorolipids from Candida bombicola using mixed hydrophilic substrates: production, purification and characterization. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 79 (1), 246-253. (Citation: 01)
[4]  S. Singh, K. Pakshirajan and A. Daverey (2010). Enhanced decolourization of Direct Red-80 dye by the white rot fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium employing sequential design of experiments. Biodegradation, 21 (4), 501-511.
[5]  S. Singh, K. Pakshirajan and A. Daverey (2010). Screening and optimization of media constituents for decolourization of Mordant Blue-9 dye by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 12 (3), 313-323. (Citation: 01)
[6]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2010). Effect of different oils and media constituents on the production of sophorolipids by Wickerhamiella domercqiae. International Journal of Microbes and Environmental Management, 1 (1), 11-15.
[7]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2010). Kinetics of growth and enhanced sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using a low cost fermentative medium. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 160 (7), 2090-2101. (Citation: 04)
[8]  A. Daverey, K. Pakshirajan and P. Sangeetha (2009). Sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using synthetic dairy wastewater. International Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 1 (4), 173-175.
[9]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2009). Production, characterization, and properties of sophorolipids from the yeast Candida bombicola using a low-cost fermentative medium. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 158, (3), 663--674. (Citation: 14)
[10]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2009). Production of sophorolipids by the yeast Candida bombicola using simple and low cost fermentative media. Food Research International, 42, (4), 499-504. (Citation: 07)

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  A. Daverey, K. Pakshirajan and S. Sumanlatha. Utilization and pretreatment of dairy industry wastewater by Candida bombicola for the production of sophorolipids. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, "BioMicroWorld", December 2-4, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal.
[2]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan. Utilization of agricultural wastes for the production of sophorolipids by Candida bombicola. 1st International conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials, "ICRM 2009", July 17-19, 2009, Kottayam, India.
[3]  A. Daverey, K. Pakshirajan and P. Sangeetha. Sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using synthetic dairy wastewater. International Conference on Energy and Environment, "Enviro-Energy 2009", March 19-29, 2009, Chandigarh, India.
[4]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan. Production of sophorolipids by the yeast Candida bombicola using simple and low cost fermentative media. International Congress on Bioprocesses in Food Industries & 5th BRSI Convention of the Biotech Research Society, November 68, 2008, Hyderabad, India.
[5]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan. Production and characterization of sophorolipid by Wickerhamiella domercqiae NRRL Y-6992 grown on a synthetic medium. Chemference-2008, July 5-6, 2008, Kanpur, India.
[6]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan. Screening of media constituents for sophorolipid production using Wickerhamiella domercqiae by Plackett-Burman design technique. 48th Association of Microbiologists of India Annual conference, December 18-21, 2007, Chennai, India.
[7]  B. Baburajan, A. Daverey, S. Chettiar and V. N. Telvekar. Development of Process for Preparing Chiral Drug Intermediate: Butyrolactone. International Conference on Advances in Drug Discovery Research 11th ISCBC, February 24-26, 2007, Aurangabad, India.
[8]  A. Daverey and V. N. Telvekar. Synthesis of new chemical entities from carbohydrate and activity testing. XX Carbohydrate Conference November 24-26, 2005, Lucknow, India.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  A. Daverey and K. Pakshirajan (2011). Recent advances in bioremediation of contaminated soil and water using microbial surfactants. In: Microbes and Microbial Technology. Publisher: Springer, p. 207-228.