Dr Pallavee Srivastava
Research Associate
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Research Asscoiate on ASPIRE ( Accelerated Supergene Processes in Repository Engineering) Project, in the Geoenvironmental Researcg Centre, School of engineering. The aim for this project is to create a sustainable method to remeditae contaminated waste and recover the resource from the waste.
My research interests are interdisciplinary and with time have evolved from just basic sciences to applied.
Biography
I am an early career researcher, at present working as a postdoctoral Research Associate on the ASPIRE project in the Geoenvironmental Centre, School of Engineering, Cardiff University since July 2021. Following my Masters in Bio-Medical Engineering at VIT University and a masters thesis at NUS, I joined BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus as JRF, and SRF in the third year, on a Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) sponsored project entitled, Biological Synthesis of Metal Sulfide and Metallic Nanoparticles using Halophilic Archaeobacteria,2011-2014. I extended this work to include synthesis of nanoparticles using halophilic bacteria as part of my Ph.D. thesis. Subsequently, I was awarded the SERB National Postdoctoral Fellowship (N-PDF), ‘Nano-vehicles for siRNA delivery into mouse embryonic stem cells as potential therapeutic approach in regenerative medicine'. However, I declined this to pursue my postdoc as a Royal Society-SERB Newton International fellow on ‘New insight into the microbial transformation of selenium for bio-remediation and bio-recovery at Aberystwyth University. Whilst at Aberystwyth University, I collaborate with the Physical Sceinces department and was awarded the university research fund for 'Quantitative analysis of biologically synthesized selenium for application in Photovoltaics'.
Publications
2023
- Roberts, M., Srivastava, P., Webster, G., Weightman, A. J. and Sapsford, D. J. 2023. Biostimulation of jarosite and iron oxide-bearing mine waste enhances subsequent metal recovery. Journal of Hazardous Materials 445, article number: 130498. (10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130498)
2022
- Roberts, M., Srivastava, P., Webster, G., Weightman, A. J. and Sapsford, D. J. 2022. Biostimulation of jarosite and iron oxide-bearing mine waste enhances subsequent metal recovery. [Online]. SSRN. (10.2139/ssrn.4229663) Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4229663
- Srivastava, P., Al-Obaidi, S. A., Webster, G., Weightman, A. J. and Sapsford, D. J. 2022. Towards passive bioremediation of dye-bearing effluents using hydrous ferric oxide wastes: Mechanisms, products and microbiology. Journal of Environmental Management 317, article number: 115332. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115332)
2017
- Srivastava, P., Kowshik, M. and Kivisaar, M. 2017. Fluorescent Lead(IV) sulfide nanoparticles synthesized by Idiomarina sp. strain PR58-8 for bioimaging applications. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 83(7), article number: e03091-16. (10.1128/AEM.03091-16)
- Hande, M. et al. 2017. Biomarkers of ionizing radiation exposure: a multiparametric approach. Genome Integrity 8(1) (10.4103/2041-9414.198911)
- Srivastava, P. and Kowshik, M. 2017. Mechanisms of bacterial heavy metal resistance and homeostasis. In: Donati, E. R. ed. Heavy Metals in the Environment. CRC Press, pp. 15-42.
2016
- Srivastava, P. and Kowshik, M. 2016. Anti-neoplastic selenium nanoparticles from Idiomarina sp. PR58-8. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 95, pp. 192-200. (10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.08.002)
2015
- Naik, K., Srivastava, P., Deshmukh, K., Monsoor S, M. and Kowshik, M. 2015. Nanomaterial-based approaches for prevention of biofilm-associated infections on medical devices and implants. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 15(12), pp. 10108-101119. (10.1166/jnn.2015.11688)
- Srivastava, P., Nikhil, E. V. R., Bragança, J. M. and Kowshik, M. 2015. Anti-bacterial TeNPs biosynthesized by haloarcheaon Halococcus salifodinae BK3. Extremophiles 19(4), pp. 875-884. (10.1007/s00792-015-0767-9)
- Srivastava, P. and Kowshik, M. 2015. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles from halophiles. In: Maheshwari, D. K. and Saraf, M. eds. Halophiles Biodiversity and Sustainable Exploitation., Vol. 6. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Springer, pp. 145-159., (10.1007/978-3-319-14595-2_4)
2014
- Srivastava, P., Braganca, J. M. and Kowshik, M. 2014. In vivo synthesis of selenium nanoparticles by Halococcus salifodinae BK18 and their anti-proliferative properties against HeLa cell line. Biotechnology Progress 30(6), pp. 1480-1487. (10.1002/btpr.1992)
- Srivastava, P., Braganca, J., Ramanan, S. R. and Kowshik, M. 2014. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by haloarchaeon Halococcus salifodinae BK6. Presented at: International Conference on Nano Materials: Science, Technology and Applications 2013 (ICNM), Vandalur, India, 05-07 December 2013, Vol. 938. Trans Tech Publications pp. 236-241., (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.938.236)
2013
- Srivastava, P., Bragança, J., Ramanan, S. R. and Kowshik, M. 2013. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using haloarchaeal isolate Halococcus salifodinae BK3. Extremophiles 17(5), pp. 821-831. (10.1007/s00792-013-0563-3)
- Srivastava, P. and Kowshik, M. 2013. Mechanisms of metal resistance and homeostasis in haloarchaea. Archaea 2013, article number: 732864. (10.1155/2013/732864)
Area of interests: Geomicrobiology, Metal-Microbe Interaction, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnoogy, and Materials Science.
| Position | Title | People | Sponsor | Duration |
| Junior Research Fellow | Biological Synthesis of Metal Sulfide and Metallic Nanoparticles using Halophilic Archaeobacteria | Kowshik M, Ramanan SR | MoES (Ministry of Earth Science) | 2011-2014 |
| Newton International Fellow | New insight into the microbial transformation of selenium for bio-remediation and bio-recovery | Mitchell A | Royal Society, SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board) | 2018-2021 |
| Co-PI | Quantitative analysis of biologically synthesized selenium for application in Photovoltaics | Mitchell A, Tomes JJ, Srivastava P, Evans A | University Research Fund (Aberystwyth University) | September 2019- December 2019 |
| Research Associate | ASPIRE - Accelerated Supergene Processes in Repository Engineering | Sapsford, D, Cleall, P, Harbottle, M, Owen, N, Weightman, A | EPSRC | 2021-2023 |