DrDipak Kumar Kanaujiya

I hold a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech, 2014) and a Master of Technology (M.Tech, 2016) in Biotechnology from India. In the Indian education system, these degrees are considered equivalent to a Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering, respectively. I further pursued a Ph.D. in Biosciences and Bioengineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, which I completed in 2023. My doctoral research focused on the biodegradation of endocrine-disrupting phthalates (EDPs), utilizing various bioengineered bioreactor systems. These included Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR), Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactors (TPPB), and a novel ceramic membrane-integrated bioreactor. I evaluated these configurations under diverse operational modes-batch, fed-batch, continuous, and biomass recycle to assess their efficiency and performance in phthalate degradation.
Currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (SBBS), University College Dublin (UCD). My research focuses on screening and process development for the microbial production of organofluorine compounds. This involves microbial strain isolation and screening, genome sequencing, and product characterization using techniques such as NMR and GC-MS.
Prior to this, I served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, where my work focused on the development of engineered enzymes and enzyme-based biofilters for the bioremediation of plasticizers in sewage treatment plants and aquatic environments. My responsibilities included molecular cloning, expression and purification of engineered enzymes, as well as elucidating the pathways involved in substrate degradation.