Dr.
Sohail K Pinto, Assistant Professor from the Department of Post Graduate
Studies and Research in Biochemistry, delivered a talk on “Molecular Profiling
of the acyl lipid pathway in Neochloris
oleoabundans” organized by the Basic Science Forum, St. Aloysius College
(Autonomous), on 21st August, 2019 at 3:30PM in the Lecture hall of
Department of PG Studies and Research in Biotechnology.
Neochloris oleoabundans was first isolated
from a sand dune in Saudi Arabia by S. Chantanachat in 1962. Due to its high lipid
content, it has been considered as a candidate organism for biofuel production.
Dr. Pinto was able to study the various stress conditions affecting the yield
of biomass production and factors that can increase the lipid production. Dr.
Pinto worked with Prof. Pavan Jutur, Omics lab for algae, ICGEB, New Delhi as a
part of his faculty summer fellowship program in May-July 2019.
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