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Dr. Shweta Tripathi

Dr. Shweta Tripathi
Assistant Professor
Qualification
PhD (Biosciences and Bioengineering): IIT Roorkee, M. Tech (Biochemical Engineering): IIT BHU, B. Tech (Biotechnology): AITH, Kanpur
Email
shweta.tripathi@nsut.ac.in

 

 

 

 

Dr. Shweta Tripathi is currently working as an Assistant Professor the Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, NSUT, New Delhi. She earned her Ph.D. in Biosciences and Bioengineering from IIT Roorkee. Dr. Tripathi did her post-doctoral research at International Centre for Genetic Engineering, and Biotechnology, New Delhi. She holds M. Tech in Biochemical Engineering form IIT BHU, and B. Tech in Biotechnology from UPTU, Lucknow. Her research focuses on microalgal biotechnology, strain improvement, and sustainable bioprocess development, with contributions spanning carbon capture, wastewater remediation, stress-induced lipid metabolism, and biofuel production. She also received a prestigious DBT funded MK Bhan fellowship during her post-doctoral tenure. Currently, she is leading DST-INSPIRE Faculty research grant at NSUT, New Delhi with a vision to develop algal biotechnology for energy and environmental sustainability.  

Area of interest: 

  • Algae Biotechnology (Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Bioremediation)
  • Algal Omics, Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, 
  • Algae based carbon capture and Biorefinery


 

List of publications (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=47Lh5fgAAAAJ&hl=en)

 

  1. Tripathi, S., Nagar, N., & Poluri, K. M. (2025). Deciphering cadmium tolerance-lipid augmentation nexus in microalga using de novo transcriptomics profiling. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 117862. [IF= 7.2]
  2. Sartaj, K., Saxena, H., Tripathi, S., Poluri, K. M., & Prasad, R. (2025). Dissecting differential metabolic pathways for lipid amassment in Rhodotorula glutinis cultivated in wastewater under dark and irradiation regimes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 117593. [IF= 7.2]
  3. Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Philippidis, G. P., & Kumar, S. (2025). Thriving in extremes: harnessing the potential of pH-resilient algal strains for enhanced productivity and stability. Environmental Science: Advances. [IF= 3.5]
  4. Chauhan, V., Kumar, A., Tripathi, S., Jha, M., Kumar, N., Poluri, K. M., & Gupta, P. (2024). An update on the pathogenesis and ethnopharmacological therapeutic approaches of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Discover Public Health, 21(1), 1–28. [IF= 3.5]
  5. Singh, A. K.#, Nawkarkar, P.#, Bhatnagar, V. S., Tripathi, S., Mock, T., & Kumar, S. (2024). Assessing the potential of a genetically modified Parachlorella kessleri-I with low CO2 inducible proteins for enhanced biomass and biofuel productivity. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. [IF= 7.4] (# Equal Contribution)
  6. Gupta, P., Meher, M. K. #, Tripathi, S. #, & Poluri, K. M. (2024). Nanoformulations for dismantling fungal biofilms: The latest arsenals of antifungal therapy. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 98, 101290. [IF= 8.7] (# Equal Contribution)
  7. Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Bhatnagar, P., Guruani, P., Philippidis, G. P., Kumar, V., Poluri, K. M., & Nanda, M. (2024). Algal-based biochar and hydrochar: A holistic and sustainable approach to wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. [IF= 13.3]
  8. Choudhary, S., Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2024). Elucidating the adaptive response and enhanced lipid production of Chlorella minutissima under Cr (VI) stress. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 63, 105498. [IF= 6.3]
  9. Pathak, A., Verma, N., Tripathi, S., Mishra, A., & Poluri, K. M. (2024). Nanosensor-based approaches for quantitative detection of heparin. Talanta. 125873 [IF= 5.6]
  10. Arora, N. #, Tripathi, S. #, & Poluri, K. M. (2023). Biochemical insights into enhanced lipid production by a microalga under combined stress of salinity and arsenic. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. [IF= 7.4] (# Equal Contribution)
  11. Gupta, P. #, Gupta, H.#, Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2023). Biochemical and metabolomic insights into antifungal mechanism of berberine against Candida glabrata. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1–18. [IF= 3.9] (# Equal Contribution)
  12. Sartaj, K., Tripathi, S., Patel, A., Poluri, K. M., & Prasad, R. (2023). Detailed mechanistic investigation of stress-induced lipogenesis in oleaginous yeast for value-added metabolites. Chemical Engineering Journal. [IF= 13.3]
  13. Tripathi, S., Choudhary, S., Meena, A., & Poluri, K. M. (2023). Carbon capture, storage, and usage with microalgae: A review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 1–44. [IF= 15]
  14. Tripathi, S., Kairamkonda, M., Gupta, P., & Poluri, K. M. (2023). Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of producing biofuel and value-added products by cadmium tolerant microalgae as a sustainable biorefinery approach. Chemical Engineering Journal. [IF= 13.3]
  15. Choudhary, S., Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2022). Microalgal-based bioenergy: Strategies, prospects, and sustainability. Energy & Fuels, 36, 14584–14612. [IF= 5.2]
  16. Tripathi, S., Behera, T., & Poluri, K. M. (2022). Biochemical insights into cadmium detoxification mechanism of Coccomyxa sp. IITRSTKM4. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. [IF= 7.4]
  17. Sartaj, K., Gupta, P., Tripathi, S., Poluri, K. M., & Prasad, R. (2022). Insights into the extraction, characterization, and antifungal activity of astaxanthin derived from yeast de-oiled biomass. Environmental Technology & Innovation. [IF= 7.4]
  18. Tripathi, S., Choudhary, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2021). Insights into lipid accumulation features of Coccomyxa sp. IITRSTKM4 under nutrient limitation regimes. Environmental Technology & Innovation. [IF= 7.4]
  19. Tripathi, S., Arora, N., Pruthi, P. A., & Poluri, K. M. (2021). Elucidating the bioremediation mechanism of Scenedesmus sp. IITRIND2 under cadmium stress. Chemosphere. 
  20. Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2021). Heavy metal detoxification mechanisms by microalgae: Insights from transcriptomics analysis. Environmental Pollution. [IF= 7.6]
  21. Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Pruthi, P. A., Poluri, K. M., & Pruthi, V. (2020). Assessing the robust growth and lipid-accumulating characteristics of Scenedesmus sp. for biodiesel production. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 27449–27456.

Book Chapter 

  1. Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2021). Metallothionein-and phytochelatin-assisted mechanism of heavy metal detoxification in microalgae. In Approaches to the Remediation of Inorganic Pollutants (pp. 323–344). Springer, Singapore.
  2. Tripathi, S., & Poluri, K. M. (2021). Adaptive and tolerance mechanism of microalgae in removal of cadmium from wastewater. In Algae: Multifarious Applications for a Sustainable World (pp. 63–88). Springer, Singapore.
  3. Tripathi, S., Arora, N., Gupta, P., Pruthi, P. A., Poluri, K. M., & Pruthi, V. (2019). Miroalgae: An emerging source for mitigation of heavy metals and their potential implications for biodiesel production. In Advanced Biofuels (pp. 97–128). Woodhead Publishing.
  4. Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Poluri, K. M., & Pruthi, V. (2019). Advanced gene technology and synthetic biology approaches to custom design microalgae for biodiesel production. In Microalgae Biotechnology for Development of Biofuel and Wastewater Treatment (pp. 147–175). Springer, Singapore.
  5. Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Pruthi, V., & Poluri, K. M. (2019). An integrated approach of wastewater mitigation and biomass production for biodiesel using Scenedesmus sp. In Application of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment (pp. 467–494). Springer, Cham.
  6. Arora, N., Gulati, K., Tripathi, S., Pruthi, V., & Poluri, K. M. (2018). Algae as a budding tool for mitigation of arsenic from aquatic systems. In Mechanisms of Arsenic Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants (pp. 269–297). Springer, Singapore.

 

List of Conference Presentations (National conferences and symposium)

 

  1. Oral Presentation in Annual symposium of the NMR Society of India (NMRS 2023) and Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biomolecule and Biomedicine on topic “Mechanistic insights into the lipid metabolism of microalgae under cadmium stress” held at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-IISER Berhampur, Odisha during February 24-27, 2023 and received Prof. KVR Chary Research Scholar Award.
  2. Participation in the DBT national workshop on Bioenergy held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee (6-7 July, 2018).
  3. Oral presentation titled “Phycoremediation of Cadmium Synchronized with Enhanced Lipid Production” in the National Symposium on Advances in Biology of Algae and Cyanobacteria held at BHU (8-9 February, 2018).
  4. Poster presentation at Uttarakhand Udyog Mahotsav on the topic “Integrating the production of green fuels and value-added products by cadmium tolerant microalgae under biorefinery framework for sustainable and circular economy” during March 18-20, 2023. [Best poster award]

International conferences and symposium

 

  1. Poster Presentation in International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (BSBB-2022), on “Transcriptomics analysis of lipid metabolism in response to cadmium stress in microalgae” in held at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, IIT-Guwahati, India during December 7-11, 2022
  2. Poster Presentation in International Conference in Chemical Engineering: Enabling Transition Towards Sustainable Future, ChemTSF 2022 on topic “Metabolic insights into the cadmium detoxification mechanism of Scenedesmus sp. IITRIND2” held at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, IIT-Roorkee India during 8-10 September 2022. [Best poster presentation award]
  3. Poster Presentation in International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Health on “Immobilization of microalga enhances the integrated responses of cadmium remediation and biodiesel production” held at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur and the Biotech Research Society, INDIA at Jaipur, India during April 04-08, 2021.
  4. Oral presentation in International Conference on Recent Developments on Materials, Reliability, Safety, and Environmental issues on “Lipid accumulation characteristics of Coccomyxa sp. IITRSTKM4 under different nutrient stress” held at NIT Jalandhar during June 25-27, 2021.
  5. Poster presentation in International Chemical Science Symposium 2021: Biohybrid Approaches to Sustainable Energy Conversion by on “Molecular insights into the cadmium detoxification mechanism of Scenedesmus sp. IITRIND2 hosted online by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
  6. Oral Presentation in International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021) on “Optimization of cadmium removal by Coccomyxa sp. IITRSTKM4 using response surface methodology (RSM)” held at Department of Chemical Engineering, SVNIT Surat (India) during 6-8 August 2021. [Best Oral presentation award] 
  7. Poster presentation in International Conference BECBAB-2017 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on the topic “Production of Extracellular Chitinase from B. cereus and its application". 

 

Achievements and Awards

  • Awarded with DST INSPIRE faculty fellowship (2024).
  • Awarded with MK Bhan- Young Researcher Fellowship Program (YRFP) for the year 2023-24.
  • Institute Excellence in Doctoral Research Award at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Convocation year-2023.
  • Certificate of Excellence at Uttarakhand Udyog Mahotsav for best poster on the topic “Integrating the production of green fuels and value-added products by cadmium tolerant microalgae under biorefinery framework for sustainable and circular economy” during March 18- 20, 2023.
  • Prof. KVR Chary Research Scholar Award at Annual symposium of the NMR Society of India (NMRS 2023) and Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biomolecule and Biomedicine.
  • Best Poster Award for presenting a paper entitled “Metabolic insights into the cadmium detoxification mechanism of Scenedesmus sp. IITRIND2” authored by Shweta Tripathi, Manikyaprabhu Kairamkonda, Payal Gupta, and Krishna Mohan Poluri, in Chemical Engineering: Enabling Transition Towards Sustainable Future, ChemTSF 2022; held at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, IIT-Roorkee India.
  • Best Oral Presentation Award for presenting paper entitled “Optimization of cadmium removal by Coccomyxa sp. IITRSTKM4 using response surface methodology (RSM)” authored by Shweta Tripathi, Tapasranjan Behra and Krishna Mohan Poluri in International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021), SVNIT Surat (India).
  • Gold medal for securing highest marks in M. Tech, Biochemical Engineering at IIT BHU (2015-2017).
  • University gold medal for securing first position in B. Tech, Biotechnology at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh (2011-2015).
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