Curriculum vitae

Amit Srivastava, Ph.D.

ORCID: 0000-0001-6541-5993

Affiliation

Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre Algatech, Novohradská 237 - Opatovický mlýn, 379 81 Třeboň, CZ

Appointment

Associate Scientist

Education

• 2018, Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, India
• 2011, M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, India                   
• 2008, B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India     

Professional experience

• 2024, Postdoctoral researcher (27 months), University of Jyväskylä, Finland (Dr. Heikki Takala)
• 2022, Postdoctoral researcher (23 months), Purdue University, USA (Dr. Mike Reppert)
• 2020, Postdoctoral researcher (32 months), Centre Algatech, Czech Republic (Dr. Roman Sobotka)

Research funding and grants

• 2022, MSCA-PF by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Horizon Europe), European Commission; University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
• 2013, DAAD scholarship by German Academic Exchange Services; University of Tübingen (Germany)
• 2010, Junior research fellowship by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; Banaras Hindu University and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (India)

Awards and honors

• 2022, MSCA-PF by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Horizon Europe), European Commission
• 2022, Seal of excellence, Horizon Europe, European Commission
• 2021, Short travel grant to visit the University in Jyväskylä, Finland
• 2020, Best review article award, Czech Academy of Science
• 2019, Best poster prize in the Gordon Research Conference (Photosynthesis), Newry, USA
• 2013, DAAD scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
• 2013, Research fellowship in sciences for meritorious students, Government of India (not used)
• 2010, Junior research fellowship by the Government of India
• 2010, First rank in M.Sc. Plant biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, India

National (Indian) eligibility tests (NET)

• 2010, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), India
• 2010,  ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), India
• 2009,  CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), India

Key publications

1. Grechishnikov, G, Wat JH, de Cordoba N, Miyake E, Phadkule A, Srivastava A, Savikhin S, Slipchenko L, Huang L and Reppert M (2024) Controlling Vibronic Coupling in Chlorophyll Proteins: The Effects of Excitonic Delocalization and Vibrational Localization. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15, 9456–9465.
2. Skotnicová P, Srivastava A, Aggarwal D, Talbot J, Karlínová I, Moos M, Mares J, Bučinská L, Šimek P, Koník P, Tichý M, Sobotka R (2023) A Thylakoid Biogenesis BtpA Protein is Required for the Initial Step of Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria. New Phytologist. 41, 1236-1249.
3. Srivastava A, Ahad S, Wat J and Reppert M (2021) Accurate Prediction of Mutation-induced Frequency Shifts in Chlorophyll Proteins with a Simple Electrostatic Model. Journal of Chemical Physics. 155, 151102.
4. Srivastava A, Ballal A, Forchhammer K, and Tripathi AK (2020) Construction of Antisense RNA-mediated Gene Knock-down Strains in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Bio-Protocol. 10: e3528.
5. Rai AK, Singh S, Dwivedi SK, Srivastava A, Pandey P, Kumar S, Singh BN, and Tripathi AK (2018) Catalase Expression in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 is Regulated by a Network Consisting of OxyR and Two RpoH Paralogs and Including an RpoE1→ RpoH5 Regulatory Cascade.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 01787-18.
6. Srivastava A, Brilisauer K., Rai AK, Ballal A, Forchhammer K, and Tripathi AK (2017) Down-regulation of the Alternative Sigma Factor SigJ Confers a Photoprotective Phenotype to Anabaena PCC 7120. Plant and Cell Physiology, 58, 287-297.