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Kirthika Vellingiri

@kirthikavellingiri

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Biotech researcher focused on biofilms, food safety, and sustainable materials.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking research or R&D roles in biotech/food safety where I can apply biofilm, microbiology, and sustainable materials expertise to solve practical problems and advance scalable, safe solutions.

I am a biotechnology researcher with hands-on experience in biofilm biology, food safety, and sustainable biomaterials, trained at SASTRA Deemed University and as a research intern at North Carolina State University.

My work has spanned laboratory research on antimicrobial solutions, biofilm-disruptive agents from seaweed bio-oil, and methods to reduce heavy-metal contamination in seafood using soaking and novel water treatments.

I have led and contributed to projects developing biodegradable mats from agro-waste and biopolymer-based antimicrobial food packaging, and I co-authored a publication in Food Bioscience demonstrating substantial biofilm eradication.

I bring practical experience in DNA isolation (GenBank submission), QC/QA exposure, medical textiles, and patient-sample analysis, and I seek roles where I can apply applied microbiology and bioprocessing skills to real-world food safety and sustainable materials challenges.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Research Intern

North Carolina State University

Mar 2025 - Jul 2025 (4 months)

Contributed to projects in Dr. Salvi’s lab testing plasma treat jet and color/texture analyses; evaluated heavy-metal removal from shrimp and marlin using soaking and novel electrochemical treatments.

Experimental Design Plasma Activated Water Data Analysis

Graduate Research Student

SASTRA Deemed University

Apr 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 7 months)

Led and supported multiple biofilm and microbiology projects including copper transition-metal complexes to inhibit catheter-associated biofilms and development of antimicrobial levan-based food packaging; co-authored a Food Bioscience publication demonstrating ~75% biofilm eradication with BOAP.

Biofilm Biology Antimicrobial Testing Biopolymer Processing (Levan)GenBank Submission Material Biodegradability Scientific Writing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SASTRA Deemed University

M.Tech (Integrated), Integrated Biotechnology

2020 -

Grade: 7.0996 CGPA

Activities and societies: Graduate research student in Biofilm Biology Lab; projects on CAUTI inhibition, food packaging using levan and Prosopis juliflora, biodegradable mats from agro-waste; co-author on Food Bioscience publication.

Enrolled in a 5-year integrated M.Tech in Biotechnology program with coursework and research focused on biofilm biology, antimicrobial materials, and biodegradable biomaterials; contributed to multiple projects and publications.

North Carolina State University

Research Intern, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science

2025 - 2025

Activities and societies: Worked in Dr. Deepti Salvi's lab on ACT industrial project, plasma treat jet experiments, and color/texture analyses.

Research intern in the Dept. of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science contributing to heavy metal removal studies in seafood using soaking solutions and plasma-activated methods.