Hey! I am Arti Sharma, currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at Life sciences department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.  Previously, I worked as a DBT-Research Associate at Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. I completed my Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Meenu Chhabra, Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. I work mostly in environmental  biotechnology, microbial bioelectrochemical systems and bioremediation domains. 

My research interest includes environmental biotechnology, microbial fuel cells, biogas upgrading, bioplastic production, metabolic engineering of microalgae, carbon sequestration, electrochemical sensors, and paper-based sensors for wastewater monitoring. I have developed algae-assisted microbial fuel cell (MFC) systems for high-power performance, assessed the suitability of plant and algae MFCs, developed a process for exhaust gas capture through algae MFC, and sensors for coliform detection. In addition, I have engineered an algae strain, namely Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by targeted over-production of carotenoid pigments and studied its performance in MFC systems.

During my Ph.D., I have been also affiliated with International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, where I have worked on a collaborative project with Dr. Shashi Kumar, PI, Metabolic Engineering Lab, to create transgenic algae strains.