Dr. Chinmayee C V

Assistant Professor

Dr. Chinmayee C.V. holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, and a Master’s in Biochemistry. She has over six years of experience in protein biochemistry, enzymology, and cell biology.

Her work includes protein purification, enzyme kinetics, antibody production, and cell culture. She has discovered two new proteases and contributed to the development of enzyme-based products. She is experienced with techniques such as HPLC, FPLC, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics.

Dr. Chinmayee also works with biological data and AI tools in drug discovery and has contributed to projects related to enzymes and Alzheimer’s disease.

She has held research roles at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Code Biotics, and Syngene International, and has also worked as a science communicator. She is involved in mentoring and has volunteered with NGO Pratham to support science education.

Select Publications:

• "A New Thermostable Rhizopuspepsin: Purification and Biochemical Characterization," Process Biochemistry (2022)
• "Production of Highly Active Fungal Milk-Clotting Enzyme by Solid-State Fermentation," Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2019)
• "Purification, Characterization, and Specificity of a New GH Family 35 Galactosidase from Aspergillus awamori," International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2020)