Expertise
Biocatalysis, Bioremediation, Bioprocess engineering, Drug delivery, Infectious disease pathogenesis & drug discovery, Green chemistry, Medical biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Synthetic biology, Cannabinoids, Tissue engineering,
In the Media
UBC engineer named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 – Vancouver Sun, November 2021
How engineered bacteria could clean up oilsands pollution and mining waste –
The Conversation and
National Post, June 2021
UBC startup acquired by Bill Gates-backed company – Business in Vancouver, April 2021
Chemical-eating bacteria: A tiny solution for the oilsands’ big problem – Vancouver Sun, April 2019
Here comes the sun – Pique, June 2019
UBC’s Vikram Yadav puts microbes to work to tackle some of society’s most daunting challenges – UBC, April 2019
Power Shift: Modified bacteria can help solar energy work in dim light – BNN
A Crazy Plan to Power Solar Panels With E. Coli – Seeker, September 2018
Researchers find ally in quest to make solar panels work on cloudy days: E. coli – Global, July 2018
This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days – Popular Science, July 2018
Team led by Indo-Canadian develops novel eyedrop to treat glaucoma – Hindustan Times, April 2018