Nikhil Malvankar
Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
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Biography
Nikhil received M.S. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Ph.D in Physics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with Prof. Mark Tuominen. His graduate studies at the cellular level revealed that living cells show high electronic conductivity as well as large electron storage capacity due to extracellular proteins. His post-doctoral studies at the molecular level with Prof. Derek Lovley in the Microbiology department identified the protein architecture responsible for the conductivity.
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Career Award at the Scientific Interface | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2015 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Date |
|---|---|
| Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research | 2015 - Present |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials | 2013 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BQBS)
- CPIRT - Pulmonary Infection Research and Treatment
- Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Microbial Sciences Institute