| PhD Candidate | |
| Office: | Biotech
Building 4115 |
| Telephone: | 518-276-3714 |
| Fax: | 518-276-2207 |
| E-mail: | ekerb@rpi.edu |
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Address: |
Dept. of Chemical
and Biological Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Room 4115 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 |
| Background
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| Honors Curriculum Vitae Individual Homepage |
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My research in Dordick group focuses on understanding the enzyme-room temperature ionic liquid system to improve enzyme function and enzyme utility in these green solvents. The goals of my research are to investigate the relation between enzyme structure and its function in ionic liquids, to develop enzyme formulations such as immobilized enzyme onto single walled carbon nanotubes, and salt activated enzyme to enhance enzyme functionality in ionic liquids and to perform application based studies in order to demonstrate enzyme utility in ionic liquids. To probe application based studies, we have focused on enzyme catalyzed polymerization reactions in ionic liquids, and integration of enzyme catalysis in ionic liquids into microarray technology.
Eker B; Asuri P; Murugesan S;
Linhardt R.J., Dordick J. S. (2007),
“Enzyme-SWNT Conjugates in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids”, Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 143 (2), 153-163 .
S.S.
Karajanagi, P.
Asuri, E. Sellitto, B. Eker, S.S Bale, R.S. Kane, and J.S. Dordick
Fellowship award, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Fall 2003, RPI
High-Honor Student, Ranked 3, Chemical
Engineering
Department, Class of 2003,