Educational qualifications 

• 2007 (Jun)   Ph. D. (Biochemistry), Mumbai University, India .

• 2000           M. Sc. (Industrial Biotechnology), Punjabi University, India (University Gold medallist).

• 1998           B. Sc. (Chemistry Honours with Physics and Mathematics), Calcutta University, India.

Positions held

Aug 2009–Present      Assistant professor, School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar. Assignments: Industrial and food microbiology, Biosensors, Biophysics, Structural biology and Practical food microbiology.

Nov 2007–Aug 2009     Postdoc, Department of Nano science & Engineering, Myongji University, South Korea. Research topic:Developing microfluidics devices for lab-on-a-chip concept

Apr–Oct 2007             Postdoc, Nanotechnology Centre, Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Research topic: Development of wearable biosensor for myocardial infarction prediction.

Oct 2006–Mar 2007     Visiting faculty, Department of Biotechnology, Chandu Kana Thakur College of science arts & commerce, Panvel, Mumbai, India. Assignments: Bioprocess technology, Biosensors, Practical Molecular Biology.

May–Sep 2006           Research fellow, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. Research topic: Development of transgenic cyanobacteria.

Jul 2000–Dec 2006      Ph.D. research at Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Research topic: Biosensor development for environmental and clinical monitoring

International (SCI) Publications (Impact factor of journal as on May 2009; Citations)

2009       Gi-Sung Joo, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Yong-Sang Kim. A capillary electrophoresis microchip for amperometric detection of DNA. Current & applied physics (doi:10.1016/j.cap.2009.06.034). (IF 1.3, citations 0)

2009       Sandeep Kumar Jha, Gyu-Sik Ra, Gi-Sung Joo, Yong-Sang Kim. Electrochemical cell lysis on a miniaturized flow-through device. Current & applied physics (doi:10.1016/j.cap.2009.06.035). (IF 1.3, citations 0)

2009       Kon Ha; Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep Kumar Jha , Hyun Ho Lee, Tae-Sik Yoon, Yong-Sang Kim. Monitoring of Endocrine Disruptors by Capillary Electrophoresis Amperometric detector. Microelectronic Engineering 86 (4-6), 1407-1410. (IF 1.5, citations 0)

2009       Kwang-Su Kim, Sandeep Kumar Jha, C. J. Kang, Yong-Sang Kim. Catalytic Pd–TiO2 thin film based fire detector to operate at room temperature. Microelectronic Engineering, 86 (4-6), 1297-1299. (IF 1.5, citations 0)

2009       Sandeep Kumar Jha, Mandakini Kanungo, Archana Nath, Stanislaus F. D’Souza. Entrapment of live microbial cells in electropolymerized polyaniline and its use as urea biosensor. Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 24 (8), 2637-2642. (IF 5.0, citations 0)

2009       Gyu-Sik Ra, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Hyun Ho Lee, Yong-Sang Kim. Improvement of dynamic characteristics of polydimethylsiloxane based microvalve. Microsystem Technologies. 15(4), 607-609. (IF 0.9, citations 0)

2008       Kon Ha, Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Hyun Ho Lee, Tae-Sik Yoon, Yong-Sang Kim.  Measurement of Endocrine Disruptors in Plastic Container (Styrofoam) by Capillary Electrophoresis Amperometric Method. ECS Transactions 16 (11), 129-134. (IF 0.0, citations 0)

2008       Sandeep Kumar Jha, Anita Topkar & S. F. D’Souza. Development of potentiometric urea biosensor based on PVA-PAA composite matrix for estimation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 70, 1145–1150. (IF 1.3, citations 3)

2006       J. Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Jha & S. F. D’Souza, Optical microbial biosensor for detection of methyl parathion pesticide using immobilized whole cells Flavobacterium sp. on glass fiber filters as disposable biocomponent. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 21 (11), 2100-2105. (IF 5.0, citations 15)

2005       Sandeep Kumar Jha & S. F. D’Souza, Preparation of polyvinyl alcohol – polyacrylamide composite polymer membrane by γ-irradiation for entrapment of urease. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 62 (3), 215-218. (IF 1.3, citations 5)

2005       Sandeep Kumar Jha and S. F. D’Souza, Development of sensitive automated pH meter for real- time biosensor applications. Asian Journal of Physics. 4 (1&2), 112-117. (IF 0.0, citations 0)

Talks

2009       "Development of PCR microchip for detection of cancerous cells" at 4th International symposium on bioprocess and biosystems engineering, Aug. 3-6, 2009, Shanghai, China.

2008       "Fabrication of miniaturized integrated PCR device" at 8th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis, Nov. 2-5, 2008, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2004       "Development of sensitive transducing systems for Biosensor Applications" at 9th Raman Memorial Conference, Dept. of Physics, University of Pune, India.

2001       "Biosensors in environmental monitoring" at the workshop on "Environmentally Benign Industrial Biotechnology" organized at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.

Conference / other publications / poster presentations / talks by colleagues

2009      Jung-Min Kim, Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Hyun Ho Lee, Yong-Sang Kim, Label-free DNA hybridization sensor using pentacene thin film transisror, 4th International symposium on bioprocess and biosystems engineering, Aug. 3-6, 2009, Shanghai, China.

2009      Sandeep K. Jha, Gyu-Sik R and Yong-Sang Kim, Fabrication of PDMS Based Microfluidic Glass Chip Incorporating Cell Lysis and PCR Devices, Materials Research Society Spring meeting, April 13-17, San Francisco, USA.

2009      Gi-sung Joo, Kon Ha, Jae-Woo Yoo, Sandeep K. Jha, C. J. Kang and Yong-Sang Kim, Bio-microchip with amperometric and capacitometric method for detection of DNA fragments, Materials Research Society Spring meeting, April 13-17, San Francisco, USA.

2009      Gyu-Sik Ra, Gi-sung Joo, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Sandeep K. Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Yong-Sang Kim, Development of an integrated microfluidic PCR chip, 4th IEEE- Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, Jan. 5-8, Shenzhen, China.

2009      Gi-sung Joo, Kon Ha, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Sandeep K. Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, C. J. Kang, Yong-Sang Kim, Detection of DNA fragments using amperometric and capacitometric methods, 4th IEEE- Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, Jan. 5-8, Shenzhen, China.

2008      Gi-sung Joo, Kon Ha, Sandeep K. Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Yong-Sang Kim, Amperometric detection of DNA fragments on a microchip, 8th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis, Nov. 2-5, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2008      Kon Ha, Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep K. Jha, Hyun Ho Lee, Tae-Sik Yoon, Yong-Sang Kim, Differentiation between cancerous and somatic cells by capillary electrophoresis amperometric detector, 8th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis, Nov. 2-5, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2008      Gyu-Sik Ra, Kon Ha, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Hyun Ho Lee, Yong-Sang Kim, Electrochemical cell lysis on a miniaturized flow-through device, Oct 30-31, Nano-Bio Seoul, South Korea.

2008      Kon Ha, Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep K. Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Hyun Ho Lee and Yong-Sang Kim, Measurement of endocrine disruptors in plastic container (Styrofoam) by capillary electrophoresis amperometric method, 214th Meeting of Electrochemical Society, Oct 12-17, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

2008      Kwang-Su Kim, Il Seo, Hyun Yang, Woon-Hyuk Baek, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Hyun Ho Lee, C. J. Kang and Yong-Sang Kim, Catalytic Pd-Imprinted TiO2 thin film gas sensor for toluene gases at room temperature, 12th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineers Congress, August 4-6, Dalian, China.

2008      Kon Ha, Gi-sung Joo, Sandeep K. Jha, Tae-Sik Yoon, Hyun Ho Lee and Yong-Sang Kim, Study of endocrine disruptors by capillary electrophoresis electrochemical detectors, 12th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineers Congress, August 4-6, Dalian, China.

2005      S. F. D’Souza, Sandeep Kumar Jha and J. Kumar, Environmental biosensors. IANCS Bulletin, special issue on Environ. Biotech. 4 (1), 54-59.

2003     Sandeep Kumar Jha and S. F. D’Souza, Potentiometric biosensor for quantitation of serum urea, International Workshop on Biosensors, CFTRI, Mysore, India. August 11-13

2002     Sandeep Kumar Jha and S. F. D’Souza, Potentiometric urea biosensor. Proceedings of the Department of Atomic energy Solid State Physics Symposium, India. 45, 139-140.

2001     A. Bhatia and Sandeep Kumar Jha, Evaluation of in-vitro immunomodulatory effects of Nerium indicum leaves extract. Proceeding of Indian Science Congress; Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section.

Awards and fellowships:

1999 & 2000  Qualified Joint CSIR–UGC National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship twice in Life Sciences.

1999            Qualified combined defence services examination (CDS) for selection of commissioned officers in Indian armed forces.

1998            Qualified All India Common Entrance Test for Biotechnology, conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (all India rank 288).

Member

Founding member: Biosensor society of India (http://www.biosensor-india.org/members.htm)