Principal Investigator
Dr. Jaya Joshi
Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Wood Science
Born and raised in India, Dr. Jaya Joshi joined the University of British Columbia (UBC) as an Assistant Professor in 2023. Her research focuses on improving suboptimal enzymes through laboratory evolution for industrial applications and advancing the circular economy. Dr. Joshi leverages custom-designed enzymes in the metabolic engineering of microbes to transform biomass-derived feedstocks into fuels, valuable commodities, and pharmaceutical products, contributing to the development of sustainable chemistry. She earned her Ph.D. from Western University, working in the lab of Dr. Marsolais (2013–2017), and completed postdoctoral fellowships with Dr. Andrew Hanson at the University of Florida (2017–2020) and Dr. Vincent Martin at Concordia University (2020–2022)
Our Research Group
BioCycle is a diverse group of researchers from around the world. We each have our own skills and interests!
Graduate Students
Medha is a double post graduate in Agricultural Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology from Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidhyalaya, Raipur and a graduate in Agriculture from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar.
She has worked as an SRFP-INSA fellow in JNTU, Hyderabad on bacterial isolation and purification, screening for various biochemical activities.
She has also worked as an intern in Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology on plant tissue culture.
Julia is a recent graduate with a bachelor of science degree from Carleton University in biotechnology and biology. She has lab experience in molecular genetics, enzymology, antimicrobial resistance, as well as some phenomics-related field experience from her work at AAFC.
She is passionate about climate change and innovative biotechnology to reduce the impact of human practices. She is interested in microbiology, metabolic and genetic engineering.
In her free time, Julia enjoys tennis, hiking, and reading
Undergraduate Students
Evelyn is a third year at UBC studying Biochemistry She is interested in bioengineering approaches to promote sustainability, and is especially excited about the potential of microbial cell factories.
In her free time she enjoys hiking, thrifting, and sewing costumes and dresses for sports
Visiting Scientists
Dr. Ida Tiwari
Academic Researcher
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Relevant Research
Ida Tiwari is an academic researcher from Banaras Hindu University. Research areas include Sensors, Composites/ Nanocomposites, Sol-Gel Glass, Electrochemistry