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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Govind Rao is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines with a focus on engineering, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have contributed extensively to both theoretical and applied aspects of biomedical science and engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of subfields including biomedical engineering, molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Recent publications by Govind Rao include:

  • Rapid and low-cost sampling for detection of airborne SARS-CoV-2 in dehumidifier condensate, 2021, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Surface Plasmon-Coupled Dual Emission Platform for Ultrafast Oxygen Monitoring after SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2021, ACS Sensors
  • Transdermal sensing: in-situ non-invasive techniques for monitoring of human biochemical status, 2021, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Manufacturing biological medicines on demand: Safety and efficacy of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a mouse model of total body irradiation, 2020, Biotechnology Progress
  • Rapid Ultrasensitive and High-Throughput Bioburden Detection: Microfluidics and Instrumentation, 2022, Analytical Chemistry

Govind Rao frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Xudong Ge
  • Michael Tolosa
  • Sai Sathish Ramamurthy
  • Douglas D. Frey
  • Aaron Thole

Their work has been published primarily in venues such as Biotechnology and Bioengineering, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), New Biotechnology, ACS Sensors, and Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

Govind Rao has been recognized with honors including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2007 and the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) awarded in 1999.

Best Publications

  • A method and apparatus to perform trans-cutaneous analyte monitoring

    Govind Rao;Henryk Szmacinski;Joseph R. Lakowicz

  • Comparison of trypan blue dye exclusion and fluorometric assays for mammalian cell viability determinations

    Steven A. Altman;Lisa Randers;Govind Rao;Govind Rao

  • The Design and Fabrication of Three‐Chamber Microscale Cell Culture Analog Devices with Integrated Dissolved Oxygen Sensors

    Aaron Sin;Katherine C. Chin;Muhammad F. Jamil;Yordan Kostov

  • A study of oxygen transfer in shake flasks using a non-invasive oxygen sensor.

    Atul Gupta;Govind Rao

  • Modification of DNA bases in mammalian chromatin by radiation-generated free radicals.

    Ewa Gajewski;Govind Rao;Zeena Nackerdien;Miral Dizdaroglu

  • Low levels of reactive oxygen species as modulators of cell function

    José Remacle;Martine Raes;Olivier Toussaint;Patricia Renard

  • Damage to the DNA bases in mammalian chromatin by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of ferric and cupric ions.

    Mirai Dizdaroglu;Govind Rao;Barry Halliwell;Ewa Gajewski

  • Noninvasive measurement of dissolved oxygen in shake flasks.

    Leah Tolosa;Yordan Kostov;Peter Harms;Govind Rao

  • Low-cost microbioreactor for high-throughput bioprocessing.

    Yordan Kostov;Peter Harms;Lisa Randers-Eichhorn;Govind Rao

  • Glucose Sensor for Low-Cost Lifetime-Based Sensing Using a Genetically Engineered Protein☆☆☆

    Leah Tolosa;Ignacy Gryczynski;Lisa R. Eichhorn;Jonathan D. Dattelbaum

  • Hyperoxia induces DNA damage in mammalian cells

    Marco A. Cacciuttolo;Loc Trinh;Janice A. Lumpkin;Govind Rao

  • Monitoring GFP‐operon fusion protein expression during high cell density cultivation of Escherichia coli using an on‐line optical sensor

    Matthew P. DeLisa;Jincai Li;Jincai Li;Govind Rao;Govind Rao;William A. Weigand

  • Dual excitation ratiometric fluorescent pH sensor for noninvasive bioprocess monitoring: development and application.

    Haley R. Kermis;Yordan Kostov;Peter Harms;Govind Rao

  • Biotechnological applications of green fluorescent protein

    J. C. March;G. Rao;W. E. Bentley

  • Nickel(II)- and Cobalt(II)-dependent Damage by Hydrogen Peroxide to the DNA Bases in Isolated Human Chromatin

    Zeena Nackerdien;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak;Govind Rao;Barry Halliwell

  • Reverse iontophoresis: noninvasive glucose monitoring in vivo in humans.

    G. Rao;R. H. Guy;P. Glikfeld;W. R. LaCourse

  • Green Fluorescent Protein as a Real Time Quantitative Reporter of Heterologous Protein Production

    Albano Cr;Randers-Eichhorn L;Bentley We;Bentley We;Rao G;Rao G

  • Chemical nature of in vivo DNA base damage in hydrogen peroxide-treated mammalian cells.

    Miral Dizdaroglu;Zeena Nackerdien;Zeena Nackerdien;Bing-Chun Chao;Ewa Gajewski

  • Observations of green fluorescent protein as a fusion partner in genetically engineered Escherichia coli: monitoring protein expression and solubility.

    Hyung Joon Cha;Hyung Joon Cha;Chi-Fang Wu;Chi-Fang Wu;James J. Valdes;Govind Rao

  • Lifetime-Based Sensing of Glucose Using Energy Transfer with a Long Lifetime Donor

    Leah Tolosa;Henryk Szmacinski;Govind Rao;Joseph R. Lakowicz

  • Bioprocess monitoring.

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Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Bentley
William E. Bentley University of Maryland, College Park
Joseph R. Lakowicz
Joseph R. Lakowicz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Miral Dizdaroglu
Miral Dizdaroglu National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hyung Joon Cha
Hyung Joon Cha Pohang University of Science and Technology
Ignacy Gryczynski
Ignacy Gryczynski University of North Texas Health Science Center
Zygmunt Gryczynski
Zygmunt Gryczynski Texas Christian University
Dipanjan Pan
Dipanjan Pan Pennsylvania State University
José Remacle
José Remacle University of Namur
Barry Halliwell
Barry Halliwell National University of Singapore
Matthew P. DeLisa
Matthew P. DeLisa Cornell University

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