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Karishma Shah

Chemoenzymatic selective oxidation for the synthesis of rare sugars

Affiliation | Acib GmbH, Austria
Secondment | CASCAT GmbH, Germany

Background
I have completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in the field of Biotechnology at the University of Mumbai, India and a Master of Technology degree in the field of Green Chemistry at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, India.

Hobbies/interest
Sketching animals, climb mountains and bathroom singing.

What is the most useless talent you have?
Sometimes I imitate and make funny addition to the statues, and music videos of famous artists.

Where is the worst smelling place you have been?
Local slaughterhouse that had a mix of iron from warm blood and bleach.

What ridiculous thing has someone tricked you into doing or believing?
A friend almost got me believing there is a planet called Gallifrey where Timelords reside and are learning time travel. There is TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) to hop on and explore the universe.

About which topics could you talk for hours?
Food (Indian, vegetarian) and crazy experimental ideas with food (limited to acceptable risk only)