Supreet Saini

=Bio=
 * Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (July 2010 - till date).
 * Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2005 - May 2010).
 * B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (August 2001 - May 2005).

=Teaching Activities=
 * Instructor
 * Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Fall 2010 IIT Gandhinagar
 * Process Control and Dynamics, Spring 2011 (IIT Gandhinagar)
 * Teaching Assisant
 * ChBE Profession, Spring 2010 UIUC
 * Hidden World of Engineering, Fall 2009 (UIUC)
 * Mass Transfer and Separations, Spring 2009 (UIUC)
 * Process Dynamics and Control, Fall 2008 (UIUC)
 * Mass Transfer and Separations, Spring 2008 (UIUC)
 * Process Dynamics and Control, Fall 2007 (UIUC)
 * Mass Transfer and Separations, Spring 2007 (UIUC)
 * Process Dynamics and Control, Fall 2006 (UIUC)

=Research=
 * Gene Expression Dynamics in Complex Networks
 * Bioremediation
 * Bacterial Pathogenesis

=Publications=
 * S. Saini, S. Koirala, E. Floess, P.J. Mears, Y.R. Chemla, I. Golding, C. Aldridge, P.D. Aldridge, and C.V. Rao, "FliZ induces a kinetic switch in flagellar gene expression.", Journal of Bacteriology, 2010 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]
 * C.Aldridge, K. Poonchareon, S. Saini, T. Ewen, A. Soloyva, C.V. Rao, K. Imada, T. Minamino, and P.D. Aldridge, "The interaction dynamics of a negative feedback loop regulates flagellar number in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.", Oct 2010, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07415.x
 * S. Saini, J.M. Slauch, P.D. Aldridge, and C.V. Rao, "Role of cross talk in regulating the dynamic expression of the flagellar Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 and type 1 fimbrial genes.", Journal of Bacteriology, 2010 Nov;192(21):5767-77. Epub 2010 Sep 10
 * S. Saini, J.R. Ellermeier, J.M. Slauch, and C.V. Rao, "Correction: The role of coupled positive feedback in the expression of the SPI1 type three secretion system in Salmonella.", PLoS Pathog. 2010 Aug 5;6(8). doi: 10.1371/annotation/df7e26bc-4c62-43b4-865f-a39274d98ab3
 * S. Saini, J.R. Ellermeier, J.M. Slauch, and C.V. Rao, "The Role of Coupled Positive Feedback in the Expression of the SPI1 Type Three Secretion System in Salmonella", PLoS Pathogens 6(7): e1001025. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001025
 * S. Saini and C.V. Rao, "SprB is the molecular link between Salmonella Pathogenicity island1 (SPI1) and SPI4", J Bacteriol 192, 2459-2462, 2010
 * S. Saini, J. A. Pearl, and C. V. Rao, "Role of FimW, FimY, and FimZ in regulating the expression of type I fimbriae in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium," Journal of Bacteriology, 191, 3003-10 (2009)
 * J. D. Brown, S. Saini, C. Aldridge, C. V. Rao, and P. A. Aldridge, "The rate of flagella protein secretion dictates the temporal dynamics of flagellar gene expression," Molecular Microbiology, 70, 924-937 (2008)
 * S. Saini, J. D. Brown, P. D. Aldridge, and C. V. Rao, "FliZ is a post-translational activator of FlhD4C2-dependent flagellar gene expression," Journal of Bacteriology, 190, 4979-88 (2008)
 * V. Kumar, S. Saini, M. Sharma, and K.D.P. Nigam, "Pressure drop and heat transfer study in tube-in-tube helical heat exchanger," Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 4403-4416 (2006)

=Interests=
 * Economic and Social changes in post liberalization era in India
 * 20th century Indian history
 * English and Spanish Soccer Leagues
 * Reading at:
 * Hindu, India Together, and FRONTLINE
 * Media Matters
 * Democracy Now!

=Contact= Mailing Address:

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Complex Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India - 382424

Webpage: http://iitgn.ac.in/faculty/chemical/supreet.htm

E-mail: saini@iitgn.ac.in