MORYA Raj
Postdoc Researcher

Contact

raj.morya_at_inrae.fr

Activities    

Research axis: DIIEM, ICoP

Research topics:

  • Bioprocesses
  • Molecular Biology

Projects

  • Purplefix

Professional and research experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher: LBE, INRAE, Narbonne, France (Feb’2025-Present)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (2021-2024)
  • Research Associate: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), New Delhi (2021)
  • PhD: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2016-21)
  • Master: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2013-2016)

Featured publications

  • Andrianantenaina, F. H., Morya, R., Kim, S.H. (2025) Rice Straw Hydrolysate Valorization for Efficient Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production in a Two-Stage Process. Environmental Technology & Innovation
  • Pandey, A. K., Do Park, K., Morya, R., Joo, H. H., & Kim, S. H. (2025). Exploring sustainable biohydrogen production from dried food waste: Optimization strategies and environmental implications. Journal of Environmental Management, 375, 124195.
  • Morya, R., Andrianantenaina, F. H., Pandey, A. K., Yoon, Y. H., & Kim, S. (2023).
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from rice straw hydrolysate: Insights into feast-famine dynamics and microbial community shifts. Chemosphere, 341, 139967.
  • Pandey, A., Park, J., Muhorakeye, A., Morya, R., Kim, S.H., (2023). Predicting the impact of hydraulic retention time and biodegradability on the performance of sludge
  • acidogenesis using an artificial neural network. Bioresource Technology 372, 128629
  • Morya, R., Kumar, M., & Thakur, I. S. (2021). Bioconversion of Guaiacylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether into vanillin by Burkholderia sp. ISTR5: A genomic and proteomic
  • approach. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 161, 105231.
  • Morya, R., Kumar, M., Kumar, V., & Thakur, I. S. (2021). Biovalorization of lignin derived compounds with molasses as co-substrate for Polyhydroxyalkanoate production. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101695.
  • Morya, R., Sharma, A., Kumar, M., Tyagi, B., Singh, S. S., & Thakur, I. S. (2021). Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis and characterization: A proteogenomic and process optimization study for biovalorization of industrial lignin. Bioresource Technology, 320, 124439.
  • Morya, R., Kumar, M., & Thakur, I. S. (2021). Bioconversion of syringyl lignin into malic acid by Burkholderia sp. ISTR5. Bioresource Technology, 330, 124981.
  • Morya, R., Kumar, M., Singh, S. S., & Thakur, I. S. (2019). Genomic analysis of Burkholderia sp. ISTR5 for biofunneling of lignin-derived compounds. Biotechnology for biofuels, 12, 1-14.
  • Morya, R., Salvachúa, D., & Thakur, I. S. (2020). Burkholderia: an untapped but promising bacterial genus for the conversion of aromatic compounds. Trends in Biotechnology, 38, 963-975.