Tharalinee Ua-Arak

Responsible for the project 'Optimization of homopolysaccharide production of acetic acid bacteria for gluten-free baking applications'. Specialized in bacterial fermentation, metabolites characterization and polymer analysis. Skills includes Biostat A, HPLC, MALDI-TOF MS, Asymmetric-flow field-flow fractionation (AF4), texture analyzer.

Responsible for the downstream process of recombinant human growth hormone from Pichia pastoris. Specialized in direct- and tangential-flow filtration processes in lab and pilot scales. Trainings on ÄKTA process, TFF, cleaning validation, cGMP, auditing. Writing SOPs and performing Factory Acceptance Tests for the new machines.

Responsible for the project 'Raw glycerol as a carbon source for yeast fermentation'. Experienced with the used of plate reader, Biostat Q, enzymatic analysis, yeast fermentation.

Performing experiments on extremophiles, DNA extraction, gel-electrophoresis, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).

Planning and supervising lab courses including biology, microbiology and industrial fermentation. Managing materials and equipment for lecture and lab courses.

Inter-cultural exchange program with students from around the world (IAESTE). Helping in the research of PhD students on growth of green-house tomato plants and fruits.

Worked on the measurement of stickiness of spray dried orange juice powder. Familiar with thermal mechanical compression test (TMCT), cyclone stickiness test (CST), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), spray dryer, texture analyzer.

Assisted in new product development: pastries and cakes, translated documents from English to Thai

Thesis 'Evaluation of levan-producing acetic acid bacteria for their potential in gluten-free baking applications'. Special focuse on bacterial exopolysaccharides, bacterial fermentation, polymer purification and characterization, bread analysis.

Food and agricultural processing, Unit operations, Food microbiology, Fermentation technology, Sensory evaluation, Enzyme technology