Gaurav Srivastava

Gaurav Srivastava is a Research Fellow at the University of Georgia, focusing on plant biochemical pathways and synthetic biology. His work primarily investigates terpenoid and saponin biosynthesis in medicinal plants.

• Affiliation: University of Georgia
• Academic Rank: Research Fellow

Research interests include:

• Elucidating enzymatic mechanisms in terpenoid production
• Engineering yeast for chiral compound synthesis
• Transcriptomic analysis of plant resin pathways

Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Terpene synthase family characterization
• Cytochrome P450 enzyme functions
• BAHD acetyltransferase roles in wound-induced resin biosynthesis