Dr. Khot is a dedicated people leader with over 20 years of experience in research, development and sustaining of Laboratory Services and Products related to Microbial Diagnostics within the Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Consumer Care industry. He is passionate about developing solutions to improve and safeguard patient care and public health. As the Director of Biosciences R&D within Microbial Solutions, he leads a team that is responsible for sustaining and expanding the portfolio of products and laboratory services. His experience spans the domains of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Metagenomics, Biochemistry, Databases, Data Analytics, Bioinformatics, AI and Scientific Communication.
Dr. Khot earned his PhD from the University of Utah and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle.
Selected Publications
- Targeted Amplicon Next Generation Sequencing Using Curated Ribosomal Databases for Identification of Complex Microbial Samples (PDA Poster)
- Application of Whole Genome Sequencing for Tracking and Profiling of Objectionable Organisms (PDA Poster)
- MALDI-TOF MS – Microbial Identification as Part of a Contamination Control Strategy for Regulated Industries (Book Chapter. ISBN: 9781119814085)
- Operational Impact of Library Development on the Identification of Organisms in the Family Bacillaceae (PDA Poster)
- Data Interpretation Criteria for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry (PDA Poster)
- Novel Approach for Differentiating Shigella species and Escherichia coli by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry (J. Clin. Microbiol.)
- Optimization of MALDI Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Bacterial Identification (J. Clin. Microbiol.)
- PCR-based Diagnosis of Human Fungal Infections (Expert Rev. Anti. Infect. Ther.)
- Development and Optimization of Quantitative PCR for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BMC Infect. Dis.)
- Candida albicans Biofilms Resistance to Amphotericin B (Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.)