Niharika Sharma
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
0000-0001-6707-4467
About
Dr Sharma is a Bioinformatics Research Scientist at NSW DPI with a research focus on crop genomics. With an educational background in bioinformatics and plant molecular biology, her work at DPI focuses on providing bioinformatics leadership and service around plant genomics and other high-throughput omics approaches for plant breeding. She applies high-throughput sequencing technologies, genomic methods and bioinformatics resources to disentangle the genetic basis of complex agricultural traits in crop plants. Also, she works to identify leads for new genetic gains and characterise germplasms for various important genomics regions for the plant breeding programs, aiming to develop stress-tolerant crop varieties with traits of agricultural importance and high yield.
Her primary research themes are as follows:
1. Harnessing NGS data analytics and bioinformatics for crop improvement
2. Developing new data resources for plant research
3. Integration of multi-layered omics data streams to enhance our understanding of factors determining adaptive and productivity traits in plants
Employment
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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Bioinformatics Research Scientist2022 - Present
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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Bioinformatician2018 - 2021
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University of Adelaide Bioinformatics Officer2016 - 2018
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Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Bioinformatics Officer2014 - 2015
Education
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University of Melbourne PhD2009 - 2014
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (30)
- Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance Save
- An analysis of fruit carried into a quarantine area and an evaluation of infestation rate by Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Save
- Genome-Wide Identification of the Glycine-Rich RNA-Binding Protein Genes and Their Expression Analysis upon Aspergillus flavus Infection in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Save
- Molecular Basis and Engineering Strategies for Transcription Factor-Mediated Reproductive-Stage Heat Tolerance in Crop Plants Save
- Comparative metabolomics analysis reveals secondary cell wall thickening as a barrier to resist Aspergillus flavus infection in groundnut Save
- Characterization of nuclear microsatellites in Marchantia polymorpha (liverwort) with additional trans-specific analyses Save
- Metabolite profiling of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) in response to necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei Save
- Machine Learning Approaches for Long Non-Coding RNA Identification in Plants Save
- Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance Save
- Data-driven approaches to improve water-use efficiency and drought resistance in crop plants Save