0000-0001-8466-9243 About
As a Dropkin Fellow at the University of Chicago, I am focused on understanding epidermal plastid reprogramming during plant interactions with beneficial microbes. Briefly in this work, the plastid reprograming during interaction of Arabidopsis-Pseudomonas simiae will be performed at the omics level, and study will be carried out of how this beneficial bacterium reprogrammes the plastid and alters the Arabidopsis proteome, lipidome and metabolites at the global level and increases the Arabidopsis plant biomass. Using different omics techniques, I aim to correlate and identify putative or known proteins, lipids, or metabolites that are responsible for beneficial effect of bacteria on increasing Arabidopsis plant biomass. After that, I will translate the approach to Camelina sativa, a model energy oil-seed plant being developed. Previously, My Ph.D. research focused on plant metabolites and plant-pathogen/pest interactions in Brassica species. I determined various aspects of the biology of glucosinolate metabolites, such as roles in plant defense against Spodoptera litura, Helicovepa armigera, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and crosstalk between primary and secondary metabolites in Brassica crops. My research work has successfully shown that glucosinolates are important in plant defense in Brassica species. During my first postdoctoral studies, I was involved in various national and international projects related to glucosinolate biology. These involved (1) identifying the pathogenicity factors of the white mold fungal disease of Brassica species using a MS-based proteomics approach, (2) using omics approaches to understand the genetic basis of trait variation, and (3) identifying candidate genes involved as stress metabolites in Indian mustard population. Overall, my previous research work has led to the identification of many useful genes and new techniques for creating resistant or tolerant improved lines of Indian oilseed mustard.
Employment
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University of Chicago Dropkin Post-Doctoral Fellow2023 - Present
Education
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National Institute of Plant Genome Research Ph.D. /Glucosinolates and their potential role in plant defence2013 - 2020
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Publications (9)
- Dietary microRNAs (miRNAs) and Their Cutting-Edge Use in Food Science Save
- Targeted editing of multiple homologues of GTR1 and GTR2 genes provides the ideal low-seed, high-leaf glucosinolate oilseed mustard with uncompromised defence and yield Save
- Flavonols contrary affect the interconnected glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthesis pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana Save
- Defense versus growth trade-offs: Insights from glucosinolates and their catabolites Save
- A comprehensive Vis-NIRS equation for rapid quantification of seed glucosinolate content and composition across diverse Brassica oilseed chemotypes Save
- GTR1 and GTR2 transporters differentially regulate tissue-specific glucosinolate contents and defence responses in the oilseed crop Brassica juncea Save
- Feeding behaviour of generalist pests onBrassica juncea: implication for manipulation of glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway for enhanced resistance Save
- Class-Specific Evolution and Transcriptional Differentiation of 14-3-3 Family Members in Mesohexaploid Brassica rapa Save
- Class-Specific Evolution and Transcriptional Differentiation of 14-3-3 Family Members in Mesohexaploid Brassica rapa Save