Kapil Sharma

About

Dr. Kapil Sharma is a biopharma, biotechnology and biochemistry professional with extensive research and industry experience in drug discovery, plant genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and omics-driven science. He earned his Ph.D from the Repository of Tomato Genomics Resources (RTGR), Department of Plant Sciences, Hyderabad Central University, where his research focused on tomato mutants and natural variants compromised in ethylene biosynthesis. Following his doctoral work, he contributed as a Post-doctoral Research Associate at IIIT-Hyderabad and RTGR, later served as Senior Omics Scientist at Enveda Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, and subsequently worked as Consultant-Life Sciences/Junior Project Manager at Evolvus Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
His academic and professional interests include biopharmaceutical development, biotechnology, and translational research in healthcare. He is also an experienced scientific content curator, writer, editor, and peer reviewer, with 15 high-impact peer-reviewed research publications and significant contributions to scientific reports, book chapters, conference proceedings, and grant proposals.

Employment

• Nitte University Assistant Professor Grade II/Staff Scientist
  2026 - Present
• Evolvus Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Consultant- Life Sciences
  2025 - 2026
• Evolvus Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Junior Project Manager
  2023 - 2025
• Enveda Biosciences Senior Platform (Omics) Scientist
  2021 - 2023
• Repository of Tomato Genomics Resources, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad Post-doctoral Scientist
  2017 - 2021
• International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics Post-doctoral Scientist
  2015 - 2017

Education

• University of Hyderabad Ph.D.
  2009 - 2016
• University of Hyderabad Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  2007 - 2009
• Chaudhary Charan Singh University Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
  2004 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (16)

• Introgression of a dominant phototropin1 mutant enhances carotenoids and boosts flavour‐related volatiles in genome‐edited tomato RIN mutants
  New Phytologist 2024 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19510
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• Hedychium coronarium flower extract modulates rice plant photosystem II and antioxidant enzymes activity to induce resistance against bacterial blight
  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2023.102114
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• Introgression of a dominant phototropin1 mutant superenhances carotenoids and boosts flavor-related volatiles in genome-edited tomatoRINmutants
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.05.539534
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• Identification of Potential Inhibitors From Urginea indica Metabolites Against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Magnaporthe oryzae Receptors
  Frontiers in Agronomy 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fagro.2022.922306
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• Evaluation of high salinity tolerance in Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre by a systematic analysis of hormone‐metabolic network
  Physiologia Plantarum 2021 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13486
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• iTRAQ-based proteome profiling revealed the role of Phytochrome A in regulating primary metabolism in tomato seedling.
  Scientific reports 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87208-9
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• Mutations in tomato 1‐aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid synthase2 uncover its role in development beside fruit ripening
  The Plant Journal 2021 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15148
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• Root‐specific expression of chickpea cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase 6 leads to enhanced root growth, drought tolerance and yield without compromising nodulation
  Plant Biotechnology Journal 2020 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13378
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• The new kid on the block: A dominant-negative mutation of phototropin1 enhances carotenoid content in tomato fruits
  [] 2020 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15206
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• Mutations in Tomato ACC Synthase2 Uncover Its Role in Development beside Fruit Ripening
  [] 2020 DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.12.090431
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