Abdul Azeez
Washington State University, Michigan Technological University, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Pondicherry University, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, University of Lucknow
0000-0002-2631-9496
About
Currently, I am working as a Research Assistant Professor at Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Here, I am Working on characterizing a novel triacylglycerol remodeling pathway for accumulating industrially valuable hydroxy fatty acids in Physaria fendleri (Lesquerella). Another project I am working on genes related to self-incompatibility in Physaria fendleri
Before joining WSU, I worked as a Senior Research Investigator at Michigan Tech, MI, investigating temperature-mediated growth control and the dormancy cycle in temperate perennial trees. I also used multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 to study the utility of poplar flowering-time genes to impart strong male and female sterility to mitigate or prevent transgene spread (Nature Communications, 2020; Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2020).
I worked as a scientist in a premier agribiotech company, Jain Irrigation System Limited (JISL), India. I designed studies on understanding flowering time regulation and combined field-level drought and heat stress responses for improved water uptake in fruit crops like banana, pomegranate, and mango (published several papers in peer-reviewed journals).
I worked as a postdoctoral researcher for four years at Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden, with Prof. Rishi P. Bhalerao (July 2010 –May 2014). I worked on how environmental signal perceives and transduce to control seasonal growth in perennials. While working with photoperiodic seasonal growth control in perennial trees, we published several papers in top journals (Science, Nature Communications, Current Biology, PNAS).
I did my Ph.D. on the molecular mechanism of tepal senescence in monocot Gladiolus flower (Phytochemistry, 2007 and Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2010).
Employment
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Washington State University Research Assistant Professor2020 - Present
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Michigan Technological University Senior Research Investigator2017 - Present
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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited Scientist2014 - 2017
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Umeå Plant Science Centre Postdoctoral Researcher2010 - 2014
Education
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CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute PhD2005 - 2010
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Pondicherry University MSc2001 - 2003
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University of Lucknow BSc1998 - 2001
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (21)
- Variable temperature processing by plasmodesmata regulates robust bud dormancy release Save
- Identification of triacylglycerol remodeling mechanism to synthesize unusual fatty acid containing oils Save
- Self-incompatibility based functional genomics for rapid phenotypic characterization of seed metabolism genes Save
- Suppression of Physaria fendleri SDP1 Increased Seed Oil and Hydroxy Fatty Acid Content While Maintaining Oil Biosynthesis Through Triacylglycerol Remodeling. Save
- Cloning, expression and characterization of P1 and NIa proteases from banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) Save
- EARLY BUD-BREAK 1 and EARLY BUD-BREAK 3 control resumption of poplar growth after winter dormancy. Save
- CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated single and biallelic knockout of poplar STERILE APETALA (PopSAP) leads to complete reproductive sterility Save
- Differential regulation of the banana stress NAC family by individual and combined stresses of drought and heat in susceptible and resistant genotypes Save
- Improved Heat FT Induction Leads to Earlier and More Prolific Flowering in Poplar Save
- Long-range mobile signals mediate seasonal control of shoot growth. Save