0000-0002-8409-3624 About
A teacher and researcher, presently working as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. During my Ph.D., I have worked on introduction and expression of modified full-length and truncated versions of Bt-cry1Ab and cry1Ac genes in tomato for developing stable transgenic lines resistant to lepidopteran insect and evaluating the comparative performance of full-length and truncated versions of cry1Ac gene for stability and efficacy of insecticidal toxin in transgenic plants. In order to address this issue, the basic technique of plant tissue culture, gene-cloning, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, molecular characterization of transgene expression, population study of the transgenics, including immunological and insect bioassays, were performed. An efficient protocol of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in tomato for rapid and high frequency recovery of non-chimeric transgenic plants has been optimized. I have screened and selected few highly promising transgenic events of tomato plant expressing modified Bt-cry1Ab and cry1Ac genes showing complete protection against H. armigera and S. litura. Several stable transgenic tomato plants resistant to plant pathogens, through expression of protein transcription co-activator taf4b gene and chitinolytic protein toxic to whiteflies, using the optimized protocol, have also developed. I have also developed the art of research methodology, analyzing scientific data and writing manuscripts and have 65 papers + 21 book chapters + 3 authored books and 2 edited books to my credit, and several are under review. My name has been enlisted among the top 2% scientists of the world, as per Stanford/SCOPUS 2023 and 2024 research database.
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Lovely Professional University Professor2014 - Present
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Publications (63)
- Adenomyosis: Unravelling the causes and exploring treatment strategies among patients seeking conception Save
- Advancing diabetic foot ulcer therapy: structure–activity relationship approaches for combating reactive oxygen species Save
- Plant-based fungicides: a sustainable alternative to synthetic fungicides in vegetable production Save
- Grafting Tomato Scions on Root Knot Nematode (RKN)-Resistant Brinjal Rootstocks Complemented with Biocontrol Agents as an Integrated Nematode Management (INM) Strategy for the Development of RKN-Resistant Tomato Save
- Evaluating technology adoption gaps and economic implications in horticultural crop cultivation among farmers in Tripura, India Save
- Paradigm of Potato Farming in North-Eastern Himalayan Region of India to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals Save
- Plant-Based Polysaccharide Gums as Sustainable Bio-Polymers: Focus on Tragacanth Gum and Its Emerging Applications Save
- Plastics: From Revolutionary Innovation to Global Menace—Strategies for Remediation Save
- Effect of physical and chemical mutagens on the growth performance of two soybean (TGX 1987-62F and TGX 1835-10E) varieties in the M1 generation Save
- Modern and Ayurvedic Concept of Infertility Save