VARSHA RANI

About

Dr. Varsha Rani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Sandip University, Nashik (Maharashtra). She obtained her Ph.D. degree from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, India. She has been awarded the Scientist Associate Award 2019 by the Society of Crop Scientists and Biotechnologists, BHU Varanasi, the Best Poster Presentation Award in 2021 by DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, and Young Researcher Award in 2025 by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India. Her main area of research is Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, and millet genomics. She has an impressive publication record, including research papers and reviews in highly reputed journals such as Scientific Reports, Planta, Frontiers in Genetics, Heliyon, and Crop Design. She has also contributed chapters to books published by Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and Springer, along with conference proceedings. Additionally, she has over 59 GenBank accession numbers to her credit. She has served as a reviewer for prestigious journals, including Scientific Reports, BMC Agriculture, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Plant Physiology, and Frontiers in Nutrition.

Employment

• Sandip Foundation Assistant Professor
  2024 - Present

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Publications (11)

• Elucidating the role of pyrabactin-like receptors of finger millet under drought and salinity stress: an insight into in silico, machine learning and molecular approaches
  Frontiers in Genetics 2025 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2025.1598523
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• Identification and characterization of Eco-miR 169-EcNF-YA13 gene regulatory network reveal their role in conferring tolerance to dehydration and salinity stress in finger millet
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-96233-x
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• Expression profiling of Nuclear Factor-Y (NF-Y) transcription factors during dehydration and salt stress in finger millet reveals potential candidate genes for multiple stress tolerance
  Planta 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04417-y
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• Molecular docking insights into nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor and pyrabactin resistance 1 (PYL) receptor proteins reveal abiotic stress regulation in finger millet
  Crop Design 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cropd.2023.100051
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• Advancements in Medicinal Plants Genome Sequencing to Revolutionize Genomics
  Ethnopharmacology and OMICS Advances in Medicinal Plants Volume 2 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-4292-9_15
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• Bioinformatic-driven Research in Microbial Enzymes: An Overview
  Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification, and Industrial Applications: Volumes 1-2 2024 DOI: 10.1002/9783527844340.ch35
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• Cytogenotoxicity assessment of diesel and petrol automobile exhaust soot nanoparticles in erythrocytes of Channa punctatus fish
  Research Square 2024 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3924418/v1
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• Genetic Diversity Assessment in Cereal Crops
  Sustainable Development and Biodiversity 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-5245-8_11
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• Genome-wide identification of nuclear factor -Y (NF–Y) transcription factor family in finger millet reveals structural and functional diversity
  Heliyon 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36370
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• “Millet Models” for harnessing nuclear factor-Y transcription factors to engineer stress tolerance in plants: current knowledge and emerging paradigms
  Planta 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04186-0
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