{"id":4511,"date":"2025-09-19T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/?page_id=4511"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:20:43","slug":"dr-pinky-agarwal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/dr-pinky-agarwal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Pinky Agarwal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4511\" class=\"elementor elementor-4511\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176642ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"176642ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477ad5eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"477ad5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f7dc47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72f7dc47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fadbe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35fadbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a186f32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a186f32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12154005 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12154005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867b6ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"867b6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Pinky Agarwal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f30f351 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f30f351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staff Scientist V<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2dd3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2dd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph. 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366ba691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"366ba691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Area<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069ecdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"069ecdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ab27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ab27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enhancing Rice Grain Yield and Nutritional Quality<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying seed development to enhance rice productivity and improve grain quality by increasing protein and optimizing amylose content)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774a421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"774a421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Interests<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21eefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21eefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ff9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ff9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rice is the primary staple food for more than half of the world&#8217;s population, with the grain serving as the edible and nutritionally important component. The major constituent of rice grain is starch, which is composed of two polysaccharides: amylose and amylopectin. Rice varieties with a higher amylose-to-amylopectin ratio generally have a lower glycemic index, resulting in slower starch digestion and a more gradual release of glucose into the bloodstream. Such varieties are therefore considered a healthier dietary option, particularly for managing blood sugar levels.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Beyond providing dietary energy, rice is also an important source of protein, especially in low- and middle-income countries where it forms a substantial part of the daily diet. Enhancing grain protein content while optimizing starch composition can significantly improve the nutritional value of rice and contribute to better public health outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simultaneously, meeting the food demands of a growing global population requires sustained improvements in rice productivity. Increasing grain yield remains a major agricultural priority, particularly under the constraints of limited arable land and changing climatic conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our research is driven by the vision of developing next-generation rice lines that combine <strong>high grain yield with superior nutritional quality<\/strong>. By increasing grain protein content and optimizing the amylose-to-amylopectin ratio, we aim to contribute to the development of rice lines that address the dual challenges of <strong>food security and nutritional security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8736b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8736b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Research Highlights<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734cb2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"734cb2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our laboratory investigates the molecular mechanisms that regulate rice seed development, with the long-term goal of improving grain yield and nutritional quality. Through genetic, molecular, and functional genomics approaches, we have identified key developmental stages, regulatory genes, and transcriptional networks that control grain size, starch accumulation, and seed storage protein synthesis.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40703c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40703c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>(A) Defining the Stages of Rice Seed Development<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfbf29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cfbf29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b8251 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06b8251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071f0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071f0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To provide a framework for studying grain development, we classified rice seed development into <strong>five distinct stages (S1\u2013S5)<\/strong> based on characteristic morphological and physiological changes. This staging system has facilitated systematic analyses of gene expression, starch biosynthesis, and protein accumulation during seed development.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4417149 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4417149\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9394b2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9394b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10791\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_1.png 915w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_1-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_1-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Agarwal et al., 2011. Morphological and physiological changes during the five stages (S1\u2013S5) of rice grain development (DAP = Days After Pollination<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78b405 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a78b405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195c90c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"195c90c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d7915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d7915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subsequent studies from our laboratory demonstrated progressive starch accumulation in the developing endosperm of different rice varieties and revealed the temporal expression patterns of seed storage proteins using transcriptome analysis and qRT-PCR.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be598ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be598ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e546bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e546bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr.pa_5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr.pa_5.png 595w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr.pa_5-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Mahto et al., 2023. Starch accumulation during seed development.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dcdb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2dcdb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d56a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40d56a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_6-1024x539.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_6-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_6-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_6-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_6.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Yadav et al., 2026. Expression profiles of seed storage proteins<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8048c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8048c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>(B) Transcriptional Regulation of Rice Grain Development<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c2ed8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68c2ed8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc1fc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcc1fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1479a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1479a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rice grain development is orchestrated by complex transcriptional regulatory networks. Our research has focused on identifying and characterizing transcription factors that coordinate grain size, starch biosynthesis, and nutrient accumulation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(i)<\/strong> C2H2 Zinc Finger Transcription Factors<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We performed a genome-wide analysis of the C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor family, identifying 189 members in rice. Among these, ZOS5-09 and ZOS1-15 exhibited strong seed-specific expression during grain development, suggesting important regulatory functions<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e7dad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06e7dad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b8654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7b8654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_7.png 630w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr._PA_7-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Agarwal et al., 2007. Expression profiles of ZOS5-09 and ZOS1-15 during the S1\u2013S5 stages of seed development.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0074945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0074945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bb4f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18bb4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d6cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d6cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using CRISPR\/Cas9-mediated genome editing and gene knockdown approaches, we demonstrated that ZOS5-09 functions as a positive regulator of grain size and grain nutritional traits, establishing it as a promising target for rice improvement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our studies further revealed that ZOS5-09 functions as a DLN-type transcriptional repressor. We identified that the rice genome contains 266 DLN repressor proteins and developed the rGAL4 vector system as a versatile tool for studying transcriptional repression in plants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1506cc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1506cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76116a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76116a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_4.png 789w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_4-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_4-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Jaiswal et al., 2025. Proposed working model illustrating the regulatory role of ZOS5-09.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0c9c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b0c9c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408e1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"408e1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_5-1024x745.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_5-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_5-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_5-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_5.png 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Singh et al., 2019. The rGAL4 vector and its application for analyzing DLN repressor activity.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11ad97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11ad97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9fec4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb9fec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da57da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5da57da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_7-1024x412.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_7-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_7-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_7-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_7.png 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Mathew et al., 2018. Functional roles of NAC transcription factors in plants<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c3e31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24c3e31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ff2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87ff2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_6.png 909w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_6-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_6-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Mathew et al., 2018. Functional roles of NAC transcription factors in plants<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455fc9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"455fc9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf6234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faf6234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(ii)<\/strong> NAC Transcription Factors<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The NAC family represents another major class of plant-specific transcription factors that regulate growth, development, and stress responses. Our work has highlighted their diverse functions during rice grain development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Among these, we identified SUPER STARCHY1 (ONAC025) as a key regulator influencing grain development and starch accumulation, providing new insights into the molecular control of rice grain quality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c32d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28c32d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02aeb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f02aeb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8110006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8110006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(iii)<\/strong> NF-Y Transcription Factors<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We further demonstrated that OsNF-YB9, a homolog of LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1), plays an important role in regulating rice plant development and seed traits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1154d17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1154d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd32f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcd32f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_8.png 568w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_8-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Das et al., 2019. Working model describing the function of OsNF-YB9.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3072f73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3072f73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc516d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dc516d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4aefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d4aefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_9.png 886w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_9-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/nipgr.ac.in\/nipgrv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PA_9-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure: Verma et al., 2021. Seed-development genes downstream to GW2.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441ceca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"441ceca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7c0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7c0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(iv)<\/strong> Beyond Transcription Factors<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our research also extends to other regulatory proteins involved in grain development. We showed that GW2, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, acts as a negative regulator of grain size and influences the expression of numerous seed development genes, highlighting the importance of ubiquitin-mediated regulation during grain development.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbfbda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdbfbda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Current Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our current research focuses on the functional characterization of transcription factors and other regulatory proteins that govern rice grain size, yield, and nutritional quality. We aim to unravel the interconnected regulatory networks that control seed development and determine key agronomic and nutritional traits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To achieve this, we employ <strong>CRISPR\/Cas9-based genome editing<\/strong>, gene knockdown, and overexpression approaches to generate transgenic rice lines for candidate genes. These plants are evaluated across successive generations through comprehensive phenotypic analyses, with particular emphasis on grain size, seed morphology, and yield-related traits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We further investigate grain nutritional quality by quantifying starch composition, protein content, and other biochemical characteristics. To understand the molecular basis of these traits, we integrate <strong>transcriptomic<\/strong>, <strong>metabolomic<\/strong>, and <strong>proteomic<\/strong> analyses to identify downstream target genes, interacting protein partners, and the biological pathways regulated by these factors. In parallel, we characterize upstream microRNAs (miRNAs) that modulate the expression of these regulatory genes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By combining functional genomics with multi-omics approaches, our research seeks to construct comprehensive regulatory networks underlying rice grain development. These insights will facilitate the development of rice varieties with enhanced grain yield, improved nutritional quality, and greater potential to contribute to global food and nutritional security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670962\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670962\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-71e5f90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71e5f90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc7030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddc7030\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f29a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3f29a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e64c2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e64c2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1377495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1377495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientist V, BRIC-NIPGR (2022 \u2013 present)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d608c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d608c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603effe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603effe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientist IV, NIPGR (2018 \u2013 2022)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02030dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02030dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bfc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26bfc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staff Scientist III, NIPGR (2014 \u2013 2018)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5fced e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f5fced\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51c473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51c473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientist II, NIPGR (2011 &#8211; 2014)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f1325 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66f1325\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890c24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"890c24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research Scientist, DBT\u2019s Center of Excellence, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University (2010 \u2013 2011)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1235d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc1235d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6bd22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6bd22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Research Fellow, DBT\u2019s Center of Excellence, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University (2009 \u2013 2010)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a533598 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a533598\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbea8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbea8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph. D., Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University (2003-09)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8c933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c8c933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795b3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795b3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>M. Sc., Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University (2001-03)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329f2d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"329f2d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d7293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d7293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>B. Sc. (Botany-Hons.), Gargi College, Delhi University (1998-2001)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670963\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670963\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-507d5b53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"507d5b53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df06491 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df06491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0e1ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a0e1ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards &amp; Honors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307e894 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"307e894\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43272921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43272921\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661efa23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"661efa23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DBT-CTEP Travel Grant (2024)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af664a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0af664a\" 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data-id=\"6435e77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38bd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e38bd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel grant award by American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) (not availed) (2018)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f793d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f793d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b59f9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53b59f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SERB 'Women Excellence Award' by Science and Research Engineering Board, India and was felicitated with the same on Women's Day, 2013 at the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (2013)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115bb79b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115bb79b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6460d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a6460d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cddf553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cddf553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INSA Young Scientist's Award (2012)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6ddfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a6ddfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113f6ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"113f6ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6608a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d6608a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special mention in Indian Women Scientist's Association (IWSA) newsletter (December 2012)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a7b6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8a7b6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5099e83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5099e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781781a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"781781a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Junior and senior research fellowships from UGC (2001)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f40f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73f40f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb6f4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdb6f4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a62d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a62d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President of Gargi College Botanical Society (2000)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670964\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670964\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-377e7d5 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your thoughts are in sync with above mentioned research and goals, please drop in a mail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670965\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670965\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-46cd1738 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46cd1738\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d39177 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d39177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a765a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a765a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc7d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Our laboratory brings together researchers with diverse expertise in molecular biology, genetics, genomics, and plant biotechnology. We are committed to fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating research environment while training the next generation of plant scientists<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d8e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d8e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Current Research Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed7770 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fed7770\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6244bf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6244bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94a20a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e94a20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c331aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c331aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antima Yadav<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cc848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18cc848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Associate, DBT Indo-Canada Project (2026 \u2013 present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6874769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6874769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. \u2013 BRIC-NIPGR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f8824 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"97f8824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">antimayadav@nipgr.ac.in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff609de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff609de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403255a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"403255a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a4c3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45a4c3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b452f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b452f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aswathi P.V<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c7b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68c7b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. (2020 \u2013 present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60a8b7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f60a8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">aswathi.pv@nipgr.ac.in <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207ccd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"207ccd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e935df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e935df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84d34b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f84d34b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd2e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dd2e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Falah Qasim<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133e201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"133e201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. (2022 - present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af97937 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"af97937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">falah@nipgr.ac.in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deea357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deea357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d00af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7d00af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a54155 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a54155\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d754d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d754d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upasana Das<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95f00e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a95f00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. (2022 - present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdb000 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fcdb000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">dasupasana@nipgr.ac.in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d16ff4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d16ff4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d4fd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28d4fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc67b19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc67b19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771b261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771b261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tripti Avinash<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a92e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a92e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. (2023 - present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525c57e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"525c57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">triptiavinash@nipgr.ac.in <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afcf40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7afcf40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df22fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2df22fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb3653 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acb3653\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65847f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65847f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ritama Kundu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d627c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d627c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D. (2024 - present)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccab810 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ccab810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">ritama@nipgr.ac.in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436dac2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"436dac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab153f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fab153f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a784dd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a784dd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0eecba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0eecba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nitika<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a8641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a8641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Associate (2025-present), BRIC-NIPGR STRF Scheme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7920a4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d7920a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955e422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"955e422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Former Lab Members <\/strong><strong>Ph. D. Alumni<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe60100 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe60100\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6e4fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc6e4fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a997c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5a997c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056ec0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"056ec0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Naveen Malik <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b7bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5b7bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6d1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a6d1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Professor-III, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d30201 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4d30201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8756ba0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8756ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8ceeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8ceeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b5566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2b5566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9457d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c9457d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rajeev Ranjan <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb084a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb084a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3a9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d3a9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postdoctoral Researcher at Purdue University, USA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660dab8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"660dab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896990c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"896990c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66beec8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66beec8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4576054 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4576054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c3186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21c3186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Iny Mathew <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dfb91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72dfb91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1522565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1522565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postdoctoral Researcher at USDA\/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Centre, Texas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b818ee6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b818ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aac8c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aac8c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a76f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80a76f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24e694 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d24e694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde4fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde4fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sweta Das <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319d0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"319d0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7a4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b7a4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functional Characterization of Rice Homologues of LEAFY COTYLEDON1 in Seed Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8d305 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bb8d305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397ee8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"397ee8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc490c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc490c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e01b86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e01b86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed85de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ed85de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arunima Mahto <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071d11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"071d11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cc6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cc6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research associate III, Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ISRI), Lucknow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123a3ef elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"123a3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa960ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa960ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffb754 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ffb754\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bceae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20bceae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc18261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc18261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ankit Verma <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a05b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12a05b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2021<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dbd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67dbd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Safety Officer, Commissionerate of Food Safety and Drug Control, Jaipur, Rajasthan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac80816 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ac80816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6687584 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6687584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa106f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa106f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670bddc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"670bddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc777b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc777b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Priya Jaiswal <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ed437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9ed437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f42b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f42b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Cambridge, UK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2dc3d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3c2dc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e59fd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e59fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bab808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bab808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2187d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2187d10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf318f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf318f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Richa Priyadarshini <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a9a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a9a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f7e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9f7e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Professor (Botany) at Tilka Manjhi University, Bhagalpur, Bihar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626ae8b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"626ae8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd63983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd63983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc1d08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bc1d08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3f677 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d3f677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959408f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"959408f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antima Yadav <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e7950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e7950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph. D., 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506ec3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"506ec3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Associate , BRIC-NIPGR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701ec7d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"701ec7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">antimayadav@nipgr.ac.in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bae4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40bae4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Research Alumni<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0765920 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0765920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce5ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Priya Jaiswal<\/strong>, RA<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Afsana Parveen<\/strong>, RA<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ankur Vichitra, <\/strong>RA<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shubhra Rastogi, <\/strong>RA<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shuaib Malik<\/strong>, SRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rashmi Renu Sahoo, <\/strong>SRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Akanksha Panwar, <\/strong>SRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Purnima Singh, <\/strong>SRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Megha Varshney, <\/strong>SRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sanjoli Jain, <\/strong>JRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Swarnmala Samal, <\/strong>JRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Veena K. Sinha, <\/strong>JRF<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Poonam Ray, <\/strong>JRF<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670966\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670966\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-22bc7b84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22bc7b84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d01ffed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d01ffed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf6ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdf6ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407c0783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"407c0783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a889e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a889e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yadav A, Jaiswal P, Mathew IE, Panwar A, <strong>Agarwal P (2026)<\/strong> Decoding rice seed storage proteins: from gene identification to structural prediction. <strong>Annals of Botany <\/strong>(accepted) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aob\/mcag124\">DOI: 10.1093\/aob\/mcag124<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18146c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c18146c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef1c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef1c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaiswal P, Qasim F, Mahto A, Vichitra A, Tyagi AK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2025<\/strong>) Zinc finger transcriptional repressor ZOS5-09 regulates grain filling and development in rice. <strong>Physiologia Plantarum <\/strong>177(4):e70376 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ppl.70376\">1111\/ppl.70376<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315e5c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"315e5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d58113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d58113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaiswal P,\u00a0Priyadarshini R,\u00a0Yadav A,\u00a0Aswathi PV,\u00a0Mahto A,\u00a0Mathew IE,\u00a0Das U,\u00a0Qasim F,\u00a0Vichitra A,\u00a0Panwar A,\u00a0Verma A,\u00a0Tyagi AK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2024<\/strong>) A novel repressor-activator-competitor module comprising C2H2 zinc finger and NAC transcription factors regulates rice grain development. <strong>bioRxiv <\/strong>(preprint)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2024.07.15.603577\">doi: 2024.07.15.603577<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a6769 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a6769\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7302b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a7302b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mahto A, Yadav A, Aswathi PV, Parida SK, Tyagi AK, <strong>Agarwal P <\/strong>(<strong>2023<\/strong>) Cytological, transcriptome and miRNome temporal landscapes decode enhancement of rice grain size. <strong>BMC Biology<\/strong> 21:91 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12915-023-01577-3\">1186\/s12915-023-01577-3<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ecf53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ecf53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9834ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9834ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verma A, Prakash G, Ranjan R, Tyagi A K, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2021<\/strong>) Silencing of an ubiquitin ligase increases grain width and weight in indica rice. <strong>Frontiers in Genetics<\/strong> 11:600378 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fgene.2020.600378\">3389\/fgene.2020.600378<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c3c2e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63c3c2e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6a1aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6a1aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathew IE, Priyadarshini R, Mahto A, Jaiswal P, Parida SK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2020<\/strong>) SUPER STARCHY1\/ONAC025 participates in rice grain filling. <strong>Plant Direct<\/strong> 4:e00249 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/pld3.249\">1002\/pld3.249<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5062aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d5062aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, Ranjan R, Parida SK,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Tyagi AK (<strong>2020<\/strong>) Mediator subunit OsMED14_1 plays an important role in rice development.\u00a0<strong>Plant Journal\u00a0<\/strong>101:1411.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab5ead3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ab5ead3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d986c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d986c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Das S, Parida SK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>#, Tyagi AK# (<strong>2019<\/strong>) Transcription factor OsNF\u2011YB9 regulates reproductive growth and development in rice. <strong>Planta<\/strong> 250: 1849 (#-equal corresponding author) DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00425-019-03268-2\">1007\/s00425-019-03268-2<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c7b7d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c7b7d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263281f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263281f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singh P, Mathew IE, Verma A, Tyagi AK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2019<\/strong>) Analysis of rice proteins with DLN repressor Motif\/S. <strong>International Journal of Molecular Sciences<\/strong> 20:1600 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijms20071600\">3390\/ijms20071600<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd8def8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fd8def8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a7b4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a7b4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathew I E, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2018<\/strong>) May the fittest protein evolve: favoring the plant-specific origin and expansion of NAC transcription factors. <strong>Bioessays<\/strong> 40: e1800018 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bies.201800018\">1002\/bies.201800018<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cdface e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46cdface\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773b6ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773b6ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Tyagi A K (<strong>2017<\/strong>)\u00a0 Emerging functions of multi-protein complex Mediator with special emphasis on plants.\u00a0<strong>Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology\u00a0<\/strong>52:475.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374a70a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374a70a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74648530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74648530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathew IE, Das S, Mahto A, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong> (<strong>2016<\/strong>) Three rice NAC transcription factors heteromerize and are associated with seed size. <strong>Frontiers in Plant Science<\/strong> 7:1638. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpls.2016.01638\">3389\/fpls.2016.01638<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3146b943 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3146b943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adf605d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3adf605d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daware A, Das S, Srivastava R, Badoni S, Singh AK,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Tyagi AK (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An efficient strategy combining SSR markers- and advanced QTL-seq-driven QTL mapping unravels candidate genes regulating grain weight in rice.\u00a0<strong>Front Plant Sci\u00a0<\/strong>7:1535.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aceef75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aceef75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3b9f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e3b9f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, Dwivedi N, Singh A K, Parida S K,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Thakur J K, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An integrated genomic strategy delineates candidate mediator genes regulating grain size and weight in rice.\u00a0<strong>Sci Rep<\/strong>\u00a06:23253.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64918474 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64918474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c05ec5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c05ec5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S K, Raghuvanshi S, Kapoor S, Khurana P, Khurana J P, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) Rice improvement through genome-based functional analysis and molecular breeding in India.\u00a0<strong>Rice (N Y)<\/strong>\u00a09 (1):1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b36239 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46b36239\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c3376a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c3376a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sharma NK, Gupta SK, Dwivedi V,\u00a0<strong>Chattopadhyay D<\/strong>\u00a0(2020) Lignin deposition in chickpea root xylem under drought.\u00a0<strong>Plant Signal. Behav.<\/strong>\u00a015(6):e1754621<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f754e63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f754e63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f7b3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f7b3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daware A, Das S, Srivastava R, Badoni S, Singh AK,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Tyagi AK (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An efficient strategy combining SSR markers- and advanced QTL-seq-driven QTL mapping unravels candidate genes regulating grain weight in rice.\u00a0<strong>Frontiers in Plant Sciences\u00a0<\/strong>7:1535.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e94ca5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e94ca5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, Dwivedi N, Singh A K, Parida S K,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Thakur J K, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An integrated genomic strategy delineates candidate mediator genes regulating grain size and weight in rice.\u00a0<strong>Scientific Reports<\/strong>\u00a06:23253.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d583b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68d583b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5813867f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5813867f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Badoni S, Das S, Sayal YK, Gopalakrishnan S, Singh AK, Rao AR,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Tyagi AK (<strong>2016<\/strong>) Genome-wide generation and use of informative intron-spanning and intron-length polymorphism markers for high-throughput genetic analysis in rice.\u00a0<strong>Scientific Reports\u00a0<\/strong>6:23765.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b1d1a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48b1d1a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48adf271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48adf271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S K, Mahto A, Das S, Mathew I E, Malik N, Tyagi A K (<strong>2014<\/strong>)\u00a0Expanding frontiers in plant transcriptomics in aid of functional genomics and molecular breeding.\u00a0<strong>Biotechnol J<\/strong>\u00a09:1480-1491.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48011748 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48011748\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7b7182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a7b7182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thakur J K,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S, Bajaj D, Pasrija R (<strong>2013<\/strong>) Sequence and expression analyses of KIX domain proteins suggest their importance in seed development and determination of seed size in rice, and genome stability in Arabidopsis.\u00a0<strong>Molecular Genetics and Genomics<\/strong>\u00a0288:329-46.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5104e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b5104e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dbebc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15dbebc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sharma R*,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P*<\/strong>, Ray S, Deveshwar P, Sharma P, Sharma N, Nijhawan A, Jain M, Singh A K, Singh V P, Khurana J P, Tyagi A K, Kapoor S.\u00a0(<strong>2012)<\/strong>\u00a0Expression dynamics of metabolic and regulatory components across stages of panicle and seed development in\u00a0<em>indica\u00a0<\/em>rice.\u00a0<strong>Funct Integr Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>12:229-248 (*-<strong>equal contribution<\/strong>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527a4aef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"527a4aef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e4ce2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e4ce2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K.\u00a0(<strong>2011)<\/strong>\u00a0Transcription factors regulating the progression of monocot and dicot seed development.\u00a0<strong>BioEssays\u00a0<\/strong>33:189-202.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7035609b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7035609b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698d878b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698d878b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chauhan H, Khurana N,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Khurana P (<strong>2011<\/strong>) Heat shock factors in rice (<em>Oryza sativa\u00a0<\/em>L.): genome-wide expression analysis during reproductive development and abiotic stress.\u00a0<strong>Molecular Genetics and Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>286:171-187.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21463ac2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21463ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4302430a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4302430a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ray S, Dansana, P K, Giri J, Deveshwar P, Arora R,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Khurana J P, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K. (<strong>2011<\/strong>). Modulation of transcription factor and metabolic pathway genes in response to water-deficit stress in rice.\u00a0<strong>Functional and Integrative Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>11:157-78.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d371bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d371bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13133308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13133308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Arora R, Ray S, Singh A K, Singh V P, Takatsuji H, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K.\u00a0(<strong>2007)<\/strong>\u00a0Genome-wide identification of C2H2 zinc-finger gene family in rice and their phylogeny and expression analysis.\u00a0<strong>Plant Mol Biol\u00a0<\/strong>65:467-485.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fdb26ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fdb26ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48bcd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c48bcd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ray S,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Arora R, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K. (<strong>2007<\/strong>) Expression analysis of calcium- dependent protein kinase gene family during reproductive development and abiotic stress conditions in rice (<em>Oryza sativa\u00a0<\/em>L. ssp.\u00a0<em>indica<\/em>).\u00a0<strong>Molecular Genetics and Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>278:493-505.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34161857 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34161857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246187ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"246187ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arora R,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, Singh A K, Singh V P, Tyagi A K,\u00a0 Kapoor S. (<strong>2007<\/strong>) MADS-box gene family in rice: Genome wide identification, organization and expression profiling during reproductive development and stress.\u00a0<strong>BMC Genomics\u00a0<\/strong>8:242.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceb0ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ceb0ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fac9c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fac9c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jain M, Nijhawan A, Arora R,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, Sharma P, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K, Khurana J P.\u00a0(<strong>2007)<\/strong>\u00a0F-box proteins in rice: Genome-wide analysis, classification, spatial and temporal gene expression during panicle and seed development, and regulation by light and abiotic stress.\u00a0<strong>Plant Physiol\u00a0<\/strong>143:1467-1483.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a74da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a74da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b8709 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b8709\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38abb75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38abb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S K, Raghuvanshi S, Kapoor S, Khurana P, Khurana J P, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) Rice improvement through genome-based functional analysis and molecular breeding in India. <strong>Rice<\/strong> (N Y) 9 (1):1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4a0b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e4a0b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2f1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa2f1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S K, Mahto A, Das S, Mathew I E, Malik N, Tyagi A K (<strong>2014<\/strong>) Expanding frontiers in plant transcriptomics in aid of functional genomics and molecular breeding. <strong>Biotechnol J<\/strong> 9:1480-1491.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe24b80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe24b80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbe441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fbe441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prusty A, Malik N, Ranjan R, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Kapoor S, Tyagi AK (<strong>2025<\/strong>) The Mediator complex subunit, OsMED26_2, modulates plant growth, seed set and seed traits related to starch quality in rice. <strong>Plant Science<\/strong> 364:112941<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3be51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b3be51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f7c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f7c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jain M, Nijhawan A, Arora R,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, Sharma P, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K, Khurana J P.\u00a0(<strong>2007)<\/strong>\u00a0F-box proteins in rice: Genome-wide analysis, classification, spatial and temporal gene expression during panicle and seed development, and regulation by light and abiotic stress.\u00a0<strong>Plant Physiol\u00a0<\/strong>143:1467-1483.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6907b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6907b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf605b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf605b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mohanty JK, Yadav A, Narnoliya L, Thakro V, Rathore D, Tripathi S, Sinharoy S, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK (<strong>2025<\/strong>) Trans-QTL alliance of HKT1 and PHL7 modulate salinity stress tolerance and enhance crop yield endurance. <strong>Plant Biotechnology Journa<\/strong>l 24: 1166<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188bb02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188bb02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83555a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83555a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mohanty JK, Yadav A, Narnoliya L, Thakro V, Nayyar H, Dixit GP, Jha UC, Vara Prasad PV, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK (<strong>2025<\/strong>) A next-generation combinatorial genomic strategy scans genomic loci governing heat stress tolerance in chickpea. <strong>Plant Cell and Environment<\/strong> 48(4):2706<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3781f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3781f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b400ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b400ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mohanty J, Thakro V, Nair H, Dixit GP, Jha UC, Yadav A, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK (<strong>2024<\/strong>) Delineation of genes for a major QTL governing heat stress tolerance in chickpea. <strong>Plant Molecular Biology<\/strong> 114(2):19<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00378b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00378b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e059936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e059936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prusty A, Mehra P, Sharma S, Malik N, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Kapoor S, Tyagi AK (<strong>2024<\/strong>) OsMED14_2, a tail module subunit of Mediator complex, controls rice development and involves jasmonic acid. <strong>Plant Science <\/strong>346:112146<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7016543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7016543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e773d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43e773d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ranjan, R, Malik, N, Sharma S, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Kapoor S, Tyagi AK (<strong>2022<\/strong>) OsCPK29 interacts with MADS68 to regulate pollen development in rice. <strong>Plant Science<\/strong> 321:111297<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0de2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb0de2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9589bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9589bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kumar A, Mir RR, Sehgal D, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Carter A. (<strong>2021<\/strong>) Editorial: Genetics and genomics to enhance crop production, towards food security. <strong>Frontiers in Genetics<\/strong> 12:798308<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b437d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b437d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f44c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88f44c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plant Cell Atlas Consortium, Jha SG, Borowsky AT, Cole BJ, Fahlgren N, Farmer A, Huang SC, Karia P, Libault M, Provart NJ, Rice SL, Saura-Sanchez M, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ahkami AH, Anderton CR, Briggs SP, Brophy JA, Denolf P, Di Costanzo LF, Exposito-Alonso M, Giacomello S, Gomez-Cano F, Kaufmann K, Ko DK, Kumar S, Malkovskiy AV, Nakayama N, Obata T, Otegui MS, Palfalvi G, Quezada-Rodr\u00edguez EH, Singh R, Uhrig RG, Waese J, Van Wijk K, Wright RC, Ehrhardt DW, Birnbaum KD, Rhee SY (<strong>2021<\/strong>) Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas.<strong>eLife<\/strong> 10:e66877.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80f749 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a80f749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51150a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b51150a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, Ranjan R, Parida SK, <strong>Agarwal<\/strong> <strong>P<\/strong>, Tyagi AK (<strong>2020<\/strong>) Mediator subunit OsMED14_1 plays an important role in rice development. <strong>Plant J<\/strong> 101(6):1411-1429.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d025d50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d025d50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4344e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4344e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Tyagi A K (<strong>2017<\/strong>) Emerging functions of multi-protein complex Mediator with special emphasis on plants. <strong>Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol<\/strong> 52: 475-502.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602d8c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"602d8c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1cfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1cfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daware A, Das S, Srivastava R, Badoni S, Singh AK, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida SK, Tyagi AK (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An efficient strategy combining SSR markers- and advanced QTL-seq-driven QTL mapping unravels candidate genes regulating grain weight in rice. Front <strong>Plant Sci<\/strong> 7:1535.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130dbb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"130dbb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8efbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8efbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Badoni S, Das S, Sayal Y K, Gopalakrishnan S, Singh A K, Rao AR, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S K, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) Genome-wide generation and use of informative intron-spanning and intron-length polymorphism markers for high-throughput genetic analysis in rice. <strong>Sci Rep<\/strong> 6:23765.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8add9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a8add9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52f65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52f65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malik N, Dwivedi N, Singh A K, Parida S K, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Thakur J K, Tyagi A K (<strong>2016<\/strong>) An integrated genomic strategy delineates candidate Mediator genes regulating grain size and weight in rice. <strong>Sci Rep<\/strong> 6:23253.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faace98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faace98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec0b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec0b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thakur J K, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S, Bajaj D, Pasrija R (<strong>2013<\/strong>) Sequence and expression analyses of KIX domain proteins suggest their importance in seed development and determination of seed size in rice, and genome stability in Arabidopsis. <strong>Mol Genet Genomics<\/strong> 288:329-46.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31bcb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31bcb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429abe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429abe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chauhan H, Khurana N, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Khurana P (<strong>2011<\/strong>) Heat shock factors in rice (Oryza sativa L.): genome-wide expression analysis during reproductive development and abiotic stress. <strong>Mol Genet Genomics<\/strong> 286:171-187.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690b457 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"690b457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2669f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2669f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ray S, Dansana, P K, Giri J, Deveshwar P, Arora R, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Khurana J P, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K. (<strong>2011<\/strong>). Modulation of transcription factor and metabolic pathway genes in response to water-deficit stress in rice. <strong>Funct Integr Genomics<\/strong> 11:157-78.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0676852 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0676852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaec037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaec037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ray S, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Arora R, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K. (<strong>2007)<\/strong>. Expression analysis of calcium- dependent protein kinase gene family during reproductive development and abiotic stress conditions in rice (<em>Oryza<\/em> <em>sativa<\/em> ssp. <em>indica<\/em>). <strong>Mol Genet Genomics<\/strong> 278:493-505.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33172fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33172fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e08e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e08e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arora R, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, Singh A K, Singh V P, Tyagi A K, Kapoor S. (<strong>2007)<\/strong>. MADS-box gene family in rice: Genome wide identification, organization and expression profiling during reproductive development and stress. <strong>BMC Genomics<\/strong> 8:242.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e19d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01e19d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3a1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3a1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jain M, Nijhawan A, Arora R, <strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, Sharma P, Kapoor S, Tyagi A K, Khurana J P. (<strong>2007)<\/strong>. F-box proteins in rice: Genome-wide analysis, classification, spatial and temporal gene expression during panicle and seed development, and regulation by light and abiotic stress<strong>. Plant Physiol<\/strong> 143:1467-1483.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670967\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670967\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-112ff31f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"112ff31f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b963c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38b963c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb03fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cb03fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Chapter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24771938 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24771938\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371bb4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371bb4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaiswal, P., Thakro, V., &amp; <strong>Agarwal, P<\/strong>. (<strong>2026<\/strong>). The hidden hand: Exploring miRNA-mediated signaling in plant\u2013microbe synergy. In V. Mishra, S. Pandey, V. Varshney, &amp; C. Kole (Eds.), <em>Plant\u2013microbe interactions for sustainable growth and resilience<\/em> (1st ed.). CRC Press. <strong>(corresponding author)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9675386 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9675386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf615ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf615ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mahto A, Mathew IE and\u00a0<strong>Agarwal<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>2017<\/strong>). Decoding the transcriptome of rice seed during development. In Advances in Seed Biology, J. C. Jimenez-Lopez (Ed.), 25, InTech, Spain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5a48a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d5a48a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705d485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705d485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Parida S, Kothari KS, Sharma G, Baranwal V, Kapoor S and Tyagi A. (<strong>2012<\/strong>). Transcriptome resources for function analysis and genetic enhancement of rice. In International Dialogue on Designer Rice for Future: Perception and Prospects EA Siddiq eds., 1-25, Patancheru, India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8af7b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8af7b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc42865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc42865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kapoor S, Khurana R, Baranwal V,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Ray S, and Tyagi AK (<strong>2011<\/strong>). Genome-wide strategies for genetic enhancement of rice. Proceedings of National Symposium on Genomics and Crop Improvement 2011 (In Press), Hyderabad, India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d7e73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7d7e73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7130326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7130326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tyagi AK, Khurana JP, Khurana P, Kapoor S, Singh VP, Singh AK, Thakur JK, Gupta V, Anand S, Vij S, Jain M, Ray S,\u00a0<strong>Agarwal P<\/strong>, Arora R, Sharma P, Mukerjee S, Nijhawan A, Giri J, Khurana R (<strong>2007<\/strong>). Expression and functional analysis of rice genes involved in reproductive development and stress response.\u00a0<strong>Rice Genetics V<\/strong>, 301-334, IRRI, Philippines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21282670968\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21282670968\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7225ff9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7225ff9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c09d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94c09d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebaad04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebaad04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data and Research Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106f68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106f68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To support open science and facilitate research in plant biology, our laboratory has developed a database and generated publicly available transcriptomic datasets. These resources are freely accessible to the scientific community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a94e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a94e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rice Grain Development Database (RGDD)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec050b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec050b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>Rice Grain Development Database (RGDD)<\/strong> integrates gene expression data generated during rice seed development and serves as a valuable resource for researchers investigating grain development and related biological processes.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Website:<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nipgr.ac.in\/RGDD\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nipgr.ac.in\/RGDD\/index.php<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>DOI:<\/strong> 10.5281\/zenodo.7762870<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279ad4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279ad4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indian Crop Phenome Database (ICPD)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062f015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"062f015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phenotypic datasets generated by our laboratory for seed development in two contrasting rice varieties\u2014<strong>Sonasal (small-grained)<\/strong> and <strong>LGR (large-grained)<\/strong>\u2014are publicly available through the <strong>Indian Crop Phenome Database (ICPD)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Available datasets include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Grain Length and Width:<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ibdc.dbt.gov.in\/icpd\/study-view-home\/PST_100007\/\">https:\/\/ibdc.dbt.gov.in\/icpd\/study-view-home\/PST_100007\/<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Grain Weight and Grain Filling Rate:<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ibdc.dbt.gov.in\/icpd\/study-view-home\/PST_100008\/\">https:\/\/ibdc.dbt.gov.in\/icpd\/study-view-home\/PST_100008\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9631a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9631a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RNA-Seq Datasets (NCBI Sequence Read Archive)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071d4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071d4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Our RNA sequencing datasets are publicly available through the <strong>NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"123\"><p><strong>SRA Accession<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"495\"><p><strong>Dataset Description<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"123\"><p><strong>PRJNA540785<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"495\"><p>Transcriptome of one wild-type rice plantlet and two <strong>SUPER STARCHY1<\/strong> overexpression lines (2.5-month-old plants).<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"123\"><p><strong>PRJNA659415<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"495\"><p>RNA-seq of <strong>OsGW2 RNAi<\/strong> and wild-type rice seeds at the <strong>S4 developmental stage<\/strong>, with biological duplicates.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"123\"><p><strong>PRJNA605919<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"495\"><p>Transcriptomes of five rice seed developmental stages (<strong>S1\u2013S5<\/strong>) and flag leaves from two rice genotypes (<strong>SN<\/strong> and <strong>LGR<\/strong>), with biological triplicates.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae3c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ae3c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small RNA-Seq Dataset<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aa314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66aa314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Small RNA sequencing data from five stages of rice seed development (<strong>S1\u2013S5<\/strong>) and flag leaves of two rice genotypes (<strong>SN<\/strong> and <strong>LGR<\/strong>) are publicly available through the <strong>NCBI Sequence Read Archive<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SRA Accession:<\/strong> <strong>PRJNA616068<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925b6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"925b6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rice C2H2 Zinc Finger Gene Family Resource<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110d1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"110d1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our genome-wide analysis of the rice <strong>C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor family<\/strong> has been incorporated into the <strong>Rice Genome Annotation Project<\/strong> (formerly TIGR\/JCVI) and is publicly available online<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/rice.uga.edu\/cgi-bin\/putative_function_search.pl\">https:\/\/rice.uga.edu\/cgi-bin\/putative_function_search.pl<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4964b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4964b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microarray Datasets<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e5f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6e5f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microarray expression datasets generated from rice seed development and young root tissues have been deposited in the <strong>NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Series ID:<\/strong> <strong>GSE6893<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Pinky Agarwal Staff Scientist 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