National Institute of Plant Genome Research
Digital India   Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav     
 
    Dr. Manoj Prasad
    FNASc, FNAAS, FNA, Staff Scientist VII & J. C. Bose National Fellow
    Ph.D: Calcutta University
    Postdoctoral Fellow: Institute for Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research (AvH fellow), Gatersleben, Germany
    Tel: 91-11-26741612,14,17 Ext. - 160
    Direct - 26735160, Fax: 91-11-26741658
    E-mail: manoj_prasad@nipgr.ac.in, manoj_pds@yahoo.com
    Webpage: Google Scholar   Research Gate
 Current PhD students
Ms. Shambhavi
M.Sc. (Plant Biology and Biotechnology), University of Hyderabad
DBT-SRF
Role of E3 ligases in conferring tolerance to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus.
Email:- shambhavi@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Ms. Jyoti Maurya
M.Sc. (Botany), Banaras Hindu University
CSIR-JRF
Identification and characterization of regulatory components underlying nitrogen stress in foxtail millet.
Email:- jyotimaurya202@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Ms. Susmita Sett
CSIR-JRF
M.Sc. (Botany), University of Calcutta
Investigating the host reprogramming pathway during Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection.
Email:-susmitasett@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Mr. Anurag Panchal
M.Sc. (Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), University of Delhi
DBT-JRF
Identification and molecular characterization of drought stress responsive genes and their transcriptional regulatory components in Foxtail Millet
Email:- anuragpanchal@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Mr. Tuhin Das
M.Sc. (Botany), Tripura University
CSIR-JRF
Elucidating the role of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus genes in pathogenesis.
Email:-tuhindas@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
 Current Post-docs
Mr. Roshan Kumar Singh
Project Scientist
Email:- sroshan@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Mr.Ashish Prasad
Research Associate
Email:- ashishprasad0411@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Mr.Palakurthi Ramesh
Research Associate
Email:- palakurthiramesh1@gmail.com
Publication: See
 Current Project Fellows and Technical Officer
Oceania Chirom
Scientific Administrative Assistant
Email:- oceania.ch@gmail.com
Anand Dangi
Technical Officer
Email:- anand@nipgr.ac.in, dangi.anand153@gmail.com
Publication: See

  Trainees (2013 onwards)
Deeksha Singh
July 2018 -May 2019
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from MANIT, Bhopal.
Manish Gupta
May 2018- May 2019
B.S-M.S Biological Science from IISER, Kolkata
Ms. Varsha Gupta
July 2017 to May 2018
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Banasthali University, Rajasthan
Ms. Sumi Rana
July 2017 to May 2018
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Ish Prakash
IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellow (2017)
May 2017 to July 2017

M. Sc. (Biotechnology) from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.
Ms. Harshita Srinivasan
IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellow (2017)
May 2017 to July 2017

B. Tech. (Biotechnology) from R.V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Ms. Priya Dulani
July 2016 to June 2017
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Ms. Vaishali Chaudhry
July 2016 to May 2017
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Ms. Dhyana Selvaraj
April 2016 to June 2016
B.Sc. (Biotechnology) from Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Shamayita Poddar
July 2015 to July 2016
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, West Bengal
Ms. Ritika Kulshreshtha
July 2015 to April 2016
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Rohit Khandelwal
October 2013 to March 2014
Integrated B. Tech. - M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Centre for Converging Technologies, University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
Mr. Ankur Nagar
January 2014 to May 2014
M. Sc. (Immunology) from Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Jananee Jaishankar
June 2014 to May 2015
M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Jayabalan D
December 2014 to May 2015
M. Sc. (Biotechnology) from Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

  Former Ph.D Students
Dr. Hari Gowthem G
Presently serving at Food Corporation of India
Genetic dissection of tolerance characteristics in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) against Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection.
Dr. Ashish Prasad
Currently serving as Research Associate at NIPGR
Deciphering the role of small RNAs in tomato- Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus interaction.
Dr. Roshan Kumar Singh (2020)
Presently serving as Project Scientist at NIPGR.
Delineating the role of SiHSPs and SiHSFs of foxtail millet during abiotic stress.
Dr. Saurabh Pandey (2020)
Presently serving as Project Scientist at NIPGR.
Deciphering the role of RNA helicases in tomato upon Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection.
Dr. Annvi Dhaka (2020)
Mining and deployment of novel genes for low glycaemic index in the nutri-cereal foxtail millet..
Dr. Amita Yadav (2016)
Presently serving as DST-SERB N-PDF, Hyderabad university, India
Identification and characterization of stress responsive miRNA(s) from foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.]
Publication: See

Academic achievements:
  • Young Scientist Award-2014 from The Society for Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology, India
Dr. Garima Pandey (2017)
Presently serving as Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chonnam National University, South Korea
Genome-wide development of microsatellite markers and comparative analysis of methylome under abiotic stress in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.]
Publication: See
Dr. Namisha Sharma (2017)
Presently serving as Research Associate, NIPGR, India
Role of small interfering RNAs for Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus tolerance in Tomato
Publication: See

Academic achievements:
  • Young Scientist Award-2014 from The Society for Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology, India
Dr. Muthamilarasan M (2016)
Presently serving as DST INSPIRE Faculty, ICAR-NRCPB, Indiat
Development of genomic resources in model plant foxtail millet and demonstration of their utility in crop improvement
Publication: See

Academic achievements:
  • Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship by United States Department of State to visit and conduct research at Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA (2015 - 2016).
  • National Post-Doctoral fellowship (2016) from Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India (Fellowship not availed)
  • DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2016) from Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
Dr. Karunesh Kumar
Ph.D
Cloning and characterization of 14-3-3 gene(s) in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.]
Email:- karunesh@nipgr.ac.in
Publication: See
Dr. Swati Puranik (2012)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Aberystwyth University, UK
Transcript profiling of salt stress in Setaria italica L. and cloning and characterization of related genes
Publication: See
Dr. Charu Lata (2011)
Presently serving as Scientist C, NBRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Transcript profiling of dehydration stress in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) and cloning-characterization of a stress related gene
Publication: See

Academic achievements:
  • 'INSA-Young Scientist-2014' from Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India.
  • SERB 'Women Excellence Award' (2014) by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology, India.
  • INSPIRE Faculty Award (2011-12) from Department of Science & Technology and the Indian National Science Academy
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral thesis Research-2012 from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR, New Delhi), and
  • NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award-2012 from The National Academy of Sciences, India
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Rai (2011)
Presently serving as Associate Research Scientist at MAHYCO, Jalna, Maharashtra
Molecular mapping and characterization of Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (ToLCV) resistance gene(s) in tomato
Dr. Ruby Chandana (2010)
Presently serving as DST Young Scientist at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Proteome and genome analysis of nitrogen-efficient and nitrogen-inefficient wheat genotypes
Dr. Awdhesh Kumar Mishra (2014)
Presently serving as Senior Research Fellow in a DBT funded project at NIPGR, New Delhi

  Ex-Postdocs
  Dr. Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay
Research Associate
Email:- cybertirtha@gmail.com
Publication: See
Dr. Sarika Gupta
DST-Young Scientist
Presently employed in School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Email:- sarika_76@yahoo.co.in
Dr. Sarita Bhutty
2010-2012
Presently employed as Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Gurgaon, Haryana
Dr. Vivek Dixit
2008-2010
Presently employed in Jain Hi-Tech Agri Institute, Maharashtra
Dr. Manoj Kumar
2006-2007
Presently employed as Assistant Professor at LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY (LPU), PUNJAB
Dr. Ananthi Jayaraman
2006-2007
Presently employed in MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
 Past members
Dr. Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay
CSIR- Senior Research Associate
Presently serving as Microbial Technologist at Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Canada
Dr. Arunava Mandal
SERB-NPDF
Presently serving as Assistant Professor at Calcutta University.
Dr. Ayan Das
SERB-NPDF
Presently serving as Assistant Professor at Presidency University.
Dr. Shweta
SERB-NPDF
Dr. Priyanka Sood
DST SERB Young Scientist
Dr. Verendra Kumar
SERB-NPDF
Presently serving as Assistant Professor Manyawar Kanshiram Government Degree College, Aligarh.
Dr. Sandhya Tripathi
SRF
Ms. Priya Dulani
JRF
Dr. Surabhi Dixit
SRF