CV

Education

• B.Sc. Agriculture, TNAU, 2016
• M.S. Agriculture (Crop Physiology), UAS Dharwad, 2018
• Ph.D in Crop Physiology, UAS Bangalore, January 2024 (expected)

Research experience

• UG Research project: Screening of rice genotypes/lines for multiple stress tolerance
  • TNAU
  • Supervisor: Dr. S. Nadaradjan
• PG Research project: Physiological and biological quality of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars grown in different growing systems under protected condition
  • UAS Dharwad
  • Supervisor: Dr. B. S. Janagoudar
• PhD Research project: Identification and characterization of genes contributing for rapid foliage growth in Indian mulberry (Morus alba L.)
  • UAS Bangalore
  • Supervisor: Dr. Nataraja Karaba N

Skills

Experimental Skills

• High throughput phenotyping for abiotic stress tolerance
• Biochemical and enzymatic assays
• Expertise in infrared gas analyzer and spectroradiometer
• Metabolite profiling by LC-MS/MS
• Hi-tech agricultural techniques including hydroponics and aeroponics

Molecular Biology Skills

• Nucleic acids extraction, PCR, qPCR
• Basic microbiological techniques
• Cloning and transformation (Genome editing)
• Tissue culture techniques

Computational Skills

• Proficient in MS Office
• Data analytics with Python & R
• RNA seq analysis
• Data visualization

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Time Management

Teaching

• Teaching assistant for undergraduate and postgraduate crop physiology courses
• Resource Person for outreach program for higher secondary school biology teachers