Ongoing Research Projects

1.      MoE-STARS Project 2023-2026: miR159 and miR319-regulated architecture and immunity development in plants (30-10-2023 to 29-10-2026)

2.      DBT Project 20204-2027: Transcriptional regulation of RSI1/FLD for infection memory development in plants (18-09-2024 to 17-09-2027)

Completed Research Projects

1.  CSIR Project 2021-2024: AtOZF1-mediated defense activation in plants.

2. SERB Project 2020-2023: Revealing the mechanism of LDL2 and PAO5 mediated infection memory development in Arabidopsos thaliana.

3. DBT Project 2018-2021: Mechanism of Infection memory Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. 

4. DBT Project 2017-2020: Integrated approach to understand Agarwood formation and value addition of Agarwood (Aqualaria malaccensis)

5. UGC Indo-Israel: 2017-2020: Interconnection between thermal acquired tolerance and systemic acquired resistance in plants. 

6. DBT Project 2014-2017: Investigation of the interconnecting roles of ZBF1/MYC2 and HY5 in Arabidopsis seedling development and disease resistance. (As Coordinating PI. Joint Project with Prof. Sudip Chattopadhyay, NIT, Durgapur)

7. CSIR Project 2013-2016: Identification of genes involved in fine tuning of plant defense using cdd1 mutant of Arabidopsis as genetic tool. 

8.  DST Project 2013-2016: Role of MEDEA, a polycomb repressor of Arabidopsis in pathogenesis. 

9. UGC Project 2011-2014. Role of ZFD1 a zinc finger domain containing protein from Arabidopsis thaliana in plant disease resistance. 

10. DBT Project 2011-2014: Chromatin remodeling for activation of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.

11. DBT Project 2008-2012: Functional analysis of rice MYC2 transcription factor family in rice. (As Coordinating PI. Joint Project with Prof. Sudip Chattopadhyay, NIT, Durgapur)

12. DST project 2007-2010: Role of serpin, a conserved protease inhibitor in regulating rice disease defense response.

13. DBT Project 2007-2010: Cloning and characterization of EHY1, a regulatory gene of light signaling from Arabidopsis thaliana (as Coordinating PI of the host Institute, PI Prof. Sudip Chattopadhyayay, NIT, Durgapur)

14. DBT Project 2006-2009: Molecular characterization of a novel Arabidopsis mutant that modulates disease resistance and salicylic acid signaling.

15. CSIR project 2006-2009: Generation of broad-spectrum disease resistant transgenic rice plants through over-expression of Arabidopsis NPR1 gene.