SONAM PAHUJA
SONAM PAHUJA
I'm a Ph.D. Scholar (PMRF Fellow) in
Department of Plant Molecular Biology at University of Delhi South Campus
under the supervision of Prof. Girdhar K. Pandey.
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Education
Education
Ph.D. (Plant Molecular Biology)
Ph.D. (Plant Molecular Biology)
2021 - till present
Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
Course-work percentage: 72.33%
Research title: "Development of abiotic stress tolerant rice by genome editing of calcium signaling components in rice"
M.Sc. (Plant Biotechnology)
2017 - 2019
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
CGPA: 8.24/10.00
Thesis title: “Studies on seed mycoflora and screening of defense response against Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leo. and Suggs. causing Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) in maize (Zea mays L.)”
B.Sc. Hons. (Botany)
2014 - 2017
Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Percentage: 78.49%
Project title: “Effect of glucose on seed germination & imbibition in wheat and various factors affecting seed germination & imbibition”
Senior Secondary School
2014
Dr. Maharaj Krishna Kapur Arya Model School, Panipat
Percentage: 85%
Secondary School
2012
Dr. Maharaj Krishna Kapur Arya Model School, Panipat
CGPA: 10.00/10.00
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Junior Research Fellow
2019 - 2021
Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
Project title: "Detail expression analysis of CIPK9 and identification of upstream regulatory sequences responsive to potassium deficiency in Arabidopsis".
Project Trainee
June - July, 2018
ICAR - Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal
Project title: “Characterization of frost tolerance using contrasting genotypes and molecular markers in wheat”
Awards and Achievements
Awards and Achievements
PMRF Fellowship-(Direct entry, December 2020 Cycle).
Qualified DBT-JRF Category-I (BET-2020).
Qualified GATE: Life Sciences (XL)-2019 & secured AIR-65 with GATE Score-726.
Qualified JGEEBILS Exam (2019) & JGEEBILS Exam (2017).
Awarded the Certificate of Merit and scholarship for reasons of outstanding performance and obtaining Grade A1 in all the 5 subjects in Secondary School Examination.
Workshops/Internships/Conferences
Workshops/Internships/Conferences
Presented poster in 20th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2023) on “The regulatory role of rice dual specificity phosphatase, OsPP42, in root development through modulation of reactive oxygen species homeostasis” at Bengaluru.
Attended DU-DST STUTI workshop on “Advanced Biological Imaging & Elemental Analysis” (7 days-Sept 2022).
Provided hands-on training to participants for NightShade plant imaging system
Volunteer at DU-DST STUTI workshop
Attended CRISPR/Cas9 Genome editing virtual internship (14 days-May 2022).
Attended International Conference on “Global Perspective in Agricultural and Applied Sciences for Food and Environmental Security (GAAFES-2019)” at Kumaun University, Nainital & got two publications: (Dec 2019)
Pahuja, S., Kumar, S., Chaurasia, D. & Srivashtav, V. (2019). Screening of Defense Response against Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leo. and Suggs. causing Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) in Maize (Zea mays). Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 9 (1), 121-131.
Chaurasia, D., Srivashtav, V., Kumar, S. & Pahuja, S. (2019). Screening of Defense Response against Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. causing Leaf Spot in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 9 (1), 91-97.
INSPIRE SCIENCE CAMP, IIT DELHI, New Delhi (Jan 2013)
Organized by Prof. R.K. Sharma, Department of Mathematics, IIT Delhi
Attended various workshops and seminars by great professors.
Visited labs and learnt some concepts about robotics, chemical engineering & textile engineering.
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