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Professional Recognition
Best Researcher in Biotechnology
TNAUOverseas Associateship
Department of Biotechnology, GoIMember of 7th seventh meeting of the Taskforce on Basic Plant Biology, Agriculture and Frontier Area, DBT
Department of Biotechnology, GoIMember of 139th Academic Council
IGKV, RaipurCommunity & Membership
Institutional Biosafety Committee, Bharathidasan University
Member - DBT nomineeInstitutional Biosafety Committee, PSG College fof Technology
External ExpertInstitutional Biosafety Committee, Institue of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
Member - external expertInstitutional Biosafety Committee, Sugarcane Breeding Institute
Member - DBT nomineeInstitutional Biosafety Committee, Rasi Seeds
Member - DBT nomineeInstitutional Biosafety Committee, Bharathiar Univeristy
Member - external expertAcademic Council of Indira Gandhi Vishwa Vidhyalay, Raipur
MemberTaskforce on Basic Plant Biology, Agriculture and Frontier Area
MemberIndian Society of Plant Breeders
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Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
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Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
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Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
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Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
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Scholarly Work
CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome engineering of disease susceptibility genes in rice for sheath blight resistance
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Co-Principle Investigator
Rs.3280240
2022 - Ongoing
Establishment of BUILDER – TNAU interdisciplinary Life science platform for advance research and education
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.33900000
2022 - Ongoing
Consortiium Research Platform on Rice Biofortification
Funding Agency: ICAR
Co-Project Investigator
2,500,000
2019 - Ongoing
Establishing an efficient plantform for precise genome editing in rice
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Co-Project Investigator
2,983,000
2019 - 2022
Development of Fusarium resistant elite banana cultivars of NE India
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.2523000
2018 - 2022
Development of seedless Bhimkol (Musa balbisiana) through CRISPR/Cas9 and mutation approaches.
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.3630000
2018 - 2022
Genetic improvement of rice for yield, NUE, WUE, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance through RNA Guided Genome Editing (CRISPR/Cas9/Cpf1)
Funding Agency: ICAR
Project Investigator
Rs.8263000
2018 - 2021
Programme support for Developing resilient rice through genomics
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.11622000
2016 - 2021
Cloning nematicidal protein encoding cry genes from Indian isolates of Bt and expression in tomato (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.4511200
2015 - 2018
BPH and False smut resistant rice
Funding Agency: ICAR
Project Investigator
RS.3585000
2015 - 2020
Engineering rice for resistance to major lepidopteran pests using a novel synthetic cry2AX1 gene (PI)
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.3860200
2014 - 2017
Development of lnsect Resistance Technology for Crop Plants through cry2Ai gene
Funding Agency: Bioseeds
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.5914400
2014 - 2017
Sustainable cocoa production in Tamil Nadu (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: Kraft Foods, UK
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.4892500
2013 - 2018
Rice Biofortification with enhanced iron and zinc in high yielding non-basmati cultivars through marker assisted breeding and transgenic approach – Phase II
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.17863500
2012 - 2017
Genetic engineering of cotton for leaf curl virus disease resistance through RNAi technology
Funding Agency: Rasi Seeds
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.2000000
2012 - 2014
Seed multiplication of BASF transgenic rice events in transgenic greenhouse
Funding Agency: BASF
Project Investigator
RS.800000
2011 - Ongoing
Genetic engineering of major crops for insect resistance
Funding Agency: JK Agrigenetics
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.1000000
2011 - 2014
Development of insect Resistance Technology for Crop Plants (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: Bioseeds
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.31432500
2010 - 2014
Greenhouse evaluation of BASF transgenic rice events
Funding Agency: BASF
Project Investigator
Rs.1200000
2010 - 2011
Evaluation of BASF transgenic rice exhibiting yielding enhancing traits in transgenic greenhouse condition
Funding Agency: BASF
Project Investigator
Rs.805000
2010 - Ongoing
Development of Adapted Germplasm for India with High Levels of pro-Vitamin Carotenoid
Funding Agency: International Rice Research Institute
Project Investigator
Rs.3387600
2009 - 2009
Novel approaches for production of hybrid seeds with characteristics of improved insect resistance and higher yield Phase I (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: CSIR-NMITLI
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.10074800
2008 - 2011
Development of Indica rice lines capable of synthesizing Provitamin A in endosperm by marker assisted back-cross breeding
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.4369800
2007 - 2012
Programme support for Research and Development in Agricultural Biotechnology at TNAU – Development of micro-nutrient rich maize cultivars meant for poultry feed through transgenic means
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
76,400,000
2006 - 2012
Rice Biofortification with enhanced iron and zinc in high yielding non-basmati cultivars through marker assisted breeding and transgenic approaches
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.4430000
2005 - 2011
Establishment of Transgenic greenhouse at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
RS.4100000
2004 - 2007
Development of transgenic Bt eggplant resistant to Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee and field evaluation of IPM in vegetable crops
Funding Agency: USAID-IPM-CRSP
Co-Project Investigator
US $ 45000
2003 - 2006
Development of transgenic banana with increased shelf life
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.1850000
2003 - 2006
Genetic Transformation of indica rice with mungbean late embryogenesis abundant proteinfor drought tolerance
Funding Agency: ICAR
Co-Project Investigator
Rs.952810
2002 - Ongoing
Development of molecular markers for leaffolder, brown planthopper and yellow stemborer and pyramiding insect resistance genes in rice.
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.7680000
2002 - 2007
Development of indica rice lines capable of synthesizing provitamin A in endosperm by genetic transformation
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Project Investigator
Rs.4300000
2002 - 2006
Development of molecular markers for insect and disease resistance and production of transgenics in rice.
Funding Agency: Rockefeller Foundation
Project Investigator
US $ 200000
2000 - 2003
Cloning of cry genes from new Bt strains and transformation of rice with Bt genes
Funding Agency: Rockefeller Foundation
Co-Project Investigator
US $ 29900
1999 - 2004
Genetic Engineering of elite rice cultivars for resistance to major pest and diseases
Funding Agency: Rockefeller Foundation
Project Investigator
US $ 51000
1999 - 2002
Genetic Engineering of rice for enhanced grain iron content
Development of nutrient rich maize cultivar meant for poultry feed through transgenic means
Genetic engineering of maize for the expression of phytase
Genetic transformation of cotton for expression of cry2ax1 gene
Genetic Engineering of tomato for insect resistance
Transgenic expression of iron homeostasis genes in rice for enhancement of grain iron content
Genome editing in rice for resistance against rice tungro virus
Engineering iron homeostasis genes in rice for enhancement of iron content in grains
Genetic manipulation of heat tolerance related traits in rice
Transcriptomics studies of iron homeostasis related genes under iron deficient condition in potato
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