Ph.D. Scholars Enrolled in the DPMB
| No. | Scholar | Supervisor | Research Topic | Ph.D. Mode |
Regn # | Date of Registration |
Tentative Date of completion | Availing Fellowship Yes I No |
Funding Agency of Fellowship |
| 1 | Aishwarya Sharma | J.P. Khurana & Paramjit Khurana |
Functional Analysis of some rice bZIP Transcription Factors for their role in Abiotic Stress Response and Plant Development | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D/ 2017/1180 | 2017-09-06 | 2022-09-05 | Yes | UGC |
| 2 | Akanksha Bhatnagar | J.P. Khurana | Functional characterization of genes involved in regulating the development and abiotic stress response in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D/ 2013/925 | 2013-04-16 | 2018-04-15 | yes | CSIR |
| 3 | Amrapali | Arun Sharma | Study of mechanism of action of Methyl CpG binding-domain proteins AtMBD1and AtMBD13 in gene regulation in Arabidopsis | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2012/904 | 2012-08-23 | 2018-08-22 | Yes | UGC |
| 4 | Ankita Prusty | Akhilesh K. Tyagi | Functional analysis of genes involved in seed development in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2016/1114 | 2016-08-16 | 2021-08-15 | Yes | DST |
| 5 | Balaji M. | Surekha Katiyar-Agarwal | Molecular characterization of stress associated proteins in plants | Full time |
SDC-12/12 | 2012-07-12 | 2017-07-11 | No | UGC Non-Net |
| 6 | Barkha Ravi | Girdhar K. Pandey | Elucidation of potassium sensing and signaling machinery in Arabidopsis and Rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1181 | 2017-08-25 | 2022-08-24 | Yes | UGC Non-Net |
| 7 | Bhoomika Sharma | Arun Sharma | Regulation of ripening in tomato by genetic manipulation of the epigenome | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2016/1115 | 2016-08-16 | 2021-08-15 | Yes | DBT |
| 8 | Chanderkant Chowdhary | Paramjit Khurana | Thesis Title: Wheat chromosom 2A BAC end sequencing and functional characterization of genes associated with stress tolerance | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2012/960 | 2012-07-12 | Thesis Submitted on 2018-10-29 | Yes | DBT |
| 9 | Cheeni Vijayakumar | Surekha Katiyar-Agarwal | Functional characterization of Arabidopsis Hsfs | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/926 | 2013-04-16 | 2018-07-12 | Yes | UGC |
| 10 | Deepika Sharma | Saurabh Raghuvanshi | Analysis of drought responsive regulatory network in plants | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1055 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | UGC |
| 11 | Dipanwita Datta | Surekha Katiyar-Agarwal | Understanding the molecular basis of development and stress tolerance | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2018/1238 | 2018-03-27 | 2023-03-26 | Yes | UGC Non-Net |
| 12 | Eshan Sharma | J.P. Khurana | Functional characterization of some stress response genes in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D/ 2012/908 | 2012-11-16 | 2017-11-15 | Yes | CSIR |
| 13 | Garima Singh | Anil Grover | Regulation of heat stress genes in rice and Arabidopsis | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/939 | 2013-07-22 | 2018-07-21 | Yes | UGC |
| 14 | Gaurav Kumar | Indranil Dasgupta | Molecular analysis of stress response dynamics in rice (Oryza sativa L.) against rice tungro viruses and assessment of RNAi mediated viral resistance in transgenic and backcrossed rice varieties | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2011/849 | 2011-11-11 | 2017-11-10 | Yes | UGC |
| 15 | Gautam Gawande | Sanjay Kapoor | Identification and functional characterization of gene regulatory networks involved in plant reproductive development | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1056 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | UGC-BSR |
| 16 | Harsha Samtani | Paramjit Khurana | Comparative Genomics for Thermal Stress Tolerance in Members of the Triticeae | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1182 | 2017-09-06 | 2022-09-05 | Yes | UGC |
| 17 | Jyothish M.S. | Surekha Katiyar-Agarwal | Molecular studies on gene regulation during stress and development in plants | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2012/899 | 2012-07-12 | 2018-07-11 | Yes | UGC |
| 18 | Kamlesh Kumari | Indranil Dasgupta | Studies on interaction of rice with its viruses | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1059 | 2015-10-29 | 2021-10-28 | Yes | UGC |
| 19 | Kanika Gupta | Indranil Dasgupta | Functional studies on viral promoters | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1057 | 2015-10-29 | 2021-10-28 | Yes | DST |
| 20 | Kanwaljeet Kaur | Girdhar K. Pandey | Interplay between kinases and phosphatases | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1039 | 2015-06-15 | 2020-06-14 | Yes | DBT |
| 21 | Komal | Sanjay Kapoor | Functional characterization of regulatory components involved in reproductive development in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1157 | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-14 | Yes | CSIR-UGC-NET |
| 22 | Lalit Dev Tiwari | Anil Grover | Functional relevance of heat shock genes in Arabidopsis and rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/927 | 2013-04-16 | 2018-04-15 | Yes | UGC |
| 23 | Lisha Khungar | Anil Grover | Analysis of the Protein Quality Control Mechanisms Underlying Adaptations of Plants to Heat Stress | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1183 | 2017-09-06 | 2022-09-05 | Yes | DST Inspire |
| 24 | Madhvi Naresh | Indranil Dasgupta | Plant gene silencing induced by virus injection | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2014/987 | 2014-04-15 | 2019-04-14 | Yes | UGC |
| 25 | N. Pavithran | Girdhar K. Pandey | Functional analysis of calcium and potassium nutrient signaling in plants | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2018/1236 | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-14 | Yes | UGC Non-Net |
| 26 | Neelima Boora | Sanjay Kapoor | Identification and nutrient functional characterization of components involved in reproductive development in rice. | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1060 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | CSIR-JRF |
| 27 | Nikita Sharma | Paramjit Khurana | Molecular regulation of plant somatic embryogenesis | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1158 | 2017-01-19 | 2021-01-18 | Yes | UGC |
| 28 | Nisha Negi | Paramjit Khurana | Genetic manipulation of M. indica variety V. | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/966 | 2013-10-23 | 2018-10-22 | Yes | DST |
| 29 | Pratibha Gour | Saurabh Raghuvanshi | Somatic digitization and characterization of molecular networks in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1016 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | UGC |
| 30 | Priya Gambhir | Arun Sharma | Characterization of roles of ethylene response factor during tomato fruit ripening | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1062 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | DBT |
| 31 | Richa Babbar | Anil Grover | Analysis of heat stress response in rice and Arabidopsis | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/933 | 2013-07-22 | 2018-07-21 | Yes | DST |
| 32 | Ridhi Khurana | Sanjay Kapoor | Functional characterization of regulators of seed development in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1157 | 2017-01-19 | 2022-01-18 | Yes | DBT Project Fellow |
| 33 | Rinchuila Shimphurai | Anil Grover | Heat stress biology in plants | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2016/1117 | 2016-09-14 | 2021-09-13 | Non-Net | UGC |
| 34 | Ringyo Jajo | Saurabh Raghuvanshi | Analysis of Stress Responsive Transcription Factors in Rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1185 | 2017-08-25 | 2022-08-24 | Yes | CSIR |
| 35 | Ritesh Kumar | Anil Grover | Studies on the gene expression under stress condition in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/941 | 2013-07-22 | 2018-07-21 | Yes | UGC |
| 36 | Sanchi Bhimrakja | Sanjay Kapoor | Understanding and Optimization of Gene Regulatory Networks Involved in Reproductive Developmenting Cereals | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2017/1186 | 2017-08-25 | 2022-08-24 | Yes | UGC Non-Net |
| 37 | Sanskriti Ravi | Arun Sharma | Study on effect of alteration of genomic DNA methylation on ripening of tomato | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2018/ | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-14 | Yes | CSIR |
| 38 | Santosh Kumar | Saurabh Raghuvanshi | Study of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2012/897 | 2012-07-12 | 2017-07-11 | Yes | DBT |
| 39 | Saroj Kumar Jha | Girdhar K. Pandey | Functions of Ca2+ transporters | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2014/975 | 2014-01-06 | 2019-01-05 | Yes | DST |
| 40 | Satyam Vergish | J.P. Khurana | Role of F-box proteins in light signalling and biological clock in rice. | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D/ 2013/940 | 2013-07-22 | 2018-07-21 | yes | ICMR |
| 41 | Shaloo Meena | Paramjit Khurana | Comparative and functional genomics of the thermal stress response in wheat | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1040 | 2015-05-22 | 2020-05-21 | Yes | DBT |
| 42 | Shipra Singh | J.P. Khurana | Functional analysis of genes involved in light and hormone signalling in rice and Arabidopsis | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2016/1116 | 2016-08-16 | 2021-08-15 | Yes | CSIR |
| 43 | Shivam Sharma | Akhilesh K. Tyagi | Functional characterization of selected differentially expressed genes (OsCDPK29 and OsTFII13) in rice development | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2018/1240 | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-14 | Yes | CSIR |
| 44 | Sibaji K. Sanyal | Girdhar K. Pandey | Plant Ca2+ signaling | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2014/1024 | 2014-12-17 | 2019-12-16 | Yes | DBT |
| 45 | Utkarsh Raghuvanshi |
Arun Sharma | Transcriptome analysis and genetic manipulation for improving tomato fruit quality | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2014/999 | 2014-08-12 | 2019-08-11 | Yes | DBT |
| 46 | Vaishali | Saurabh Raghuvanshi | To study miRNA expression and regulation in rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2016/1118 | 2016-08-26 | 2021-08-25 | Yes | UGC Non-Net |
| 47 | Vibha Verma | Sanjay Kapoor |
Thesis Title: Characterization of OsMADS29 function:Its effects on cytokinin-mediated starch biosynthesis and involvement of calmodulin in its nuclear transport |
Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2013/929 | 2013-04-16 |
Thesis Submitted on 2019-03-07 |
Yes | CSIR-JRF Project Fellow |
| 48 | Vijendra Singh | Arun Sharma | Characterization of the role of proteins interacting with Arabidopsis DNA binding domain proteins | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2015/1065 | 2015-10-29 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | UGC |
| 49 | Vishal | Akhilesh K. Tyagi | Investigations on the mechanism of action of stress-associated protein (SAP) genes of rice | Full time |
SF-1/Ph.D./ 2018/1241 | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-14 | Yes | CSIR |
