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Ashis K Nandi

Ashis K Nandi
Ashis K Nandi
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Life Sciences
Room No
415
Off. Phone
011-26704152
Email
ashis_nandi[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in ashis_nandi[at]yahoo[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://sites.google.com/view/plant-immunity-lab/home
Qualifications

Ph.D. : Calcutta University, 1996

M.Sc. (Biotech): Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 1992.

B.Sc. (Ag): Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nodia, W.B. 1988.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Genetic and epigenetic regulation of plant immune response and infection memory development & retention in plants.

Experience

Post-Doctoral Research at Kansas State University, USA 1999-2004
Post-Doctoral Research at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 1997-1999 

Awards & Honours

Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India, Since 2023
INSA Teachers award 2022
University Merit Fellowship 1984-1988; during B.Sc.
DBT fellowship during 1989-1991; during M.Sc.
CSIR fellowship 1992-1996; during Ph.D.
DBT-Postdoctoral fellowship 1997-1999
Kansas State University Post doctoral fellowship 1999-2004

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Dr. Jyoti Shah, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX-76203

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Singh, D., Patil, V., Kumar, R., Gautam, J.K., Singh, V., and Nandi, A.K. (2023). RSI1/FLD and its epigenetic target RRTF1 are essential for the retention of infection memory in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. 115, 662-677; doi: 10.1111/tpj.16252

  2. Gupta, P., Roy, S., and Nandi, A.K. (2020). MEDEA-interacting protein LONG-CHAIN BASE KINASE 1 promotes pattern-triggered immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol. Biol. 103, 173-184; doi: 10.1007/s11103-020-00982-4

  3. Roy, S., Gupta, P., Rajabhoj, M.P., Maruthachalam, R., and Nandi, A.K. (2018). The Polycomb-Group Repressor MEDEA Attenuates Pathogen Defense. Plant Physiol. 177, 1728-1742; doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01579

  4. Singh, N., Swain, S., Singh, A., and Nandi, A.K. (2018). AtOZF1 Positively Regulates Defense Against Bacterial Pathogens and NPR1-Independent Salicylic Acid Signaling. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 31, 323-333; doi: 10.1094/MPMI-08-17-0208-R

  5. Giri, M.K., Singh, N., Banday, Z.Z., Singh, V., Ram, H., Singh, D., Chattopadhyay, S., and Nandi, A.K. (2017). GBF1 differentially regulates CAT2 and PAD4 transcription to promote pathogen defense in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. 91, 802-815; doi: 10.1111/tpj.13608

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

  1. Singh, D., Patil, V., Kumar, R., Gautam, J.K., Singh, V., and Nandi, A.K. (2023). RSI1/FLD and its epigenetic target RRTF1 are essential for the retention of infection memory in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. 115, 662-677; doi: 10.1111/tpj.16252

  2. Patil, V., and Nandi, A.K. (2022). POWERDRESS positively regulates systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Rep. 41, 2351-2362; doi: 10.1007/s00299-022-02926-2

  3. Singh, A., Sharma, A., Singh, N., and Nandi, A.K. (2022). MTO1-RESPONDING DOWN 1 (MRD1) is a transcriptional target of OZF1 for promoting salicylic acid-mediated defense in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Rep. 41, 1319-1328; doi: 10.1007/s00299-022-02861-2

  4. Singh, N., and Nandi, A.K. (2022). AtOZF1 positively regulates JA signaling and SA-JA cross-talk in Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Biosci. 47, 8; doi: 10.1007/s12038-021-00243-6

  5. Gautam, J.K., Giri, M.K., Singh, D., Chattopadhyay, S., and Nandi, A.K. (2021). MYC2 influences salicylic acid biosynthesis and defense against bacterial pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol. Plant. 173, 2248-2261; doi: 10.1111/ppl.13575

Patents (if any)

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