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Ashis K Nandi

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@mail.jnu.ac.in ashis_nandi@yahoo.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/anandi/cv.pdf
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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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.