PAYAL SANADHYA
Research Work
My research interests revolve around gaining insights into basics of plant- nematode
interactions. I use a combination of molecular biology, bioinformatics, nematology and transgenics development techniques to devise different strategies for control of plant-parasitic nematodes.
01 Post doctoral Research
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
Plant Elicitor Peptides- Role and use to trigger plant immunity
(A)Transgenic Soybeans overexpressing GmPeps:
Characterization of transgenic plants. Greenhouse nematode bioassays for Root knot and Soybean cyst nematodes.
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(B) Bacillus subtilis expressing GmPeps as biocontrol agent: Greenhouse nematode bioassays for Root knot and Soybean cyst nematodes.
02 Postdoctotal Research - ARO-Volcani center, Israel
Different aspects of Plant -Nematode interactions
Project 1: This research project aims to understand the molecular dynamics between defence responsive genes, oxylipin biosynthesis genes from plants and identifying novel nematode effectors and their involvement in root knot nematode parasitism.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.670772.
https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-22-0212-R.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-017-1261-2.
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Project 2: Carried out study to unravel the mechanism underlying the anthelmintic and nematicidal activities of the volatile organic compounds isolated from fungi by using mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans for different stress responsive pathways.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196870.
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03- PhD Research Work- CSIR-CSMCRI, INDIA
Salt Stress tolerance mechanisms in Recretohalophyte Aeluropus lagopoides
(A) Salt stress tolerance mechanisms in halophyte grass Aeluropus lagopoides - Biochemical markers and transcript profiling of ion transporter genes. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plv055.
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(B) Isolation and functional characterization of unknown potassium transporter gene AlHKT2;1 from Aeluropus lagopoides. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-015-9842-9
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(C)Transcriptional regulation of AlHKT2;1 gene-Molecular cloning and characterization of high-affinity potassium transporter (AlHKT2; 1) gene promoter from halophyte Aeluropus lagopoides. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.038
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04 Project Assistant
Microbiology and Bacterial community structure
(A) Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting bacteria, maintenance, biochemical, functional and molecular identification by 16S rRNA sequencing.
(B) Metagenomic library construction and community structure analysis.
