Area of specialization
Genetic engineering and plant transformation
Personal information
- Date of joining ICAR
01st July 2014
- Discipline and specialization
Agricultural Biotechnology, Activation tagging and transgenic development.
Training & Exposure
CRISPR-Cas9 based precise genome editing Genome Sequencing: Methods and Applications.
Professional Information
Contribution to the scientific advancement
- Highly reproducible and efficient regeneration system amenable to genetic transformation in Lathyrus sativus.
- Genes related to β-ODAP biosynthesis pathway in Lathyrus sativus.
- Identified and characterized constitutive and tissue specific promoter using GUS reporter gene in Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Tissue specific activation tagging in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Current area of research
- Genetic improvement of Lathyrus sativus for low β-ODAP.
Publications
- Kushwah, N.S. (2019) Tissue specific activation tagging in Arabidopsis thaliana for identification and isolation of genes of agronomic interest. Curr Sci, 117(4):627-637.
- Rathore M., Das A., Kushwah N.S., Singh N.P. (2018) Insect smart pulses for sustainable agriculture. In: Gosal, S., Wani, S. (eds) Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement. Springer, Cham, 2:227-247.
- Lata S., Ranjan A., Kushwah N. S., Kumar P., Dargan S., Srinivasan R., Bhat S.R (2017) Regulatory sequences of the Arabidopsis thaliana Rps19, a nuclear gene encoding mitochondrial ribosomal protein subunit, extend into the upstream gene. J Plant Biochem Biotechnol, 26(3): 302-309.
- Kushwah N.S. (2016) Isolation, cloning and characterization of promoter of rubisco small subunit 2b (rbcs2b) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana. Innovative Farming, 1(4): 119-128.
- Kushwah N.S., Ahmad I., Sajad A. (2014) Characterization of promoter of Terminal Flower1 (TFL1) gene of Arabidopsis. Res. J. Biotechnol, 9(3): 35-40.
Awards and Fellowships
- Awarded Junior and Senior Research Fellowship from ICAR and CSIR during Masters and PhD study.