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G. SRIDEVI Assistant Professor Department of Plant Biotechnology Mobile No: 9688222156 School of Biotechnology Email:[email protected] Educational Qualifications : M.Sc., Ph.D. Professional Experience : 2010-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. 2009-2010:Postdoctoral Research Associate, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China. 2005-2007: Postdoctoral position, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA. 2002-2004: Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION Plant Molecular Biology Plant Functional Genomics RNA silencing Plant Genetic Engineering RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION Genetic engineering of crop plants for biotic/abiotic stresses Biofortification Metagenomics Gene silencing Research Supervision: Program Completed Ongoing Ph.D 1 4 M.Phil 3 1 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE No Institution Position From To Duration (date) (date) 1. University of New Hampshire, Postdoctoral Nov 01, Oct 05, 1 y 11 m NH, USA fellow 2005 2007 2. University of New Hampshire, Assistant Mar 25, Oct 15, 2 y 6 m NH, USA Affiliate 2005 2007 Professor 3. South China Agricultural Postdoctoral Nov 09, Jun 23, 7 m University, Guangzhou, PR Research 2009 2010 China Associate 4. Madurai Kamaraj University, Assistant Jun 30, Till - Madurai, India Professor 2010 date RESEARCH COLLABORATION (BOTH NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL) Name of the Institute Collaboration Collaboration Output Collaborator Details ( Papers/Patents/Research/Online) Dr. S.M. DRR, DBT Support Research project Balachandran Hyderabad Project Dr. S.K. Mangrauthia COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECT No Title of the Project Funding Agency Total Grant Year 1. Strategies to improve UGC Rs. 10.34 lakhs 2011-2014 transformation and regeneration efficiency in indica rice varieties ON‐GOING RESEARCH PROJECT No Title of the Project Funding Total Grant Year Agency 1. Development on sheath blight DBT 3.47 Crores 2014 - 2019 disease resistant transgenic rice: (1.94 Crores Resistance tests in PR-protein- MKU) expressing transgenic rice and discovery of new RNA silencing strategies Principal Investigators: Dr. K.Veluthambi, Dr. G.Sridevi, Dr.P.Gopal HONORS/AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS Awarded Senior Research Fellow (SRF) from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi(2002 – 2004). Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professorship – Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi (1998) Qualified State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) for Lecturers – Tamil Nadu (1998) Obtained Third Rank in B.Sc., Biochemistry (1993-1996) PUBLICATIONS 1. Kannan P., P. Parameswari, K. Prasanyaselvam, G. Sridevi and K. Veluthambi. 2017. Introgression of a transgenic sheath blight disease tolerant event CG27 from the rice variety Pusa Basmati1 to the variety White Ponni through backcross breeding. Indian J. Genet.77: 501- 507. 2. Preethi Praba, U., and G. Sridevi. 2017. An efficient method to obtain high quality RNA from Moringa oleifera. J. Plant Sci.5: 68-74. 3. Sridevi, G., R. Minocha, S.A. Turlapathi, K.C.Goldfarb, E.L. Brodie, L.S. Tisa and S.C. Minocha. 2012. Soil bacterial communities of a calcium-supplemented and a reference watershed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), New Hampshire, USA.FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 79: 728-740. 4. Sridevi, G., N. Sabapathi, V. Raghupathy and K. Veluthambi. 2008. Combined expression of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase genes in indica rice (Oryzasativa L.) enhances resistance against Rhizoctonia solani. Plant Sci., 175:283-290. 5. Sridevi, G., C. Parameswari, P. Rajamuni and K. Veluthambi. 2006. Identification of hemizygous and homozygous transgenic rice plants in T1 generation by DNA blot analysis. Plant Biotechnol.,23:531-534. 6. Sridevi, G., M. Dhandapani and K. Veluthambi. 2005. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of White Ponni, a non-basmati variety of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.). Curr. Sci.,88:128-132. 7. Sridevi, G., N. Sabapathi, P. Meena, R. Nandakumar, R. Samiyappan, Muthukrishnan and K. Veluthambi. 2003. Transgenic indica rice variety Pusa Basmati 1 constitutively expressing a rice chitinase gene exhibits enhanced resistance to Rhizoctonia solani.J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol., 12:93-101. 8. Balaji V., P. Rajamuni, G. Sridevi and K. Veluthambi. 2003. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency in blackgram and rice enhanced by multiple copies of pTiBo542 virB and virG. Ind. J. Biotechnol., 2:138-146. PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP National Name of the Date Place Title Author(s) Conference Emerging Trends in Jan 30, Periyar Restorationpotential Thangavel, P., G. Plant Science 2012 UniversitySalem, and accumulation Sridevi, D. TN ability of Portulaca Arul balachandran, species used for and S.Alagendran phytoremediation of metal contaminated environments Global Feb 03, Periyar Restorationpotential Sridevi, G., and Environmental 2012 UniversitySalem, and accumulation P. Thangavel. Issues and TN ability of Portulaca Remediation species used for Technologies phytoremediation of metal contaminated environments 12thTamil Nadu Aug Periyar Role of renewable Thangavel, P. Science Congress 23-25, UniversitySalem, energy sources in and G. Sridevi. (Major Themes: 2012 TN environmentalprot Natural ection. Resources, Protection and Green Technology) Challenges and Dec Indian Society of Standardization of Preethi Praba, U., Innovative 16-17, Plant Breeders In vitro and G. Sridevi. approaches in 2014 and Agricultural micropropagation crop improvement College and of Moringa Research oleifera. Institute (TNAU), Madurai. Challenges and Dec Indian Society of Overexpression of Victorathisayam, Innovative 16-17, Plant Breeders Arabidopsis UDP- T., R. approaches in 2014 and Agricultural glucosyl- Venkatesan, and crop improvement College and transferase (UGT) G. Sridevi. Research gene in rice to Institute enhance plant (TNAU), transformation. Madurai. Frontiers in Mar Periyar Insights into iron Preethi Praba, U., Ecobiological 16-17, University, content and and G. Sridevi. Sciences and its 2017 Salem distribution in Applications Moringa oleifera. (FESA – 2017) International Name of the Date Place Title Author(s) Conference 2nd International Oct 05-08, Kangwon Heavy metal P.Thangavel, Conference on 2014 National accumulation in S.Nithya, “Contaminated Land, University, paddy soils and C.Latha, Ecological Assessment Chuncheon, its transfer to S.Malathi, and Remediation Korea different rice Thamthingla varieties in Shatsang and northwestern zone G.Sridevi. of Tamil Nadu, India. International conference Mar 08-10, Sathyabama Iron content and Preethi on Advances in 2017 University, localization in Praba, U., Biotechnology and Chennai, Moringa and G. Biotherapeutics Tamil Nadu oleifera. Sridevi ICABBS - 2017 INVITED LECTURES Name of the Seminar/ Date Place Title conference/workshop, etc. UGC-NRCBS Workshop on Aug 10, Madurai Kamaraj Agrobacterium- Plant Tissue Culture and 2011 University, mediated generation of Applications Madurai transgenic rice plants. UGC-NRCBS Workshop on Plant Sep 07, Madurai Kamaraj Vectors for plant Genetic Engineering 2012 University, transformation. Madurai Special Lecture delivered in Oct 04, Periyar Univerity, Genetically Modified the Department of 2012 Salem Crops and Biosafety Environmental Science, Concerns. Periyar University, Salem – 636 011 National Conference on Oct 09- Karpagam The making of a Bioscience Bioengineering and 10, University, transgenic plant: from Environment (NCBBE-2014) 2014 Coimbatore lab to field. Invited Lecture delivered at Oct 19, Bharathiar The tale of transgenic Department of Botany 2015 University, plants: from lab to field. Coimbatore Invited Lecture delivered at Oct 20, Bharathiar Bioinformatics tools for Department of Bioinformatics 2015 University, next generation Coimbatore sequencing. Invited Lecture delivered at Oct 20, Bharathiar Lecture on Genetic Department of Bioinformatics 2015 University, Engineering. Coimbatore Invited Lecture delivered at Dec 05, PSG College of The Tale of Genetically Department of Biochemistry 2015 Arts and Science, Modified Crops. Coimbatore Paradigms of Plant Microbe Feb 26, Mepko Agrobacterium: from Interactions 2016 Engineering crown gall to College, Sivakasi genetically modified crops. National Conference on Jul 20- Karapagam Genetically modified Biotechnology in Environment 21, University, crops and Welfare (NCBEW-2016) 2016 Coimbatore, Environmental Tamil Nadu Concerns. Invited Lecture delivered at Jul 29, PSGR The tale of transgenic Department of Botany 2016 Krishnamal plants. College for Women, Coimbatore Invited Lecture delivered at Feb 28, PSG College of Insights into Department of Biochemistry 2017 Arts and Science, Genetically Modified Coimbatore Crops. PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP National Name of the Conference Date Place 42nd Aqua-Terr Conference on Genomic Sciences Feb 28, 2011 Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai Intellectual property rights – Opportunities, Aug 11 & 12, Bharathiar Issues and Challenges. 2011 University, Coimbatore Continuing Medical Education Programme in Oct 11-12, 2012 Madurai Kamaraj Immunology University, Madurai Green Initiatives in Energy and Environment Sep 11, 2014 Periyar Univerity, Salem Participated in One Day Symposium - Cancer Dec 04, 2015 PSG College of Therapeutics and Challenges. Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India. International Name of the Conference Date Place