Dr. Sourav Datta
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
India
Biography
2013 (Oct) Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, IISER, Bhopal 2009-2013 Postdoctoral Marie Curie and EMBO Fellow, University of Oxford, UK 2003-2008 Ph.D., Plant Molecular Biology, Gothenburg University, Sweden. 2001-2003 M.Sc., Biotechnology, Pondicherry Central University, India. 1998-2001 B.Sc., Botany (Honours), Kalyani University, India.
Research Interest
Root hairs as a model to study cell growth in plants. Root hairs as a tool to improve nutrient assimilation under low nutrient conditions. Symbiotic interactions between root and soil microbes to enhance plant growth and productivity. Role of the B-box family of transcription factors in light signaling in plants
Publications
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Sourav Datta Helen Prescott Liam Dolan Intensity of a pulse of RSL4 transcription factor synthesis determines Arabidopsis root hair cell size. Nature Plants 2015
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Priya Vijayakumar Sourav Datta Liam Dolan RSL4 promotes root hair elongation by transcriptionally regulating the expression of genes required for cell growth. New Phytologist 2016
