Nrisingha Dey
Scientist-E
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square
India
Biography
Academic Qualifications Ph.D (1999):Plant Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, University of Calcutta M.S. (1991): Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, University of Calcutta B.S. (1987): Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Calcutta Position and Employment Scientist E, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 2015 – till date Scientist D, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 2010 – 2014 Scientist C, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 2006 – 2010 Lecturer, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 2004 – 2006 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Feb 2001- July 2004 Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Sep 1997- Jan 2001 Senior Research Scholar (CSIR), Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1993-1996 Junior Research Scholar (CSIR), Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1991-1993
Research Interest
Development of Novel plant promoters, Study the therapeutic uses of plant derived defensins, Studies on interaction between Arabidopsis TGA3 and WRKY53 transcription factors
Publications
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Rai V, Sarkar S, Satpati S, Dey N. Overexpression of human peroxisomal enoyl-CoA delta isomerase2 HsPECI2, an ortholog of bamboo expressed during gregarious flowering alters salinity stress responses and polar lipid content in tobacco. Functional plant biology. 2016 Mar 4;43(3):232-43.
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Sahoo DK, Dey N, Maiti IB. pSiM24 is a novel versatile gene expression vector for transient assays as well as stable expression of foreign genes in plants. PloS one. 2014 Jun 4;9(6):e98988.
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Sarkar S, Jain S, Rai V, Sahoo DK, Raha S, Suklabaidya S, Senapati S, Rangnekar VM, Maiti IB, Dey N. Plant-derived SAC domain of PAR-4 (Prostate Apoptosis Response 4) exhibits growth inhibitory effects in prostate cancer cells. Frontiers in plant science. 2015;6.
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Ghosh JS, Chaudhuri S, Dey N, Pal A. Functional characterization of a serine-threonine protein kinase from Bambusa balcooa that implicates in cellulose overproduction and superior quality fiber formation. BMC plant biology. 2013 Sep 10;13(1):128.
