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Rita Sharma

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Plant Biotechnology
Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Sponsored Research Projects

 

1.     Title: Elucidating TCP interactome for directed modification of plant architecture and stress tolerance.

My Role: PI

Funded by DBT, Govt. of India (with Ramalingaswami Fellowship)

Status: Completed

 

2.     Title: Transcriptome profiling during stem elongation in rice

My Role: PI

Funded through University of Potential Excellence funding to JNU by UGC

Status: Completed

 

3.  Title: Whole genome transcriptomic analysis to identify key genes regulating sugar accumulation during drought stress in sweet sorghum

My Role: Co-PI

Funded by DST-SERB (ECR)

Status: Completed

 

4.    Title: Characterization of transcriptional dynamics during male and female reproductive organ development in Sorghum

My Role: PI

Funded by DST-SERB (ECR)

Status: Completed

 

5.     Title: Identification of key microRNA-target modules and genes involved in the determination of grain weight and micronutrient content in Sorghum bicolor using small RNA and transcriptome profiling

My Role: Co-PI

Funded by DST-SERB (CRG)

Status: Ongoing

 

6.  Title: Identification and characterization of male meiocyte-specific promoters to facilitate germline-specific engineering in sorghum.

My Role: PI

Funded by DST-SERB (CRG)

Status: Ongoing