Anil Kumar
Position
- Postdoc Research Associate
I am a Plant Pathologist specializing in molecular plant-nematode interactions. Currently, I am a postdoc in Prof. Thomas Baum’s lab at Iowa State University, conducting research on "Investigating Cyst Nematode Effector Functions Using Gene Silencing and Protein-Protein Interaction Studies in Soybean and Arabidopsis."
I pursued my Ph.D. degree at the National Institute for Plant Biotechnology (formerly NRCPB) in India, focusing on plant-parasitic nematode pathogenesis, where I identified and characterized nematode-responsive root-specific promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana, resulting in two patents.
Previously, I worked as a Visiting Scientist with Prof. Sigal Barum Miyara at the Agricultural Research Organization in Israel, concentrating on imparting resistance to root-knot nematodes in tomato plants by manipulating SlWRKY transcription factors.
I pursued my Ph.D. degree at the National Institute for Plant Biotechnology (formerly NRCPB) in India, focusing on plant-parasitic nematode pathogenesis, where I identified and characterized nematode-responsive root-specific promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana, resulting in two patents.
Previously, I worked as a Visiting Scientist with Prof. Sigal Barum Miyara at the Agricultural Research Organization in Israel, concentrating on imparting resistance to root-knot nematodes in tomato plants by manipulating SlWRKY transcription factors.
Contact
Email
anilm@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-9420
Adv Tch Res Bd
2213 Pammel Dr
Ames
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50011-1101
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Education
- B.S., Biology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- M.S., Biotechnology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- PhD., Biotechnology, National Research for Plant Biotechnology and Jamia Hamdard, India