Plant-Metal Interactions

1. An integrated transcriptomic,proteomic and metabolomic approach to unravel the molecular mechanisms of metal stress tolerance in plants.- 2. Molecular mechanisms and signaling response of heavy metal stress tolerance in plants.- 3. Metabolome modulation during arsenic stress in plants.- 4. Arsenic transport, metabolism in plants.- 5. Selenium plant interactions and underlying responses.- 6. Aluminum tolerance in plants- an overview.- 7. Cadmium (Cd): An emerging regulatory metal with critical role in cell signalling and plant morphogenesis.- 8. Hyperaccumulators versus non-accumulators unravel novel mechanisms of metal tolerance.- 9. Toxic versus essential metal interactions.- 10. Microbes in the rescue of plants against metal stresses: Identification of underlying mechanisms.- 11. Analysis of halophytes and phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils.- 12. Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance.- 13. Metals, crops and agricultural productivity: Impact of metals on crop loss.- 14. Heavy metal toxicity and plant productivity: Role of metal scavengers.- 15. Plant mediated synthesis of nano-materials for environmental remediation.

Dr. Sudhakar Srivastavais an Assistant Professor. He obtained M.Sc. in Botany from University of Lucknow in 2002 and Ph.D. in Botany from CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) and University of Lucknow in 2008. After obtaining Ph.D., he served as Scientific Officer in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai from June, 2009 to March, 2014 and then he moved to the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in April, 2014. He has more than sixteen years of research experience in the field of plant-metal interactions with major interest on arsenic stress responses of plants. He has published 65 research articles and 20 review and letter articles in high impact International and National journals. He has also published 20 book chapters in the books of International repute and few general articles in popular magazines and websites. He has also received several awards for his contributions, among which the notable ones are Young Scientist Award of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad in 2011, Young Scientist Award from Uttar Pradesh Council of Science & Technology (UPCST) in 2013-2014 and Young Scientist Award from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2015. Dr. Srivastava is also NAAS Associate of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a life member of several societies as well as non-governmental organizations. He is also an Associate Editor of reputed International journals, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. He is also an expert reviewer of several journals and project funding agencies.
Dr. Penna Suprasanna is a Senior Scientist & Head of Plant Stress Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, and is the Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai. Dr. Suprasanna made significant contributions to crop