Plant Transcription Factors: Contribution in Development, Metabolism, and Environmental Stress

Dr. Vikas Srivastava is working as Assistant Professor at Department of Botany, Central University of Jammu, India. He completed his Ph.D. from Lucknow University, India. Further, he pursued Post-Doc from National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India. With specialization in various aspects of biotechnology, he has acquired training and experience to carry out research in diverse field of Plant Biology. He has published many articles in journals/books of international repute and has been working as Principal Investigator for a major project sanctioned by University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi.

Dr. Sonal Mishra is working as SERB-National Post Doc Fellow (SERB-NPDF) at School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, India. She pursued her Ph.D. jointly from Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow) and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Further, she has completed Post-Doc from Jawaharlal Nehru University and National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India. With specialization in various aspects of biotechnology, she has acquired training and experience to carry out research in the diverse fields of Plant biotechnology and Molecular Biology. She has published many articles in journals/books of international repute and is currently working as Principal investigator for a major project sanctioned by SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board), India.

Dr. Shakti Mehrotra is a consulting scientist at Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India. She received her Ph.D. from Lucknow University, India. Further, she pursued Post-Doc from Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow (DBT-PDF) and CSIR-CIMAP (DST Young Scientist). With specialization in various aspects of biotechnology, she has acquired training and experience to carry out research in the diverse field of Plant Biotechnology. She has published many articles in journals/books of national and international repute and worked as Principal Investigator for major projects sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.

Dr. Upadhyay is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has been working in the field of Plant Biotechnology for more than 16 years. He is currently working in functional genomics. His research group at PU has characterized numerous important defence-related protein families such as receptor-like kinases, antioxidant enzymes, calcium transporters, chitinases, lectins, etc. They are also characterizing long non-coding RNAs related to the abiotic and biotic stress response. He has authored more than 130 publications including research papers in leading journals of international repute, national and international patents, book chapters and books. He has been awarded the NAAS Young scientist award (2017-18) and NAAS-Associate (2018) from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India, INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2013) from the Indian National Science Academy, India, NASI- Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2012) from the National Academy of Sciences, India, and Altech Young Scientist Award (2011).