Research Support Specialist 1
Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Ithaca, NY 14853
Aug 2006-present PhD student, Plant-Microbe Biology, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University
2001, Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, University of Pune, India
2003, Master of Science, Microbiology, University of Pune, India
Graduate Advisor: Samuel Cartinhour
Research Focus
My research interests broadly include studying gene regulatory networks in Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000, the causal agent of bacterial speck in tomato. I am interested in studying the response of the pathogen to its ever-changing environment and how it finely tunes the expression of a particular set of genes for a particular response. The pathogen senses the extracellular environment with the help of ECF type sigma factors and other regulators. My research will focus on studying sigma factors and other regulatory genes such as gidA and gacS/A that are thought to be global regulators of the Pseudomonas syringae genome.
Links to Recent and Current Projects
Links will be provided soon.
Professional Experience
March 2004-Present
Research Support Specialist: Working with Samuel Cartinhour (Dept.Plant Pathology, Cornell University) on a project involving study of gene regulatory networks in Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000.
Aug 2000- Aug 2002
Research Assistant: Worked as a research assistant with Prof. Dr. Mrs.Thatte on the butterflies of urban area (Pune district) with regards to their diversity, the effect of urbanization on their diversity.
May 2000
Laboratory Assistant: Worked in Nadkarni Pathological Laboratory, Pune, India
Examination of Urine, Stool, Sputum; Performed Blood Grouping, Hemoglobin Estimation, WBC, RBC Counts, Staining Techniques etc.
Publications
Bhole, B.D., Ganguly, B., Madhuram, A., Deshpande, D., Joshi, J., 2004.Biosorption of Methyl violet, Basic Fuchsin and their mixture using dead fungal biomass. Current Science. 86(12): 1641-1645