Ms. Isha Sharma
| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellow |
| Field of Specialization: | Agricultural Sciences |
| Name: | Ms. Isha Sharma |
| Official Address and Designation: | Research Scholar
Department of Biotechnology Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143 005 Punjab |
| Telephone (O): | 91-183-2258802 |
| E-mail: | ishashrikhand@yahoo.com |
| Duration of Grant: | Nine Months |
| Project Title: | Study the effect of salinity on Brassinosteroids receptors-BRI1/BAK1 |
| Abstract of Project : | |
| My current research work aims in getting insight into the mechanism of brassinosteroids (BRs) mediated protection of plants under abiotic stress. BRs is a group of plant steroidal hormones that regulate a wide range of physiological responses, including stress responses. BRs are perceived by a protein complex containing two trans-membrane receptor kinases: Brassinosteroid Insensitive 1 (BRI1) and BRI1-Associated Receptor Kinase 1 (BAK1). Although a great deal has been discovered regarding BR signaling, a major gap in our understanding lies in the early molecular events that regulate BL-dependent BRI1/BAK1 association and phosphorylation particularly under stress conditions. Thus, my study is aimed at analyzing the effect of salinity on the brassinosteroids receptors BRI1/BAK1, and know whether stress causes any change in the receptors and consequently the BRs perception. Understanding the functioning of BRI1/BAK1 under salinity stress will thus be an important study to divulge BRs mode of action. | |
| Academic Background : | |||
| Ph.D. | Environmental Sciences | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | 2008 – till date |
| M. Phil. | Environmental Sciences | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | 2008 |
| M.Sc. | Environmental Sciences | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | 2007 |
