Aasiya Nabi
Jammu and Kashmir| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships |
| Project Title: | Exploration of CRISPR-Cas9 and Transcriptomics for Understanding the Phaseolus vulgaris-Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Interface |
| Field of Study: | Agricultural Sciences |
| Home Institution: | SKUAST-Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Host Institution: | Kansas State University , Manhattan, KS |
| Grant Start Month: | August 2023 |
| Duration of Grant: | Nine months |
Brief Bio:
Ms. Aasiya Nabi is a Ph.D. candidate at Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar. Using technologies like Crispr-cas9 to target pathogen effector genes and Transcriptomics, her doctoral thesis focuses on understanding how pathogens modulate the host functions during pathogenesis. She has publications in well reputed journals,and has participated and presented papers and abstracts at national and international conferences and webinars.
Ms. Nabi holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture, and a master’s degree in plant pathology from SKUAST-Kashmir. She has been a meritorious student during her bachelors’ and masters’ degree. As a student of horticultural sciences, she likes to participate in farmer awareness programs. She is also a nature photographer who likes spending time in nature. She enjoys traveling and interacting with people from different cultures.
As a Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research fellow, Ms. Nabi is exploring the Crispr-cas9, a genome editing tool, to delineate pathogenesis mechanism of plant pathogens. She is primarily working on understanding the host-pathogen interaction to devise viable and eco-friendly disease management strategies.