Title Dr. First Name Kamal Last Name Kumar
Designation Assistant Professor
Department Department of Plant Molecular Biology SDC
Email kkumar@pmb.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 24117191
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 2010
PG Tezpur University 2003
UG University of Rajasthan 2001
HSC Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 1997
SSC Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 1995
Qualifications
Examination Name Conducting Body Date of Passing
NET CSIR-UGC JRF and NET held on 22 Dec. 2002 26-06-2003
Administrative Experience (Outside Institution)
Designation Institute Duration
Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi, INDIA 24-06-2010 To 29-06-2013 (3 years, 5 days)
Research Associate - III National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi, INDIA 19-12-2013 To 18-06-2014 (5 months, 30 days)
Research Associate - III National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi, INDIA 11-07-2014 To 12-02-2017 (2 years, 7 months, 1 days)
Research Associate - III National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi, INDIA 13-02-2017 To 22-11-2020 (3 years, 9 months, 9 days)
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
M.Phil Scholars Supervised M.Phil Degrees Awarded M.Phil Theses Submitted
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Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Genomics-assisted genetics of complex regions from chickpea chromosome 4 reveals two candidate genes for Ascochyta blight resistance Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Plant Science 0168-9452 334 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111781 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111781

A small cysteine-rich fungal effector, BsCE66 is essential for the virulence of Bipolaris sorokiniana on wheat plants Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Fungal Genetics and Biology 1096-0937 166 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184523000294?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.fgb.2023.103798

The nuclear effector ArPEC25 from the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei targets the chickpea transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulates lignin biosynthesis, increasing host susceptibility Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals The Plant Cell 1040-4651 35 https://academic.oup.com/plcell/article/35/3/1134/6966000 10.1093/plcell/koac372

Global transcriptome and co-expression analysis reveal robust host defence pathway reprogramming and identify key regulators of early phases of Cicer-Ascochyta interactions Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction 1943-7706 35(11) https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0134-R 10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0134-R

Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Plant Pathology 1364-3703 23 https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mpp.13235 10.1111/mpp.13235

Broadening the horizon of crop research: a decade of advancements in plant molecular genetics to divulge phenotype governing genes Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Planta 1432-2048 255 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-022-03827-0 10.1007/s00425-022-03827-0

Modulation of fungal virulence through CRZ1 regulated F-BAR-dependent actin remodeling and endocytosis in chickpea infecting phytopathogen Ascochyta rabiei Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLoS Genetics 1553-7404 17 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009137 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009137

Transcript profiling reveals potential regulators for oxidative stress response of a necrotrophic chickpea pathogen Ascochyta rabiei Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals 3 Biotech 10 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13205-020-2107-8 10.1007/s13205-020-2107-8

mQTL-seq and classical mapping implicates the role of an AT-HOOK MOTIF CONTAINING NUCLEAR LOCALIZED (AHL) family gene in Ascochyta blight resistance of chickpea Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Plant, Cell & Environment 1365-3040 41 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.13177 10.1111/pce.13177

Phylogenomic analysis of MKKs and MAPKs from 16 legumes and detection of interacting pairs in chickpea divulge MAPK signalling modules Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Scientific Reports 2045-2322 7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-04913-0 10.1038/s41598-017-04913-0

WRKY domain-encoding genes of a crop legume chickpea (Cicer arietinum): comparative analysis with Medicago truncatula WRKY family and characterization of group-III gene(s) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals DNA Research 1756-1663 23 https://academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/article/23/3/225/1745389 10.1093/dnares/dsw010

Comparative structural modelling of a monothiol GRX from chickpea: insight in iron-sulphur cluster assembly Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 0141-8130 51 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813012001857 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.05.014

An alternative approach in Gateway cloning when the bacterial antibiotic selection cassettes of the entry clone and destination vector are the same Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Biotechnology 54 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12033-012-9549-0 10.1007/s12033-012-9549-0

Differential transcript accumulation in chickpea during early phases of compatible interaction with a necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Molecular Biology Reports 1573-4978 39 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11033-011-1255-7 10.1007/s11033-011-1255-7

Non-Journal Publications
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role ISBN Year Link to Publication Level
Functional Characterization of Genes Involved in Legume Nodulation Using Hairy Root Cultures Chapters in Books Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Co-Author 978-981-15-4055-4 International
Constructing synthetic pathways in plants: Strategies and tools Chapters in Books Elsevier B.V. Co-Author 978-0-444-64085-7 International
Genetic engineering to improve biotic stress tolerance in plants Chapters in Books Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Co-Author 978-981-10-2961-5 International
Plant pathogen interactions: Crop improvement under adverse conditions Chapters in Books Springer Science+Business Media New York Author 978-1-4614-5001-6 International
Genomics of filamentous phytopathogens: new insight in pathogenesis and virulence Chapters in Books Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, INDIA Author 978-8185873848 National
Professional Development Programmes
Programme Title Sponsoring Institution Organizing Institution Role Type of Programme
Online two-week Interdisciplinary Refresher Course in “ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY” Ramanujan College, DU in collaboration with MAHARAJA SURAJMAL INSTITUTE, Delhi Attendee Refresher Program
Online Induction Training/ Orientation Programme for Faculty in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions of Higher Education (FIP_36) Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi Attendee Orientation Programme
Talk Poster Presented
Name of the Activity Role Date of Activity
UGC SAP (DRS-I) & DST Sponsored National Seminar on Plant Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century Invited Talk 04-03-2014
"Study of a novel dithiol glutaredoxin from chickpea" as poster in 2nd International Conference in Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology at JNU, New Delhi, INDIA Poster Presentation 07-01-2008
"Analysis of chickpea transcriptome in response to Ascochyta rabiei infection using Roche/454 sequencing" as poster in VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG) (Oct 2–7, 2012) at Hyderabad Poster Presentation 06-10-2012
"The analysis of WRKY superfamily genes in the non-model crop chickpea (Cicer arietinum)" as poster in 7th Annual Convention of ABAP & International Conference on Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine & Human Health (Oct, 18–20, 2013) at DU South Campus Poster Presentation 20-10-2013
PC236- "Interactome analyses in the stress associated signaling cascade: A case for the legume crop chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)" in 3rd International Plant Physiology Congress: Challenges and Strategies in Plant Biology Research at JNU, New Delhi Poster Presentation 13-12-2015
“Fine-mapping of QTLs responsible for Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea” in Satellite Meeting to the International Congress of the Cell Biology 2018, Hyderabad “Dynamics in Plant Cell: Present and Beyond” Feb 2–3, 2018 at NIPGR, New Delhi Poster Presentation 02-02-2018
Global Bio-India 2019 at Aerocity, New Delhi Poster Presentation 22-11-2019
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