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*Email: udevisetty@ucdavis.edu | *Email: udevisetty@ucdavis.edu | ||
I am a post doctoral researcher at the University of California Davis where i work in a project related to agroecological gene prediction and computation networks in Brassica rapa. | I am currently working as a post doctoral researcher in Plant Biology department at the University of California Davis where i work in a project related to agroecological gene prediction and computation networks in Brassica rapa. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
* 2009, PhD, University of Nottingham (UK) | * 2009, PhD, University of Nottingham (UK) | ||
* 2003, MSc., G.P.P.U.A.T (INDIA) | * 2003, MSc., G.P.P.U.A.T (INDIA) | ||
* 2000, B.Sc., A.N.G.R.A.U (INDIA) | * 2000, B.Sc., A.N.G.R.A.U (INDIA) | ||
==Research | ==Research Projects== | ||
*PostDoctoral: | |||
- Construction of gene expression networks and computational models to understand plant crowding in Brassica rapa. | |||
- Detected molecular genetic markers and constructed the comprehensive transcriptome assembly pipeline using deep RNA-Seq of Brassica rapa. | |||
-Optimized the high-throughput protocol for making RNA-Seq libraries from mapping population (~1500 lines) of Brassica rapa. | |||
- Determined the genotype of mapping population of Brassica rapa by RNA-Seq, currently mapping the expression QTL for crowding. | |||
- Conducted RNA-Seq analysis on Phytochrome mutants of Brassica rapa. | |||
*phD: | |||
- Investigated meiotic recombination in wheat using molecular biology, molecular genetics and field-based crop analysis. | |||
- Cloned RAD51 & DMC1 meiotic homoeologous genes of wheat and investigated their role in meiotic recombination pathway in Arabidopsis using variety of functional genomic approaches | |||
*Research Technician: | |||
- Cloning and isolation of RNAase and SLF alleles of Petunia hybrida using 3’ & 5’ RACE, Southern blotting and western blotting for molecular analysis. | |||
- Gateway cloning, yeast two-hybrid assays and petunia and cherry anther and style library screens with identified baits. | |||
- Agrobacterium infection of RNAi constructs into petunia lines to generate transgenic plants lacking incompatibility alleles. Propagation of transformants to establish and maintain glasshouse grown transgenic stocks. | |||
- Provided technical support to line manager and guided two Master’s students and one B.Sc., student towards completing their dissertation. | |||
* | *Junior Research Fellow: | ||
* | - Developed tissue culture regeneration protocol for rapid multiplication of legume plant – Leucaena leucocephala (subabul) | ||
* | -Developed Agrobacterium mediated transformation protocol for Leucaena leucocephala | ||
==Research interests== | |||
* Natural variation in plants, in particular genetic variation involved in plant domestication and adaptation | |||
* Application of RNA-Sequencing technology for understanding crop functional genomics | |||
* Whole genome annotation of sequenced genomes using modern bioinformatics tools | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
- Daniel Koenig, José M. Jiménez-Gómez, Seisuke Kimura, Daniel Fulop, Daniel H. | |||
Chitwood, Lauren R. Headland, Ravi Kumar, Michael F. Covington, Upendra Kumar Devisetty, and Julin N. Maloof: Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of selection in domesticated and wild tomato. PNAS 2013 : 1309606110v1-201309606 | |||
Upendra | - Polly Yingshan Hsu, Upendra K Devisetty, Stacey Harmer: Accurate timekeeping is | ||
controlled by a cycling activator in Arabidopsis. eLife 2:e00473 | |||
BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:245 | - Upendra Kumar Devisetty, Katie Mayes and Sean Mayes: The RAD51 and DMC1 homoeologous genes of bread wheat: Cloning, molecular characterization and expression analysis. BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:245 | ||
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Contact Info
- Upendra Kumar Devisetty
- Post doctoral researcher
- University of California Davis
- 1 Shields Avenue
- Davis, CA, USA.
- Email: udevisetty@ucdavis.edu
I am currently working as a post doctoral researcher in Plant Biology department at the University of California Davis where i work in a project related to agroecological gene prediction and computation networks in Brassica rapa.
Education
- 2009, PhD, University of Nottingham (UK)
- 2003, MSc., G.P.P.U.A.T (INDIA)
- 2000, B.Sc., A.N.G.R.A.U (INDIA)
Research Projects
- PostDoctoral:
- Construction of gene expression networks and computational models to understand plant crowding in Brassica rapa. - Detected molecular genetic markers and constructed the comprehensive transcriptome assembly pipeline using deep RNA-Seq of Brassica rapa. -Optimized the high-throughput protocol for making RNA-Seq libraries from mapping population (~1500 lines) of Brassica rapa. - Determined the genotype of mapping population of Brassica rapa by RNA-Seq, currently mapping the expression QTL for crowding. - Conducted RNA-Seq analysis on Phytochrome mutants of Brassica rapa.
- phD:
- Investigated meiotic recombination in wheat using molecular biology, molecular genetics and field-based crop analysis. - Cloned RAD51 & DMC1 meiotic homoeologous genes of wheat and investigated their role in meiotic recombination pathway in Arabidopsis using variety of functional genomic approaches
- Research Technician:
- Cloning and isolation of RNAase and SLF alleles of Petunia hybrida using 3’ & 5’ RACE, Southern blotting and western blotting for molecular analysis. - Gateway cloning, yeast two-hybrid assays and petunia and cherry anther and style library screens with identified baits. - Agrobacterium infection of RNAi constructs into petunia lines to generate transgenic plants lacking incompatibility alleles. Propagation of transformants to establish and maintain glasshouse grown transgenic stocks. - Provided technical support to line manager and guided two Master’s students and one B.Sc., student towards completing their dissertation.
- Junior Research Fellow:
- Developed tissue culture regeneration protocol for rapid multiplication of legume plant – Leucaena leucocephala (subabul) -Developed Agrobacterium mediated transformation protocol for Leucaena leucocephala
Research interests
- Natural variation in plants, in particular genetic variation involved in plant domestication and adaptation
- Application of RNA-Sequencing technology for understanding crop functional genomics
- Whole genome annotation of sequenced genomes using modern bioinformatics tools
Publications
- Daniel Koenig, José M. Jiménez-Gómez, Seisuke Kimura, Daniel Fulop, Daniel H. Chitwood, Lauren R. Headland, Ravi Kumar, Michael F. Covington, Upendra Kumar Devisetty, and Julin N. Maloof: Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of selection in domesticated and wild tomato. PNAS 2013 : 1309606110v1-201309606
- Polly Yingshan Hsu, Upendra K Devisetty, Stacey Harmer: Accurate timekeeping is controlled by a cycling activator in Arabidopsis. eLife 2:e00473
- Upendra Kumar Devisetty, Katie Mayes and Sean Mayes: The RAD51 and DMC1 homoeologous genes of bread wheat: Cloning, molecular characterization and expression analysis. BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:245
