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Debee Prasad Sahoo
School of Biotechnology
Faculty Profile

Debee Prasad Sahoo

Assistant Professor

School of BiotechnologyRegular

Biography and academic profile

Dr. Debee Prasad Sahoo received his Ph.D. in Life Science from Assam University, Silchar in 2016. He carried out his doctoral research work at Dept. of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati. He did his post-doctoral research work at Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar (2016 to 2018); at Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (2019 to 2021). Currently, Dr. Sahoo is working as an Assistant Professor (II) at School of Biotechnology, KIIT University. His main research interest lies in plant molecular biology focused on the study of genetic, epigenetic, and metabolic regulatory networks involved in plant development and stress responses with applied approaches in crop science aiming to accelerate crop improvement for better yield and stress tolerance.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

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Research Interests

Plant Abiotic Stress, Genetic & Epigenetic Regulation of Stress Tolerance, Small RNAs & Plant Stress, Metabolic Regulation of Root Development, Plant Natural Products

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Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. in Life Science from Assam University (Research work carried out at IIT Guwahati)

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Administrative Responsibilities

Programme Officer (NSS)

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Course Expertise

Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Genetically Modified Organisms, Plant Biotechnology

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Awards and Achievements

Awarded with DGAPA-UNAM Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019, Awarded with National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF) by SERB, Govt. of India 2016, Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Biotechnology 2010

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