Dr. Dipak Gayen
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences
Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, Ajmer, India
Biography
Dr. Dipak Gayen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Central University of Rajasthan. He specializes in genomics, proteomics, molecular biology and genetic engineering of plants.
Dr. Gayen has combined his expertise in plant molecular biology, particularly nutritional genomics with cell biology techniques. His research has made significant progress in analyzing chloroplast and mitochondrial proteomes for understanding molecular stress adaptation mechanisms under dehydration in crop plants.
Prior to joining CURAJ, Dr. Gayen completed his postdoctoral training as a Fulbright Fellow at Cornell University, USA, and as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi.
Education & Training
Awards & Recognition
Research Interests
Selected Publications
OsDUF2488 acts synergistically with OsPrx1.1, regulates ROS metabolism and promotes dehydration tolerance in rice
Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23, 3879-3899
Decoding post-translational modifications for understanding stress tolerance in plant
Crop Design, 100077
Genome editing for improving nutritional quality, post-harvest shelf life and stress tolerance of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals
Frontiers in Genome Editing, 5, 1094965
Plant protease as regulator and signaling molecule for enhancing environmental stress-tolerance
Plant Cell Reports, 40(11), 2081-2095
Down-regulation of lipoxygenase gene reduces degradation of carotenoids of golden rice during storage
Planta, 242, 353-363 — 74 citations
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