Research

Decoding plant molecular mechanisms for sustainable agriculture.

DG Lab integrates genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, and crop biology to understand plant stress responses and develop climate-resilient, nutritionally improved crops.

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Research Philosophy

From molecular discovery to field application.

Our research keeps the original page’s detailed academic structure, but presents it with cleaner sections, focused summaries, expandable details, and visual anchors. The goal is to let visitors understand the lab’s work quickly, then explore deeper when interested.

Discover

Identify genes, proteins, and pathways.

Characterize

Study function under stress conditions.

Engineer

Validate targets using molecular tools.

Translate

Connect findings to crop improvement.

Core Research

Protein Homeostasis & Quality Control

Understanding how plants maintain protein balance under stress.

Research Overview

Plants accumulate damaged or misfolded proteins during stress. We study protease systems, organellar proteomes, and quality-control mechanisms that protect cellular function.

ProteasesProteostasisStress Biology

How do chloroplast and mitochondrial protein systems respond to damage? Which proteases and chaperones help plants recover from stress?

LC-MS/MS proteomics, organellar protein profiling, stress treatment assays, and candidate protein validation.

Genomics

Stress-responsive Gene Networks

Deciphering genetic circuits that enable plant survival under adverse conditions.

Research Overview

Climate stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, and dehydration reduce crop productivity. We identify genes, regulatory pathways, and candidate markers linked to stress tolerance.

DroughtSalinityTranscriptomics

Stress-responsive genes, dehydration signaling, expression pattern analysis, and crop-relevant regulatory networks.

Rice, chickpea, and plant systems relevant to stress biology and crop improvement.

Proteomics

Phosphoproteomics & Signaling

Mapping protein phosphorylation networks that regulate stress responses.

Research Overview

Protein phosphorylation rapidly connects stress perception to cellular response. We use phosphoproteomics to identify candidate signaling proteins and regulatory networks.

LC-MS/MSPTMsSignaling

Phosphopeptide enrichment, mass spectrometry, quantitative analysis, kinase-substrate interpretation, and candidate validation.

Phosphorylation reveals fast decision-making events in plants before visible stress symptoms appear.

Genetic Engineering

CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing

Precision breeding for next-generation crop improvement.

Research Overview

Genome editing helps test candidate genes and improve traits linked to nutrition, yield, grain quality, and stress tolerance.

CRISPRTrait ImprovementBiofortification

Targeted editing for stress tolerance, nutritional quality, and crop trait validation.

Candidate gene selection, guide design, transformation, screening, and biological interpretation.

Applied Research

Sustainable Agriculture & Biofortification

Translating molecular discoveries into farmer-relevant and nutrition-linked outcomes.

Research Overview

Applied research connects molecular biology with climate resilience, crop quality, and nutritional security. We focus on traits that matter beyond the bench.

Food SecurityBiofortificationClimate Resilience

Develop crop-improvement strategies connected to stress tolerance, nutrition, and sustainable production.

The lab welcomes research partnerships in crop genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and trait-focused plant biology.

Funding & Support

Research supported by national and international programs.

UGCUniversity Grants Commission support for academic research and training.

SERB-SRGStart-up Research Grant support for early-stage research programs.

SERB-CoreCore research funding for plant molecular biology and crop science.

DBTBiotechnology-linked research support and collaborative project development.

FulbrightInternational academic exchange and research collaboration support.

Support focus: Funding enables molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, genome-editing, student training, and collaborative crop-improvement research.

Explore our research outputs

Read selected publications from DG Lab across plant molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, genome editing, and crop improvement.

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