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Biotechnology researcher and PhD candidate with over 8 years of experience in Plant Biotechnology

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Biotechnology researcher and PhD candidate (near completion) with over 8 years of experience in plant molecular biology, tissue culture, and CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing, specializing in haploid induction and doubled haploid technology in rice. Currently completing doctoral research at Utkal University on developing haploid inducer lines for accelerated crop improvement. Experienced in molecular breeding, functional genomics, and in vitro culture systems, with key contributions including an Indian patent on a vacuum-based anther culture device, registered rice germplasm, and multiple peer-reviewed publications. Demonstrated teaching and mentoring ability through guiding 8 MSc dissertations, conducting lectures and practical classes along with training programmes, with a strong focus on integrating theoretical knowledge with hands-on laboratory training and contributing to academic and research excellence.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Binding Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Synthesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Tissue Engineering

Services

• Writing

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Senior Research Fellow

ICAR-NRRI

February 2018 - Present

Education

PhD

Utkal University

October 2022 - Present

M.Tech (Biotechnology)

College of Engineering and Technology

August 2015 - November 2017

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Byomkesh Dash, Sudhansu Sekhar Bhuyan, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Manjusha Chandravani, Nibedita Swain, Prachitara Rout, Jawahar Lal Katara, Parameswaran C., Devanna B. N., Sanghamitra Samantaray, et al.(2022). Androgenesis in indica rice: A comparative competency in development of doubled haploids . PLOS ONE. 17. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString e0267442. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Pattnaik, Snigdha Sameer, Byomkesh Dash, Sudhansu Sekhar Bhuyan, Jawahar Lal Katara, C. Parameswaran, Ramlakhan Verma, Narayanaperumal Ramesh, and Sanghamitra Samantaray. "Anther Culture Efficiency in Quality Hybrid Rice: A Comparison between Hybrid Rice and Its Ratooned Plants." Plants 9, no. 10 (2020): 1306.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Verma, Lakhan, Awadhesh Kumar, and Sanghamitra Samantaray. "DEVELOPMENT OF HAPLOID INDUCER LINES IN INDICA RICE USING CRISPR-CAS9 APPROACH." Extended Summaries (2020): 280.

Devanna, B. N., Awadhesh Kumar, and Sanghamitra Samantaray. "PARENTAL LINE IMPROVEMENT IN HYBRID RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAIT INTROGRESSION USING CONVERGENT DOUBLED HAPLOID BREEDING APPROACH." Extended Summaries (2020): 275.

BOOK CHAPTER

Samantaray, Sanghamitra, Katrina LC Jauhar Ali, Jawahar Lal Katara, Ram Lakhan Verma, C. Parameswaran, B. N. Devanna, Awadhesh Kumar, Byomkesh Dash, and Sudhansu Sekhar Bhuyan. "Doubled Haploids in Rice Improvement: Approaches, Applications, and Future Prospects." Rice Improvement: 425 .

Nayak, S. K., B. Dash, S. Nayak, S. Mohanty, and B. B. Mishra. "Chitinase producing soil bacteria: prospects and applications." In Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology, pp. 289-298. CRC Press, 2020.

Samantaray, Sanghamitra, Byomkesh Dash, Sudhansu Sekhar Bhuyan, Parmeswaran Chidambaranathan, Jawahar Lal Katara, Ram Lakhan Verma, B. N. Devanna, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Awadesh Kumar, and A. Anandan. "High-Frequency Androgenic Green Plant Regeneration in Indica Rice for Accelerated Breeding." In Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 1, pp. 233-255. Springer, Cham, 2020.

Dash, B., S. Nayak, A. Pahari, and S. K. Nayak. "Verrucomicrobia in Soil: An Agricultural Perspective." In Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology, pp. 37-46. CRC Press, 2020.

Nayak, Suraja Kumar, Byomkesh Dash, and Bighneswar Baliyarsingh. "Microbial remediation of persistent agro-chemicals by soil bacteria: an overview." Microbial Biotechnology (2018): 275-301.

Nayak, S. K., B. Baliyarsingh, B. Dash, and B. B. Mishra. "Soil Bacillus—a natural source of antifungal compounds against Candida infection." Antimicrobial research: Novel bioknowledge and educational programs, 6th edn. Formatex Research Center SL, Spain (2017): 166-176.