Dr. T. Gayatri

Dr. T. Gayatri

Assistant Professor

tgayatri@opju.ac.in LinkedIn

  • PhD in Plant Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur - 2018.
  • M. Sc in Biotechnology from Berhampur University, Berhampur – 2009.
  • B. Sc. in Biotechnology from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 2007.

  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Biopolymers

  • Gayatri, T. and Basu A. (2020) Development of reproducible regeneration and transformation system for Sesamum indicum. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 143(2):441-456.
  • Bhunia, R. K., Chakraborty, A., Kaur, R., Gayatri, T., Bhattacharya, J., Basu, A., Maiti, M. K., and Sen, S. K. (2014). Seed-specific increased expression of 2S albumin promoter of sesame qualifies it as a useful genetic tool for fatty acid metabolic engineering and related transgenic intervention in sesame and other oil seed crops. Plant Molecular Biology. 86:351-365.
  • Bhunia, R. K., Chakraborty, A., Kaur, R., Gayatri, T., Bhat, K. V., Basu, A., Maiti, M. K, and Sen, S. K. (2014). Analysis of fatty acid and lignan composition of Indian germplasm of sesame to evaluate their nutritional merits. Journal of American Oil Chemists’ Society. 92: 65-76

  • National symposium on Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology for Food and Nutritional Security. Mar 2013, CFTRI, Mysore.
  • International Conference on Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine and Human Health. Oct 2013, University of Delhi, South campus, New Delhi

  • Qualified NET (National Eligibility test) in 2011.
  • Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (Life Science), 2011, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India

  • Gayatri, T., Nageshwari, B., Kesiraju, S. and Merugu, R., 2024. Bacterial biopolymers: current status and future prospects. Microbial Essentialism, 125-144.