Kumar Seerangan
PhD., in Molecular Plant Physiology | MSc, in Plant Science, BSc, in Plant Biology & Biotechnology
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About
Plant Cell Biology | Tree Physiology | Biochemistry | Crop Science | Confocal Microscopy | Molecular Biology | Developmental Biology. Avid learner | Creative | Self-driven | Independent | Multi-tasker | Team player | Worked and gained experience from Umeå, Sweden | Multi-cultural environment | Very enthusiastic and career ambitious.
Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher - Umea Plant Science Centre (UPSC) - Umeå, Sweden
(2024-04)
Project-1: Studying starch metabolism in Aspen
PhD. Researcher - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology - Potsdam, Germany
(2019 - 2024)
Project - "Role of cytoskeleton in directional growth"
- Optimized and performed live-cell time-lapse imaging protocol of Arabidopsis leaf using confocal microscopy
- Expertise in image processing and analysis using ImageJ, MorphographX and Imaris
- Developed imaging chamber to monitor leaf development over time
- Performed Arabidopsis transformation to generate transgenic plant lines
- Conducted lab practical course of Biochemistry at University of Potsdam and supervised master students, master intern and new lab members during PhD
Research assistant fellow - Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2018 - 2019)
- Project-1: "Molecular studies on resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis Friv."
- Project-2: "TCA cycle enzymatic assay analysis using Solanum tuberosum (L.)"
Research assistant fellow - Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology (IPMB) | Academica Sinica - Taipei, Taiwan
(2013 - 2017)
- Project-1: "Generation of double haploid (DH) population through anther culture for Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) mapping in rice"
- Project-2: "Study of genomics and chemical composition in Black Cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.)"
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Molecular Biology | Developmental Biology | Biochemistry - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology/University of Potsdam (2019 - 2024)
MSc - Plant Science - Department of Botany, Bharathiar University (2010 - 2013)
BSc - Plant Biology & Biotechnology - Chiakkaiah Naicker College (2007 - 2010)
