Dr Anusree Saha

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Dr Anusree Saha

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Anusree Saha is a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Biography

I am originally from Calcutta, India, where I completed my bachelor’s degree in Botany. I then moved to the southern part of India and completed my master’s and PhD at the University of Hyderabad. During my PhD, I worked extensively to understand the role of ribosomal protein genes in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in rice. Following this, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at NIAB, focusing on understanding the role of Strigolactone in wheat nitrogen responsiveness. 

Previous Positions

2023 to 2025 - Postdoctoral Research Associate - Niab, Cambridge, UK

2019 to 2023 - Assistant Professor - Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College, India

Qualifications

2022 - PhD in Plant Molecular Biology - University of Hyderabad, India

2015 - MSc in Plant Biology and Biotechnology - University of Hyderabad, India

2013 - BSc in Botany - Presidency College, Calcutta University, India

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Awards & Fellowships

2017 - Junior Research Fellowship - Department of Biotechnology, India

2016 - Newton Bhabha PhD Placement Fellowship

Research

Research Group

Cereal Symbiosis

Research overview

I will be exploring the molecular mechanisms that allow plants to regulate carbon transfer to mycorrhizal fungi. I will also test whether carbon allocation, and therefore the cost–benefit balance of the symbiosis, can be manipulated by genetic engineering of host plants.

Publications

Selected publications

Genome-Wide Identification, Transcript Profiling and Bioinformatic Analyses of GRAS Transcription Factor Genes in Rice 26 November 2021 Frontiers in Plant Science Mouboni Dutta, Anusree Saha, Mazahar Moin & Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti Constitutive expression of Ribosomal Protein L6 modulates salt tolerance in rice transgenic plants 15 July 2021 Gene Mazahar Moin, Anusree Saha, Achala Bakshi, M S Madhav & P B Kirti Gain-of-function mutagenesis through activation tagging identifies XPB2 and SEN1 helicase genes as potential targets for drought stress tolerance in rice 5 April 2021 Theoretical and Applied Genetics Mouboni Dutta, Mazahar Moin, Anusree Saha, Dibyendu Dutta, Achala Bakshi & P B Kirti Study on Transcriptional Responses and Identification of Ribosomal Protein Genes for Potential Resistance against Brown Planthopper and Gall Midge Pests in Rice 2 January 2021 Current Genomics Mazahar Moin, Anusree Saha, Achala Bakshi, D Divya, M S Madhav & P B Kirti Genome-Wide Identification and Comprehensive Expression Profiling of Ribosomal Protein Small Subunit (RPS) Genes and their Comparative Analysis with the Large Subunit (RPL) Genes in Rice 15 September 2017 Frontiers in Plant Science Anusree Saha, S Shubhajit Das, Mazahar Moin, Mouboni Dutta, Achala Bakshi, M S Madhav & P B Kirti

Teaching and supervision

2023 - Undergraduate Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences, supervisor - University of Cambridge, England

2019 to 2023 - Assistant Professor - Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), India