Dr. Hemavathi Associate Professor

Specialization

Plant Biotechnology

Areas Of Interest

Molecular plant physiology, Molecular farming, phytoremediation

Qualification

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Teaching Experience

3 Years

Awards & Recognition

• Women Scientist Fellowship (DST)

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Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

Funded Project (amount sanctioned)

• 145000 (SeedFund) REVA University

Publications In Refereed Journals

Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 Rated)

• Disruption of Prefoldin2 Protein in Root-Knot Nematode Through Host Mediated Silencing Leads to Efficient Down-Regulation in Turn Protecting Plants. Hemavathi Ajjappala, Ha Young Chung, Joon-Soo Sim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2015). Planta, 241:773-787, DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2211-2, Q1
• Expression and Functional Validation of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin B (LTB) and Cholera Toxin B (CTB) Subunits in Transgenic Rice (Oryza sativa). Ho Seon Soh, Ha Young Chung, Hyun Ho Lee, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Kyoungok Jang, Jong-Hwa Park, Joon-Soo Sim, Gee Young Lee, Hyun Ju Lee, Young Hee Han, Jae Wook Lim, In Sik Chung and Bum-Soo Hahn (2015). SpringerPlus, 4:148, DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-0847-4, Q1
• Dynamic Proteomic Profile of Potato Tuber During its invitro Development. Jae-Woong Yu, Jong-Soon Choi, Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Sang-Oh Kwon, Mayank Anand Gururani, Nookaraju Akula, Ju-Hyun Nam, Chi-Won Choi, Seung-Il Kim, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Hyun- soon Kim, Jae-Heung Jeon and Se-Won Park (2012). Plant Science, 195, 1-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.06.007, Q1
• Expression and Large-Scale Production of the Biochemically Active Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator in Hairy Roots of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo).Sung-Ryong Kim, Joon-SooSim, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 113(1),106-111, DOI:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.09.008, Q1
• Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Transient Analysis of Transgenic Potato Overexpressing D-GalacturonicAcid ReductaseGene for Salinity Stress Tolerance. Jelli Venkatesh, Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Jae-Woong Yu, Ajjappala Hemavathi, Doo-Hwan Kim, Reto J. Strasser and Se Won Park (2012). Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology, 53(4), 320-328, DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0035-1, Q2
• Expression of the Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator in Hairy Roots of Oriental Melon (Cu-cumis melo). Sol Kang, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Hyun-Hui Seo, Joon-Soo Sim, Sang-Hong Yoon, Bon-Sung Koo, Yong-Hwan Kim, Sukchan Lee and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). (Equal first au-thor). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 29(4), 919-926, DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0303-8, Q1
• Transgenic Potato Overproducing L-Ascorbic Acid Resisted an Increase in Methylglyoxal Un-der Salinity Stress via Maintaining Higher Reduced Glutathione Level and Glyoxalase Enzyme Activity. Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Jelli Venkatesh, Mayank Anand Gururani, Leonid Asnin, Kavita Sharma, Hemavathi Ajjappala and Se Won Park (2011). Biotechnology Letters, 33(11), 2297-2307, DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0684-7, Q1
• Biochemical Analysis of Enhanced Tolerance in Transgenic Potato Plants Overexpressing D-Galacturonic Acid Reductase Gene in Response to Various Abiotic Stresses. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Nookaraju A, Kim HS, Heung JJ, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2011). Mo-lecular Breeding, 28, 105-115, DOI: 10.1007/s11032-010-9465-6, Q1
• Enhanced Ascorbic Acid Accumulation in Transgenic Potato Confers Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Nookaraju A, Ko EY, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2010). Biotechnology Letters, 32, 321-330, DOI 10.1007/s10529-009-0140-0, Q1
• Over-expression of Strawberry D-Galacturonic Acid Reductase in Potato Leads to Accumula-tion of Vitamin C with Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Ko EY, Nookaraju A, Kim HS, Heung JJ, Oh MO, Reddy AC, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2009). Plant Science, 177, 659-667, DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.08.004, Q1

Other Publications

• Effect of Different Levels of Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens on Growth and Nutrition of Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). Hemavathi, Vitttal Navi, Shashidhar KS and Suresh CK (2006). Environment and Ecology, 24(2): 277-279.
• Expression of Human Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Derivatives in Transgenic Hairy Root of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo). Hemavathi Ajjappala, Joon-SooSim, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2011). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 23(2), 205-209
• Large-Scale Production of Transgenic Hairy Root of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo) Expressing Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator. Sung-Ryong Kim, Byung-Ju Oh, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Sun-Ho Eom, Joon-SooSim, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(2), 226-231
• RNA Intereference Silencing in Root-Knot Nematodes. Hemavathi Ajjappala, Joon-Soo Sim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(4), 485-493
• Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Glutamine synthase Gene from Serratia marcescens Involved in Phosphate Solubilization. Brijesh AS, Hemavathi and Siddarame Gowda TK (2015). Environment & Ecology, 33 (3):1089-1094
• Zinc uptake and accumulation in recombinant inbreed lines of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) un-der varied zinc levels. Hemavathi, Brijesh AS, Shashidhar HE and Vijayakumar Swamy HV (2017). International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7(3): 421-426
• Gene expression analysis in roots of rice (oryza sativa L.) under varied zinc condition. Hemavathi, Brijesh AS and Shashidhar HE (2017). International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7 (4), 651-656.

Research Summary

• Metabolic engineering of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) for enhanced ascorbic acid biosynthesis
• Host-Mediated Silencing Of Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) Genes    through RNA Interference (RNAi) In Tobacco.
• Molecular Farming for Biopharmaceutical (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) Production in Rice
• Transcriptomic profiling and expression analysis of genes under varied zinc levels in high zinc accumulating rice line using microarray

UG / PG Projects