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Dr. KBRS Visarada
Discipline: Genetics & Cytogenetics | Designation: Principal Scientist | At IIMR Since: 1989
Email: visarada@millets.res.in
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Institute/ University | Year of completion | Subject(s) with major field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Dept of Genetics Osmania University, Hyderabad | 1999 | Genetic transformation of rice through particle bombardment |
| M. Sc | School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1983 | Life Sciences (Plant Sciences) |
| B. Sc. | Andhra University, Waltair | 1981 | Botany, Zoology, Chemistry |
Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)
| Designation | Organization | Institution & place of posting | Period (From-to) |
Duration (years, months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Scientist | ICAR | Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad | 2007-till date | |
| Senior Scientist | ICAR | National Research Centre for Sorghum , Hyderabad | 1999-2007 | 8 years |
| Scientist (Selection grade) | ICAR | National Research Centre for Sorghum , Hyderabad | 1998-1999 | 1 year |
| Scientist (Senior Scale) | ICAR | National Research Centre for Sorghum , Hyderabad | 1995-1998 | 3 years |
| Scientist S-1 | ICAR | National Research Centre for Sorghum , Hyderabad | 1988-1995 | 7 years |
| Scientist | ICAR | Directorate of Pulses Research , ( Now Indian Institute of Pulses Research) Kanpur | 1986-1989 | 3 years |
| Junior Research Fellow | University of Delhi | Dept of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi | 1983-1986 | 3 years |
Current responsibilities:
- Lead role in research project on overcoming inter-specific barriers in sorghum and molecular characterization of new adaptive traits
- Lead role in research project on induction of male sterility in foxtail millet and finger millet.
- Serving in different scientific and management activities as assigned.
Recent 3 major contributions:
- Novel variants for high biomass, forage and grain types developed through wide hybridization in sorghum.
- An Indian patent application was filed, Temp/533/CHE/2009.
- Promising transgenic Bt sorghum lines developed and evaluated in two popular sweet sorghum genotypes, SSV84 and RSSV9, and two elite parental lines of popular Kharif sorghum hybrids, 296B and CS3541.
Recent awards and recognitions:
- Awarded best research paper at the International conference on “Emerging biotechnologies” held at Warangal, India during 28-30 Jan 2016. G Sangeeta, Jinu Jacob, G Shyamprasad, KBRS Visarada. Dry popping- an instant method for popping, molecular characterization in sorghum.
- Elected life member of Plant tissue Culture Association (PTCA-I), India.
- Was awarded TWAS visiting scientist fellowship to visit Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China during Jul-Oct 2013.
Current collaborative activities: -
Recent most significant publications:
- KBRS Visarada and G Sangeetha (2016) Utilization of wild species for sorghum crop improvement. Research paper presented at the PTCA symposium, Lucknow during 25-28 Feb 2016.
- Book Chapter “Advances in Genetic Transformation”- K.B.R.S. Visarada and N. Sai Kishore (2015) In “Sorghum molecular breeding” dited by R Madhusudhana, R Rajendra Kumar, J V Patil, Springer publishers 199-215.
- Visarada, K.B.R.S., Padmaja, P.G., Saikishore, N., Pashupatinath, E., Royer, M., Seetharama, N., and Patil, J.V. (2014). Production and evaluation of transgenic sorghum for resistance to stem borer. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.—Plant 50, 176–189.
Other professional activities
- Serving as member of scientific and research management committees of other research institutions
- Invited professional lectures on Biosafety issues, Intellectual property rights and current advances in transgenic technology
Certified that above facts are correct and I have repeatedly edited and verified to my full satisfaction.
Dr.K B R S Visarada
Last Updated on 4th August 2016