Scientific Staff
Dr. Jinu Jacob
Discipline: Biotechnology | Designation: Scientist | At IIMR Since: 2014
Email: jinu@millets.res.in | Mobile: 8985246163
Profile video Click hereAcademic Qualifications
| Degree | Institute / University | Year of completion | Subject(s) with major field |
|---|---|---|---|
Ph.D. (Biochemistry) |
IARI, New Delhi | 2008 | Biochemistry (major) Molecular Biology and biotechnology (minor) Genetics (Minor) |
| MSc (Biochemistry) | IARI, New Delhi | 2003 | Biochemistry (major) Molecular Biology and biotechnology (minor) |
| BSc (Agriculture) | College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur |
2001 | Agriculture and allied subjects |
Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)
| Designation | Organization | Institution & place of posting | Period (From-to) |
Duration (years, months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientist (Biotechnology) | ICAR | Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) | 2014 to till date | |
| UGC-Kothari post-doctoral fellow |
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad | Department of Plant sciences | Jan, 2012 to December, 2013 | 1 year 11 months |
| Post-doctoral Research Associate | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois State, USA | Department of Crop Sciences | Feb, 2009 to Oct, 2010 | 1 year 8 months |
Current responsibilities:
- Identification of bioactive compounds through metabolomics and gene mining from millets
- Characterizing finger millet-blast pathogen interaction
- Biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in millets
Recent 3 major contributions:
Nil
Recent awards and recognitions:
- Best oral presentation award in functional genomics category in the International conference on millets: Breeding, Physiology, Genomics, Biotechnology, and Nutraceuticals-2023 (ICM-BPGBN-2023) held at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kakkanad, Kochi during 5 to 7 July 2023.
- Best Paper Award for ‘Dry popping- An instant method for popping, molecular characterization in sorghum’. G Sangeeta, Jinu Jacob, G Shyam Prasad and KBRS Visarada in the International conference on emerging biotechnologies held at Warangal, India during 28-30 January, 2016.
Current collaborative activities:
Nil
Recent most significant publications:
- Meena, K., Jacob J, Bhavyasri M., Aruna C., Sanjana Reddy P., Rajendrakumar P., Singode A., Tara Satyavathi C., and Visarada K. B. R. S. (2024). Wide hybridization in sorghum with tertiary gene pool for diversification of parental lines. Crop Science, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21193
- Visarada K B R S, Jacob J, Kanti Meena, Deepika C, Sujatha M (2022). Exploration of incompatible crosses in plants for novel and useful variations. Plant Breeding, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.13047
- Jacob J, Visarada, K.B.R.S., Kanti, M. et al. Dehydration stress influences the expression of brevis radix gene family members in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. 88, 324–335 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-022-00088-z
- Jacob J, Sanjana P, Visarada K B R S, Shobha E, Ratnavathi C V and Sooganna D (2022). Seedling stage heat tolerance mechanisms in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.). Russ J Plant Physiol 69, 128 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443722060140
- B Nandini Priya, P Sanjana Reddy, JV Ramana, Jinu Jacob, B Sreekanth and T Nepolean (2022). Assessment of molecular diversity in pearl millet using SSR markers. The Pharma Innovation Journal. SP-11(8):2235-2240
- Deepika, C., Hariprasanna, K., Das, I.K. Jinu Jacob, Swarna Ronanki, C. V. Ratnavathi, Amasiddha Bellundagi, D. Sooganna and Vilas A. Tonapi. ‘Kodo poisoning’: cause, science and management. J Food Sci Technol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-021-05141-1
- Jacob J, Madhu P, Balakrishna D, Das I K (2019). Magnaporthe grisea infection modifies the expression of anti-oxidant genes in finger millet. Journal of Plant Pathology. 101(1):129-134.
- Jinu Jacob, Mulpuri Sujatha, KS Varaprasad (2017) Screening of cultivated and wild Helianthus species reveals herbicide tolerance in wild sunflowers and allelic variation at Ahasl1 (Acetohydroxyacid synthase 1 large subunit) locus. Plant genetic resources; characterization and utilization. 15(5):421-429
Other professional activities:
- Life member, Society for Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Member (2015 to 2017) of Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (APWSS)
Dr. Jinu Jacob
