Ashwini B N
Bengaluru
Summary
Ph.D. graduate in Plant Pathology and an innovative professional with hands-on experience in plant disease diagnostics, nematode management, and microbial screening for disease control. Through translational research under the DIA program at C-CAMP, I was actively involved in projects on pomegranate blight control using bacterial isolates, the isolation of fungal pathogens from infected leaves and screening of 700 bacterial isolates for antifungal activity, as well as the development of botanical pesticides for sustainable crop protection.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Translational Post Doctoral Scientist
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
Bengaluru
09.2022 - Current
- Currently working under the Discovery to Innovation Accelerator (DIA) Program at C-CAMP, a national translational research initiative supported by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
- The program aims to bridge the gap between academic research and industry by supporting technology validation, product development, and commercialization.
- I started my career through a prestigious program, where I played a major role in the execution of a project focused on botanical pesticide development, emphasizing insect pest management strategies. The project was out-licensed to one of the listed companies for further product development and registration.
- Maintained and collected aphid culture to support experimental requirements.
- Designed and implemented extraction processes for botanicals, performing lab-based bioassays for efficacy testing.
- Screened bacterial strains against fungal pathogens using high-throughput methods.
- Isolated and identified fungal pathogens from infected leaves using molecular techniques.
- Oversaw project planning, including objective setting and timeline management.
- Conducted result analysis with Prism software, providing comprehensive reports on findings.
Education
Ph.D. - Plant Pathology
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bnagalore
Bengaluru03-2022
Master of Science - Agriculture (Plant Pathology)
UAHS, Shivamogga
Shivamogga03-2018
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Bengaluru04-2016
Skills
- Experimental design
- Molecular techniques
- Bioassay development
- Data analysis
- High-throughput screening
- Technology validation
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Technical writing
- Problem-solving abilities
- Microbiology
- Adaptability and flexibility
Languages
English, Kannada
First Language
Research Publications:
- Ashwini, B. N., and Nagaraju, N., 2022, Identification of Tm genes for tomato mosaic virus resistance in tomato germplasm. Mysore J. Agric. Sci., 56 (1): 19-24.
- Gunda V N S Madhu Kiran., Nagaraju, N., Girish, T. R., Ashwini, B. N2021. Molecular investigation revealed bitter gourd crop is more susceptible to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus under diverse crop cultivation practices. 3 Biotech, 11(12): 500.
- Ashwini, B. N., Ravindra, H., Soumya, T.M., 2020, Survey for incidence of Root-knot nematode in FCV tobacco growing soils of Karnataka. Int. J. Curr. Microbio. App. Sci., 9(8): 887-892
- Ashwini, B. N., Ravindra, H., and Karegowda, C., 2018, Management of root-knot nematode [Meloidogyne incognita (KOFOID and WHITE, 1919) CHITWOOD, 1949] in Flue Cured Virginia tobacco (FCV) under nursery conditions. J. Farm. Sci., 31(5): 565-567.
Academic Achievements
- Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET-2019) conducted by the Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ICAR), New Delhi
- Served as class representative during the 5th and 6th semesters of a Bachelor of Science.
Conference/seminar/workshop
- Oral and poster presentations at IPS (Southern Zone) held at UAS, Raichur, Karnataka, India, in 2020
- Poster presentation at the symposium on Endophytes and their Applications in Agriculture held at UAS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- 10 days of hands-on training on next-generation plant disease diagnostics, organized by the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, under the ICAR-CAAST program on next-generation technologies in adaptive agriculture, on forecasting pest and disease outbreaks for effective management, 2019
- 15 days international training program on Advances in Agripreneurship and skill development for reshaping the future of Indian Agriculture organized by Just agriculture and AEEFWS
Timeline
Translational Post Doctoral Scientist
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
09.2022 - Current
Ph.D. - Plant Pathology
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bnagalore
Master of Science - Agriculture (Plant Pathology)
UAHS, Shivamogga
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
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