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Global Change Research Institute, CAS
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Dr. Swati Puranik

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Branch: Laboratory of Ecological Plant Physiology

Workplace: ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.Bělidla 4aBrno603 00

Email: puranik.s@czechglobe.cz

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Research Focus

Understanding molecular basis of stress tolerance/sentivity in plants, genomics, transcritomics, importance of grain nutrional content

Education

2007–2012 PhD in Biotechnology. Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
Thesis Title: Transcript profiling of salt stress in Setaria italica L. and cloning and characterization of related genes

2004–2006 M.Sc. in Biochemistry; First Division (Distinction). Bundelkhand University, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dissertation Title: Effects of arsenate on antioxidant enzymes and phytochelatin synthase gene in different varieties of Brassica juncea

2001–2004 B.Sc. Botany (Hons.); First Division. University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Appointments

  • 2018-onwards: Junior Researcher. Global Change Research Institute (CzechGlobe), Brno, Czech Republic 
  • 2015 – 2017: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow (funded by European Commission). Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, UK 
  • 2013 – 2015: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (funded by National Science Foundation). Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, USA 
  • 2012 – 2013: Research Associate-III (funded by NIPGR postdoctoral fellowship program). National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India 

Awards

  • Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (Year 2015) by the European Commission.
  • Awarded Research Associateship (Year 2013) by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (April 2010-February 2012) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
  • Invited as Guest Research Fellow (February 2009- March, 2009) by Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany.
  • Selected among the top 10 promising scientists in the category ‘Contributing to a better society’ at MSCA 2017 Presidency Conference, Malta, EU.
  • Selected to represent the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) at ‘Voice of Future 2017’ at Parliament of United Kingdom, London. 
  • Invited to participate in ‘Aurora – Developing women leaders in higher education’, a workshop by Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (2015-2016).
  • Selected to participate in ‘Welsh Crucible – Developing future research leaders for Wales’, an award-winning programme of personal, professional and leadership development (2017), United Kingdom.

Important research visits and fellowships

  • Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (Year 2015) by the European Commission. 
  • Awarded Research Associateship (Year 2013) by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. 
  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (April 2010-February 2012) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. 
  • Invited as Guest Research Fellow (February 2009- March, 2009) by Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany.

Membership

  1. Life-member of the Indian Science Congress Association, India (Membership no. L20071). 
  2. Early Career Scientist Member of the SEB, United Kingdom (Membership no. 79878). 
  3. Member of Marie Curie Alumni Association.

Brief scientometrics

Papers in reviewed journals: 25

Book Chapters: 2

Citations: 1047,  H-index: 14