EDUCATION

• University of Calcutta Kolkata, India PhD in Botany 2007-2013, Thesis title: Cloning and tissue specific expression of ferritin gene in rice
• University of Calcutta Kolkata, India M.Sc. in Botany (Special paper: Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) 2003-2005
• Rishi Bankim Chandra College, University of Calcutta Naihati, India B.Sc. in Botany (Honours) 2000-2003

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Iron signalling and response in plants
• Plant lectins in osmotic stress regulation

RESEARCH GRANTS

• UGC-BSR Start-up Grant 2017-2019 University Grant Commission, Government of India Project title: Signaling crosstalk between iron and phosphate transport in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Extramural Research Grant 2017-2020 Department of Biotechnology (DHESTBT), Government of West Bengal Project title: Molecular regulation of drought tolerance in rice with special reference to functional aspect of OsR40C1 protein Assistant Professor Molecular Plant Physiology Laboratory (MPP lab) Department of Botany, University of Calcutta 35, Ballygunge Circular Road Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India Mobile: +91-9748605305 Permanent address: 34, Central Road, Shyamnagar, 24 Pgs.(N) Pin 743127, West Bengal, India D.O.B.: 26.12.1980
• Extramural Research Grant 2018-2021 CSIR, Government of India MicroRNA mediated regulation of iron transport in Arabidopsis thaliana

SELECT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. Datta R, Paul S (2019) Long non-coding RNAs: Fine-tuning the developmental responses in plant. Journal of Biosciences (In Press)
2. Gayen D, Ghosh S, Paul S, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K. 2016. Metabolic regulation of carotenoidenriched golden rice line. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1622
3. Paul S, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K. 2016. Analysis of high iron rice line reveals new miRNAs that targets iron transporters in roots. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 5811-5824
4. Gayen D, Paul S, Sarkar SN, Datta K, Datta SK. 2016. Comparative nutritional compositions and proteomics analysis of transgenic Xa21 rice seeds compared to conventional rice. Food Chemistry 203: 301-307
5. Datta R, Paul S*. 2015. Plant microRNAs: master regulator of gene expression mechanisms. Cell Biology International 39: 1185-1190
6. Paul S, Datta SK, Datta K. 2015. miRNA regulation of nutrient homeostasis plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 5:588
7. Paul S, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K. 2015. Dissecting root proteome of transgenic rice cultivars unravels metabolic alteration and accumulation of novel stress responsive proteins under drought stress. Plant Science 234: 133-143