Curriculum Vitae
Summary: Ankita Mishra, Ph.D., is a skilled Biotechnologist with expertise in molecular and genetic studies in wheat. With a strong educational background and extensive research experience, she has contributed significantly to the field of biotechnology.
Education
2020 – PhD Biotechnology, BRIC-National Agri-Food Biomanufacturing Institute, Mohali, India
2013 – MSc Microbiology, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India
2010 – BSc Biotechnology (Honours), Ranchi University, Jharkhand, India
Employment
June 2023 – Jan 2025: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Oct 2022 – June 2023: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University
Nov 2020 – Oct 2022: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Agri-Biotechnology Department, BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute, Mohali, India
Awards and Honours
Various awards including International travel support, Best Research Scholar in Plant Sciences Award, and Fellowships from organizations like SERB DST GoI, CSIR GoI, DST-INSPIRE, and ICAR-ARS NET
Courses Studied in PhD
Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechniques, Bioinformatics, Animal cell culture, and Statistics
Skills
Next-generation sequencing, Molecular biology techniques, Biochemical analysis, Molecular breeding, Statistical data analysis, Sequence data analysis, QTL analysis
Publications
Several notable publications including research on wheat genomics and starch biosynthesis
Workshop and Trainings Attended
Participation in workshops and conferences on genetic variants, genomics technologies, and bioinformatics
References
Dr. Joy K Roy – [Email Hidden]
Dr. Sudhir Pratap Singh – [Email Hidden]
Dr. Satya Narayan Patel – [Email Hidden]
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Cover Letter:
July 2nd , 2025
Dear Human Resource & Screening committee,
D-NOME Biosciences,
Hyderabad, India
Warm Greetings!
Please accept my application for the Scientist- Molecular Biology at D-NOME biosciences. I moved to Hyderabad in Feb 2025 from Texas US where I was employed as a post-doctoral research associate with Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture. My area of expertise in the institute was focused on improving the nutritional qualities of cereal grains deploying genomics and molecular biology tools under the responsive agriculture domain.
I earned my Ph.D. in 2020 from **BRIC- National Agri-Food Biomanufacturing Institute (BRIC-NABI)** and the Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. My Ph.D. thesis entitled “**Molecular and genetic basis of amylose/resistant starch variation in bread wheat (_Triticum aestivum_ L)**”. During the course of study I developed EMS mutagenised population (approx. 1200) of bread wheat with wide amylose and resistant starch variation. **This was the first report in wheat suggesting such extreme variations for the trait and the findings were published in BMC Plant Biology, 2016. **Further molecular and genetic studies for the trait were conducted to identify the factors controlling the trait. Various mapping (RIL and backcross) populations for the high amylose trait were developed in same and different genetic backgrounds. Preliminary studies to identify QTLs were performed in F2:3 segregating populations using GBS technology. The QTL-gene identified was sequenced to validate the novel mutations, to further analyze the effect of mutation in protein function the gene was cloned in bacterial system and protein expression was measured. Further to assess the substrate binding activity of the mutant enzyme in-vitro enzyme activity were performed and measured through column chromatography using AKTA PURE system. The findings from the work were published in Euphytica (Mishra et al., 2021 and Sharma et al., 2022).** From my doctoral work I identified two low glycemic wheat lines which are currently at technology readiness level 8 (TRL8) for varietal release. **
In the past five years of my post-doctoral research, I worked on whole genome sequence data of Indian wheat ‘C 306’. The sequence data was _de novo_ assembled and analyzed to identify novel genomic variants associated with chapatti quality characteristics of the variety when compared to the published reference genomes of wheat (Chinese Spring Refseq v1.1 and 10+ wheat genomes). **This was the first high quality assembled genome of any Indian wheat variety**; the key findings from the above work were published in **‘Genomics’ 2021**. Simultaneously, I handled various other genome sequence data from Indian wheat genotypes for improved micronutrient traits. During my last post-doctoral experience at Texas A&M I have been constantly handling larger set of genomics data and continuously deploying molecular biology tools for gene validation using bacterial system.
My past research exposure in academic institutions, I have gained knowledge of various biotechnological, molecular biology tools and bioinformatics to drive continuous flow of research work to achieve the objective of the project. I have thrived in this competitive research environment because I understand the art of integrating plant biology, microbiology and molecular biology. In summary I believe the blend of my Ph.D. and Postdoc expertise on working in genomics, molecular biology and bioinformatics is a complete package that provides analytical knowledge, critical thinking and research experience that helps solve the biological questions for various ongoing projects of the organization. I sincerely thank you in advance for sparing your valuable time in reviewing my application. I look forward to the opportunity to discuss my application and fit in more details.
Best Regards
Ankita Mishra, Ph.D.
Email ID: [Redacted]
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