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Ph.D Awarded

S.No. Name of the Candidate Title of the Thesis Year of Award Research Supervisor
1 Ms. Sravani Akula Analysis of Factors that Determine Cancer Drug Sensitivity and Identification of Strategies to Overcome the Inhibitor Resistance 2022(S) Dr. K. Rama Krishna
2 Ms. Madhavi Reddy Structural and functional analysis of nitrome of elite indica rice cultivar Rp Bio-226 using high throughput genomic methods 2022(S) Prof. K. Ulaganathan
3 Mr. Balsingh Genomic analysis of bacterial strains occupying insect gut and decaying wood for lignocellulosic bioethanol production 2022(S) Prof. K. Ulaganathan
4 Mr. Praveen Kumar Sequencing the genome of castor wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum ricini and Botrytis ricini 2022(S) Prof. K. Ulaganathan
5 Ms. Latha Bhattu Genomics of endophytic bacteria colonizing elite indica rice cultivar RpBio-226 2022(S) Prof. K. Ulaganathan
6 Ms. E.M.Sunitha Isolation and Functional Validation of SGE1 Gene involved in Colonization of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ricini in Vascular Wilt of Castor using RNAi 2022(S) Prof. K. Ulaganathan
7 Mr. Mote Srinath Studies of genes involved in the biosynthesis of diterpene lactones and their expression in Andrographis paniculata using in vitro elicited adventurous root cultures 2022(S) Prof. C.C. GIRI
8 Ms. A. Shailaja Isolation, characterization of MEP (methyl erythritol phosphate) pathway related genes and differential expression studies using elicited multiple shoot cultures of Andrographis paniculata: a valuable medicinal plant 2022(S) Prof. C.C. GIRI
9 Mr. A. Rajender Goud Bioprospecting of heterotrophic Pestalotiopsis and Autotrophic Chlorella 2022 Dr. K. Srinivas Naik
10 Mr. Ch. Neeraja Development of genetic and genomic resources of Andrographis species 2021 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
11 Mr. Prabhakar Badani Molecular Breeding of Hybrid rice for BPH resistance, Industry sponsored 2021 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
12 Ms. Divya Bhanu Genome-wide computational analysis of water stress responsive DNA methylation and gene expression dynamics in Zea mays Z59 2021 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
13 Mr. K. Vamsee Raja Identification and expression analysis of genes associated with improved agronomic traits of activation tagged lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.) 2020 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
14 Mr. Raju Naini Development of nutraceutical onion by engineering resveratrol biosynthetic pathway and chemical synthesis bioactive stilbene analogs 2019 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
15 Ms. Byreddi Bhavani Venkata Bindu Proteomic and genomic studies for characterization of andrographolide biosynthetic pathway genes in Andrographis paniculata 2019 Prof. C.C. GIRI
16 Ms. Sravanthi Goud Developing an yeast strain for lignocellulosic bioethanol production using high throughput genomic methods 2019 Prof. C.C. GIRI
17 Mr. G. Shivakrishna Rao Production of transgenic male sterile and restorer lines for development of hybrid rice 2018 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
18 Mr. B. Dayakar Development of transgenic rice lines for durable resistance against major insects using Bt Cry1Ac::asal fusion gene 2018 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
19 Ms. M. Praveena In vitro manipulation studies for salinity tolerance in kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca) and rice (Oryza sativa L.). 2018 Prof. C.C. GIRI
20 Mr. U. Rajasekhar Cloning and characterization of fatty acid desaturase 3 encoding gene (Lufad3) from flax and its functional validation in rice 2017 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
21 Ms. M. Sunitha Development of abiotic stress tolerant transgenic rice by overexpression of Cajanus cajan hybrid proline rich protein (CcHyPRP) and C. cajan cold and drought regulatory (CcCDR) genes 2017 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
22 Mr. Mohd. Zaheer Elicitation studies for bioactive compound production using different in vitro cultures of Andrographis paniculata. 2017 Prof. C.C. GIRI
23 Mr. T. Srinath Isolation and characterization of hybrid proline rich gene promoter (CcHyPRP) and cyclin dependent kinase regulatory subunit encoding gene (CKS) from pigeonpea. 2016 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
24 Ms. Sunita Tajne Development of novel fusion protein containing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1Ac and Allium sativum lectin (ASAL) domains for resistance against lepidopteron insects. 2014 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
25 Mr. V.S. K. Chakravarthi Development of Transgenic Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) Resistant to Downy Mildew 2013 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
26 Mr. V.S. K. Chakravarthi Development of transgenic cotton resistant to sap- sucking pests. 2013 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
27 Mr. Ahmed A O Alhaj Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for industrial production glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine 2012 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
28 Ms. L. Swapna Functional validation of developmentally regulated inflorescence specific promoters of rice. 2012 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
29 Ms. Wei Nie Effect of a slightly arabinoxylan and xyloglucans on human skin cells Polysaccharides from Plantago ovata Forssk. Seed husks and Tamarindus indica L. seed 2012 Prof. C.C. GIRI
30 Mr. Pawan Khera Genetic and molecular mechanisms of wide compatibility genes for exploiting inter sub-specific heterosis in rice 2011 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
31 Mr. N. Venkata Rami Reddy Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) in lung disease. 2011 Prof. C.C. GIRI
32 Mr. K. Sekhar Isolation of abiotic stress tolerance genes from pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.), and functional validation of CcCYP and CcMT1 genes in Escherichia coli & Arabidopsis thaliana. 2010 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
33 Mr. B. Vijay Kumar Development of transgenic rice lines exhibiting enhanced resistance to fungal and bacterial diseases by over-expressing Brassica juncea NPR1 and Oryza sativa chi11 genes. 2010 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
34 Mr. J. Madhusudhana Reddy Study of variability in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ricini and development of specific markers for identification 2010 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
35 Ms. T. Sarita Expression of synthetic gene constructs in Escherichia coli for mucosal immunization in animal model systems. 2009 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
36 Mr. K. Venu Structural and kinetic properties of Bacillus subtilis S adenosylmethionine synthetase expressed in Escherichia coli and metabolic engineering of Pichia pastoris for enhanced production of S- adenosylmethionine. 2009 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
37 Ms. Y. Bharathi Evolvement of transgenic rice expressing Allium sativum agglutinin (ASAL), and production of pyramided lines harbouring asal & gna conferring 2009 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
38 Ms. A. Snehalatha Rani RNAI mediated functional validation of root development QTL associated candidate genes in rice 2009 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
39 Mr. D E. Chandrasekhar Rao Cloning and expression of phytase gene from Bacillus species and evaluation of the enzyme as a feed additive. 2008 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
40 Mr. M. Shesheer Kumar Characterization of Indian Isolates of Hepatitis C Virus. 2008 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
41 Mr. M. Shashikanth Computational reconstruction of rice spliceosome and Genome-wide analysis of introns and UTRs of Oryza sativa 2008 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
42 Ms. Gauri Abhyankar Genomic and metabolomic fingerprinting of hairy root cultures of Phyllanthus amarus and Psoralea corylifolia. 2007 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
43 Ms. B. Priyanka Isolation of stress inducible genes from pigeonpea and their functional validation in yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana. 2007 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
44 Ms. S. Mahalaxmi Production of salt tolerant transgenic finger millet (Eleusine Coracana L.) and Development of Plant Promoter Prediction Tool. 2006 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
45 Mr. B. Shyamkumar In vitro propagation and genetic transformation studies in medicinal tree Terminalia chebula Retz. 2006 Prof. C.C. GIRI
46 Mr. C. Anjaneyulu Somatic embryogenesis and genetic transformation studies in Terminalia chebula Retz. 2006 Prof. C.C. GIRI
47 Ms. A. Madhavi Latha Production of transgenic millets resistant to fungal Pathogens. 2006 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
48 Ms. B. Malathi Genetic transformation studies in castor (Ricinus communis L.) 2004 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
49 Mr. Prasad Daida Construction of synthetic AFP gene toxic to Fusarium moniliforme and assessing its potential in developing grain mold resistance in sorghum 2004 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
50 Mr. D. Nagadhara Genetic transformation and production of transgenic indica rice plants resistant to sap-sucking pests. 2003 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
51 Ms. S. Ramesh Production of transgenic rice plants resistant to lepidopteran pests. 2003 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
52 Mr. S. Saleem Basha Identification, isolation and purification of a broad spectrum antifungal chitinase from Bacillus subtilis BC121 and cloning the gene coding for it 2003 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
53 Mr. Prince George Cloning and expression of genes involved in phenyl glycine synthesis. 2002 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
54 Mr. B. Upendranath Singh Genetic variability and selection criteria for resistance to spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). 2002 Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao
55 Mr. Satish Hegde Genetic and molecular basis for residual hybrid vigour in tomato. 2002 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
56 Mr. D. Harshavardhan Establishment of Genetic Transformation protocol for production of transgenic plants in sorghum 2002 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
57 Ms. G. Aparna Molecular Approaches towards Fusarium resistance in Sorghum 2001 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
58 Ms. Shalini Kumar Genetic and molecular basis of water stress tolerance in Rice. 2000 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
59 Mr. Varma Balwant Kumar Construction and expression of a synthetic gene encoding Anantigen for Hepatitis B virus. 2000 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
60 Mr. Sumeet G C Babu Isolation and characterization of serine and proline rich protein encoding gene from Porteresia coarctataT. 2000 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
61 Mr. V. Sravan Kumar Isolation and characterization of chitinase and its encoding gene from Arachis hypogaea L. 1999 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
62 Ms. Modhumita Ghosh Identification and isolation of antifungal proteins and cloning a gene coding for them in Sorghum 1999 Prof. K. Ulaganathan
63 Ms. V. L. Sailaja Electroporation mediated gene transfer in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and isolation of Tonoplast intrinsic protein gene (TIP) from Porteresia coarctata T. 1997 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
64 Ms. Sucheta Tripathy Development of efficient plant regeneration system and Agrobacterium mediated transformation in Indian cotton cultivars Indian cotton cultivars 1997 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
65 Mr. T. Ajay Kumar Molecular and physiological basis of in vitro flowering in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 1997 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
66 Mr. E. Chandra Kanth Construction of gene libraries and isolation of fatty acid desaturase gene in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 1997 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
67 Ms. G. Vijaya Laxmi Studies on plant regeneration from anther and protoplast cultures of indica rice 1996 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
68 Ms. V.V.Subhadra Genetic basis of callusing and plant regeneration from anthers of indica rice 1996 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
69 Ms. S.K. Anitha Efficient plant regeneration from protoplast and anther cultures of salt tolerant indica rics 1996 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
70 Mr. K. Kranthi Jeevan Reddy Genetic analysis and evaluation of salt tolerance in rice 1995 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
71 Ms. A. Sabitha Rani In vitro selection for Cercospora arachidioola resistance in different genotypes of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 1995 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
72 Mr. P. Balakrishna Genetic, Physiological and Molecular basis of salt tolerance in Oryza satival.L and porteresia coarctata tateoka 1995 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
73 Ms. T. Usha Rani Genotypic differences, media, hormones, carbohydrates and amino acids in induction of somatic embryogenesis 1994 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
74 Mr. L. Ramdev Reddy Genotypic differences, direct somatic embryogenesis, plant regeneration and certain biochemical studies in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 1994 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
75 Ms. A K. Sudha Vani In vitro and in vivo selection for Ascochyta blight resistance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) 1993 Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy
76 Ms. K. Uma Rani Genetic and molecular basis of water stress tolerance in rice 1993 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
77 Ms. C.V. Anita Genotypic and molecular basis of salt tolerance in P.coarctata and O. sativa L 1993 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy
78 Ms. Nibeta Lenka Genotypic basis and role of hormones and media in callusing and green plant regeneration from anthers of indica rice 1992 Prof. G. Madhava Reddy