Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

George Thomas, PhD

Scientist G and Dean
Plant Biotechnology & Disease Biology (1997 - 2024)

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ALUMINI

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Thesis Title: Molecular genetics of Pythium resistance in Z. zerumbet populations. Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Rayamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Thesis Title: Expression profiling of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Zingiber spp. with contrasting response to soft-rot pathogen Pythium.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College
Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Thesis Title: Genetic Variation and Pathogen (Pythium myiotylum Drechsler) response in Zingiber species with contrasting breeding systems.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College
Thrissur, Kerala, India

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of incompatible response of Zingiber zerumbet Smith to the soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur, Kerala, India

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Thesis Title: DNA fingerprinting and discrimination of the traditional medicinal rice 'Njavara' from other traditional rice strains.
Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Edathala, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

Thesis Title: Genetic structure of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its progenitor Oryza rufipogon Griff. in India.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Post Graduate Department of Botany and Biotechnology
Bishop Moore College,
Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

Thesis Title: Genetic variation in wild gingers (Zingiberaceae) for resistance to Pythium infection and analysis of differentially expressed transcripts in hosts with different levels of pathogen response.
Current Position:
Senior Research Scientist A
Jubilant Biosis, Bangalore, India.

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Resistance gene candidates from Zingiber spp.: Isolation, characterization and expression analysis.
Current Position:
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragode,Kerala

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization and varietal identification in 'njavara', a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Kerala, India.
Current Position:
Manager, Application Scientists, South Asia,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt., Ltd.,
Bangalore, India.

Lini Varghese

Identification and characterization of key genes that support Pythium myriotylum Dreschler infection in compatible ginger-Pythium soft rot pathosystem.
Current Position:
PhD Student

Jiya Rose

Profiling of putative pathogenicity genes in P. myriotylum Drechsler and identification of host targets in Nicotiana benthamiana
Current Position:
PhD Student

George Thomas, PhD

ALUMINI

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Lini Varghese

Jiya Rose

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George Thomas, PhD

ALUMINI

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Lini Varghese

Jiya Rose