Harmeet Sekhon

Adaptable and proactive individual with a solid background in biotechnology. Known for effective collaboration and thorough report writing, contributing to research initiatives and enhancing team communication. Eager to support innovative projects and drive impactful results.

• Third International Conference of Pharmacy (ICP-2022)

Theme- Practice , promotion and publication pf innovation: "A way of transforming health".

Tittle- In-vitro regeneration of crinum brachynema : A critically endangered medicinal plant of India

• 2nd International conference on Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (ICPPB 2023)
• International conference on Bioengineering and Biosciences (ICBB-2022)
• International symposium on "Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Genome Editing"

42th meeting of plant tissue culture association (India)

• Current Trends and future Perspectives organised by Department of Biotechnology,GFSC University, Gujarat, India- June 2021

• Harnessing plant biotechnology‑based strategies for in vitro galanthamine (GAL) biosynthesis: a potent drug against Alzheimer’s disease.

     Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) (2022) 149:81–103

• Meta-topolin induced in vitro regeneration in Crinum brachynema (Amaryllidaceae): a critically endangered and endemic medicinal plant of India. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) (2022) 151:663–672 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-022-02380-8
• Single-cell transcriptomics is revolutionizing the improvement of plant biotechnology research: Recent advances and future opportunities. March 2023. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 44(6) DOI:10.1080/07388551.2023.2165900
• CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing is revolutionizing the improvement of horticultural crops: Recent advances and future prospects. Scientia Horticulturae.July 2021 289: 110476 0304-4238.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110476
• Biostimulants, the cinderella for plant development, June 2021 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823048-0.00009-5

      In book: Biostimulants for Crops from Seed Germination to Plant Development: A Practical Approach. Publisher: Elsevier

• Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr. (Orchidaceae): A review of its medicinal importance, phytochemistry and pharmacology activities Article in South African Journal of Botany · November 2022. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363519621
• Biotechnological interventions of in vitro propagation and production of valuable secondary metabolites in Stevia rebaudiana. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2021) 105:8593–8614 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-021-11580-9
• Unraveling the medicinal potential and conservation of Indian Crinum (Amaryllidaceae) species. June 2020. South African Journal of Botany 136

       DOI:10.1016/j.sajb.2020.04.029

• Meta-topolin-mediated regeneration and accumulation of phenolic acids in the critically endangered medicinal plant Crinum malabaricum (Amaryllidaceae): A potent source of galanthamine. January 2022. South African Journal of Botany 149. DOI:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.01.016
• Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.: An invaluable and constantly dwindling resource of the Himalayas. September 2020. South African Journal of Botany 135:1-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.08.010
• The Beneficial Role of Silicon Alleviating Heavy Metal and Disease Resistance Stress in Crops.Silicon (2023) 15:2973–2988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-02251-z