Leonard Barnabas Ebinezer

Dedicated and dynamic postdoctoral researcher, passionate about molecular plant-microbe interaction and plant defense with expertise in molecular biology, microbiology, transcriptomics, and proteomics. Adept at collaboration and data analysis, driving impactful research outcomes in plant-pathogen interactions.

H-index: 16; i10-index: 19; Citations: 751

Google scholar profile: scholar.google.com/citations?user=r4SnjjAAAAAJ&hl=it

1. Battisti, I., Ebinezer, L.B., Lomolino, G., Masi, A. and Arrigoni, G. (2025): Label-free quantitative proteomics of commercial rice beverages reveals the presence of high amounts of exogenous amylases. Food Research International, 200, 115464.

2. Kumaravel, N., Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Franchin, C., Battisti, I., Carletti, P., Sundar, A.R., Masi, A., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. and Arrigoni, G. (2024): Comparative proteomics of sugarcane smut fungus-Sporisorium scitamineum unravels dynamic proteomic alterations during the dimorphic transition. Journal of Proteomics, 304, 105230.

3. Battisti, I., Zambonini, D., Ebinezer, L.B., Trentin, A.R., Meggio, F., Petit, G. and Masi, A. (2023): Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure alters stomatal opening and xylem hydraulics in willow plants. Chemosphere, 344, 140380.

4. Zargar, S.M., Manzoor, M., Bhat, B., Wani, A.B., Sofi, P.A., Sudan, J., Ebinezer, L.B., Dall’Acqua, S., Peron, G. and Masi, A., (2023): Metabolic-GWAS provides insights into genetic architecture of seed metabolome in buckwheat. BMC Plant Biology, 23(1), 373.

5. Ashwin, N.M.R., Agisha, V.N., Vinodhini, T., Amalamol, D., Lakshana, K.V., Nalayeni, K., Ebinezer, L.B., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P. and Viswanathan, R. (2023): Synergistic Integration of Sugarcane Proteomics with Genomics: Proteogenomics to Decipher the Mechanism of Disease Resistance in Sugarcane. In Agro-industrial Perspectives on Sugarcane Production under Environmental Stress. 389-401. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

6. Ebinezer, L.B., Sharma, N., Battistia, I., Ravazzoloa, L., Ravi, L., Trentin, A.R., Barion, G., Panozzoa, A., Dall'Acqua, S., Vamerali, T., Quaggiottia, S., Arrigoni, G.*, Masi, A. (2022): Perfluorinated alkyl substances affect the growth, physiology and root proteome of hydroponically grown maize plants. Journal of hazardous materials, 438, 129512.

7. Zargar, S.M.*, Mir, R.A., Ebinezer, L.B., Masi, A., Hami, A., Manzoor, M., Salgotra, R.K., Sofi, N.R., Mushtaq, R., Rohila, J.S. and Rakwal, R.* (2022): Physiological and multi-omics approaches for explaining drought stress tolerance and supporting sustainable production of rice. Frontiers in Plant Science, 3242.

8. Battisti, I., Ebinezer, L.B., Lomolino, G., Masi, A., Arrigoni, G. (2021): Protein profile of commercial soybean milks analyzed by label-free quantitative proteomics. Food Chemistry, 352: 129299.

9. Nalayeni, K., Ashwin, N. M. R., Ebinezer, L.B., Vinodhini, T., Agisha, V. N., Ramesh Sundar, A.*, Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2021): Comparative expression analysis of potential pathogenicity-associated genes of high-and low-virulent Sporisorium scitamineum isolates during interaction with sugarcane. 3 Biotech, 11(7): 1-14.

10. Romdhane, L., Ebinezer, L.B., Panozzo, A., Barion, G., Dal Cortivo, C., Radhouane, L. and Vamerali, T.* (2021): Effects of soil amendment with wood ash on transpiration, growth, and metal uptake in two contrasting maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids to drought tolerance. Frontiers in plant science 12.

11. Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Amalamol, D., Lakshana, K.V., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P. and Viswanathan, R. (2020): Transcriptional reprogramming of major defense-signaling pathways during defense priming and sugarcane-Colletotrichum falcatum interaction. Molecular Biology Reports, 47(11): 8911-8923.

12. Mir, R.A., Bhat, K.A., Rashid, G., Ebinezer, L.B., Masi, A., Rakwal, R., Shah, A.A. and Zargar, S.M., (2020): DNA barcoding: a way forward to obtain deep insights about the realistic diversity of living organisms. The Nucleus 1-9.

13. Ebinezer, L.B., Franchin, C., Trentin, A.R., Carletti, P., Trevisan, S., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R., Quaggiotti, S., Arrigoni, G., Masi, A. (2020): Quantitative proteomics of maize roots treated with a novel protein hydrolysate: Comparative study with transcriptomics highlights the molecular mechanisms responsive to biostimulants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68(28): 7541-7553.

14. Sharma, N., Barion, G., Shrestha, I., Ebinezer, L.B.*, Trentin, A.R., Vamerali, T., Mezzalira, G., Masi, A., Ghisi, R. (2020): Accumulation and effects of perfluoroalkyl substances in three hydroponically grown Salix L. species. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 191: 110150.

15. Sharma, N., Arrigoni, G., Ebinezer, L.B.*, Trentin, A.R., Franchin, C., Giaretta, S., Carletti, P., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Ghisi, R., Masi, A. (2019): A proteomic and biochemical investigation on the effects of sulfadiazine in Arabidopsis thaliana. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 178: 146-158.

16. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Nalayeni, K., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2018): Genetic and pathogenic variability among the Indian isolates of Sporisorium scitamineum causing sugarcane smut. Journal of Sugarcane Research 8 (2): 138-154.

17. Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Masi, A., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R. (2018): CfPDIP1, a novel secreted protein of Colletotrichum falcatum, elicits defense responses in sugarcane and triggers hypersensitive response in tobacco. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 102 (14): 6001-6021.

18. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2017): Putative orthologs of Ustilago maydis effectors screened from the genome of sugarcane smut fungus - Sporisorium scitamineum. Australasian Plant Pathology 46(2): 147-156.

19. Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B, Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Masi, A., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R. (2017): Comparative secretome analysis of Colletotrichum falcatum identifies a cerato-platanin protein (EPL1) as a potential pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) inducing systemic resistance in sugarcane. Journal of proteomics 169:2-20.

20. Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Sundar, A.R., Muthumeena, M., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2017): Disease suppressive effects of resistance-inducing agents against red rot of sugarcane. European Journal of Plant Pathology 149(2): 285-297.

21. Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Masi, A., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R. (2017): Advances in proteomic technologies and their scope of application in understanding plant-pathogen interactions. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 26(4): 371–386.

22. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Kaverinathan, K., Trentin, A.R., Pivato, M., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Carletti, P., Arrigoni, G., Masi, A., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R. (2016): In vitro secretomic analysis identifies putative pathogenicity-related proteins of Sporisorium scitamineum – The sugarcane smut fungus. Fungal Biology 121(3):199-211.

23. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Kaverinathan, K., Trentin, A.R., Pivato, M., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Rosana, O.B., Neethukrishna, K. and Carletti, P., Arrigoni, G., Masi, A., Agrawal, G.K., Rakwal, R. (2016): Proteomic analysis of a compatible interaction between sugarcane and Sporisorium scitamineum. Proteomics 16: 1111-1122.

24. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2015): Sugarcane proteomics: An update on current status, challenges and future prospects. Proteomics 15(10): 1658-70.

25. Ebinezer, L.B., Ashwin, N.M.R., Kaverinathan, K., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2015): A report of Ustilago cynodontis infecting the Bermuda grass - Cynodon dactylon in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Sugarcane Research 5 (1): 66- 69.

26. Trentin, A.R., Pivato, M., Mehdi, S.M., Ebinezer, L.B., Giaretta, S., Fabrega-Prats, M., Prasad, D., Arrigoni, G., Masi, A. (2015): Proteome readjustments in the apoplastic space of Arabidopsis thaliana ggt1 mutant leaves exposed to UV-B radiation. Frontiers in Plant Science 6: 128.

27. Sundar, A.R., Ashwin, N.M.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2015): Disease resistance in sugarcane - An overview. Scientia Agraria Paranaensis. 14: 200-212.

28. Sundar, A.R., Ebinezer, L.B., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2012): A Mini-Review on Smut Disease of Sugarcane Caused by Sporisorium scitamineum In: Botany, Eds. Mwori. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech 109-128.

29. Ebinezer, L.B., Muthumeena, M., Sundar, A.R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2012): Standardization of a staining methodology for sugarcane proteins towards better MS compliance. Journal of Sugarcane Research 21: 37-45.

30. Lokesh, R., Ebinezer, L.B., Madhuri, P., Saurav, K., Sundar, K. (2010): Larvicidal Activity of Trigonella foenum and Nerium oleander Leaves Against Mosquito Larvae Found in Vellore City, India. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2(3): 154-160.

• Nature communications
• International Journal of Molecular sciences
• Microbiological research
• Molecular Biology Reports
• Journal of Plant Pathology
• Journal of fungi
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research

• October 2013 - March 2014: Research grant for foreign researchers awarded by the Fondazione Ing. Aldo Gini, Italy: DAFNAE, University of Padova, Italy
• May 2010 - July 2010: Summer research fellowship awarded by Indian Academy of Sciences, India: Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi on 01/01/16 in the discipline of Agricultural Biotechnology for eligibility of Lectureship/Assistant professorship.

• Dr. Antonio Masi, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources and Environment, University of Padova, Padova, 35020, Italy, antonio.masi@unipd.it, +39 049 8272932
• Dr. Paolo Carletti, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources and Environment, University of Padova, Padova, 35020, Italy, paolo.carletti@unipd.it, +39 049 8272934
• Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar, Principal Scientist, Plant pathology section, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, 641041, India, rameshsundar_sbi@yahoo.co.in, +91 9486412729
• Dr. Laurence Bindschedler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Plant Molecular Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, TW20 0EX, UK, laurence.bindschedler@rhul.ac.uk, +44 1784 443767

• Date of Birth: 06/14/89
• Nationality: India