Shailesh Karre
Hayward,CA
Summary
Dedicated and highly motivated laboratory scientist well-versed in plant pathology, plant-microbe interactions, and plant physiology-related studies. Excellent multitasker with good communication and problem-solving abilities. Skilled at setting up new plant screening facilities for bio-fertility programs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Scientist
Pattern Ag
Emeryville, CA
06.2022 - 01.2024
- Worked as lead scientist for Plant Biology, mentored/managed four junior scientists, and delegated tasks to complete plant biology-related experiments.
- Designed and maintained a semi-controlled plant growing facility (low-cost and effective grow tents), to perform studies in row crops such as corn and soybean related to biofertility.
- Developed and implemented new screening protocols to identify crop-beneficial Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSBs).
- Identified potential problems and developed solutions related to research projects.
- Recorded and reported test results, and produced graphical representations.
- Provided technical support during presentations of project progress at internal team meetings or with external teams.
- Collaborated with other researchers from different departments within the organization to develop more effective strategies for conducting experiments.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Carolina State University
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Identifying endophytic fungi from wheat, maize, and switchgrass and studying their role in disease resistance against wheat and maize fungal pathogens
- Developed detached leaf assays in Maize and Wheat.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Carolina State University
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Studied the role of candidate genes (E3 ligase proteins) identified using GWAS for maize hypersensitive response
- Characterized two maize E3 ubiquitin ligase genes involved in regulating maize hypersensitive response.
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences
McGill University
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Identification of disease resistance in barley for fusarium head blight based on metabolo-transcriptomics approach
- Characterization of two candidate genes HvCERK1 and HvWRKY23, and their role in conferring fusarium head blight resistance.
Research Scholar
ICRISAT
01.2011 - 01.2012
- My research involved molecular and physiological characterization of DREB transgenics in peanuts, and introgression of DREB gene to other peanut genotypes through back crossbreeding.
Graduate student
University of Agricultural Sciences
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Development of peanut transgenics harboring three regulatory genes such as PDH45, GBF1, and EPSPS using multi-site gateway cloning technology
- The resultant transgenics exhibited oxidative stress and dehydration stress tolerance.
Education
Ph.D. - Plant Sciences
McGill University
MSc (Agriculture) - Crop Physiology
University of Agricultural Sciences
BSc - Agricultural Sciences
University of Agricultural Sciences
Skills
- Research Planning, Experiment Design, and execution
- Experiment Protocol Development
- Data Analysis and Interpretation of Findings, Report Preparation
- Laboratory setup and management skills
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Analytical Thinking
- Research and Publication
- Leading Focus Groups
- Deadline Adherence
- Good communication skills
- Self-Driven and Motivated
Computational Skills
- Abinitio Software’s like SWISS-MODEL, Phire2, PyMOL
- MzMine2, METLIN for metabolomic data analysis
- GraphPad Prism for making graphs and statistical analysis of data
- SnapGene for cloning simulation
- Geneious for basic molecular biology
- Microsoft office
Laboratory Skills
- In-planta screening assays for biofertility
- Microphenotron assay
- Cloning (traditional, gateway, and Golden Gate cloning)
- QPCR, RT-qPCR, and PCR
- Bacterial transformation (both E. Coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens)
- Protein expression, extraction, SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis, and western blot
- Co-Immunoprecipitation assay and Bimolecular Fluorescence assay
- Development of transgenics (tobacco, peanuts, and arabidopsis)
- Virus-induced gene silencing (maize, wheat, barley, and potato)
- CDNA library preparation and generation of expressed sequence tags
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VIUsnW8AAAAJ&hl=en
References
References available upon request
Accomplishments
- Received 5 fellowships during Ph.D. due to excellent academic and research track record
- Gold medal awardee in bachelor for being topper of the batch
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional
Telugu
Native/ Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Research Scientist
Pattern Ag
06.2022 - 01.2024
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Carolina State University
01.2020 - 01.2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Carolina State University
01.2017 - 01.2021
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences
McGill University
01.2012 - 01.2016
Research Scholar
ICRISAT
01.2011 - 01.2012
Graduate student
University of Agricultural Sciences
01.2009 - 01.2010
Ph.D. - Plant Sciences
McGill University
MSc (Agriculture) - Crop Physiology
University of Agricultural Sciences
BSc - Agricultural Sciences
University of Agricultural Sciences
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