Dr. Lopamudra Satapathy

Designation	:	Assistant Professor (Agriculture) & Head of the Department
Department	:	Faculty of Agriculture
Email ID	:	lipi.lopa@gmail.com

Functional genomics and proteomics, stress biology, plant-pathogen interaction studies

Research Highlights

Genome-wide & Transcriptome-wide analysis and prediction of leaf rust responsive plant transcription factors with emphasis on NF-X1, WRKY, bZIP, ARF and NAC from Next Generation Sequencing data of Near-Isogenic wheat lines
PCR methodology, gDNA and cDNA cloning, Next Generation Sequencing data analysis
Gene expression studies through Real time PCR (biotic and abiotic stress)
Expression analysis of plant Transcription Factors in wheat under biotic stress using SOLiD-SAGE dataset and in silico microarray based analysis studies
DNA-protein interaction studies
Metagenomics study of soil
DNA Sequences submitted to NCBI
KT865877 - KT865879 WRKY Transcription Factors of wheat.
Reviewer of Asian journal of Agricultural extension, economics and sociology

In Peer Reviewed Journals

Satapathy L, Kumar D, Kumar M, Mukhopadhyay K (2018) Functional and DNA-protein binding studies of WRKY transcription factors and their expression analysis in response to biotic and abiotic stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 3 Biotech 8: 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-017-1064-3 IF- 1.361
Singh D, Kumar D, Satapathy L, Pathak J, Chandra S, Dhariwal R, Kumar M, Prabhu KV, Balyan HS, Gupta PK, Bhagnare GR, Mukhopadhyay K (2017) Insights of Lr28 mediated wheat leaf rust resistance: transcriptomic approach. Gene DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2017.09.028 637:72-89 IF-2.415
Satapathy L. and Mukhopadhyay K (2016) Transcriptome-wide analysis of NFX1 transcription factors in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and their leaf rust responsive expression profiling. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 8(2):1-6. IF-0.5
Satapathy L, Singh D, Ranjan P, Kumar D, Kumar M and Mukhopadhyay K (2014). Transcriptome-wide analysis of WRKY transcription factors in wheat and their leaf rust responsive expression profiling. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 289:1289-1306. DOI: 10.1007/s00438-014-0890-9. IF-2.979
Kumar D, Kapoor A, Singh D, Satapathy L, Singh AK, Kumar M, Prabhu KV and Mukhopadhyay K (2014). Functional characterization of a WRKY Transcription Factor of wheat and its expression analysis during leaf rust pathogenesis. Functional Plant Biology. 41:1295-1309. https://dx.doi.org/10.107/FP14077. IF-2.3

Book Chapters

Lopamudra Satapathy, Dhananjay Kumar and Kunal Mukhopadhyay (2017) WRKY Transcription Factors: Involvement in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. In Recent Advances in Applied Microbiology Chapter 11, pp. 229-246 Published by: Springer-Nature.
Lopamudra Satapathy and Kunal Mukhopadhyay (2017) Cloning, Evolutionary Relationship and Microarray-Based Expression Analysis of WRKY Transcription Factors in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Applications of Biotechnology for Sustainable Development. DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-5538-6_4 pp. 21-26 Published by: Springer-Nature.

In Conference and Proceedings

Satapathy L and Mukhopadhyay K. Cloning, evolutionary relationship and microarray based expression analysis of WRKY transcription factors in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Poster presented at National Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development December 17-19, 2015, B.I.T Mesra, Ranchi, India.
Satapathy L, Kumar D, Singh D, Kumar M and Mukhopadhyay K. In silico identification, annotation and expression profiling of wheat WRKY Transcription Factors in response to leaf rust pathogenesis using Next Generation Sequencing data. Poster Presented in BGRI Technical Workshop 2013, held in New Delhi, India.
Kumar D, Kapoor A, Satapathy L, Kumar M and Mukhopadhyay K (2013). Functional characterization of a wheat WRKY transcription factor with a protective role in leaf rust pathogenesis and AFM imaging of the protein-DNA complex. Poster Presented in BGRI Technical Workshop 2013, held in New Delhi, India.
Ranjan P, Satapathy L and Mukhopadhyay K. In silico analysis of wheat WRKY45 protein at National Conference on Biolife, 9-10 March 2013, Lucknow, India.

Participated in workshop on Emerging techniques in Bioinformatics and its applications (Nov 30 2015- December 4, 2015) held at Dept. of Bio-Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi
Undergone one month training in Regional Plant Resource Centre, Govt. of Orissa, on Micropropagation In Banana Tissue Culture.
15 days training program in Kerala University on Molecular Biology Techniques
Undergone 2 months summer research in North Eastern Hill University, Shillong as a Summer Research Fellow from Indian Academy Of Sciences, Bangalore in molecular biology and genetics lab.

Awarded certificate of excellence in reviewing Asian journal of Agricultural extension and economics in recognition of outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal.
Received DST-INSPIRE fellowship from DST, Govt. of India INSPIRE FELLOW CODE: IF590/No. DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/ 2011/318 for being the Gold medalist during Post Graduation.
Satapathy L and Mukhopadhyay K conferred the best poster award (first prize) for the poster entitled Cloning, evolutionary relationship and microarray based expression analysis of WRKY transcription factors in wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) at National Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development at B.I.T Mesra, Ranchi, India (17-19 Dec 2015).
Received Summer Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore for the year 2008 and worked at the the department of biotechnology and bioinformatics, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong under the guidance of Professor Anupam Chatterjee as a summer research fellow.
Awarded scholarship under Ramaswamy Padayatchiar Endowment award instituted by Govt. of Tamil Nadu in recognition of academic performances for the year 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2009-2010.