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Shri Ram Yadav
Professor
shri.yadav[at]bt.iitr.ac.in
BSBE, IIT Roorkee
+91-1332-284782
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Research Interests
Plant Developmental Biology; Functional genomics of plant root organogenesis; Transcriptional regulation of cell fate determination and tissue trans-differentiation; Epigenetic control of gene expression
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Educational Details
University of Helsinki, FINLAND
2013
Post-doctoral Research , Plant Developmental Biology
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA
2009
Ph.D., Plant Developmental Biology
University of Jammu, Jammu, INDIA
2002
M.Sc., Biotechnology
Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi, INDIA
2000
B.Sc., Botany, Chemistry
Professional Background
Professor
18 Mar 2025 - Present
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Associate Professor
10 Aug 2020 - 17 Mar 2025
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Assistant Professor
30 Dec 2013 - 09 Aug 2020
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Gene regulatory modules downstream of rice WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX in regulating root branching 21 Oct 2024 Molecular Genetics 53 lakhs ANRF (SERB), India, India
Functions and interactions of WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX and PLETHORA genes 05 Sep 2023 Plant Developmental Biology 77 lakhs DBT, India, India
Function and regulatory networks downstream of PLETHORA genes in the control of different branching events in rice 01 Aug 2023 Functional Genomics 141 lakhs INDO-FRENCH (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA), University of Montpellier, France, India
Phenotypic characterization and gene mapping of novel early rice flowering mutants 27 Dec 2021 Plant Molecular Genetics 35.27 lakh SERB
Epigenetic regulation of Cell fate transition during crown root initiation in rice 23 Dec 2021 Plant Developmental Biology 38.5 lakh SERB
Investigating gene regulatory networks operating downstream of OsAP2/ERF-40 during rice adventitious root develop 11 Jun 2020 Plant Developmental Biology 54 lack SERB India
Systematic transcript profiling and functional analysis of regulators during rice root development 01 Jan 2017 Systematic transcript profiling and functional analysis of regulators during rice root development Rs. 79 Lakh DBT
Functional Genomics of Rice Root System Architecture (RSA): hormonal regulation 01 Jan 2016 Functional Genomics of Rice Root System Architecture (RSA): hormonal regulation Rs. 51 Lakh SERB
Functional Studies of Transcriptional Network downstream of Crown Rootless1 01 Jan 2016 Functional Studies of Transcriptional Network downstream of Crown Rootless1 Rs. 15 Lakh INSA
Auxin-cytokinin interaction and its functional significance 01 Jan 2015 Auxin-cytokinin interaction and its functional significance Rs. 44 Lakh DBT




Collaborations
Prof. Pascal Gantet
Université de Montpellier, France
Dr. Stefan Jouannic
Research and Development Institute (IRD) Montpellier, France, France
Dr. Mikael Lucas
Research and Development Institute (IRD) Montpellier, France, France
Prof. Ive De Smet
Ghent University, Belgium, Belgium
Prof. Kalika Prasad
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Prof. Mukesh Jain
JNU, New Delhi, India
Dr. Nand K Singh
MNNIT, Prayagraj, India
Prof. Divya Chandran
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India, India
Publications

(31) Tripathi, D. K., Corpas, F. J., and Yadav, S. R. (2024) Plant root biology under a changing environment. Planta: 260, Article number: 129. (Impact factor: 4.8)

(30) Kumar, A., Verma, K., Kashyap, R., Joshi, J. J., Sircar, D., and Yadav, S. R. (2024) Auxin-responsive ROS homeostasis genes display dynamic expression pattern during rice crown root primordia morphogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: 206, 108307. (Impact factor: 6.5)

(29) Ray, R., Singh, S. S., Yadav, S. R., and Sircar, D. (2024) A nondestructive asymptomatic early disease prediction method employing ROS-induced differential volatile emissions from dry rot-infected potatoes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: 208, 108532. (Impact factor: 6.5)

(28) Demiwal, P., Tayade, S., Yadav, S. R., and Sircar, D. (2024) A metabolomics perspective on root‐derived plant immunity and phytohormone interaction. Physiologia Plantarum: 176, e14150. (Impact factor: 6.4)

(27) Demiwal, P., Nabi, S. U., Mir, J. I., Verma, M. K., Yadav, S. R., Roy, P., and Sircar, D. (2024) Methyl jasmonate improves resistance in scab-susceptible Red Delicious apple by altering ROS homeostasis and enhancing phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: 207, 108371. (Impact factor: 6.5)

(26) Garg, T., Yadav, M., Mushahary, K. K. K., Kumar, A., Pal, V., Singh, H., Jain, M., and Yadav S. R. (2023) Spatially activated conserved auxin-transcription factor regulatory module controls de novo root organogenesis in rice. Planta: 258, Article number: 52. (Impact factor: 4.8)

(25) Bourdon, M., Lyczakowski, J.J., Cresswell, R., Amsbury, S., Vilaplana, F., Guen, M.L., Follain, N., Wightman, R., Su, C., Alatorre-Cobos, F., Ritter, M., Liszka, A., Terrett, O.M., Yadav, S.R., Vatén, A., Nieminen, K., Eswaran, G., Alonso-Serra, J., Müller, K.H., Iuga, D., Miskolczi, P.C., Kalmbach, L., Otero-Perez, S., Mähönen, A.P., Bhalerao, R., Bulone, V., Mansfield, S., Hill, S., Burgert, I., Beaugrand, J., Benitez-Alfonso, Y., Dupree, R., Dupree, P., and Helariutta, Y. (2023) Ectopic callose deposition into woody biomass modulates the nano-architecture of macrofibrils. 1530–1546(Impact factor: 17.352)

(24) Singh, H., Singh, Z., Kashyap, R. and Yadav S.R. (2023) Lateral root branching: evolutionary innovations and mechanistic divergence in land plants. Tansley Insight(Impact factor: 10.323)

(23) Tripathi, D.K., Yadav, S.R., Mochida, K., and Tran, LSP (2022) Plant growth regulators: true managers of plant life. (Impact factor: 4.937)

(22) Singh, Z.#, Singh, H.#, Garg, T., Mushahary, K.K.K, and Yadav S.R. (2022) Genetic and Hormonal Blueprint of Shoot-Borne Adventitious Root Development in Rice and Maize. 1806–1813(Impact factor: 4.937) #Joint first author

(21) Garg, T.#, Singh, Z.#, Chennakesavulu, K., Mushahary, K.K.K, Dwivedi, A.K., Varapparambathu, V., Singh, H., Singh, R.S., Sircar, D., Chandran, D., Prasad, K., Jain, M., and Yadav S.R. (2022) Species-specific function of conserved regulators in orchestrating rice root architecture*. Development: 149, dev200381(Impact factor: 6.868) #Joint first author.

(*A SPOTLIGHT was published on this work by Kidwai, M., Mishra, P., and Bellini, C (2023), Trends in Plant Science: 28, 128-130).

(20) Singh, H.#, Singh, Z.#, Zhu, T., Xu, X., Waghmode, B., Garg, T., Yadav, S., Sircar, D., De Smet, I., and Yadav S.R. (2022) Auxin-Responsive (phospho) proteome Analysis Reveals Key Biological Processes and Signaling Associated with Shoot-Borne Crown Root Development in Rice. 1968–1979(Impact factor: 4.937) #Joint first author

(19) Chennakesavulu, K., Singh, H., Trivedi, P.K., Jain, M. and Yadav, S.R. (2021) State-of-the-Art in CRISPR Technology and Engineering Drought, Salinity, and Thermo-tolerant crop plants. Plant Cell Reports, 41, 815–831. (Impact factor: 4.964)

(18) Neogy, A., Singh, Z., Mushahary, K.K.K, and Yadav, S.R. (2021) Dynamic cytokinin signaling and function of auxin in cytokinin responsive domains during rice crown root development. Plant Cell Reports: 40, 1367-1375. (Impact factor: 4.570)

(17) Singh, H., Bhat, J.A., Singh, V.P., Corpas., F.J., and Yadav, S. R. (2021) Auxin metabolic network regulates the plant response to metalloids stress. Journal of Hazardous Materials: 405; 124250. (Impact factor: 14.224)

(16) Yadav, A., Garg, T., Singh, H., and Yadav, S.R. (2020) Tissue-specific expression pattern of Calcium-dependent protein kinases-related kinases (CRKs) in rice. Plant Signaling and Behavior: 15: 1809846. (Impact factor: 1.7)   

(15) Neogy, A. #, Garg, T. #, Kumar, A., Dwivedi, A. K., Singh, H., Singh, U., Singh, Z., Prasad, K., Jain, M. and Yadav, S.R. (2019) Genome-Wide Transcript Profiling Reveals an Auxin-Responsive Transcription Factor, OsAP2/ERF-40, Promoting Rice Adventitious Root Development. Plant and Cell Physiology: 60: 2343-2355. #Joint first author. (Impact factor: 4.062)

(14) Yan, D.#, Yadav, S. R.#, Paterlini, A., Nicolas, W. J., Petit, J. D., Brocard, L., Belevich, I., Grison, M. S., Vaten, A., Karami, L., El-Showk, S., Lee, J., Murawska, G. M., Mortimer, J., Knoblauch, M., Jokitalo, E., Markham, J. E., Bayer, E. M. and Helariutta, Y (2019) Sphingolipid biosynthesis modulates plasmodesmal ultrastructure and phloem unloading. Nature Plants: 5: 604-615. #Joint first author. (Impact factor: 10.33)

(13) Garg A, Singhania T, Singh A, Sharma S, Rani S, Neogy A, Yadav S. R., Sangal VK, and Garg N. (2019) Photocatalytic Degradation of Bisphenol-A using N, Co Codoped TiO2 Catalyst under Solar Light. Scientific Reports: 9:765. (Impact factor: 4.12)

(12) Yadav, S. R., Kumar, A., Neogy, A., and Garg, T. (2017) OsMADS1/OsLHS1: diversified regulatory functions in ensuring transition and completion of sexual reproduction in rice. Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 83: 67-79 (Review). (Impact factor: 0.921)

(11) Siligato, R., Wang, X., Yadav, S.R., Lehesranta, S., Ma, G., Ursache, R., Sevilem, I., Zhang, J., Gorte, M., Prasad, K., Wrzaczek, M., Heidstra, R., Murphy, A., Scheres, B. and Mähönen, A.P. (2016) MultiSite Gateway compatible cell type-specific gene inducible system for plants. Plant Physiology: 170: 627-641. (Impact factor: 6.841)

(10) Furuta-Miyashima, K#., Yadav, S.R.#, Lehesranta, S#., Belevich, I., Miyashima, S., Heo, J., Vaten, A., Lindgren, O., De Rybel, B., Van Isterdael, G., Somervuo, P., Lichtenberger, R., Rocha, R., Thitamadee, S., Tähtiharju, S., Auvinen, P., Beeckman, T., Jokitalo, E. and Helariutta, Y.  (2014) Arabidopsis NAC45/86 direct sieve element morphogenesis culminating in enucleation. Science: 345: 933-937. #Joint first author. (Impact factor: 33.61)

(9) Dettmer, J., Ursache, R., Campilho, A., Miyashima, S.. Belevich, I., O’Regan, S., Mullendore, D.L., Yadav, S.R., Lanz, C., Papagni, A., Schneeberger, K., Weigel, D., Stierhof, Y., Moritz, T., Knoblauch, M., Jokitalo, E & Helariutta, Y. (2014) CHOLINE TRANSPORTER LIKE1 (CHER1) is required for sieve plate development to mediate long distance cell-to-cell communication. Nature Communication: 10;5:4276. (Impact factor: 11.47)

(8) Yadav, S. R. and Helariutta, Y. (2014) Programmed Cell Death: New Role in Trimming the Root Tips. Current Biology: 24: R374-R376 (Dispatch). (Impact factor: 9.571)

(7) Yadav, S. R.#, Yan, D#., Sevilem, I. and Helariutta, Y. (2014) Plasmodesmata mediated intercellular signaling during plant growth and development. Front in Plant Sci: 5:44 (Review). #Joint first authors. (Impact factor: 3.95)

(6) Lucas, W.J.#, Groover, A.#, Lichtenberger, R.#, Furuta, K.#, Yadav, S. R. #, Helariutta, Y.#, He, X.Q.#, Fukuda, H.#, Kang, J.#, Brady, S.M.#, Patrick, J.W.#, Sperry, J.#, Yoshida, A.#, López-Millán, A.F.#, Grusak, M.A.# and Kachroo, P.# (2013) The Plant Vascular System: Evolution, Development and Functions.  J. Integr. Plant Biol.: 55: 294-388. #Joint first author. (Impact factor: 3.367)

(5) Khanday, I.#, Yadav, S. R. #, and Vijayraghavan, U. (2013) Rice OsLHS1/OsMADS1 controls floret meristem specification by coordinated regulation of transcription factors and hormone signaling pathways. Plant Physiology: 161: 1970-1983. # Joint first author. (Impact factor: 7.39)

(4) Vatén, A., Dettmer, J., Wu, S., Stierhof, Y., Miyashima, S., Yadav, S.R., Roberts, C.J., Campilho, A., Bulone, V., Lichtenberger, R., Lehesranta, S., Mähönen, A. P., Kim, J.Y., Jokitalo, E., Sauer, N., Scheres, B., Nakajima, K., Carlsbecker, A., Gallagher, K.L. Helariutta, Y. (2011) Callose Biosynthesis Regulates Symplastic Trafficking During Root Development. Developmental Cell: 21: 1144-55. (Impact factor: 14.03)

(3) Yadav, S. R., Khanday, I., Majhi, B. B., Veluthambi, K and Vijayraghavan, U. (2011) Auxin-responsive OsMGH3, a common target of OsMADS1 and OsMADS6 controls rice floret fertility. Plant and Cell Physiology: 52: 2123-2135. (Impact factor: 4.7)

(2) Yadav, S. R., Bishopp, A. and Helariutta, Y. (2010) Plant development: early events in lateral root initiation. Current Biology: 20: R843-R845 (Dispatch). (Impact factor: 10.025)

(1) Yadav, S. R.#, Prasad, K#. and Vijayraghavan, U. (2007) Divergent Regulatory OsMADS2 Functions Control Size, Shape and Differentiation of the Highly Derived Rice Floret Second-Whorl Organ. Genetics: 176: 283-294. #Joint first author. (Impact factor: 4.00)

Books

(2) Chennakesavulu, K., Techer, A., Thiaw, M.R.N., Tran, H.L., Bergougnoux, V., Yadav, S.R. and Gantet, P. (2024) Rice, a model plant for post-embryonic root developmental biology. Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, fifth edition, edited by Tom Beeckman and Amram Eshel. Chapter 10, 167-184.

 

(1) Sevilem, I., Yadav, S.R., and Helariutta. Y. (2015) Plasmodesmata - channels for intercellular signaling during plant growth and development. Methods Mol Biol.: 1217:3-24.

Honors And Awards
Honors
National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Prayagraj, India
2024
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc)
Science and Engineering Research Board
2022
SERB-STAR Award-2022
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2015
"INSA MEDAL FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS - 2015" by "Indian National Science Academy, INDIA"
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2015
"NASI-YOUNG SCIENTIST PLATINUM JUBILEE AWARD-2015" by "The National Academy of Sciences, INDIA"
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2014
“INNOVATIVE YOUNG BIOTECHNOLOGIST AWARD (IYBA-2014)” by Dept of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of INDIA
Department of Biotechnology, Jammu University, Jammu
2002
"GOLD-MEDAL" during M.Sc. Biotechnology
MemberShips
Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Genetics Society of America
20 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
Member
The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Genetics and Developmental Biology ( BE-201 )
Autumn
Genetic Engineering ( BT-511 )
Autumn
Gene Regulation ( BTN-628 )
Spring
Plant System Physiology ( BTN-642 )
Spring
Critical Analysis of Classical Papers ( BT-603 )
Autumn
Cell Biology and Genetics ( BEC-203 )
Autumn
Developmental Biology ( BEC-529 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS OF AP2-DOMAIN CONTAINING TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN RICE, India
06 Jul 2018 - 04 Sep 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Kunchapu Chennakesavulu
FUNCTIONALITY STUDIES OF AP2/ERF GENES DURING ADVENTITIOUS ROOT DEVELOPMENT IN RICE, India
28 Dec 2017 - 27 May 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Khrang K. K. Mushahary
SPECIES-SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF PLETHORA GENES IN ORCHESTRATING FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEM
01 Jan 2017 - 30 Sep 2022
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr Zeenu Singh
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF HORMONAL REGULATION OF CROWN ROOT DEVELOPMENT IN RICE
01 Jan 2017 - 08 Sep 2022
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Harshita Singh
Identifying regulators of root development
01 Jan 2016 - 24 Mar 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr Tushar Garg
Hormonal Responses during rooting
01 Jan 2015 - 25 Oct 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr Ananya Neogy
Associate Scholars
Mr. Akshay Kumar, Ph.D. Scholar
IIT Roorkee
Root Development
Ms. Komal, Ph.D. Scholar
IIT Roorkee
Root Development
Ms. Sohin Rakshit, PhD Scholar
IIT Roorkee
Epigenetic regulation of tissue trans-differentiation
Mr. Rohan Kashyap, PhD Scholar
IIT Roorkee
Mechanistic evolution of root architecture
Ms. Shruti Singh, PhD Scholar
IIT Roorkee
Adventitious root patterning
Ms. Pragya Yadav
IIT Roorkee
Root growth
Mr. Yash Gupta
IIT Roorkee
Plant Developmental Biology
Ms. Karishma Mittal
IIT Roorkee
Plant Developmental Biology
Ms. Vedika Joshi
IIT Roorkee
Plant Systems Biology
Mr Amit Kumar
IIT Roorkee
Plant Developmental Biology
Miscellaneous
Events
3rd Indian Rice Congress (3rd IRC), India
05 Dec 2024 - Present
DST-SERB Genome Editing Workshop-2024, India
07 Aug 2024 - Present
EMBO ISPP-2024 Satellite meeting, India
15 Jan 2024 - Present
International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG-2023)
03 Nov 2023 - 05 Nov 2023
National Bioengineering Conference 2023 (NBC-2023)
10 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023
Current Trends and Future Prospects of Plant Biology (CTFPPB-2023)
23 Feb 2023 - 25 Feb 2023
National Bioengineering Conference 2023 (NBC-2023), India
10 Nov 2023 - Present
The International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR-2022)
20 Jun 2022 - 24 Jun 2022
INYAS Technical Symposium on Basic Science and Technology for Sustainable development (BSSD)
16 Sep 2022 - 18 Sep 2022
INYAS
Plant-Microbe Interaction and their implication in Agriculture
16 Nov 2020 - 18 Nov 2020
Developing tools for sustainable crop development
27 May 2020 - 29 May 2020
Biosangam-2020
21 Feb 2019 - 23 Feb 2019
Biosangam 2018
04 Aug 2020 - Present
MNNIT, Allahabad
International Symposium on Auxins and Cytokinins in Plant Development (ACPD-2018)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Arabidopsis 2016
04 Aug 2020 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Process development
- Vatén, A., Dettmer, J., Miyashima, S., Yadav, S. R., Campilho, A., Bulone, V., Lichtenberger, R., Lehesranta, S., Mähönen, A. P., Carlsbecker, A., Helariutta Y., Furuta, K. Title of Invention: POLYPEPTIDE: US Patent; Filing Date: 11/29/2012; Publication number: US 2016/0002659 A1; Publication Date:01/07/2016. - Vatén, A., Dettmer, J., Miyashima, S., Yadav, S. R., Campilho, A., Bulone, V., Lichtenberger, R., Lehesranta, S., Mähönen, A. P., Carlsbecker, A., Helariutta Y., Furuta, K. (2014) Title of Invention: MUTANT CALLOSE SYNTHASE: Canada Patent; Filing Date: 11/29/2012; Publication number: CA2856621 A1; Publication Date:06/06/2013. - Vatén, A., Dettmer, J., Miyashima, S., Yadav, S. R., Campilho, A., Bulone, V., Lichtenberger, R., Lehesranta, S., Mähönen, A. P., Carlsbecker, A and, Helariutta Y (2013) Use of cals3-d mutations in engineering plant metabolism and architecture. Finnish Patent: Patent number: FI20116212; 2013; Awarded. - Vatén, A., Dettmer, J., Miyashima, S., Yadav, S. R., Campilho, A., Bulone, V., Lichtenberger, R., Lehesranta, S., Mähönen, A. P., Carlsbecker, A., Helariutta Y., Furuta, K. Title of Invention: POLYPEPTIDE: World Intellectual Property Organization Patent; Filing Date: 11/29/2012; Publication number: WO2013079796 A1; Publication Date: 06/06/2013.
Particulars of course
- NPTEL Course: Plant Developmental Biology