Jishnu Bhatt
Background:
I received a B.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology, and Individualized: Plant Biotechnology from the University of Connecticut.
Currently a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biology.
Projects: NSF/GATES BREAD (Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development)
Improving yam (Dioscorea rotundata) propagation and transformation systems through:
Using inducible transcription factors to initiate somatic embryogenesis (SE)
Understanding how phytocyanin-like arabinogalactan proteins enhance SE
Testing low-cost and efficient temporary immersion bioreactors (TIBs)
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