Mr.KRANTHI KUMAR GADIDASU
CAS-TWAS Postgraduate Awardee

C/O Prof, A. Sadanandam, Plant Biotechnology Research Unit, Deptment Biotechnology, Kakatiya University , Warangal 506009, India.

Postgraduate study at the Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology (SIPPE) under the supervision of Prof. Zhang Peng (April 2010 to April 2011) supported by TWAS, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.

Research topics:
(1) Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in Sweet potato and Jatropha.
(2) Genetic transformation in Scoparia dulcis to enhance the production of secondary metabolites.