HEMA PRASAD NARRA
Post-doctoral Scienctist
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
My research is focused on understanding the protein expression and interactions in bacteria.
Academic History
Ph.D., Plant Sciences, University of Reading, UK, 2005M.Sc., Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India, 2000
B.Sc. (Ag), Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, India , 1998
Professional History
Post-doctoral Scientist, University of Arizona, August 2005–presentICAR researcher, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1998–2001
Awards
Felix Scholarship for pursuing Ph.D at University of Reading, 2001–2005IARI Fellowship for research in Plant Bacteriology, 2000–2001
ICAR Junior Research Fellowship for research in Plant Bacteriology, 1998–2000
Recent Publications
Narra, H.P., Ochman, H. (2006) Of What Use Is Sex to Bacteria? Curr Biol. 16:R705-R710.
Fox, R.T.V. and Narra, H.P. (2005) Plant disease diagnosis including molecular aspects. In: Cooke, B.M. and Jones, D.G. (eds.) The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases, 2nd edn.: Kluwer, 14-41.
Narra, H.P., Jayaraman, J., Verma, J.P. and Fox, R.T.V. (2004). Stability of plasmid profile of highly virulent races of Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum during storage and subculturing. Journal of Plant Pathology. 86 (2): 71-75.
Narra, H.P. and Fox, R.T.V. (2004) Biocontrol potential, evolutionary biology and genetics of Trichoderma, Chapter In: T. Pullaiah and D. Thangadurai, Genetic Resources and Biotechnology. Regency Publishers: New Delhi, 122-146.
Prasad, N.H., Jayaraman, J., Singh, R.P. and Verma, J.P. (2001). Leaf amendment induced changes in the plasmid profile of Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum race 23. Indian Journal of Plant Pathology. 19 (1&2): 24-28.