Padmaja Rai
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, [BHU], Varanasi, India
Padmaja Rai is listed at Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, [BHU], Varanasi, India. Padmaja is scheduled to speak at SLAS 2027 International Conference & Exhibition on 1 February 2027.
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About
Dr. Padmaja Rai is a plant biologist and biotechnologist with a Ph.D. from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. Her research focuses on enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in crops through molecular breeding, nanotechnology, multi-omics, and CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing. She has expertise in molecular cloning, plant transformation, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics for developing climate-resilient crop varieties. Dr. Rai previously served as a Research Associate at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, where she worked on vector development, plant transformation, and AI-assisted strategies for crop improvement. She is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding at Banaras Hindu University. She has published in reputed international journals, presented her research at national and international conferences, and mentored students. Her long-term goal is to develop climate-smart crops that support sustaina
Upcoming
SLAS 2027 International Conference & Exhibition 30 January 2027 – 3 February 2027
- Deciphering Climate Resilience in Rice through Integrative Multi-Omics and Spatial Omics Technologies Speaker · 1 February 2027