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Sreeramaiah N. Gangappa

Assistant Professor
Dept: Department of Biological Sciences (DBS)
E-mail: ngsreeram [at] iiserkol.ac.in
Complete CV:


Research Interest:
  • The ability to perceive, integrate, and process environmental cues such as light and temperature is key for plant growth and survival. Ambient temperature, in other words, seasonal changes in temperature, plays a prime role in plant growth and reproduction,and adaptation in long-run. It is known that elevated ambient temperatures significantly advance the life cycle of the plants by accelerating vegetative and reproductive transitions. However,the underlying signalling mechanism are not well understood. Using Arabidopsis and Rice as model, we are interested in exploring the mechanisms of temperature signalling integration and gene regulation. Also, we are interested in how temperature signalling cross - talk with light signalling pathways, using combination of genetic, genomics, and biochemical approaches.


Academic Background:
  1. PhD. Plant Molecular Biology, NIPGR/JNU, New Delhi, India (2009)
  2. MSc(Agri.) Genetics & Plant Breeding, UAS, Bangalore, India (2003)
  3. BSc(Agri.), Agriculture, UAS Bangalore, India (2000)


Positions:
  1. Assistant Professor – Dept. of Biological Sciences, IISER Kolkata, India (Sept 2018 – present)
  2. Marie-Curie Fellow & Postdoctoral Scientist – Dept. of Cell & Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK (2014-2018)
  3. Research Scientist – Dept. of Biotechnology, NIT Durgapur, West Bengal, India (2012 – 2013)
  4. Postdoctoral Fellow – Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2009 –2012)


Awards and Honors:
  1. Marie-Curie Fellowship from European Commission (2015)
  2. Post-doctoral Fellowship from Grant from Carl Triggers Foundation, Sweden (2009)
  3. Travel grant from Gothenburg University, Sweden, to participate in 18th ICAR, Beijing, China (2007)
  4. Gold Medal for obtaining highest grade points in Ph.D. course work (2007).
  5. Best Poster award in 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) conference, Beijing, China (2007)
  6. Junior and Senior Research Fellowships from CSIR, Govt. of India (2003-2009)


Selected Publications:
  1. Gangappa,S.N., and Kumar S.V. (2018). DET1 and COP1 control the coordination of growth and immunity in response to key seasonal signals in Arabidopsis. Cell Reports 25:29–37.
  2. Gangappa, S.N., and Kumar S.V. (2017). DET1 and HY5 regulate PIF4-mediated thermosensory elongation growth through distinct mechanisms. Cell Reports 18: 344-351.
  3. Gangappa, S.N., Berriri, S. and Kumar S.V. (2017). PIF4 coordinates thermosensory growth and immunity in Arabidopsis. Current Biology 27:243–249.
  4. *Xu, D., *Li, J., Gangappa, S.N., Hettiarachchi, C., Andersson, M. Jiang, Y., #Deng, X.W. and Holm, M. (2014). BBX21 and HY5 integrate light and ABA signaling by coordinately regulating ABI5 expression. PLoS Genetics 10: e1004197. *Authors equally contributed, # Corresponding author
  5. Gangappa, S.N., Crocco, C.D., Johansson, H., Datta, S., Hettiarachchi, C., Holm, M. and Botto, J.F. (2013). The Arabidopsis B-BOX protein BBX25 interacts with HY5, negatively regulating BBX22 expression to suppress seedling photomorphogenesis. The Plant Cell 25: 1243-1257. The Plant Cell 25: 1192–1195.