Chhandak Basu
Chhandak Basu is an Indian American Professor of Biology at the California State University, Northridge. He specializes in plant biotechnology and astrobiology, studying how cells survive in extreme environmental conditions.[1].
Education and career
Basu was born in Kolkata, India. He studied B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyala.[1] He later obtained an M.S. from Montana State University, Bozeman in the field of molecular breeding[2], followed by a Ph.D. in plant biotechnology from the University of Rhode Island[3]. He completed his Post-Doctoral studies in plant molecular genetics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.[1] His publications include: (1) publication in Science Magazine to study gene expression in poplar following environmental stresses[4], (2) publication in Trends in Plant Science to propose how weed genomics could be used for crop improvement[5], and (3) an educational paper which describes step by step qPCR primer design[6]. He also edited three books, namely, PCR Primer Design (2nd. and 3rd. editions). Biofuels and Biodiesel. Basu was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of California Irvine. He was also a Visiting Faculty at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[1]. His research was funded by USDA[7][8], US Department of Education and NASA[9].
Research
Basu's research mainly focuses on two aspects[10]: (1) plant abiotic stress physiology and (2) astrobiology. To study plant stress physiology, he uses traditional plant physiological methods along with next generation sequencing tools like RNAseq in his research[10]. He studied how plant cells respond to climate change, including drought[11][12], flood[13][14], heat[15][12], and salt[16]. His astrobiology research involves utilization of RNAseq to study extinct and extant life[17]. Previously his work involving biofuel and green energy involved development of first expressed sequence tags (EST) library of diesel tree[18], genetic transformation of Nostoc punctiformii[19] and E. coli[20] to produce biofuel-like compounds.
Awards and honors
Basu has received several national and international awards[1].
- January, 2013: Outstanding Paper Award: Awarded by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research for the paper published in Science Magazine in 2010[21]
- June 2010: Council on Undergraduate Research Biology Mentor Award (Assistant Professor level): Awarded by the Council on Undergraduate Research.
- April, 2002: Student Travel Award for Excellent Student Presentation[22]: Awarded by the Society for In Vitro Biology, (Awards are given to students ‘who have contributed and made outstanding achievements in the field of in vitro biology’) to attend 2002 Congress of In Vitro Biology (Annual Meeting of Society for In Vitro Biology), Orlando, Florida, June 25-29, 2002.
- January, 2000: Travel Grant Award ($2000.00)[23] (to attend the 3rd. International Crop Science Congress in Hamburg, Germany[24], August, 2000): Awarded by the Crop Science Society of America.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Dr. Basu's Lab". www.basulab.net. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "MSU Search | Montana State University". www.montana.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Basu, Chhandak (2003-01-01). "Optimizing parameters for efficient introduction of transgenes into turfgrass". Open Access Dissertations. doi:10.23860/diss-1865.
- ↑ Karl, T.; Harley, P.; Emmons, L.; Thornton, B.; Guenther, A.; Basu, C.; Turnipseed, A.; Jardine, K. (2010-11-05). "Efficient Atmospheric Cleansing of Oxidized Organic Trace Gases by Vegetation". Science. 330 (6005): 816–819. Bibcode:2010Sci...330..816K. doi:10.1126/science.1192534. PMID 20966216.
- ↑ Basu, Chhandak; Halfhill, Matthew D.; Mueller, Thomas C.; Stewart, C. Neal (2004-08-01). "Weed genomics: new tools to understand weed biology". Trends in Plant Science. 9 (8): 391–398. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2004.06.003. ISSN 1360-1385. PMID 15358270.
- ↑ Thornton, Brenda; Basu, Chhandak (2011). "Real-time PCR (qPCR) primer design using free online software". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 39 (2): 145–154. doi:10.1002/bmb.20461. ISSN 1539-3429. PMID 21445907.
- ↑ "DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY SYSTEM: PAULOWNIA PRODUCTION FOR FUEL, CHEMICALS, AND MATERIALS - FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY". portal.nifa.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Development of High Cucumin Turmeric (Curcuma spp) Varieties for High Tunnel Production to Sustain Small Farms in Alabama - ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY". portal.nifa.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Cowing, Keith (2023-11-13). "Scientists Secure NASA Grant to Explore Astrobiology Through Student Training and Mentorship". Astrobiology. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Bharadwaj, Bhiolina; Sanathanam, Sravan Kumar; Pham, Trang; Cantrell, Charles L.; Wang, Mei; Basu, Chhandak (2024-09-30). "Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Under Drought Stress". Journal of Medicinally Active Plants. 13 (3–Feb). doi:10.7275/jmap.2315. ISSN 2159-7200.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Das, Aayudh; Eldakak, Moustafa; Paudel, Bimal; Kim, Dea-Wook; Hemmati, Homa; Basu, Chhandak; Rohila, Jai S. (2016). "Leaf Proteome Analysis Reveals Prospective Drought and Heat Stress Response Mechanisms in Soybean". BioMed Research International. 2016 (1): 6021047. doi:10.1155/2016/6021047. ISSN 2314-6141. PMC 4808539. PMID 27034942.
- ↑ Bharadwaj, Bhiolina; Mishegyan, Avetis; Nagalingam, Sanjeevi; Guenther, Alex; Joshee, Nirmal; Sherman, Samantha H.; Basu, Chhandak (2023-03-01). "Physiological and genetic responses of lentil (Lens culinaris) under flood stress". Plant Stress. 7: 100130. Bibcode:2023PlStr...700130B. doi:10.1016/j.stress.2023.100130. ISSN 2667-064X.
- ↑ Ramadoss, Niveditha; Gupta, Dinesh; Vaidya, Brajesh N.; Joshee, Nirmal; Basu, Chhandak (2018-09-03). "Functional characterization of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase gene in Arabidopsis thaliana and its potential in providing flood tolerance". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503 (1): 365–370. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.036. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 29894687.
- ↑ Nagalingam, Sanjeevi; Seco, Roger; Musaev, Kirill; Basu, Chhandak; Kim, Saewung; Guenther, Alex (2022-03-30). "Impact of heat stress on foliar biogenic volatile organic compound emission and gene expression in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seedlings". Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 10 (1): 00096. Bibcode:2022EleSA..10...96N. doi:10.1525/elementa.2021.00096. ISSN 2325-1026.
- ↑ Chaires, Michel; and Basu, Chhandak (2017-01-01). "RNA-seq analysis of the salt stress-induced transcripts in fast-growing bioenergy tree, Paulownia elongata". Journal of Plant Interactions. 12 (1): 128–136. Bibcode:2017JPlaI..12..128C. doi:10.1080/17429145.2017.1298851. ISSN 1742-9145.
|Authors list=missing|2=(help);|Authors list=missing|3=(help);|Authors list=missing|4=(help) - ↑ Basu, Chhandak; Perl, Scott M. (2024-03-07). "The use of RNA-seq for the study of physiological adaptations of halophiles in extreme environments for astrobiological data interpretation". Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 11. Bibcode:2024FrASS..1142694B. doi:10.3389/fspas.2024.1342694. ISSN 2296-987X.
- ↑ Zwenger, Sam R.; Reinsvold, Robert E.; Basu, Chhandak (2010). "Analysis and functional annotation of expressed sequence tags from the diesel tree (Copaifera officinalis)". Plant Biotechnology. 27 (5): 385–391. Bibcode:2010PBiot..27..385Z. doi:10.5511/plantbiotechnology.10.0628a.
- ↑ Gupta, Dinesh; Ip, Tina; Summers, Michael L.; Basu, Chhandak (2015). "2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) synthase expression in Nostoc punctiforme leads to over production of phytols". Bioengineered. 6 (1): 33–41. doi:10.4161/21655979.2014.979702. ISSN 2165-5987. PMC 4601345. PMID 25424521.
- ↑ Gupta, Dinesh; Summers, Michael L.; Basu, Chhandak (2014-06-01). "Engineering an Isoprenoid Pathway in Escherichia coli for Production of 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol: A Potential Biofuel". Molecular Biotechnology. 56 (6): 516–523. doi:10.1007/s12033-013-9721-1. ISSN 1559-0305. PMID 24271564.
- ↑ "2012 Annual Report | OpenSky". opensky.ucar.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Student Awards | The Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "URI grad student earns international recognition for research on genetic engineering of plants". Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Nösberger, J.; Geiger, H. H.; Struik, P. C., eds. (January 2001). Crop science: progress and prospects. Papers presented at the Third International Crop Science Congress, Hamburg, Germany, 17-22 August 2000. UK: CABI Publishing. doi:10.1079/9780851995304.0000. ISBN 978-0-85199-530-4. Search this book on
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