Areas Surobhi Lahiri is Knowledgeable in:
Microbiology, Agricultural biotechnology, Plant-microbe interactions, Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology (bacteria and plants), Nitrogen fixation.
Techniques Surobhi Lahiri Uses:
- Molecular genetic sequence analysis
- Identification of microbial proteins for use in biotechnology
- Phylogenetic tree softwares
- Protein structural modeling softwares
- Transformation in bacterial and plant systems
- Plant pathological assays
- DNA, RNA and protein gels
Surobhi Lahiri's Problem Solving Skills:
- PLANT PATHOLOGICAL ASSAYS, TOMATO GROWTH AND GENETICS, GENOME ANNOTATION
- GENE CLONING, PROTEIN STRUCTURAL MODELING, PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES, GENE EXPRESN ANALYSES (MICROARRAY/QRTPCR), MOL MICROBIOLOGY
Surobhi Lahiri's Problem Solving Experience:
- -I genetically engineered a chimeric NifH-ArsA2 protein and established its functioning in arsenite detoxification
-I did molecular characterization of transgenic tomato plants built by RNAi approach and demonstrated their improved improved resistance to a bacterial pathogen
-I established protein-protein interaction between nitrogen fixing proteins by using a bacterial two-hybrid system