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    • 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

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    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 the 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

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    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] stresses. 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

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    Basu has received several national and international awards[1].

    References

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    1. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Basu's Lab". www.basulab.net. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
    2. ^ "MSU Search | Montana State University". www.montana.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
    3. ^ Basu, Chhandak (2003-01-01). "Optimizing parameters for efficient introduction of transgenes into turfgrass". Open Access Dissertations. doi:10.23860/diss-1865.
    4. ^ 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.
    5. ^ 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.
    6. ^ 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.
    7. ^ "DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY SYSTEM: PAULOWNIA PRODUCTION FOR FUEL, CHEMICALS, AND MATERIALS - FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY". portal.nifa.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
    8. ^ "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.
    9. ^ Cowing, Keith (2023-11-13). "Scientists Secure NASA Grant to Explore Astrobiology Through Student Training and Mentorship". Astrobiology. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
    10. ^ a b "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
    11. ^ Bharadwaj, Bhiolina; Sanathanam, Sravan Kumar; Pham, Trang; Cantrell, Charles L.; Wang, Mei; Lee, Joseph; Mentreddy, Srinivasa Rao; 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. ^ a b 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.
    13. ^ 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.
    14. ^ 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.
    15. ^ 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.
    16. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: |first2= missing |last2= (help); |first3= missing |last3= (help); |first4= missing |last4= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    17. ^ 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.
    18. ^ 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.
    19. ^ 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.
    20. ^ 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.
    21. ^ "2012 Annual Report | OpenSky". opensky.ucar.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
    22. ^ "Student Awards | The Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)". 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
    23. ^ "URI grad student earns international recognition for research on genetic engineering of plants". Retrieved 2025-05-06.
    24. ^ 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.