During my Ph.D., I worked with Dr. Saikat Bhattacharjee at the UNESCO-Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India where I elucidated the virulence function of HopA1 effectors from different pathovars of Pseudomonas syrinage and its evolution to avoid its recognition in planta. Following my Ph.D., I worked as a visiting Researcher with Prof. Florian Grundler at the University of Bonn, Germany where I was involved in studying the plant-nematode interaction.
Currently, I joined the Plant Pathology Department as a post-doctoral researcher (Molecular Plant Pathologist) and working with Dr. Kostya Kanyuka, Dr. Tom Wood, Dr. Lida Derevnina (Crop Science Centre), and collaborators in Africa to greatly enhance basic understanding of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)- bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) pathosystem and provide new capabilities to support researchers in East Africa, enabling them to implement more effective disease control strategies against devastating pathogen. Overall, I am interested in plant-pathogen interaction and plant immune system evolution in different crop species.
Research projects
- Rust-resistant beans for Africa; Duration: Oct 2023-Oct 2026; Partners: Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge and East Africa;
Publications
Recent publications
- Shraddha K. Dahale, Daipayan Ghosh, Kishor D. Ingole, Anup Chugani, Sang Hee Kim, Saikat Bhattacharjee. HopA1 Effector from Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae Strain 61 Affects NMD Processes and Elicits Effector Triggered Immunity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(14):7440
- Kishor D. Ingole, Shraddha K. Dahale, Saikat Bhattacharjee. 2020. Proteomic analysis of SUMO1-SUMOylome changes during defense elicitation in Arabidopsis. Journal of Proteomics.
- Shraddha K. Dahale, S.K. Prashanthi and P.U. Krishnaraj. 2015. Rhizobium mutant deficient in MPS activity shows reduced nodulation and plant growth in green gram. Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad.
- P. U. Krishnaraj and Shraddha K. Dahale. 2014. Mineral phosphate solubilization: Concepts and prospects in sustainable agriculture. Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 80 (2): 389-405.
- Shraddha K. Dahale. Thesis abstract entitled “Molecular characterization of mineral Phosphate solubilization in rhizobia” published in Karnataka J. Agric. Sci., 27 (1): 103 (2014)