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Senthilraja Chinnaiah
- Postdoctoral Research Associate - Dr. Kiran Gadhave
- Office:
- Crop Stress Laboratory 2301 Experiment Station Road Bushland, 79012
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Resume/CV
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.Sc. Agriculture, Agricultural College and research Institute, Killikulam, Tuticorin, India.
- Graduate Education
- M.Sc. Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
- Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
Areas of Expertise
- Plant Virology
- Vector-Pathogen Interaction
- Molecular Plant Pathology
Professional Summary
Senthilraja Chinnaiah, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Gadhave’s lab since August, 2022. Dr. Chinnaiah completed his Ph.D graduation in the field of Plant Pathology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. His current research focuses on virus-vector-plant interactions, which examines novel insights into how and whether resistance breaking strains of TSWV benefit the vector, Western flower thrips (WFT), in terms of fitness, and characterization of mutations associated with resistance breaking status.