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Kirankumar S. Mysore


Kirankumar S. Mysore

Professor The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, USA

Biography

KIRAN MYSORE is a Professor at the Noble Research Institute. He joined the Noble in 2002. He also holds Adjunct Professorship at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (India), Master’s degree in Horticulture at Clemson University and Ph. D. in Genetics at Purdue University in 1999. He did his postdoctoral training at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University. His main research interests center on molecular plant-microbe interactions. Research approaches in his group include genetics and genomics to better understand how plants defend against pathogens. In addition, he has developed genetic resources (Tnt1 insertion lines) in Medicago truncatula that is now widely used by the legume community. He has published over 150 papers and book chapters in international journals

Abstract

Abstract : Insertion Mutagenesis of Medicago truncatula and its Utilization to Identify Novel Sources of Resistance against Asian Soybean Rust