Profile

• Time Zone

  (GMT +5.5) Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New Delhi

  
  
• Organization

  CSIR National Botanical Research Institute

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  My intrigue in science began at an early age, I have had a sense of wonder in exploring the world and asking questions to know more. My Ph.D. thesis research was focused on Phytoremediation of heavy metals using novel biotechnological tools. There was an interesting question about how plants respond at gene expression level to the changing environments. To find out the answers, I studied plant-metal interaction and characterized genes and their novel function in response to heavy metal. My research is constantly exploring new avenues of science with particular reference to plant-nutrient interaction and contributing to our understanding of how plant gene expression is regulated under the constantly changing nutrient conditions. My research interest includes Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Phytoremediation, Heavy Metal Toxicity, and Plant Genomics.

  
  
• Which of the following best describes your career stage?

  Early Career

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  When and why did you decide to go into a science career?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  Devesh has always been fascinated by science experiments from an early age. Being an agnostic person, he continuously searches for the answers to his questions and, science provides him the opportunity to get the answers.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is best about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  It puts me at the highest level of consciousness. It makes me alert for surrounding environment and events.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is tough about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

  It is a kind of razor's edge. You have to be right in the middle of the way without any prejudice or preoccupied condition of the mind, which is tough.

  
  
• Help represent the outreach efforts of your societies. Please click all those organizations you are a member of:

  American Society of Plant Biologists

  
  
• Availability

  I am currently available for mentoring, please send me team match invitations

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  1

  
  

Recent Posts

24fcalassohpbrhspos project 5 Devesh Shukla Oct 29 at 12:43am

In the experiment with Elodea, in which you guys placed it in a tube with water in it, then added phenol red and left it under the sun for 48. What were your results? Please discuss.

24fcalassohpbrhspos project 5 Devesh Shukla Oct 9 at 11:53pm

Hi Gianna S., Logan, and Angela,

Great to hear from you. Conducting science experiments is so fun. I would suggest you collect the data so that you can better interpret it. For example, count the number of leaves of spinach that float and the…

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Hi Gianna S., Logan, and Angela,

Great to hear from you. Conducting science experiments is so fun. I would suggest you collect the data so that you can better interpret it. For example, count the number of leaves of spinach that float and the number of leaves that bottom down, and monitor the duration of the process. Make a plot for the number of floated leaves vs time (minutes).

Devesh

24fcalassohpbrhspos project 5 Devesh Shukla Sep 25 at 12:05am

Hi Gianna S., Logan, and Angela,

I am Dr. Devesh Shukla, and I am super excited to join you on this fantastic platform. I have been part of this program since 2015, starting back when I was a postdoctoral researcher at Western Kentucky…

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Hi Gianna S., Logan, and Angela,

I am Dr. Devesh Shukla, and I am super excited to join you on this fantastic platform. I have been part of this program since 2015, starting back when I was a postdoctoral researcher at Western Kentucky University in Kentucky, USA. Science outreach is something I am really passionate about because I love sharing the wonders of science and inspiring curiosity.

My research deals with some pretty cool questions e.g. How do plants absorb essential metal nutrients like iron and zinc from the soil? What happens when they encounter heavy metals that can be harmful? Understanding these processes is important because it helps us improve crop growth and find ways to clean up polluted environments using plants.

I am looking forward to working with all of you and exploring the amazing world of plant biology together.

Best wishes,

Dr. Devesh Shukla