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Chandra Shekhar Misra completed Bachelors in Biotechnology (B.Tech) in 2011 by VIT University, India. He later worked for two years before moving to Portugal to obtain Masters in Biotechnology (MSc) in 2013 from Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Currently he is pursuing his PhD under Plants For Life PhD Program in Plant Genomics Group at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência under the supervision of Dr. Jörg Becker. He is studying the transcriptomic changes in the sperm cells of Arabidopsis thaliana during pollen tube growth. He has published 6 papers and one book chapter. He has participated in various international conferences and presented work through oral and poster presentations.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Chandra Shekhar Misra

Citation names

  • Misra, Chandra Shekhar

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
841A-B331-7548

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Hindi (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2015
Concluded
 Master of Science, Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Characterization of grapevine berry cuticle for its role in stress response" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 on scale 20
2011
Concluded
 Bachelor of Technology, Biotechnology (Bachelor)
VIT University School of Bio Science and Technology, India
"A Comparative Study on Bioactivities of Roots of Alstonia scholaris with its Leaves and Stem Bark" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 8.99 on scale 10
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012 - 2013 Research Assistant Research Assistant MVI.2011 GREENS-International NGO, India
2011/08/18 - 2012/07/27 Programmer Analyst Trainee Cognizant Technology Solutions India, India
2010 - 2010 Summer Internship University of Regensburg, Germany
2009 - 2009 Industrial Training Biotechnology Park, India
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2016 - Current Novel insights into gamete fusion and young genes through single cell “omics” of male gametes
PD/BD/114362/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Zarrouk, Olfa; Pinheiro, Carla; Misra, Chandra S.; Fernández, Victoria; Chaves, Maria M.. "Fleshy Fruit Epidermis is a Protective Barrier Under Water Stress". In Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment, 507-533. Elsevier, 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-813164-0.00020-x
Conference poster
  1. Misra, Chandra Shekhar. "Transcriptome dynamics of sperm cells during semi invivo pollen tube growth". Paper presented in 25th International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction in Gifu, Japan, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Navarro-Costa, Paulo A.; Molaro, Antoine; Misra, Chandra S.; Meiklejohn, Colin D.; Ellis, Peter J.. "Sex and suicide: The curious case of Toll-like receptors". PLOS Biology 18 3 (2020): e3000663. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000663.
    10.1371/journal.pbio.3000663
  2. Misra, Chandra Shekhar; Santos, Mário R.; Rafael-Fernandes, Mariana; Martins, Nuno P.; Monteiro, Marta; Becker, Jörg D.. "Transcriptomics of Arabidopsis sperm cells at single-cell resolution". Plant Reproduction 32 1 (2019): 29-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00497-018-00355-4.
    10.1007/s00497-018-00355-4
  3. Sahadevan, Lipin Dev Mundur; Misra, Chandra Shekhar; Thankamani, V.. "Characterization of lignin-degrading enzymes (LDEs) from a dimorphic novel fungus and identification of products of enzymatic breakdown of lignin". 3 Biotech 6 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13205-016-0384-z.
    10.1007/s13205-016-0384-z
  4. Misra, Chandra Shekhar. "Anti mycobacterial activity of the plant extracts of Alstonia scholaris". International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research 4 1 (2012): 40-42.
  5. Misra, Chandra Shekhar. "A comparative study on phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of roots of Alstonia scholaris with the roots, leaves and stem bark". International Journal of Research in Phytochemistry and pharmacology 1 2 (2011): 77-82.
  6. Misra, Chandra Shekhar. "Ethnobotanical and pharmacological study of Alstonia (Apocynaceae)-A review". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 3 8 (2011):
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020 Transcriptome dynamics of Arabidopsis sperm cells : Bulk to Single Cell level 10th ITQB PhD Student Meeting
2019 Transcriptome dynamics of sperm cells- Bulk to Single Cell Level AMeeGus 2019
2010 Characterization of Biodiesel from Jatropha curcas and Analysis of Storage Stability under different Conditions International Level Technical Symposium “Crosslinx 10"
2009 Jatropha curcas: an oil plant of unfulfilled promise and a ray of hope for an energy crisis International knowledge Symposium“graVITas´09
2009 Response of Growth Hormone on Cuttings on Jatropha curcas National Level Technical Symposium “ZEALICHE”

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/09 - 2017/05 Organised the Annual Meeting of Gulbenkian PhD Students in 2017 in which more than 80 PhD students from IGC and Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel participated. We also had invited speakers for the meeting. (2017/05 - 2017/05)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Poster Presentation : Transcriptome dynamics of sperm cells during semi in vivo pollen tube growth
Congress
 25th International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction in Gifu, Japan
International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research, Japan
2017 - 2017 Poster Presentation : Probing preferential fertilization in Arabidopsisusing single cell “omics” of male gametes
Meeting
 AMeeGus 2017
2017 - 2017 Poster Presentation : Novel insights into gamete fusion through single cell “omics” of male gametes
Meeting
 8th ITQB Annual PhD Student Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current Research Matters: Research based news stories & highlights in science, engineering, technology & humanities in India Science Communication
2018 - Current preLights supported by The Company of Biologists Highlight New Preprints

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/04/03 - 2018/04/06 Inspirar Ciência 2018 - Plants- Theory and Practical course for High School Teacher Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - 2020 New Phytologist (1469-8137) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/12/19 - 2018/12/19 Job Shadowing Nuno Filipe de Jesus Rodrigues dos Santos Abreu
Distinctions

Award

2016 FCT Plants for Life PhD Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 Erasmus Mundus HERITAGE Fellowship
Erasmus, Netherlands
2010 DAAD-WISE Fellowship
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany
2010 Best Paper Presentation Award
Technical Symposium “Crosslinx 10” organized by Anna University, Chennai, India. , India
2009 Best Paper Presentation Award
VIT University School of Bio Science and Technology, India
2009 Best Paper Presentation Award
Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, India