1. 1. Bhat S, Sharma A, Sharma P, Singh K, Kundan M, Fayaz M, Wajid MA, Gairola S, Misra P* (2023). Development and analysis of de novo transcriptome assemblies of multiple genotypes of Cymbopogon spp. reveal candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis of aromatic monoterpenes. Int J Biol Macromol. 20;253(Pt 8):127508. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127508.
   2. Sharma P, Wajid MA, Fayaz M, Bhat S, Nautiyal AK, Jeet S, Yadav AK, Singh D, Shankar R, Gairola S, Misra P*(2023). Morphological, phytochemical, and transcriptome analyses provide insights into the biosynthesis of monoterpenes in Monarda citriodora. Planta 258(3):49. doi: 10.1007/s00425-023-04207-y.
   3. Fayaz M, Kundan M, Gani U, Sharma P, Wajid MA, Katoch K, Babu V, Gairola S, Misra P*. (2023) Identification of Lipoxygenase gene repertoire of Cannabis sativa and functional characterization of CsLOX13 gene. Plant Science 334:111780. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111780
   4. Gani U, Nautiyal AK, Kundan M, Rout B, Pandey A, Misra P*. (2022) Two homeologous MATE transporter genes, NtMATE21 and NtMATE22, are involved in the modulation of plant growth and flavonol transport in Nicotiana tabacum. J Exp Bot. 73(18):6186-6206.
   5. Kundan M, Gani U, Fayaz M, Angmo T, Kesari R, Rahul VP, Gairola S, Misra P* (2022)Two R2R3-MYB transcription factors, CsMYB33 and CsMYB78 are involved in the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa, Industrial Crops and Products,188, Part A,115546,
   6. Gani U, Sharma P, Tiwari H, Nautiyal AK, Kundan M, Wajid MA, Kesari R, Nargotra A, Misra P*(2021) Comprehensive genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profiling of MATE gene family in Nicotiana tabacum. Gene, 783 org/10.1016/j.gene.2021.145554
   7. Nautiyal AK, Gani U, Sharma P, Kundan M, Fayaz M, Lattoo SK, Misra P* (2020) Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights Into Metabolic and Gene Regulatory Networks in Trichomes of Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Mol Biol. 102(6):625-644.
   8. Rather GA, Sharma A, Pandith SA, Kaul V, Nandi U, Misra P*, Lattoo SK (2018) De novo transcriptome analyses reveals putative pathway genes involved In biosynthesis and regulation of camptothecin in Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. Plant Mol Biol. 96, 1–2, 197–21
   9. Pandey, A^†., Misra P^†., Khan, M.P., Swarnkar, G., Tewari, M.C., Bhambhani, S., Trivedi, R., Chattopadhyay, N. and Trivedi, P.K. (2013) Co-expression of Arabidopsis transcription factor, AtMYB12, and soybean isoflavone synthase, GmIFS1, genes in tobacco leads to enhanced biosynthesis of isoflavones and flavonols resulting in osteoprotective activity. Plant Biotechnology Journal12(1):69-80. (^†Joint first author)
   10. Misra P, Pandey A, Tewari M, Chandrashekhar K, Siddhu OP, Asif MH, Chakrabarty D, Singh PK, Nath P, Trivedi PK and Tuli R (2010) Modulation of transcriptome and metabolome by AtMYB12 transcription factor leads to insect tolerance. Plant Physiology152, 2258-2268.

• CSIR JRF and SRF
• Alexander von Humboldt fellowship

Other recognitions:

• Reviewing for prestigious international journals such as Plant Cell Reports, Industrial Crops and Products, Plant Physiology, Plant Molecular Biology, New Phytologists, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Plant Growth Regulation, Plant Journal, Scientific Reports, BMC Plant Biology, Plant Science, etc..
• Recognized as review Editor on the Editorial Board of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, part of the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Plant Science.
• Editor, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (JMAPS)
• Recognized as Ph.D. examiner of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Kashmir University, Srinagar, India, JNU, New Delhi
• Member, committee member in the Accreditation panel of National Certification System for Tissue Culture Raised Plants (NCS TCP), constituted by DBT

S NO.	Name	Area of Interest	Designation
	Priyanka Sharma	Molecular regulation of essential oil biosynthesis in plants and glycoengineering of protein glycosylation machinery through CRISPR Cas based genome editing	PhD Scholar AcSIR 10BB18A37010
	Md. Fayaz	Molecular aspects of biosynthesis of cannabinoids	UGC- SRF PhD Scholar AcSIR 10BB18A37031
	Mir Abdul  Wajid	Molecular Biology of essential oil biosynthesis in aromatic plants	CSIR- SRF PhD Scholar AcSIR 10BB19J37006
	Tsering Angmo	Regulation of plant secondary metabolismMolecular biology of glandular trichomes	UGC- JRF PhD Scholar AcSIR 10BB21A37013
	Koushik Pal	Regulation of plant secondary metabolismGene regulation in glandular trichomes	UGC- JRF PhD Scholar AcSIR 10BB22A37022
	Sonali Andotra	Regulation of plant secondary metabolism in glandular trichomes	UGC-JRF
	Dr. Kajal Katoch	Genome editing of Cannabis sativa	Project Associate- I

Lab Alumni

S NO.	Name	Research topic	Current position
	Dr. Abhishek Nautiyal	Identification & characterization of transcription factor genes expressing in trichomes of Nicotiana tabacum	Scientist, Govt. Tissue Culture Lab.Department of Horticulture & Food Processing, LucknowPhD Awarded (2022)
	Dr. Umar Gani	Identification and functional characterization of MATE transporter genes in the context of flavonoid transport in Nicotiana tabacum	Postdoctoral fellowship at University of British Columbia,CanadaPhD awarded (2022)
	Dr. Maridul Kundan	Identification and molecular characterization of R2R3-MYB family transcription factor genes from Cannabis sativa	Ph.D. awarded (2023)