Dr. Phalisteen Sultan

Sr. Technical Officer

Plant Biotechnology Division

CSIR – Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine,Sanat Nagar, Srinagar– 190005
Email: phalisteen@iiim.res.in

Profile

Bio Sketch

I have done B.Sc in Agricultural Sciences and then completed M.Sc with Grade A distinction in year 2002 from Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Deemed University, Allahabad in Plant Biotechnology. I have qualified ASRB NET 2003 in Agricultural Biotechnology. After completing my M.Sc degree, I joined CSIR IIIM in Biotechnology department and start working in different projects. I did my Ph.D registration in joint collaboration of CSIR IIIM and Department of Biotechnology, Allahabad Agricultural University and start working on some prioritized medicinal plants like Podophyllum hexandrum on various aspects of its Phytochemical screening and profiling and molecular characterization for Molecular assessment and in vitro propagation for mass multiplication and conservation. After completing my Ph.D work, I got an opportunity to work under Ministry of higher education, Govt. of Libya. In year 2011, I was appointed as Scientist fellow in CSIR-IIIM until 2014 and in June 2014 joined CSIR-IIIM as a regular faculty. I have more than 30 International/National publications in the field of Molecular biology, Phytochemical profiling and in-vitro tissue culture studies of some high altitude medicinal and aromatic plants.

Education

Degree	Subjects	University	Qualifying Year
Ph.D	Plant Biotechnology	Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Deemed University & CSIR IIIM Jammu	2009
M.Sc	Plant Biotechnology	Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Deemed University.	2002
B.Sc	Agriculture	Dr. B. R Ambedkar University, Agra	2000

Position Held

Position Held	Period	Organization
Sr. Technical Officer	2014 – Present	CSIR IIIM Jammu
Scientist Fellow	2011 – 2014	CSIR IIIM Jammu

Area of Expertise

Conservation & domestication of some prioritized & highly endangered medicinal and Aromatic plant species like Podophyllum, Picrorrhiza, Aconitum & Epimedium using various biotechnological & conventional approaches.
Isolation, characterization and chemo profiling of plant extracts based on major marker compounds for phytochemical studies.
Bio-prospection of these medicinal plant species & characterization assessment of germplasm using different types of molecular markers.
Development of in vivo & in vitro propagation methods, multiplication and processing & value addition of some prioritized medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) like Lavender, Rose, Podophyllum, Picrorhiza, Aconitum, Innula, Pyrethrum, Tagetes, Rosermary, Artemisa and Clarysage.

Project Involved / Ongoing Projects

Projects

Management & supervision of experimental farms of Yarikha & Bonera & demonstration of farm related activities for cultivation & processing of MAPs.
Catalyzing rural empowerment through cultivation, processing, value addition and marketing of aromatic Plants (HCP-0007).
Pilot scale optimization for standardization of processing & agro technologies of selected high value aromatic & medicinal plants including technology demonstration and extension for socio-economic upliftment – (JAAG).
Introduction, domestication, improvement and cultivation of economically important plants. (BSC0110).
Captive cultivation for mass multiplication of quality planting material of selected medicinal plants like Sausurea, Innula, Humulus, Bergenia.
Bioprospection of plant resources and other natural products: Survey report of Gurez Valley, Kashmir Himalaya, J&K, (India).

Publications and Patents

Publications

Palak Arora, Zahoor Wani, Phalisteen Sultan, Suphla Gupta & Syed Reyaz ul Hassan. Community structure, spatial distribution, diversity and functional characterization of culturable endophytic fungi associated with Glycyrrhiza glabra Fungal Biology.
Zahoor Wani, Kumar Amit, Phalisteen Sultan, Kushal Bindu, Syed Riyaz-Ul-Hassan, Nasheeman Ashraf. Mortierella alpina (CS10E4), an oleaginous fungal endophyte of Crocus sativus enhances apocarotenoid biosynthesis and stress tolerance in host plant. Scientific Reports.
Phalisteen Sultan, Shahid Rasool and Qazi Parvaiz Hassan. Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. A plant of diverse pharmacological potential. Annals of Phytomedicine.
Bikrama Singh, Phalisteen Sultan and Y.S Bedi. Juniperus chinensis (Cupressaceae) : A new Taxa record for Himalaya and extension of geographic distribution in South Asia. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett.
Sajad Ahmad Lone, Qazi Pervaiz Hassan, Suphla Gupta, Saleem Mushatq, Phalisteen Sultan, Yashbir Singh Bedi. Morphological studies and meiotic chromosome analysis of Epimedium elatum (Morr & Decne) – Rare endemic medicinal plant of the Northwestern Himalayas in India. Current Botany.
Phalisteen Sultan, Shahid Rasool and Qazi Parvaiz Hassan. Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. A plant of diverse pharmacological potential. Annals of Phytomedicine.
Saleem Mushtaq, Qazi Parvaiz Hassan, Phalisteen Sultan, Inshad Ali Khan , Sheikh Abid Ali & Md Niamat Ali. Evaluation of anticancer and antimicrobial activities of selected medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalayas, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
Bikarma Singh, Phalisteen Sultan, Qazi Parvaiz and Sumit Gairola & Yashbir Singh Bedi (2016). Ethnobotany, Traditional Knowledge, and Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Fungi: A Case Study in the Bandipora District of Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants.
Phalisteen Sultan, Arif Jan and Qazi Pervaiz. Phytochemical studies for quantitative estimation of iridoid glycosides in Picrorhiza kurroa Botanical Studies.
Shahid Rasool, Mudasir Hafiz Khan, Shabana Hamid, Phalisteen Sultan and Parvaiz Hassan Qazi. An overview and economical importance of few selected endangered medicinal plants grown in Jammu and Kashmir region of India. Annals of Phytomedicine,
Phalisteen Sultan, A.S. Shawl and P. W. Ramteke. lecular characterization and Marker based Chemotaxonomic studies of Podophyllum hexandrum.
Phalisteen Sultan, A.S. Shawl, Arif Jan and Hamid B. Germplasm conservation and Quantitative determination of podophyllotoxin and related glycosides of Podophyllum hexandrum. Journal of Crop Science & Biotechnology.

Awards / Honours

Awards and Honours

Plant Variety Development: A Rose scented geranium variety entitled “PG-IIIM-101” released by Hon’ble Prime Minster of India during CSIR foundation day, 2017 with National Identity No. IC0624503 registered under Reg. No. INGR17054.
Scientist of the Year, 2016 by Essential Oil Association of India, Delhi.
As Team member received the “Ultra International Team Award“ at the International Congress & Expo-2018 organized by the Essential Oil Association of India.

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