Dr. Sudisha Jogaiah
FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Benakana Halli, Mysore (disrict), Karnataka, India on 29 September 1974. Educated at Sarvajanika High School, T.N. Pura, Mysore (district), Mysore 1988-90; Yuvaraja’s Science College, Mysore, 1992-96; University of Mysore, 1997-99, University of Mysore, 1999-2000, Yamaguchi University, Japan, 2011-13, B.Sc. 1997; M.Sc. 1999; M.Phil. 2000; Ph.D. 2009; Post-doc (JSPS, Japan), 2011.

Assistant Professor and Programme Co-ordinator, Laboratory of Plant Healtcare and Diagnostics, PG Deaprtment of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka State, 2014 to date.

Post-doctoral Fellow (JSPS Fellow), 2011-13, Senior Technical Assistant (ICAR-AICPMIP, Mysore center), 2002-11.

Awards/Honours: Team Award for Sri. Chaudhary Devi Lal Best co-ordinated research project (ICAR-AICPMIP), 2003. P. R. Verma M.Sc. student award (co-author), Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP), 2008; Certificate of Merit for outstanding research contribution in pearl millet crop improvement, 2008; Pesticide India Award, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP), 2009; Young Scientist Award in Agriculture, Association of Microbiology of India (AMI), 2009; Post-doctoral Fellowship Award - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, 2011; Japan International Young Agricultural Researcher Award (JIRCAS), 2012; Prof. M.J. Narasimhan Merit Award (south zonal meeting), 2014; Best research publication of Karnatak University, 2016 and 2017; Visiting Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 2017; Prof. H.C. Dube Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 2017; Academic Editor (PLOS ONE), 2017; Editor (Scientific Reports), 2017; Editor (BMC Plant Biology), 2018; Japanese MEXT Scholarship committee Member (Agriculture and Fisheries), 2018; Visiting Professor, Hangzhou University, China, 2018; Editor (Annals of Crop Sciences and Agriculture), 2018; Visiting Scientist, Yamaguchi University, Japan, 2018; Editor (Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology), 2019; Vice-President, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP), 2019-20; Bridge Fellow (Government of Japan), 2020-21.

Fellow: National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS), 2018

Research Areas: Plant Pathology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant Signaling for Resistance

Address: Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator, Plant Healthcare and Diagnostic Center, PG Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad 580003, Karnataka; Door No. 550, 11th Cross, Anikethana Road, Kuvempunagar, Mysore 570023, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. (0836) 2779533; Cell: 9448206685; Fax: (0836) 2779533; Email: jsudish@kud.ac.in; jsudish@gmail.com]