National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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]