Amit Dhingra
Professor and Head, Horticultural Sciences@ Texas A&M | AgTech
- Role
- Section Editor in Chief at Mdpi Horticulturae
- Location
- College Station, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amit Dhingra
I am a Professor and Head of the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University. I am a part of a team of faculty and staff who are dedicated to the Land Grant Mission of Teaching, Research and Extension to advance the knowledge and application of horticulture and plant science, training the next generation of leaders and supporting the farmers in their efforts to grow food for the benefit of society. I have over 25 years of experience in horticulture and plant science research, teaching, and entrepreneurship, with a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Delhi supported by University Grants Commission, India and The Rockefeller Foundation predoctoral Fellowships. My research focus areas include plastid biology, pre and post-harvest fruit development, plant-pathogen interactions, and plant-soil-microbiome interactions. The research is based on the core concepts of genomics, biotechnology, genetics, breeding, photobiology, signal transduction, physiology, bioenergy. I am interested in grant and project development, start-ups and spinouts, project and personnel management, and mentoring. I am passionate about developing novel and sustainable solutions for the global challenges of food security, human nutrition, energy production, and environmental conservation. I have founded and served as a chief science officer for several companies that leverage novel agricultural technologies for efficient food production. I am also an active member and editor of several scientific journals and committees. I have been fortunate to work with amazing students and researchers in my group, colleagues in various ventures and all my collaborators.
Experience
Section Editor in Chief
Jan 2018 — Present
Education
Cleantech Open Academy
Business, Business
2013 — 2014
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Post Graduate Diploma Marketing Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
1995 — 1997
Delhi University
Ph.D., Plant Molecular Biology
1995 — 2000
Rutgers University
Pre-doctoral Fellow, Plastid Molecular Biology
1999 — 2000
Delhi University
BS, Botany
1988 — 1991
Raja Balwant Singh College
MS, Botany
1991 — 1993
Skills
- Cell
- Scientific Writing
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Protein Chemistry
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
- Protein Purification
- Dna Sequencing
- Photobiology
- Bioenergy
- Systems Biology
- Lifesciences
- Computational Biology
- Protein Expression
- Pcr
- Microscopy
- Cell Biology
- Sequencing
- Physiology
- Genomics
- Biology
- Agriculture
- Biochemistry
- Cell Culture
- Bioinformatics
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Life Sciences
- Photosynthesis
- Dna
- Science
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