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Shivendra Sahi, Ph.D. NC State
Professor and ARTP Assistant Director
Office: TCNW 105
Phone: 270-745-6012
Email: shiv.sahi@wku.edu
Courses
BIOL 319 Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 322 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
BIOL 496/496G Plant Biotechnology
Research
- Medicinal application of plant metabolites
- Synthesis of nanoparticles in plants
- Genetic transformation of plants to improve quality
- Environmental management and gene expression in plants in response to pollutants
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Ph.D. - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.S. - Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
B.S. - Gorakhpur University, India
Recent Publications
(*student authors)
Sharma, Nilesh, S.V. Sahi. Enhanced Organic Phosphorus Assimilation Promoting Biomass and Shoot P Hyperaccumulations in Lolium multiflorum Grown under Sterile Conditions. Environ Sci Technol 2011(in press).
Sharma, N. and S. Sahi. Excess Soil Phosphorus – Accelerated P Transfer, Water Quality Deterioration and Sustainable Remediation Strategies. In, Improving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stress, Wiley, Germany (2011) (in press).
Israr, M., A. Jewell*, D. Kumar, S.V. Sahi. Interactive effects of lead, copper, nickel and zinc on growth, metal uptake and antioxidative metabolism of S. drummondii. J Hazardous Mat 186, 1520-26, (2011).
Badwaik*, V., J. Bartonojo*, J. Evans*, S. Sahi, C. Willis*, D. Rajalingham. Completely ’Green’ Single-step synthesis of Highly Dispersed, Spherical Gold Nanoparticles of 10-120 nm for applications in Chemistry and Biology. Langmuir 27, 5549-5554, (2011).
Padmanabhan, P., S.V. Sahi. Suppression subtractive hybridization reveals differential gene expression in sunflower grown in high P. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 49, 584-591 (2011).
Adams*, A, S. Kumar, M. Clauson, S. Sahi. The effects of Oregano (Origanum vulgare) oil on human pathogenic yeasts. Adv Biosci Biotechnol 2, 102-106, 2011.
Padmanabhan, P., P. Venkatachalam, S. V Sahi. Characterization of upregulated genes associated with high phosphorus accumulation in cucumber. Physiologia Plant 143, 344-354, 2011.
Starnes*, D, A. Jain, S.V. Sahi. In planta engineering of gold nanoparticles of desirable geometries by modulating growth conditions: an environment-friendly approach. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44, 7110-7115 (2010).
Andra*, SS, Datta, R, Sarkar, D, Makris, KC, Mullens, CP, Sahi, SV, Bach, SBH. Synthesis of phytochelatins in vetiver grass upon lead exposure in the presence of phosphorus. Plant and Soil 326, 171-185 (2010).
Padmanabhan, P., S. V. Sahi. Phytoremedial Crops and Current Research (Chapter 22). In, Industrial Crops, Technology and Users, by B. Singh (ed.). CABI, UK, pp 470-486 (2010).
Sengar, R.S., R. Chaudhary, R. Sengar, S Gupta, D. Kumar and S.V. Sahi. “Sustainable Agriculture–A Call of the Day” (Chapter 21) in Stable Food Production & Sustainable Agriculture: A Challenge Ahead in 21st Century. Studium Press, USA, pp 389-436 (2010).
