Rituparna Goswami

Rituparna Goswami is a Research Fellow at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, focusing on intercellular and inter-individual variability in gene expression under stress conditions in Arabidopsis. Her work bridges single-cell mechanics with organism-level stress responses, particularly in drought and temperature stress scenarios tied to the climate crisis.

• University of Cambridge
• Sainsbury Laboratory
• Department of Plant Sciences

Her research explores how non-genetic variability in stress response genes influences plant survival. Current projects examine cellular-level gene expression changes using confocal microscopy and RNA-seq, while prior work on nuclear mechanics during stress response was highlighted in Plantae Plant Science Research Weekly. Key publications investigate chromatin dynamics and mechanosensitivity in plant nuclei.

Support for her research comes from institutions such as the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Research Council (ERC), which fund the Sainsbury Laboratory’s broader activities.