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Sureshkumar Balasubramanian is a Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University. His research focuses on understanding genaralisable biological principles, particularly in plant temperature responses, epigenetic silencing caused by triplet repeats, and splicing mechanisms. He holds a PhD in Plant Biology from the University of Zurich (2002) and has held roles including ARC Future Fellow and visiting scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His work contributes to UN SDGs in areas like sustainable agriculture and health.
Education: Dr.sc.nat (PhD) in Plant Biology from Universität Zürich, M.Sc in Biochemistry (Maharaja Sayajirao University), B.Sc in Biochemistry (Bharathiar University).
Research interests include thermomorphogenesis, epigenetic silencing via expanded repeats, and splicing code mechanisms. His lab uses Arabidopsis as a model system and explores applications from agriculture to medicine. Recent projects include investigating repeat-induced gene silencing and developing tools for splicing analysis.
Grants include leadership in equipment grants (e.g., pH meters, PCR machines) and collaborative projects on plant light response adaptation. His work spans plant development, stress responses, and translational applications in personalized medicine and crop improvement.
Labs/Teams: Active research group at Monash focusing on molecular genetics and epigenetics. Collaborations include international institutions like the Max Planck Institute and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
