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![]() Satyavathi obtained her PhD from Andhra University, India. She ventured into the field of genetic engineering and used the technology extensively to develop disease resistant crops during her post doctoral research at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and at Agriculture Research Station - United States Department of Agriculture, USA. She has successfully engineered various crops for resistance against virus, fungus and insects, and developed transgenic pigeon pea as a source of edible vaccine against Rinderpest and Peste des Petits viruses that cause diseases in ruminants. After joining the Centre of Excellence for Genetics and Genomics of Silkmoths at CDFD, she diversified her research towards understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying insect immune responses and actively involved in the generation of baculovirus resistant transgenic silkworms. Her endeavor is to translate research findings of genetics and genomics of two model species - Basmati rice and Bombyx mori - to practical application. She is a recipient of Department of Biotechnology BioCare award.
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