Kuntal Kumar Dey

Kuntal Kumar Dey

Position Title
Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Genome Center
4302 UC Davis Genome Center-GBSF
Bio

Education

2023 Ph.D. Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India.

2016 M.Tech in Bioinformatics, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata, WB, India.

2014 M.Sc in Medical Biotechnology, School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, WB, India.

2012 B.Sc. in Biotechnology, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, WB, India.

Research Topic

The pan-genomics of plants and pathogens : lettuce and downy mildews using contemporary computational approaches.

Research Summary

We are trying to implement and develop new approaches to understand the pan-genomic landscape of lettuce. We are also trying to understand the gene clusters that helps in development of resistance against downy mildews.

Key Publications

Ahmed R, Dey KK, Senthil-Kumar M, Modi MK, Sarmah BK, Bhorali P. Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals differential defense responses among Alternaria brassicicola resistant Sinapis alba and susceptible Brassica rapa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2024 Jan 18;14:1251349.

Bora SS, Dey KK, Borah M, Rahman M, Gogoi M, Modi MK, Barooah M. Niche differentiation of belowground microorganisms and their functional signatures in Assam type tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica). Archives of Microbiology. 2021 Nov;203:5661-74.

Bora SS, Dullah S, Dey KK, Hazarika DJ, Sarmah U, Sharma D, Goswami G, Singh NR, Barooah M. Additive-induced pH determines bacterial community composition and metabolome in traditional mustard seed fermented products. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2022 Nov 24;6:1006573.