Darshna Chaudhary

Darshna Chaudhary is currently an Associate Professor in the Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India where she also earned a master’s in biotechnology and PhD in Plant Biotechnology. She has published more thn 30 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, has authored four book chapters, an edited one book. Dr. Chaudhary has been awarded seven major research projects funded by national funding agencies like DBT, DST, UGC, SERB and HSCSIT. Her current research interest is edible vaccine production in plants, oil qualities improvement in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) by using CRISPR-Cas9 management of insects by dsRNAs Delivery and genetic transformation of grain legumes (Vigna species).