I did my Masters and Ph.D. in Biosciences from Jamia Millia Islamia university, New Delhi.  Subsequently, I worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in various Institutes.

             Presently, I am working as Assistant Professor at the Center of Biotechnology, Biological Sciences Group, BITS, Pilani.

 Courses taught / teaching:

Research Interest:

SIGNALING MECHANISMS AND NITRATE ASSIMILATION IN THE CYANOBACTERIA, SPIRULINA PLATENSIS

Publication:

1.       P. Pardha Saradhi , Alia and B. Vani: Inhibition of mitochondrial electron transport is the prime cause behind proline accumulation during mineral deficiency in Oryza Sativa. (1993) Plant and Soil. 155/156: 465–468.

2.       B. Vani , P. Pardha  Saradhi and Parsanna Mohanty: Effect of short term heat treatment of rice seeding on sensitivity of thylakoid membranes to photo-inhibition ( 1996 ) Biologia Plantarum . 38 ( 4) : 501- 509.

3.       P. Pardha Saradhi , Sandeep Arora , Vani, B. And Jos, T. Puthur: Alteration in NAD/NADH ratio regulates salt stress induced proline accumulation in Vigna Radiata. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India. 66 (B): 100.

4.       BalaKrishna, K., Joshi, M.K., Vani, B. and Prasanna Mohanty: Structure – function correlation during etioplast – chloroplast transition in cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) cotyledonary leaves: Quantitative analyses. (1999) Photosynthetica 36(1-2): 199-212.

5.       B. Vani, P. Pardha Saradhi and Prasanna Mohanty: Differential sensitivity of photo-functions of thylakoid membranes to in vivo elevated temperature stress in Oryza Sativa (Var. Kalinga III) seedlings. (1999) XI International congress on photosynthesis. Kluwer Academic press. Pp. 3841-3844.

6.       B. Vani, P. Mohanty, P. Eggenberg, B.J. Strasser and R.J. Strasser: Heat stress on rice leaves probed by the fluorescence transient OKJIP. (1999). XI International congress on photosynthesis. Kluwer Academic press. Pp. 3837- 3840. 

7.       B. Vani, P. Pardha Saradhi and Prasanna Mohanty: (2001) Alteration in chloroplast structure and thylakoid membrane composition due to in vivo heat treatment of rice seedlings: correlation with functional changes. Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol.158, 583-592.

8.       B. Vani, P. Pardha Saradhi and Prasanna Mohanty: (2001) Characterization of High Temperature Induced Stress Impairments in Thylakoids of Rice Seedlings. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Vol. 38, pp220-229.

9.       Prasanna Mohanty, B. Vani and Jogadhenu S.S. Prakash: (2002) Elevated temperature treatment induced alteration in thylakoid membrane organization and energy distribution between the Two photosystems in Pisum sativum. Z. Natureforsch, 57c 836-842.

10.   Prasanna Mohanty and B. Vani: (2004) Stress triggered phosphorylation and migration of light harvesting complex of photosystem II. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology Sp Issue. 178-183.

National / international Symposia Attended:

1.      National Symposium on Current Trends In Plant Physiology And Biochemistry held at University of Hyderabad from 29^th to 31^st Jan 1998, organized by society for plant physiology and biochemistry.

Award:

DST Young scientist project under Fast Track Scheme 2005