Dr. Pankaj Singh

Biography

Pankaj Singh is a microbial ecologist focusing on plant-microbe interactions and the role of the plant microbiome in plant sustenance and stress tolerance. Currently, he works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Soil Science Challenge at the School of Agriculture and Environment at the University of Western Australia. Pankaj completed his PhD at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, where he secured a Postgraduate Research Scholarship to conduct his thesis on the drivers of microbiome assembly in plants. His research centers on the distinct factors governing plant microbiome assembly, notably endophytes within both native and exotic Australian flora. Furthermore, Pankaj has developed research skills in plant science and bioinformatics at a premier institute in India, where he designed and conducted experiments, analyzed data, and presented results at various conferences. His research also employs multi-omics approaches, leveraging metagenomics and transcriptomics interlinked with multivariate statistics, aiming to decipher the ecological processes that govern microbial communities, thereby enhancing ecosystem functions for sustainability. Pankaj actively engages in teaching courses related to biotechnology and the natural environment and has facilitated several workshops for higher degree research students in data analysis and bioinformatics.

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