Transgenic Plant Technology for Remediation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids

Dr Prasad is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hyderabad. He has served the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India in various advisory committees on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, pollution control and abatement, environmental information systems and bioremediation of contaminated sites. He is an active visiting scientist in several international universities. He is the editor, co-editor, or author of 17 books published by leading international publishers and 190 journal articles and 118 book chapters/conference proceedings. He has made outstanding contributions to the fields of Bioremediation, Bioresources, Biomass energy sources, bioeconomy and to the broad field of environmental biotechnology (including value chain and value addition products from plants used in phytoremediation) all of which are his main areas of expertise.

• 1. Transgenics for phytoremediation of toxic metals and metalloids: From laboratory to field2. Genetic engineering for metal and metalloid detoxification3. Emerging trends in transgenic technology for phytoremediation of toxic metals and metalloids4. Transgenic plant technology as a tool for remediation of toxic metals and metalloids5. Transgenic plants: Benefits and potential risks in remediation of toxic metals and metalloids6. Remediation of potentially toxic elements through transgenic plants: In vitro studies and ways forward7. Transgenic Euphorbiaceae for phytoremediation8. Transgenic approach for mercury detoxification in plants9. Transgenic plants for remediation of chromium10. Transgenic plants for remediation of radionuclides11. Transgenic Brassicaceae for remediation of metals and metalloids12. Restoration of metaliferous mine waste through genetically modified crops13. Transgenic tobacco for remediation of metals and metalloids14. Metabolic engineering of rhizobacteria associated with plants for remediation of toxic metals and metalloids15. Transgenic energy plants for remediation of toxic metals and metalloids16. Transgenic fiber crops for phytoremediation of toxic metals and metalloids17. Plant genetic engineering approach for the Pb and Zn remediation: Defense reactions and detoxification mechanisms17. Genetic engineering of Prosopis juliflora for heavy metal accumulation18. Prospects for manipulation of molecular mechanisms and transgenic approaches in aquatic macrophytes for removal of toxic metals and metalloids in industrial waste waters19. Phytoremediation of selenium using transgenic plants20. Genetic engineering for detoxification of Arsenic21. Transgenic ornamentals for phytoremediation22. Overexpression of pea seed (Pisum sativum L.) ferritin cDNA in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea [L.] Czern) and evaluation of the transformants for metal tolerance