Dissertation: Elucidating the defense mechanisms underlying sorghum-sugarcane aphid interactions• Conducted bioassays to test different sorghum genotypes and different concentrations of biological compoundsagainst insects through artificial diet and exogenous foliar applications on the plant in a controlled environment(lab, greenhouse research) while maintaining compliance with safety protocols• Proficient at project planning, designing, troubleshooting, and conducting experiments, data collection,performing statistical result analysis, and visualization using statistical software like SAS, JMP, and R• Demonstrated ability to perform data mining, visualization, and representation of big data sets such as ‘omics’ data including transcriptomics (RNA seq) and lipidomics• Demonstrated ability to handle and accomplish multiple projects simultaneously while meeting the deadlines• Strong ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

• Tested early-stage and established crop protection products in field, lab and greenhouse for arthropod efficacyin lepidopterans, hemipterans, and arachnids, on sub-tropical crops i• Demonstrated competence in conducting insect bioassays in lepidopterans, hemipterans, and arachnids,generating high-quality data in short period of time and gaining acquaintance with automation and imaging tools• Actively assisted and collaborated with the field biology team for the accomplishment of different field projectsand contributed to the field operations