Satvir Kaur Grewal joined PAU as an Assistant Biochemist on 14.09.2005 after completing B.Sc. (Medical) from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1988, M.Sc. (Biochemistry) from PAU in 1991, and Ph.D. (Biochemistry) from PAU, Ludhiana in 1997. She was awarded Senior Research Fellow (CSIR), Research Associate (CSIR) and Senior Research Associate (CSIR) under Scientist’s pool scheme and Young Scientist of DST, New Delhi. She worked as Senior Biochemist in Department from 14.09.2017 to 13.09. 2020 and is now Principal Biochemist since 14.9.2020. Her field of specialization is Plant Biochemistry. She has guided 23 MSc and 5 PhD students as major advisor, published 126 research papers, two book chapters and one review article in national and international journals and presented 15 papers in conferences. She is life member of Progressive farming PAU Ludhiana, Indian Society of Biological Chemists, Indian Society of Pulses Research, Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists and Punjab Academy of Sciences. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Biochemical and morpho-physiological basis of cold stress tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars funded by UGC in 2014 (PI) 
2. Characterization, mapping and transcriptome analysis of seed protein, minerals and β-carotene in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) funded by National Agricultural Science Fund (NASF), ICAR, New Delhi in 2017 as Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI ) of PAU Centre.
3. Addressing food security through nutritionally enriched improved cultivars and technologies for Swastha Bharat” Sub project : Developing bio-fortified high yielding cultivars of chickpea and pigeonpea under PURSE funded by DST, New Delhi in 2017 (Co-PI )

Research project ongoing 

Characterization of chickpea germplasm resource to accelerate genomics-assisted crop improvement under mission programme of “Characterization of Genetic Resources” funded by DBT , New Delhi in 2020 (Co-PI )

Research Publications 

1. Shivani, Grewal SK, Gill RK, Virk HK, Bhardwaj RD (2025) Imazethapyr and weed interference-induced oxidative stress change the dynamics of the antioxidant defence system in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Crop Protect 190:107068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.107068.  (NAAS Rating  8.50)
2. Sonali, Grewal, S K, Gill R K, Chandora R, (2024). Exploring the role of carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Chenopodium quinoa (Willd.) from the commencement of grain growth until maturity. Plant Growth Regul 103: 177-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-023-01099-6. (NAAS Rating  9.50)
3. Shivani, Grewal SK, Gill RK, Virk HK, Bhardwaj RD (2023)  Effect of herbicide stress on synchronization of carbon and nitrogen metabolism in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Plant Physiol Biochem 196: 402-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.063. (NAAS Rating  12.10).
4. Shivani, Grewal S K, Gill RK, Virk HK and Bhardwaj RD (2022) Methylglyoxal detoxification pathway – Explored first time for imazethapyr tolerance in lentil (Lens culinaris L.). Plant Physiol Biochem 177: 10-22. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.02.007. (NAAS Rating  12.10).
5. Grewal SK, Sharma KP, Bharadwaj RD, Hegde V, Tripathi S, Singh  S, Jain  PK, Agrawa PK and Mondal B (2020). Understanding genotypic variation and identification of promising genotypes for iron and zinc content in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). J Food Compo Anal 88:10358 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103458. (NAAS Rating  10.00).

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Awarded SRF, RA and SRA (CSIR, New Delhi)
2. Award of Honour presented for Research achievements by Society for Advancement of Academics, Sports and Cultural Activities ( SAASCA), PAU, Ludhiana 
3. Young Scientist award (DST, New Delhi)
4.  Fellow, Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development (Kanpur) 
5. Fellow, Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemist (Kanpur)