Dr. Kamaljit Kaur joined as Biochemist on 04-04-2011. She did her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. She did her Ph.D. from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. She qualified Joint CSIR-UGC (NET) Examination and was awarded JRF and SRF of CSIR, New Delhi. She joined as Senior Biochemist on 04-04-2023. She has completed one Major Project (as PI) funded by UGC, New Delhi, in 2013. Till date, she has guided 15 M.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. students, as Major Advisor. She has published research articles in journals of national and international repute. Her research outcomes have been presented in national and international conferences and awarded best poster/paper certificates. She is Incharge, NCC, Councillor, PAU Red Cross Executive Committee and Member, Board of Studies, College of Basic sciences and Humanities. She is chairperson of teaching committee of the department and member of Academic Affairs Committee of the College. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

Major research project funded by University Grants Commission, New Delhi (vide F.No.42-642/2013(SR) dated 22-3-13) Application of Bioregulator technologies for improving heat tolerance in spring maize.

Research Publications (Best five) and Book authored:

1. Thukral K, Kaur K, Suneja Y and Kaur G (2023) Distinctive characteristics of nitrogen metabolism in teosinte versus modern maize for water logging tolerance. J Plant Growth Regul 42 (7): 4193-4206 (NAAS rating 9.90)
2. Goyal K, Kaur K and Kaur G (2020) Foliar treatment of potassium nitrate modulates the fermentative and sucrose metabolizing pathways in contrasting maize genotypes under water logging stress. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 26 (5): 899–906 (NAAS rating  9.40)
3. Kawatra M, Kaur K and Kaur G (2019) Effect of osmo priming on sucrose metabolism in spring maize, during the period of grain filling, under limited irrigation conditions. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants 25, 1367-1376 (NAAS rating 9.40)

1. Vasmatkar P, Kaur K, Pannu PPS, Kaur G and Kaur H (2019) Unraveling the metabolite signatures of maize genotypes showing differential response towards southern corn leaf blight by 1H-NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathol. doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2019.101441 (NAAS rating 8.80) 
2. Pathak H, Kaur K, Suneja Y, Singh G, Vikal Y and Kaur G (2024) Effect of irrigation on wild and inbred maize with relation to the antioxidant status of pollens, flag leaves, and developing grains. Protoplasma 261: 689–707 (NAAS rating 8.50)
3. Vasmatkar P and Kaur K (2019) Miracles in Biochemistry: The contribution of the Nobel laureates to the field of Biochemistry. Educreation publishing, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-88910-74-3

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Best Paper Presentation: Sharma P, Kaur K, Suneja Y. and Singh G. (2023) Role of proline metabolism in differential tolerance of teosinte and derived lines towards water logging. Paper presented in the International conference on current advances in agriculture, animal husbandry and allied Sciences (CAAAAS-2023) held at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.
2. Best Oral Presentation: Kaur L, Kaur K, Jindal J, Suneja Y and Garg T (2024) Variation in acetylcholinesterase, polyphenol oxidase, glutathione-s-transferase and carboxylestrase activities of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae when fed on teosinte and derived lines. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Recent trends in advancement of agriculture, horticulture, livestock and allied sciences (RTAAAS-2024) held at Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun from 21 to 22 November, 2024.
3. Best Poster award:  Goyal S, Jawala J and Kaur K (2020) Physico-chemical bases of resistance in spring maize against shoot fly, Atherigona naqvii steyskal in North India. Paper presented in National seminar on maize for crop diversification under changing climatic scenario organized by ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana from 09-02-2020 to 10-02-2020.