Dr Rimaljeet Kaur joined PAU as Biochemist on 16.05.2018 after completing BSc (Biotechnology) from G.N.D.U, Amritsar in 2008 and M. Sc. (Biochemistry) from P.A.U. in 2010. She did her PhD (Biochemistry) from PAU, Ludhiana in 2014. She has worked as Research Associate, P.A.U. from 2014-2017. She joined as DST INSPIRE Faculty, PAU in 2017. She joined as Biochemist on 16.05.2018 (till date). She was associated with Rice Section, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana on 31.05.2024(till date). Her field of specialization is Plant Biochemistry. She has undergone 4 months training program at Rothamsted Research institute, Harpenden, UK in 2019. She has guided 3 M. Sc. students as major advisor, published 19 research papers in national and international journals. She is the treasurer of Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists (ISAB), Kanpur. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Associative transcriptomics and metabolomics of stress signal transduction in Brassica juncea alien introgression lines varying for their resistance responses to Lipaphiserysimi herbivory funded by DST in 2022 as PI.
2. Genomics-led improvement of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in mustard rape for economic and environmental sustainabilityfunded by DBT-BBRSC in 2022 as Co-I.

Research Publications:

1. Sharma N, Kaur R, Mangat GS and Singh K (2014)Red pericarp introgression lines derived from interspecific crosses of rice:physicochemical characteristics antioxidative properties and phenolic content.J Sci Food Agric94: 2912-20. (NAAS Rating  7.76)
2. Kaur R, Gupta AK and Taggar GK(2015) Characterisation and inhibition studies of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) gut α-amylase. Pest Manage Sci 71: 1228-1237. (NAAS Rating  8.69)
3. Kaur S, Atri C, Akhatar J, Mittal M, Kaur R and Banga SS (2020) Genetics of days to flowering,maturity and plant height in natural and derived forms of Brassica rapa L. Theor Appl Genet134:473-87. (NAAS rating11.70)
4. Aggarwal J, Kaur R, Mittal A, Chhaya A, Gupta M and Sharma A (2023) Biochemical probing of phloem sap defensive traits in Brassica juncea–B. fruticulosa introgression lines following Lipaphiserysimi infestation. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 29:1019-1047. (NAAS rating 9.02) 
5. Aggarwal J, Kaur R, Mittal A, Atri C, Gupta M and Sharma A (2025) Lipoxygenase 2 is a potential resistance determinant in Brassica juncea – B. fruticulosa derived lines against Lipaphiserysimi infestation. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 47:54. (NAAS Rating 8.4)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. SAAR-Young Scientist Award by Society of Agriculture & Allied Research for outstanding contribution in the field of ‘Crop Science’ in 2021. 
2. INSPIRE Faculty Award by Ministry of Science and Technology, DST, New Delhi on “Associative transcriptomics and metabolomics of stress signal transductionin Brassica juncea alien introgression lines varying for their resistance responses to Lipaphiserysimiherbivory” in 2017.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2015 under the category “Crop Protection.” By Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi in 2016. 
4. Award of Honour for securing highest OCPA 8.67 in Ph. D (Biochemistry) for the year 2013 by SAASCA, COBS&H, PAU, Ludhiana.

1. Awarded with certificate for selection and participation in “5th Science Conclave/INSPIRE Internship Program” at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India. INSPIRE Program, DST, New Delhi in 2012.