Savithri Nambeesan
Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Ripening & post-harvest physiology
Areas of expertise
Horticultural ProductionPlant BiologyGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science
Purdue University, IN, United States (2009)
Master of Science, Molecular Biology
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India (2003)
Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
St Xaviers College, Mumbai, India (2000)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
- Undergraduate Research Initiative Program (2022)
- Instructor of the Year Certificate (2019)
- Outreach Lecturing Fund (2018)
Courses
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- HORT 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
- GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2025)
- HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- HORT 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- HORT 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2025)
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
- HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
- HORT 8150: Plant Growth and Development (Fall 2026)
- GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Growth regulation during early fruit development in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.): a temporal event map of transcriptome and phytohormone changes, BMC PLANT BIOLOGY, (2025).
- PbrNAC34a-PbrMYB3/65-PbrACO2 cascade plays a role in citrate difference between the pericarp and cortex tissues of pear (P. bretschneideri Rehd.) fruit, MOLECULAR HORTICULTURE, (2025).
- Metabolic alterations and the role of ethylene in regulating ripening in blueberry (Vaccinium ashei)., (2025).
- Understanding the Spatial and Temporal Regulation of Ripening in Blueberries, HORTSCIENCE, (2025).
- Understanding the molecular basis of Blossom-end rot in tomato, HORTSCIENCE, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
1111 Miller Plant Sciences
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602 0000
Shipping Address
1111 Miller Plant Sciences
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602 0000
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