Connecting Science and Technology for a brighter tomorrow


Name : Dr. Kalyani Medhi
Designation : Principal Scientist
Qualification : PhD(Biotech), M.Sc (Agri)
Contact Details : 9435357010
Email id : kalyani@neist.res.in, medhikalyani@gmail.com

Research Interest
  • R & D Management, Plant Breeding and Plant Molecular biology
Projects
  • In-house Project: MLP 7000 (April 2012-March2017): Title: Strategic R&D Management initiatives for incremental process of innovationSub Title: Study on Infrastructure Availability in North East Region of India for Innovative Research on Medicinal Plant Resources (Member)
  • Network Projects:BSC0117 (April 2012-March2017):Title: Plant Microbe and Soil Interactions (PMSI) (Member)
  • Externally Funded:GAP-230 (Duration: 04/05/2010 to 01/31/2012):Title: “Four Motivational Programme by North-East Institute of Science and Technology” (Coordinator)
  • GAP-713 (Duration: 05/09/2011 to 12/31/2011):Title: “Exhibition and Technology Demonstration-Ideas to Action: ‘Let us Grow with innovation’” (Convenor)
  • GAP-714 (Duration: 05/09/2011 to 12/31/2011): Title: Student Scientist Interaction (Convenor)
  • GAP-282 (Duration: 07/24/2013 to 04/23/2015): Title: Motivational Programmes for School Students (Coordinator)
List of Publications (Most Recent Ten)
Total No. of Publications: 13, Most Recent Ten Publications:
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  • Medhi K, Deka M, Bhau BS (2013). The Genus Zanthoxylum - A Stockpile of Biological and Ethnomedicinal Properties. 2: 697. doi:10.4172/ scientificreports.697
  • Brijmohan Singh Bhau, Kalyani Medhi, Ambrish P. Das, Siddhartha P. Saikia, Kartik Neog and S. N. Choudhury (2009). Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Persea bombycina “Som” Using RAPD-Based Molecular Markers. Biochem Genet. 47:486-497
  • Bhau BS, Medhi K, Sarkar T and Saikia SP (2009). PCR based molecular characterization of Nepenthes khasiana Hook. f.—pitcher plant. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 56(8): 1183–1193. DOI 10.1007/s10722-009-9444-0.
  • Medhi K, Talukdar P, Barua PK and Baruah I (2004): Extent of genetic variation in indigenous scented rice varieties of Assam. Indian J. Plant Genet Resour. 17(1): 27-29.
  • B. S. Bhau, K. Medhi, S. P. Saikia, P. B. Kanjilal and T. C. Sarma (2008). Development of tools and strategies towards marker assisted selection and gene cloning – A review. Journal of Advanced Plant Sciences. Vol. 4 No 1&2. Pp. 1-9.
  • K. Medhi, A Patel, Y Yadav, T Sarkar, SP Saikia, PB Kanjilal and BS Bhau (2009). Molecular Markers for study of genetic diversity in plants and its implication in conserving genetic resources. In: Diversity of Plants- a molecular approach(S Jonh Britto SJ, editor). Pp- 201-215).
  • B. S. Bhau, Sarkar T, Medhi K, Rabha A, R. K. Choudhary, B. P. Mishra, S. P. Saikia and P. B. Kanjilal (2009). Molecular marker and its impacts in phylogenetic analysis and genetic improvement in Jatropha curcas. In: Diversity of Plants- a molecular approach(S Jonh Britto SJ, editor). Pp- 123-138.
  • Saikia SP, Bhau BS, Medhi K, Kanjilal PB (2009). Current status and future strategy for development of medicinal plants sector in India. In: Biodiversity: Herbal Medicine (eds. D Marngar and S Jyrwa), Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi. Pp. 47-55
  • Medhi K, Purohit BP, Gogoi AJ, Saikia SP, Kanjilal PB, Bhau BS (2009). Molecular marker based genetic diversity analysis of two economically important plants (Zanthoxylum hamiltonianum and Nepenthese Khasiana) of North-East India. In: Biodiversity: Herbal Medicine (eds. D Marngar and S Jyrwa), Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi. Pp. 56-73