STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Nitin Mantri
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Email:
nitin.mantri@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research
Nitin Mantri’s research is currently funded by the Australia India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL), Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) and RMIT University. His research interests include functional genomics (genomics of biotic and abiotic stress resistance), pharmacogenomics (investigating mode-of-action of different herbal compounds), and DNA fingerprinting using high-throughput approach.
Current projects
- Genomics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Chickpea
- DNA Marker Development for Flavour Compounds in Strawberries
- Production and Testing of Bioactive Honeys from Traditional Medicine Plants
- Use of genomics to enhance algal biofuel production
Accomplishments and achievements
- Assessor for Australian Research Council funding applications
- Awarded Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship by Bioversity International (formerly, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy).
- Awarded RMIT University Early Career Researcher Award for researching on cardio-protective activity and mechanism of bioactive compounds from Salvia miltiorrhiza using Illumina Rat Genome Chip
- Awarded RMIT University Early Career Researcher Travel Award for presenting at XXI Plant Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA
- Invited reviewer for various journals
- BMC Plant Biology
- Plant Biotechnology Journal
- BMC Genomics
- PLoS One
- Environmental and Experimental Botany
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- BMC Molecular Biology
- Protoplasma
- Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
- African Journal of Biotechnology
Nitin Mantri is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences within the Health Innovations Research Institute. His role involves: a) research in the field of Functional Genomics and Pharmacogenomics and b) teaching undergraduates and postgraduates in Genetics and Functional Genomics.
- BSc (Agriculture) Marathwada Agricultural University, India.
- MSc (Agriculture Biotechnology) Marathwada Agricultural University, India.
- PhD (Applied Biotechnology) RMIT University, Australia.
Links to industry
- Assessor for Australian Research Council funding applications
- Member of AusBiotech, Australia's Biotechnology Organisation
- Member of Molecular Breeders' Network
- Member of Next Gen Sequencing and Microarrays Network
- Member of Plant Breeding and Genetics Network
- Member of International Chickpea Genetics and Genomics Consortium
- Rani, A.,Daniel, V.,Surapaneni, A.,Shahsavari, E.,Haleyur, N.,Mantri, N.,Ball, A. (2021). Evaluation and comparison of recombinase polymerase amplification coupled with lateral-flow bioassay for Escherichia coli O157:H7 detection using different genes In: Scientific Reports, 11, 1 - 12
- Rani, A.,Daniel, V.,Surapaneni, A.,Mantri, N.,Ball, A. (2021). Review: Trends in point-of-care diagnosis for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food and water In: International Journal of Food Microbiology, 349, 1 - 12
- Jiang, W.,Guo, M.,Yang, M.,Mantri, N.,Chen, X.,Pang, X. (2020). High-throughput analysis of fungal communities in Myristicae Semen In: LWT, 128, 1 - 7
- Aburto Medina, A.,Shahsavari, E.,Cohen, M.,Mantri, N.,Ball, A. (2020). Analysis of the microbiome (Bathing Biome) in geothermal waters from an Australian balneotherapy centre In: Water, 12, 1 - 14
- Jha, U.,Nayyar, H.,Jha, R.,Khurshid, M.,Zhou, M.,Mantri, N.,Siddique, K. (2020). Long non-coding RNAs: Emerging players regulating plant abiotic stress response and adaptation In: BMC Plant Biology, 20, 1 - 20
- Bachari, A.,Piva, T.,Salami, S.,Jamshidi, N.,Mantri, N. (2020). Roles of cannabinoids in melanoma: Evidence from in vivo studies In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 1 - 14
- Salami, S.,Martinelli, F.,Giovino, A.,Bachari, A.,Arad, N.,Mantri, N. (2020). It Is Our Turn to Get Cannabis High: Put Cannabinoids in Food and Health Baskets In: Molecules, 25, 1 - 24
- Singh, K.,Jamshidi, N.,Zomer, R.,Piva, T.,Mantri, N. (2020). Cannabinoids and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 1 - 15
- Khadke, S.,Mandave, P.,Kuvalekar, A.,Pandit, V.,Karandikar, M.,Mantri, N. (2020). Synergistic effect of omega-3 fatty acids and oral-hypoglycemic drug on lipid normalization through modulation of hepatic gene expression in high fat diet with low streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats In: Nutrients, 12, 1 - 20
- Jamshidi, N.,Mantri, N.,Cohen, M. (2020). Acute effects of dietary plant nutrients on transcriptome profiles: evidence from human studies In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 60, 1869 - 1880
- Bioprogramming the behaviour of nanoparticles in live cells by nanoscopy. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2021 from (2021 to 2024)
- Development of specific and sensitive method for identification of PMeV. Funded by: Innovation Connections Grant 2017 from (2018 to 2019)
- Molecular characterisation of important plant viruses for designing a control strategy (PhD Scholarship for Nasser Kadhum Hussein). Funded by: Embassy of Iraq (Canberra) Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2019)
- Production and testing of novel bioactive honeys and honey-based cosmetic formulations. Funded by: ARC Linkage Grant pre-2014 Round 2 from (2013 to 2017)
- Genomics Approaches for Stress Tolerant Chickpea. Funded by: Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education Contract from (2012 to 2017)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
6 PhD Current Supervisions and 3 Masters by Research Current Supervisions9 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions
Functional genomics: Genomics of biotic/abiotic stresses, Genetics of flavour development; Pharmacogenomics: Quality control and mode -of-action of traditional medicinal plants using genomics tools.