| Academic Degree | Subject | University | Address of the University | Rank/ Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Botany | University of Mysore | Manasagangothri, Mysuru | |
| KSET | LIFE SCIENCES | Mysore University | Mysuru | |
| M.Sc. | BOTANY | St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bangalore University | Bengaluru | |
| B.Sc. | Chemistry, Botany, Zoology | Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bangalore University | Bengaluru | |
| Category | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KSET | lifescience | Cleared |
| Title of Thesis | University / Institution | University Address | Date of Registration | Date of Completion | Details of papers published (Enter the total number of papers published / under process as part of Phd) | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Diversity of endophytic fungi associated with Coleus forskohlii Briq. and evaluation of their anti-microbial potential” | University of Mysore | Manasagangothri, Mysuru | 12-10-2018 | 30-12-2025 | 2 | Awarded |
| Title | Journal Name | Year | DOI/URL | Your authorial position | How many authors | Clarivate IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonal diversity and spaciotemporal distribution of fungal endophytes associated with the medicinal plant Coleus forskohlii Briq. | Plant Science Today | 2023 | https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2729 | 1st and corresponding | 2 | 1.4 |
| Molecular identification of endophytic fungi associated with Coleus forskohlii (Willd.) Briq | Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology | 2021 | 10.7324/JABB.2021.96021 | 1st and corresponding | 2 | 0.001-0.999 |
| Comparative studies on chlorophyll concentration in some important plant families | Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry | 2021 | https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2021/vol10issue3/PartC/10-2-380-483.pdf | 2nd and corresponding | 3 | |
| In vivo germination of encapsulated orchid seeds- Epidendrum radicans | Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bio resource Technology | 2018 | DOI: 10.9734/AJB2T/2017/35852 | 1st and corresponding | 2 | |
| Title of Paper | Title of Seminar/Conference | Organized by | Level | Start Date | Place | Country | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A new report on diversity of fungal endophytes associated with Coleus forskohlii (Willd.) Briq. | 62nd Annual International Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) | University of Mysore | International | 21-09-2022 | Mysore | India | 3 days |
| “PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON DIVERSITY OF FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FROM COLEUS FORSKOHLII (WILLD.) BRIQ.†| Plant Health and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities | Indian Phytopathological Society | National | 25-03-2021 | Online | India | 3 days |
| "Potential of fungal endophytes" | 4th AnnualConvention Gene Research Foundation | St. Joseph’s College | International | 26-02-2021 | Bangalore | India | 2 days |
| Stress Physiology of some crop plants | Environmental pollution, Urban Waste management and public health security | Christ University | National | 13-02-2015 | Bangalore | India | Two Days |
| Type of Event | Level | Organized by | Date From | Title of Event | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Inter-Collegiate | DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY | 12-09-2025 | CELOSIA | 1 day | |
| Others | University | CMCB Association, Department of Botany | 01-03-2025 | “Phytotherapeutics: A bioguided approach for antimicrobial drug discovery” | 1.30 hours | Bangalore |
| Seminar | University | CMCB Association, Department of Botany | 03-08-2024 | Inauguration of CMCB | 1 day | Bangalore |
| University | CMCB, Department of Botany | 27-10-2023 | Environment Awareness Rally | 1 hour | St Joseph's University | |
| Intra-Collegiate | Department of Botany | 05-08-2023 | Inauguration of CMCB | 1 day | Bangalore | |
| Name of Fellowship/ Award/Achievement | Level | Awarded by | Place | Date | Duration of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURASKARA | Others | St Joseph's University | Bengaluru | 16-05-2024 | |
| Designation | Institution Name | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | St. Joseph's Composite Pre-University College | 02-06-2014 | 31-10-2014 |
| Title of Event | Type of Event | Level | Organized by | Place | Date From | Date To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESCOL II | Others | HRDC | HRDC, Ashirvad, Bangalore | Bangalore | 18-07-2024 | 20-07-2024 |
| Recent Advances in Agricultural Microbiology and Biotechnology | Workshop | National | St Joseph's University | Bangalore | 07-05-2024 | 08-05-2024 |
| Plant Health and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities | Conference | National | INDIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY | New Delhi | 25-03-2021 | 27-03-2021 |
| 4th AnnualConvention Gene Research Foundation | Conference | International | St. Joseph's College | Bangalore | 26-02-2021 | 27-02-2021 |
| BIOPROSPECTION: SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL BIOMOLECULES AND THEIR PATENTS | Others | National | Department of Botany, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous,Bengaluru | Bangalore | 01-07-2020 | 01-07-2020 |
| Genetic Engineering for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants | Others | International | Annakkili Amma Research Institute (AARI) | Online, Bangalore | 01-07-2020 | 01-07-2020 |
| National Webinar on “FIERY DRAG OF BIOTECHNOLOGY - A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH†| Others | International | Department of Botany, BCWCC, Bengaluru | Bangalore | 01-07-2020 | 01-07-2020 |
| Faculty Development Programme titled ‘SJC Digital Teacher’ | Others | Local | St. Joseph's college | Bangalore | 25-06-2020 | 30-07-2020 |
| “International Webinar on Current Trends in Phytomedicine Research†| Others | International | Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | Bangalore | 14-06-2020 | 14-06-2020 |
| ‘Species Recovery and Conservation of Endangered Species in India’ | Others | National | Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), 36, Lalbagh Road, Bengaluru | Online, Bangalore | 05-06-2020 | 05-06-2020 |
| online awareness quiz on COVID-19 | Others | Local | Department of Studies in Zoology, Mysore University | Bangalore | 28-05-2020 | 28-05-2020 |
| Covid-19 Awareness Online Quiz | Others | Others | Shri Jagadamba First Grade Arts & Science College | ONLINE | 28-05-2020 | 28-05-2020 |
| ‘One Week Live Webinar Series of International E-Conference in Plant Sciences’ | Conference | International | Department of Studies in Botany, Davangere University, Shivagangothri, Davangere-577007 | Online, Bangalore | 25-05-2020 | 30-05-2020 |
| e-course on plant identification (through digital photographs) | Others | Others | Department of Botany of Dr. Lakireddy Hanimireddy Government Degree College, Mylavaram. | ONLINE | 22-05-2020 | 22-05-2020 |
| Microbial Transformation of waste for renewable chemicals, fuel & materials | Others | National | Little Flower Degree College, Hyderabad | Webinar, Hyderabad | 18-05-2020 | 18-05-2020 |
| Role of Plant sciences in combating pandemics | Others | National | Little Flower Degree College, Hyderabad | Webinar, Hyderabad | 15-05-2020 | 15-05-2020 |
| Covid-19 online awareness quiz | Others | Others | Post-Graduate, Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada. | ONLINE | 15-05-2020 | 15-05-2020 |
| “Training on E-Content Development: Strategies, Tools and Opportunities†| FDPs attended | Local | St.Joseph's college | Bangalore | 13-05-2020 | 21-05-2020 |
| Innovations and challenges in life sciences | Seminar | State | Department Of Botany, Biochemistry & Microbiology, JSS college for Arts, Commerce & Science | Mysore | 05-03-2020 | 05-03-2020 |
| UGC Sponsored Refresher course, in Life Sciences- Interdisciplinary | Refresher Courses | National | UGC, HRDC, Bangalore University | Bangalore | 27-01-2020 | 08-02-2020 |
| New Trends in Immunology | Refresher Courses | Local | Department of Microbiology, St. Joseph's College | Bangalore | 25-01-2020 | 25-01-2020 |
| Borderless Biology: From Basics to Business | Workshop | International | JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research | Mysuru | 18-12-2019 | 20-12-2019 |
| Data Revolution in Computational Biology & Drug Development | Conference | National | Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College | Bangalore | 17-12-2019 | 17-12-2019 |
| Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Existu conservation and applications of Fungi | Workshop | National | Agharkar Research Institute, NFCCI, Pune | Pune | 20-11-2019 | 29-11-2019 |
| Lofty Ideality and Visible Reality of Technology in Biology | Conference | Local | Department of Zoology, SJC | St. Joseph's College | 21-01-2019 | 21-01-2019 |
| Research Based Pedagogical Tools | Workshop | Others | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College, Bangalore | 04-04-2018 | 06-04-2018 |
| Trends in molecular Biology | Workshop | Local | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College | 09-03-2018 | 10-03-2018 |
| Symposium on modern trends in infectious diseases and environmental health | Seminar | Local | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College | 01-03-2018 | 01-03-2018 |
| Opportunities Abroad | Seminar | Local | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College | 12-02-2018 | 12-02-2018 |
| Bangalore Lake Summit | Seminar | Local | Department of Botany, SJC | St. Joseph's College | 06-03-2017 | 06-03-2017 |
| Biotechnology, Bio prospecting and conservation of Bioresources | Workshop | Others | Department of biotechnology, SJC | St. Joseph's College, Bangalore | 12-01-2017 | 13-01-2017 |
| Research Methodology | Workshop | State | Channabasveshwara Institute Of Technology, Tumkur | Tumkur | 19-08-2016 | 20-08-2016 |
| International Conference on Green Technologies for sustainable ecosysytem | Conference | International | Department of Botany, SJC | St. Joseph's College | 26-02-2016 | 27-02-2016 |
| Cellular Mechanism and Gene expression | Workshop | Local | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College | 12-02-2016 | 13-02-2016 |
| Staff Enrichment Programme | Training Program | Local | St. Joseph's College | St. Joseph's College, Bangalore | 19-11-2015 | 20-11-2015 |
| Title of the Program | Role | Level | Organized by | Start Date | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGNITORS | Invited Talk | University | BJES | 18-01-2023 | Bangalore | India |
| HRD | Others | College level | St. Joseph’s College | 11-07-2015 | St Joseph’s College | India |
| IGNITORS | Invited Talk | Class | BJES | 15-06-2015 | St. Joseph's College | India |
| Google Scholar id | ResearchGate id | Orcid id | Scopus Author ID | Vidwan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LryhKtIAAAAJ&hl=en | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Grace-Crasta | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6320-5079 | https://www.scopus.com/dashboard.uri?origin=&zone=TopNavBar | https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/myprofile |
| Name of the Faculty | Department | Date | About Me |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRACE LEENA CRASTA | BOTANY | 03-01-2026 | I am a faculty member in the Department of Botany, having joined the institute in 2014. My academic background and research expertise encompass the disciplines of mycology and plant physiology, with a strong emphasis on understanding fungal diversity and plant–microbe interactions. I was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) for my research on fungal endophytes, wherein I investigated their diversity, ecology, and functional significance within host plants. My doctoral work contributed to advancing knowledge on the diversity of fungal endophytes, role of endophytic fungi and their antimicrobial activity. My current research interests include fungal ecology, endophyte–host interactions, and physiological responses of plants to microbial associations. I employ both classical and contemporary approaches in mycological and plant physiological research, and I am particularly interested in the application of fungal resources for improving crop productivity and resilience. In addition to research, I am actively engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, and academic mentoring. I supervise student research projects and contribute to departmental and institutional academic activities. Through my teaching and research, I aim to foster scientific inquiry and promote an integrative understanding of plant and fungal sciences. |