Recent Publications

● Mathew MM*, Saccheri J, Das S, Rajagopalan K, Lane B, Sidhardh KA, Smith RS, Willemsen V, Gomez MLG, Chakrabortty B, Scheres B, Tusscher KT*, Prasad K* (2025). Wound repair in plants guided by cell geometry. Current Biology, 3851-3868.e7. Highlights: https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-025-00167-2 )

● Varapparambath V, Mathew MM, Shanmukhan AP, Radhakrishnan D, Kareem A, Verma S, Ramalho JJ, Manoj B, Vellandath AR, Aiyaz M, Radha RK, Landge AN, Mähönen AP, Heisler MG, Weijers D, Prasad K*. (2022). Mechanical conflict caused by a cell-wall-loosening enzyme activates de novo shoot regeneration. Developmental Cell. 12;57(17):2063-2080.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2022.07.017 (Featured on Cover, Featured in Journal, highlighted in Preview: Shoot meristem progenitors emerge from mechanical heterogeneities https://doi.org /10.1016/ j.devcel. 2022.08.004 (Hamant, 2022), highlighted in Faculty Opinions: https:// facultyopinions.com/ article/ 74229178)

Vacancies

Inquiries from prospective students, graduate trainees, postdocs and visitors are welcome.
Please email on kalika.prasad@iiserpune.ac.in with your detailed cv and an outline of your interests.