Overview
Availability
- Dr Abhishek Bajpai is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy of Plant Science, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Plant Science
Biodiversity restoration across Australian native plant species
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Molecular Biotechnology
Using plant and bacterial recombinant systems to produce therapeutically valuable peptides
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Microbiology, Nematology, Microscopy and Soil Science
Plant pathology, microbial culturing, nematology, and soil health assessment
Research impacts
Plant science and biodiversity restoration
- Enhancing the germination and growth of Australian native plant species.
- Developing technologies to improve the quality of various Australian native plants facing challenges of biodiversity loss.
Dr. Abhishek Bajpai completed his doctorate in the field of plant molecular biology under Prof. David Craik at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland.
After completing his PhD in mid-2023, he joined Dr Jitka Kochanek, the leader of the Plant Performance Laboratory within the Spinifex Team to work on improving the health of Australian native plant species. Currently, Dr Bajpai is working on a project to improve the germination and health of native Australian plants with Greening Australia and Bulugudu Ltd.
Dr Bajpai's interest lies within the fields of plant science and biotechnology. He also pursued a Master of Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology in India with a master's thesis focused on recombinant gene expression in plants completed at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Advances and Deficits of Conventional and Novel Seed Enhancement Technologies
Bajpai, Abhishek, Perry, Keely Rose, Wang, Yunwei, Ferguson, Brett James and Kochanek, Jitka (2026). Advances and Deficits of Conventional and Novel Seed Enhancement Technologies. Agriculture, 16 (16) 1788, 1-35. doi: 10.3390/agriculture16161788
2026
Journal Article
Karrikinolide maximises seed use efficiency for ecosystem restoration and nature repair
Bajpai, Abhishek, Ganapathi, Namratha Biddanda, McGregor, Georgina, Tryggestad, Kenneth, Pickup, Melinda, Saltmere, Colin and Kochanek, Jitka (2026). Karrikinolide maximises seed use efficiency for ecosystem restoration and nature repair. Environments, 13 (7) 376, 376-376. doi: 10.3390/environments13070376
2023
Other Outputs
Nematicidal properties of natural cyclotides and expression of therapeutic cyclotides in plants
Bajpai, Abhishek (2023). Nematicidal properties of natural cyclotides and expression of therapeutic cyclotides in plants. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/2f2a731
2023
Journal Article
Nematicidal activity of cyclotides: toxicity against Caenorhabditis elegans
Bajpai, Abhishek, Jackson, Mark A., Huang, Yen-Hua, Yap, Kuok, Du, Qingdan, Chau, Tevin Chui-Ying, Craik, David J. and Gilding, Edward K. (2023). Nematicidal activity of cyclotides: toxicity against Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Natural Products, 86 (5), 1222-1229. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01124
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of the in vivo aphrodisiac activity of a cyclotide extract from Hybanthus enneaspermus
Du, Qingdan, Huang, Yen-Hua, Bajpai, Abhishek, Frosig- Jorgensen, Majbrit, Zhao, Guangzu and Craik, David J. (2020). Evaluation of the in vivo aphrodisiac activity of a cyclotide extract from Hybanthus enneaspermus. Journal of Natural Products, 83 (12), 3736-3743. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01045
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