Dr. Mangrauthia is a distinguished Senior Scientist at the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) in Hyderabad, India, with a specialization in rice biotechnology. He was awarded the prestigious ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research, which explored viral suppressors of RNA silencing and their regulatory role in plant gene expression. With extensive experience in genome editing, RNA interference (RNAi), and transgenic approaches, Dr. Mangrauthia has led over eight projects funded by DBT, DST, and ICAR as Principal Investigator. His contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Lal Bahadur Shastri
Outstanding Young Scientist Award (ICAR, 2016), Prof. R Seetharaman Award for Best Young Scientist (IIRR, 2016), and the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship (USDA, 2019). Internationally, he has collaborated with leading research institutions, serving as a visiting scientist at Heinrich Heine University, Germany, Louisiana State University, USA, and a postdoctoral fellow at Purdue University, USA. His research contributions are well-documented, with numerous high-impact publications on rice genomics, gene expression, and stress tolerance.