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Email id : shridhar@neist.res.in, shridharhi80@gmail.com

Area of Interest

Projects (Ongoing & Completed)

Investigation of communicable diseases for their mitigation through traditional bioresources of North East India Sponsoring Agency: CSIR (In-house Project OLP 2054)
Unravelling the Chilli Plant Viruses Through High Throughput Sequencing and Development of Rapid Diagnostics Sponsoring Agency: CSIR (CSPS-2024 – Research & Development Seed Fund, IHP240002)
Biomedical Genomics Advancement Program for North Eastern Researchers (BioGAP NER) (GPP0427)
Decoding the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in viral pathogenesis in Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) Sponsoring Agency: CSIR (FBR – FBR0203010)
Genome Editing for Crop Improvement (GE-Crop) Sponsoring Agency: CSIR Mission Project (MMP025301)
Integrated genomics approach to decipher the role of key protein coding and noncoding loci governing Chilli leaf curl disease (ChiLCD) resistance in Capsicum sp.
Development of a topical RNAi-based nanocomposite formulation for sustainable management of begomoviruses infecting Capsicum spp.

Papers Published

Total No. of Publications: 40

List of 5 Most Significant Publications :

Netla, V.R., Hiremath, S., Muttappagol, M. et al. Virome analysis of field-collected chilli samples reveals diverse viruses. Virol J 22, 116 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-025-02713-x
Hiremath, S., Kumar, H.D.V., Nandan, M. et al. In silico docking analysis revealed the potential of phytochemicals present in Phyllanthus amarus and Andrographis paniculata, used in Ayurveda medicine in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2. 3 Biotech 11, 44 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020 02578-7
Hiremath, S., Bharath, M., Muttappagol, M. et al. Identification of potential plant secondary metabolites targeting begomovirus-associated betasatellite virulence factor βC1 protein through molecular docking, simulation and MM-PBSA studies. Discov. Plants 2, 52 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00128-0
Sujatha, S., Sindhura, K. A. V., Koti, P. S., Hiremath, S., Muttappagol, M., Vinay Kumar, H. D., ... & Reddy, C. L. (2025). Influence of weather and seasonal factors on whitefly dynamics, associated endosymbiotic microbiomes, and Begomovirus transmission causing tomato leaf curl disease: insights from a metagenomic perspective. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1555058.
Vinaykumar, H.D., Hiremath, S., Nandan, M. et al. Genome sequencing of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) isolates infecting chilli and its interaction with host ferredoxin protein of different host for causing mosaic symptoms. 3 Biotech 13, 361 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-023 03777-8 .

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