Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Renesh Bedre
Renesh Bedre, first author of GenFam: A web application and database for gene family-based classification and functional enrichment analysis
Current Position: Assistant Research Scientist in Kranthi Mandadi laboratory at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, Texas
Education: Ph.D. in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics from Louisiana State University, 2016
Non-scientific Interests: chess, music, community services
Brief bio: Renesh Bedre is an Assistant Research Scientist in Kranthi Mandadi laboratory at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, Texas. Renesh received his Ph.D. in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics from Louisiana State University in 2016. Subsequently, he joined Texas A&M AgriLife, where his research projects span genomic-scale studies of multiple crop and model plants species such as potato, tomato, spinach, citrus, sugarcane, Brachypodium and Setaria. Specifically, Renesh employs various bioinformatics, statistical, and machine learning methods to mine high throughput sequencing (HTS) data and infer biologically-relevant hypotheses related to the complex gene networks and pathways influencing plant stress responses (biotic and abiotic). This information is subsequently used for crop improvement through biotechnology and breeding tools at Texas A&M AgriLife. Renesh also actively develops new scalable software/tools, automated analysis pipeline, statistical models, and integrated databases for effective analysis and visualization of HTS and omics datasets.
