Anil Girija

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: anil.girija@unt.edu

Education

PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2014

Major: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Dissertation: "Role of Lipopolysaccharide in Rice-Xanthomonas Interaction"
MS, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, 2008

Major: Biotechnology
BS, Kerala Agricultural University, 2003

Major: Agriculture

Development Activities

Workshop, Early Career Faculty Funding Series, Division of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (November 4, 2025).
Continuing Education Program, ACUE Certificate program in teaching effectiveness, The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and UNT. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 12, 2025).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

Girija, A., Shah, S., Alapatt, B., Twayana, M., Shah, J. (2024). ER-PM contact site regulate plasmodesmal localization of an insect resistance protein in Arabidopsis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300 (3rd) Supplement 106719. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(24)01192-X/fulltext

Presentations Given

Oral Presentation

Girija, A. (Presenter), How SynBio Can "Realistically" Impact Crop Improvement and Agriculture?, Synthetic Biology for developing resistance towards Vascular Pests, NSF, University of Florida, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

Service

Public Service

Other (Reviewer), Peer Review for scientific publications. Denton, TX, Texas. (January 1, 2025 - January 22, 2026).