Era Sharma

Ms. Era Sharma is a doctoral researcher in plant molecular biology at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, working on the molecular mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Her research focuses on the characterization and functional analysis of small heat shock proteins and their role in plant adaptation to environmental stresses, using bioinformatics, molecular biology, gene expression analysis, and physiological and biochemical approaches. Her interests include plant stress biology, stress-responsive genes and plant biotechnology, with the broader goal of developing strategies to improve plant resilience under changing environmental conditions.