Sudhakar Madhavarapu

Conferences:

1. Sudhakar, Madhavarapu*, Jing Zou, Jun Guo, Roy Sonali**, Suping Zhou**(2025) CRISPR-Cas9-Based Modification of Tomato Metabolism for Improved Varieties. HBCU Climate Change Conference, Poster Presentation, New Orleans Louisiana.

2. Sudhakar, Madhavarapu*, Jing Zou, Jun Guo, Roy Sonali**, Suping Zhou**(2025) CRISPR-Cas9-Based Modification of Tomato Metabolism for Improved Varieties. HBCU Climate Change Conference, Oral Presentation, New Orleans Louisiana.

3. Sudhakar, Madhavarapu*, Jing Zou, Jun Guo, Roy Sonali**, Suping Zhou**(2025). CRISPR-Cas9-Based Modification of Tomato Metabolism for Improved Varieties. Presented Oral Presentation at TSU Research Symposium, Department of Agricultural sciences and Engineering Seminar. Nashville, TN.

4. Supporting Local Nurseries and Garden Centers in Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sudhakar, Madhavarapu^* , Suping Zhou¹**, Jing Zou, Jun Guo, Ouyang, John(2025). Present Poster Presentation at TSU Research Symposium, Department of Agricultural sciences and Engineering Seminar. Nashville, TN.

5. Sudhakar Madhavarapu, Katrina Seaman, Jun Guo, Jing Zou, Dr. Suping Zhou. Rapid Response to Rising Temperatures and Fresh Market Tomato Production for Small Farmers. Present Poster Presentation at TAPA conference, Pickwick, TN.

6. Sudhakar, Madhavarapu*, Jing Zou, Jun Guo, Seaman Katrina, Roy Sonali**, Suping Zhou**(November, 2025) Oral Presentation on CRISPR-Cas9-Based Modification of Tomato Metabolism for Improved Varieties at 135th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Awards:

1. HBCU Travel Grant award for HBCU Climate Change Conference(March 2025). New Orleans, Lousiana, USA.

2. Third Prize in Oral Presentation on CRISPR-Cas9-Based Modification of Tomato Metabolism for Improved Varieties at 135th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science(November 2025), Knoxville, Tennessee.

Publications :

Thapa, P., Guo, J., Pradhan, K., Thapa, D., Madhavarapu, S., Zou, J., Potts, J., Li, H., O’Hair, J., Wang, C., Zhou, S., Yang, Y., Fish, T., & Thannhauser, T. W. (2025). Cell-Type-Specific Heat-Induced Changes in the Proteomes of Pollen Mother Cells and Microspores Provide New Insights into Tomato Pollen Production Under Elevated Temperature. Proteomes, 13(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/proteomes13020013

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