Dr. Natraj Krishnan

Dr. Natraj  Krishnan

Title

  • Associate Professor
    Graduate Coordinator

Contact Information

nk260@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-2978
Clay Lyle Building, Rm 133

Overview

Education

  • Vidyasagar University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Zoology
  • Banaras Hindu University, Master of Science (MS), Zoology
  • University of Burdwan, Bachelor of Science (BS), Zoology

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Publications

Year Publications
2024

Černý , J., Krishnan, N., Hejníková, M., Štěrbová, H., Kodrík, D. 2024. Modulation of response to braconid wasp venom by adipokinetic hormone in Drosophila melanogaster . Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol.

2023

Gondim, K. C., Krishnan, N., Damos, P. T., Mohammed, A. A., Mehrabadi, M., Simoes, M. L. 2023. Understanding how the physiology of insect vectors influences vector-borne disease transmission . Frontiers in Physiology 14:1259802.

2023

Krishnan, N., Tanaka, T., Fiorito, G., Genta, F. A., Imperadore, P. 2023. Methods and applications in invertebrate physiology . Frontiers in Physiology 14:1158972. .

2023

Krishnan, N., Xu, J. 2023. Invertebrates as model organisms: opportunities and challenges in physiology and bioscience research . Frontiers in Physiology 14:1244594.

2022

Catchot, B. D., Gore, J., Krishnan, N., Jackson, R. E., Musser, F. 2022. Insecticide resistance monitoring of tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) populations in the mid-southern United States. Journal of Cotton Science 26(1):31-39.

2022

Dvořáček, J., Bednářová, A., Krishnan, N., Kodrik, D. 2022. Dopaminergic mushroom body neurons in Drosophila: flexibility of neuron identity in a model organism?. NeuroScience and Biobehavioral Reviews 135:104570 .

2021

Whalen, A. D., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G. M., Cook, D. R., Musser, F., Harris, J. W., Krishnan, N. 2021. Temporal profile of neonicotinoid concentrations in cotton, corn and soybean resulting from insecticidal seed treatments. Agronomy 11(6):1200.

2021

Catchot, B. D., Musser, F., Gore, J., Krishnan, N., Cook, D. R., Stewart, S. D., Lorenz, G. M., Brown, S., Seiter, N., Catchot, A. L., Kerns, D. L., Jackson, R., Knighten, K. S. 2021. Sublethal impacts of novaluron on tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, adults. Jounral of Economic Entomology 114(2):739-746.

2021

Hearst, S., Johnson, K., Mills, D., Thomas, C., Scales, J., Bednarova, A., Keenan, E. T., Welcher, J. V., Krishnan, N. 2021. Expression of Drosophila Matrix Metalloproteinases in Cultured Cell Lines Alters Neural and Glial Cell Morphology . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

2020

Catchot, B., Anderson, C. J., Gore, J., Jackson, R., Rakshit, K., Musser, F., Krishnan, N. 2020. Novaluron prevents oogenesis and oviposition by inducing ultrastructural changes in ovarian tissue of young adult Lygus lineolaris . Pest Management Science 76(12):4057-4063.

2020

Yue, Z., Krishnan, N., Tseng, T. 2020. Antifeedant effect of sicklepod extract on soybean looper Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Mississippi Academy of Sciences Journal 65(3):293-300.

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2020

Chaudhuri, A., Johnson, R., Rakshit, K., Bednarova, A., Lackey, K., Chakraborty, S. S., Chaudhuri, A., Krishnan, N. 2020. Exposure to Spectracide® causes behavioral deficits in Drosophila melanogaster: Insights from locomotor analysis and molecular modeling. Chemophere 248.

2020

Bednářová, A., Kropf, M., Krishnan, N. 2020. The surfactant polyethoxylated tallowamine (POEA) reduces lifespan and inhibits fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster- In vivo and in vitro study. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 188:109883.

2018

Formby, J. P., Rodgers, J. C., Koch, F. H., Krishnan, N., Duerr, D. A., Riggins, J. J. 2018. Cold tolerance strategy and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States. . Biological Invasions 20:995-1007.

2018

Bednářová, A., Tomčala, A., Mochanová, M., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N. 2018. Disruption of Adipokinetic Hormone Mediated Energy Homeostasis Has Subtle Effects on Physiology, Behavior and Lipid Status During Aging in Drosophila. Frontiers in physiology 9:949.

2017

Bednářová, A., Hanna, M., Durham, I., VanCleave, T., England, A., Chaudhuri, A., Krishnan, N. 2017. Lost in Translation: Defects in Transfer RNA Modifications and Neurological Disorders. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience 10:135.

2017

Bednářová, A., Hanna, M. E., Rakshit, K., O'Donnell, J. M., Krishnan, N. 2017. Disruption of dopamine homeostasis has sexually dimorphic effects on senescence characteristics of Drosophila melanogaster. The European journal of neuroscience 45(6):816-825.

2017

Fleming, D. E., Krishnan, N., Musser, F. 2017. Polygalacturonase gene expression and enzymatic activity in salivary glands of laboratory reared and wild populations of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae). European Journal of Entomology 114:16-24.

2016

Adams, A., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Krishnan, N., Irby, J. T. 2016. Residual and Systemic Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole and Flubendiamide Against Corn Earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology

2016

Adams, A., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Krishnan, N., Irby, J. T. 2016. Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Neonates to Diamide Insecticides in the Midsouthern and Southeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(5):2205–2209.

2016

Fleming, D., Musser, F., Catchot, A. L., Krishnan, N. 2016. Susceptibility to insecticides and activities of glutathion S-transferase and esterase in populations of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera:Miridae) in Mississippi. Pest Management Science 72(8):1595-1603.

2016

Adams, A., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Krishnan, N., Irby, J. T. 2016. Residual and Systemic Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole and Flubendiamide Against Corn Earworm (Lipidoptera: Noctuidae) in Soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(6):2411*2417.

2016

Adams, A., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Krishnan, N., Irby, J. T. 2016. Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Neonates to Diamide Insecticides in the Midsouthern and Southeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(5):2205-2209.

2016

Krishnan, N., Giejdasz, K., Fliszkiewicz, M., Bednarova, A. 2016. Reproductive potential and nesting effects of Osmia rufa (syn. bicornis) female (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). . Journal of Apicultural Science 60(1).

2016

Showmaker, K. C., Bednářová, A., Gresham, C. K., Hsu, C. Y., Peterson, D. G., Krishnan, N. 2016. Insight into the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois). PloS one 11(1):e0147197.

2015

Fleming, D. E., Krishnan, N., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F. 2015. Susceptibility to insecticides and activities of glutathione S-transferase and esterase in populations of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Mississippi. Pest management science

2015

Kodrík, D., Bednářová, A., Zemanová, M., Krishnan, N. 2015. Hormonal Regulation of Response to Oxidative Stress in Insects-An Update. International journal of molecular sciences 16(10):25788-816.

2015

Wasielewski, O., Wojciechowicz, T., Giejdasz, K., Krishnan, N. 2015. Enhanced UV-B radiation during pupal stage reduce body mass and fat content, while increasing deformities, mortality and cell death in female adults of solitary bee Osmia bicornis. Insect science 22(4):512-20.

2015

Bednářová, A., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N. 2015. Knockdown of adipokinetic hormone synthesis increases susceptibility to oxidative stress in Drosophila--a role for dFoxO?. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 171:8-14.

2015

Hanna, M. E., Bednářová, A., Rakshit, K., Chaudhuri, A., O'Donnell, J. M., Krishnan, N. 2015. Perturbations in dopamine synthesis lead to discrete physiological effects and impact oxidative stress response in Drosophila. Journal of insect physiology 73:11-9.

2014

Vinokurov, K., Bednářová, A., Tomčala, A., Stašková, T., Krishnan, N., Kodrík, D. 2014. Role of adipokinetic hormone in stimulation of salivary gland activities: the fire bug Pyrrhocoris apterus L. (Heteroptera) as a model species. Journal of insect physiology 60:58-67.

2013

Formby, J. P., Krishnan, N., Riggins, J. J. 2013. Supercooling in the redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 96(4):1530–1540.

2013

Ivanchenko, M. G., den Os, D., Monshausen, G. B., Dubrovsky, J. G., Bednárová, A., Krishnan, N. 2013. Auxin increases the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) root tips while inhibiting root growth. Annals of botany 112(6):1107-16.

2013

Bednářová, A., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N. 2013. Adipokinetic hormone exerts its anti-oxidative effects using a conserved signal-transduction mechanism involving both PKC and cAMP by mobilizing extra- and intracellular Ca2+ stores. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 158(3):142-9.

2013

Bednářová, A., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N. 2013. Nature's Timepiece-Molecular Coordination of Metabolism and Its Impact on Aging. International journal of molecular sciences 14(2):3026-49.

2013

Bednářová, A., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N. 2013. Unique roles of glucagon and glucagon-like peptides: Parallels in understanding the functions of adipokinetic hormones in stress responses in insects. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 164(1):91-100.

2012

Fliszkiewicz, M., Giejdasz, K., Wasielewski, O., Krishnan, N. 2012. Influence of winter temperature and simulated climate change on body mass and fat body depletion during diapause in adults of the solitary bee, Osmia rufa (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Environmental entomology 41(6):1621-30.

2012

Meermeier, N., Krishnan, N. 2012. Circadian regulation of cellular homeostasis--implications for cell metabolism and clinical diseases. Medical hypotheses 79(1):17-24.

2012

Večeřa, J., Krishnan, N., Mithöfer, A., Vogel, H., Kodrík, D. 2012. Adipokinetic hormone-induced antioxidant response in Spodoptera littoralis. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 155(2):389-95.

2012

Krishnan, N., Rakshit, K., Chow, E. S., Wentzell, J. S., Kretzschmar, D., Giebultowicz, J. M. 2012. Loss of circadian clock accelerates aging in neurodegeneration-prone mutants. Neurobiology of disease 45(3):1129-35.

2012

Rakshit, K., Krishnan, N., Guzik, E. M., Pyza, E., Giebultowicz, J. M. 2012. Effects of aging on the molecular circadian oscillations in Drosophila. Chronobiology international 29(1):5-14.

2011

Wasielewski, O., Wojciechowicz, T., Giejdasz, K., Krishnan, N. 2011. Influence of methoprene and temperature on diapause termination in adult females of the over-wintering solitary bee, Osmia rufa L. Journal of insect physiology 57(12):1682-8.

2010

Beaver, L. M., Hooven, L. A., Butcher, S. M., Krishnan, N., Sherman, K. A., Chow, E. S., Giebultowicz, J. M. 2010. Circadian clock regulates response to pesticides in Drosophila via conserved Pdp1 pathway. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 115(2):513-20.

2009

Krishnan, N., Kretzschmar, D., Rakshit, K., Chow, E., Giebultowicz, J. M. 2009. The circadian clock gene period extends healthspan in aging Drosophila melanogaster. Aging 1(11):937-48.

2009

Alquicer, G., Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N., Vecera, J., Socha, R. 2009. Activation of insect anti-oxidative mechanisms by mammalian glucagon. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology 152(3):226-33.

2009

Krishnan, N., Kodrík, D., Kłudkiewicz, B., Sehnal, F. 2009. Glutathione-ascorbic acid redox cycle and thioredoxin reductase activity in the digestive tract of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 39(3):180-8.

2008

Krishnan, N., Davis, A. J., Giebultowicz, J. M. 2008. Circadian regulation of response to oxidative stress in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 374(2):299-303.

2007

Vecera, J., Krishnan, N., Alquicer, G., Kodrík, D., Socha, R. 2007. Adipokinetic hormone-induced enhancement of antioxidant capacity of Pyrrhocoris apterus hemolymph in response to oxidative stress. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 146(3):336-42.

2007

Vinokurov, K., Taranushenko, Y., Krishnan, N., Sehnal, F. 2007. Proteinase, amylase, and proteinase-inhibitor activities in the gut of six cockroach species. Journal of insect physiology 53(8):794-802.

2007

Krishnan, N., Vecera, J., Kodrík, D., Sehnal, F. 2007. 20-Hydroxyecdysone prevents oxidative stress damage in adult Pyrrhocoris apterus. Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology 65(3):114-24.

2007

Kodrík, D., Krishnan, N., Habustová, O. 2007. Is the titer of adipokinetic peptides in Leptinotarsa decemlineata fed on genetically modified potatoes increased by oxidative stress?. Peptides 28(5):974-80.

2007

Krishnan, N., Kodrík, D., Turanli, F., Sehnal, F. 2007. Stage-specific distribution of oxidative radicals and antioxidant enzymes in the midgut of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Journal of insect physiology 53(1):67-74.

2006

Krishnan, N., Kodrík, D. 2006. Antioxidant enzymes in Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval): are they enhanced to protect gut tissues during oxidative stress?. Journal of insect physiology 52(1):11-20.

2006

Krishnan, N., Hyrsl, P., Simek, V. 2006. Nitric oxide production by hemocytes of larva and pharate prepupa of Galleria mellonella in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide: Cytoprotective or cytotoxic?. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 142(1-2):103-10.

Extension Publications

Year Publications

Graduate Students

  • Madelyn Hunter
  • Sydney Davis

Awards & Honors

  • Ottilie Schillig Special Teaching Projects Award
    Center for Teaching and Learning, Mississippi State University
  • William M. White Special Project Awards
    DAFVM
  • Excellence in Teaching: Upper Division -Undergraduate Teaching Award
    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University
  • Outstanding Achievement and Service in Entomology to Mississippi
    Mississippi Entomological Association
  • ABRCMS Judges Travel award 2016
    ASM and NIGMS (NIH)

Society Memberships

  • Entomological Society of America
  • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
  • The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology