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Professional Biography
- Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists- 2026
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science-2023
- Thomas Poe Cooper Award for Agriculture Research- University of Kentucky- 2020
- Noel T. Keen award for research excellence in molecular plant pathology, American Phytopathological Society- 2014
Scholars@UK
Shared metabolic pathways in epilepsy and plant immunity: From evolution to diet
Liu, H., Kachroo, H. & Kachroo, P., Apr 2026, In: Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 91, 102656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Peripheral amylin modulation rebalances brain glycolysis and Tau-Ser214 phosphorylation via cAMP-PKA signaling
Davargaon, R. S., Verma, N., Kotiya, D., Leibold, N., Velmurugan, G. V., Coburn, H., Chen, K. C., Ruiz, D., Corces, V., Liu, H., Kachroo, P., Singh, P. K., Gentry, M. S., Despa, S. & Despa, F., Mar 20 2026, In: iScience. 29, 3, 115157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Role of cuticle, sterols, sphingolipids, and glycerolipids in plant defense
Liu, H., Soltani Gishini, M. F., Kurokawa, T., Singh, R. M., Kachroo, A. & Kachroo, P., Jan 27 2026, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 77, 3, p. 763-774 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Rapid local and systemic jasmonate signalling drives the initiation and establishment of plant systemic immunity
Gaikwad, T., Breen, S., Breeze, E., Stroud, E., Hussain, R., Kulasekaran, S., Kargios, N., Bennett, F., de Torres-Zabala, M., Horsell, D., Frigerio, L., Kachroo, P. & Grant, M., Jan 2026, In: Nature Plants. 12, 1, p. 152-163 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comprehensive genomic characterization of the soybean G3PDH gene family and its role in virus resistance
Huang, K., Sekine, K. T., Li, S., Xu, H., Song, D., Kachroo, P., Kachroo, A. & Luan, H., Dec 2025, In: BMC Plant Biology. 25, 1, 1171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Piperideine-6-carboxylic acid regulates vitamin B6 homeostasis and modulates systemic immunity in plants
Liu, H., Iyer, L. M., Norris, P., Liu, R., Yu, K., Grant, M., Aravind, L., Kachroo, A. & Kachroo, P., Feb 2025, In: Nature Plants. 11, 2, p. 263-278 16 p., 3813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to: Piperideine-6-carboxylic acid regulates vitamin B6 homeostasis and modulates systemic immunity in plants (Nature Plants, (2025), 11, 2, (263-278), 10.1038/s41477-025-01906-0)
Liu, H., Iyer, L. M., Norris, P., Liu, R., Yu, K., Grant, M., Aravind, L., Kachroo, A. & Kachroo, P., Mar 2025, In: Nature Plants. 11, 3, p. 660 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Fatty acid desaturase 3-mediated α-linolenic acid biosynthesis in plants
Gishini, M. F. S., Kachroo, P. & Hildebrand, D., Feb 2025, In: Plant Physiology. 197, 2, kiaf012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Revisiting CPSF30-mediated alternative polyadenylation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Hao, G., Zhou, L., Liu, H., Kachroo, P. & Hunt, A. G., Feb 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 2 February, e0319180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genome-wide analysis of the soybean eEF gene family and its involvement in virus resistance
Luan, H., Song, D., Huang, K., Li, S., Xu, H., Kachroo, P., Kachroo, A. & Zhao, L., 2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 1421221.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparison of the quality of soybean meal and oil by soybean production origin
Liu, H., Gishini, M. F. S., Pope, M., Doehring, T., Kachroo, P. & Hildebrand, D., Sep 2024, In: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 101, 9, p. 817-826 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A gain-of-function mutation in an Arabidopsis Toll Interleukin1 Receptor-Nucleotide Binding Site-Leucine-Rich Repeat type R gene triggers defense responses and results in enhanced disease resistance
Shirano, Y., Kachroo, P., Shah, J. & Klessig, D. F., Dec 1 2002, In: Plant Cell. 14, 12, p. 3149-3162 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Direct Detection of Tobacco Mosaic Virus in Infected Plants with SERS-Sensing Hydrogels
Kissell, L. N., Liu, H., Sheokand, M., Vang, D., Kachroo, P. & Strobbia, P., Jan 26 2024, In: ACS Sensors. 9, 1, p. 514-523 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pipecolic Acid Quantification Using Gas Chromatography-coupled Mass Spectrometry
Yu, K., Liu, H. & Kachroo, P., 2020, In: Bio-protocol. 10, 23, e3841.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of a rapid and simple protocol for oil quantification of small (mg) mass oil seed samples
Bakri, A. A., Amery, M. A., Su, K., Geneve, R., Crocker, M., Teets, N., Armstrong, P., Kachroo, P. & Hildebrand, D., Jul 2023, In: Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 50, 102715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid and Reliable Quantification of Glycerol-3-phosphate Using Gas Chromatography–coupled Mass Spectrometry
Liu, H., Yu, K. & Kachroo, P., Apr 5 2023, In: Bio-protocol. 13, 7, e4645.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Systemic acquired resistance-associated transport and metabolic regulation of salicylic acid and glycerol-3-phosphate
Kachroo, A., Liu, H., Yuan, X., Kurokawa, T. & Kachroo, P., Sep 30 2022, In: Essays in Biochemistry. 66, 5, p. 673-681 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Phased small RNA–mediated systemic signaling in plants
Shine, M. B., Zhang, K., Liu, H., Lim, G. H., Xia, F., Yu, K., Hunt, A. G., Kachroo, A. & Kachroo, P., Jun 2022, In: Science advances. 8, 25, eabm8791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
NIR spectroscopy for rapid measurement of moisture and cannabinoid contents of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa)
Su, K., Maghirang, E., Tan, J. W., Yoon, J. Y., Armstrong, P., Kachroo, P. & Hildebrand, D., Sep 15 2022, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 184, 115007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Emerging Role for Chloroplasts in Disease and Defense
Kachroo, P., Burch-Smith, T. M. & Grant, M., Aug 25 2021, In: Annual Review of Phytopathology. 59, p. 423-445 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Improving Plant Breeding Strategies through Enhanced Computational Capabilities for Analytical Platforms
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Hildebrand, D. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6/1/24 → 5/31/28
Project: Research project
Acquisition of a Triple Quadrupole LC/MS for Multi-Omic Metabolite, Lipid, and Peptide Analyses
Kachroo, P. (PI), Chen, G. (CoI), Fan, H. (CoI), Hildebrand, D. (CoI), Liu, H. (CoI), McLetchie, D. (CoI), Schardl, C. (CoI) & Yu, K. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/15/24 → 9/14/28
Project: Research project
REU: Anatomy and Functions of LTP Interactomes and Their Relationship to Small RNA Signals in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, P. (PI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
Improving Plant Breeding Strategies through Enhanced Computational Capabilities for Analytical Platforms
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Hildebrand, D. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6/1/24 → 5/31/28
Project: Research project
Developing the Perfect Molecular Markers and New Germplasm for Rapid Incorporation of Resistance to Soil Borne Pathogens in Soybean - Year 5
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Kachroo, A. (CoI)
1/1/24 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
BBSRC-NSF/BIO: Anatomy and Functions of LTP Interactomes and Their Relationship to Small RNA Signals in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, P. (PI), Chen, J. (Former CoI) & Kachroo, A. (Former CoI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
Gene expression changes in healthy and pathogen inoculated tomato following the application of ACS-811
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Pfeufer, E. (Former PI)
6/1/19 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
Independent and Plant-Mediated Inhibition of Plant Pathogens In Tomato By Fermentation Byproduct-Research
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Pfeufer, E. (Former PI)
9/1/16 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
Student Sponsorship - Erica Fealko: Independent and Plant-mediated Inhibition of Plant Pathogensin Tomato by Fermentation Byproduct
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Pfeufer, E. (Former PI)
9/1/16 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
Scope: Advancing US Soybean Oil Advantages Supporting Worldwide: Review of the Quality of Soybean Oil from Different Geographic Areas
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Hildebrand, D. (CoI)
United States Soybean Export Council Incorporated
1/1/22 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
Advancing US Soybean Oil Advantages Supporting Worldwide: Review of the Quality of Soybean Oil from Different Geographic Areas
Kachroo, P. (PI) & Hildebrand, D. (CoI)
United States Soybean Export Council Incorporated
1/1/22 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/20
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/20
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/20
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/20
Project: Research project
Participant Support: Examining the Importance of Dynamic Trafficking in Systemic Acquired Resistance
Kachroo, A. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
