Dr. Anindita Seal is a plant biochemist and Molecular Biologist by training. She did her PhD in Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University where she investigated the role of the plant hormone Auxin in conferring stress tolerance in peanut cell cultures. During her postdoctoral research in Max Planck Institute in Cologne, Germany, she was involved in investigating the role of a unique group of Calcium Dependent Protein Kinases (CDPKs) found in plants. This group of protein kinases has been implicated in several important biological responses in plants (Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 2004, 55: 263-288) which includes biotic and abiotic stress responses. At present she is interested in studying the molecular mechanisms of heavy metal homeostasis in metallophytes especially hyperaccumulators with respect to metal uptake, trafficking, efflux etc. with the objective of investigating these special class of plants for their potential use in phytoremediation.