Thulasiram Group Alumni

 Ph. D. Researchers

Dr. Pankaj  Daramwar, 2014

Thesis Title: Biotransformation of Santalene Derivatives from Indian Sandalwood, Santalum album

Present: Research Scientist – Medicinal Chemistry, Pharma Inventor Inc. Vancouver, Canada

 

Dr. (Mrs.) Swati Pramod Kolet, 2014

Thesis Title: “Microbial Hydroxylation of Steroids: Characterization of Steroid hydroxylase”

Present:  Assistant Professor at International Institute of Information Technology India

 

Dr. Prabhakar Lal Srivastava, 2014

Thesis Title: Characterization of the Genes Involved in Santalene Biosynthetic Pathway in Indian Sandalwood Santalum album Linn.

Present: Post Doctoral Fellow at Cardiff University, Cardiff (CU)

 

Dr. Saikat Haldar, 2015

Thesis Title: “Chemical Finger-printing, Metabolic Profiling, and Biotransformation of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Limonoids”

Present: Scientist,  CSIR-North-East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Pulibor, Jorhat, Assam, India

 

Dr. (Mrs.) Neha Patel, 2014, Collaborative student

Thesis Title: “Molecular studies on withanolide biosynthetic pathway genes from W. somnifera”

Present: Agribio, La Trobe University, VIC 3086

 

Dr. Krithika Ramakrishnan, 2017

Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of the Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Secologanin, an Intermediate in the Formation of Vincristine, a Potent Anti-Cancer Agent”

Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom

 

Dr. Dipesh Jadhav, 2017

Thesis Title: “Isolation Characterization & Utilisation Of Novel Lipases” Present: Associate Staff Technologist, Company Name Praj Industries, Pune, India

 

Dr. (Mrs.) Priyanka Singh, 2017,  Collaborative student

Thesis Title: "Metabolomics and Camphor Biosynthetic Pathway Analysis of Ocimum kilimandscharicum"

 Present: Consultant, Scientific writing

 

Dr. Atul Anand, 2017,  Collaborative student 

Thesis Title:Major Secondary Metabolites and Their Biosynthesis in Selected Ocimum Species”

Present: Research Associate, GenomBio Technologies, Aurangabad, India

 

Dr. Avinash Pandreka, 2018

Thesis Title: De novo sequencing and analysis of Transcriptome from Azadirachta indica to characterize the genes involved in limonoid biosynthesis

 

Post-Doctoral Researchers and Project Assistants

1 Dr. Hemlata Kotkar

2 Dr. Dasari Shrikant

3 Dr. Pratibha Patil

4 Dr. Sharanbasappa Gangashetty

5 Dr. Prasad phaphale

6 Dr. Anirban Samantha

7 Dr. Manojkumar Chopade

 

Project Assistants

1.         Ms. Nilofer Jahan Siddiqui K.; 2.         Ms. Ashwini  A. Yadav; 3.         Ms. Trushna N. Hirekar; 4.         Ms. Menaka Pandey; 5.         Ms. Rincy Raju; 6.         Ms. Krithika Ramakrishnan; 7.         Ms. Priyadarshini. B; 8.         Ms. Bhagyashree N. Swarge; 9.         Mr. Debabratha das; 10.     Ms. Sonia Mantri; 11.     Ms. Samiksha Bhagat; 12.     Mr. Krunal Patel; 13.     Mr. Ashish A. Chinchansure;14.     Mr. Devdutt Dandekar; 15.     Mr. A.N.S. Rohil; 16.     Ms. Rajashri  Shende; 17.     Ms. Prajakta Shahir; 18.     Mr. Fayaj Mulani; 19.     Ms. Shruti Limaye;  20.     Mr. Pruthviraj Barangule; 21.     Ms. Vijayshree Shinde; 22.     Ms. Uttara Vairagkar; 23.     Mr. Balaji Kale; 24.     Mr. Ajay Paul; 25.     Mr. Sharad P. Pawar;  26.     Ms. Aaditi B. Deshmukh; 27.     Ms. Nivedita Kolvekar; 28.     Ms. Chaya Patil; 29.     Mr. Shiva Shankar; 30.     Ms. Rani Bajaj; 31.     Mr. Nagesh Reddy; 32.     Ms. Manu C. Nishad; 33.     Ms. Supriya Khot; 34.     Ms. Shaila Kulkarni; 35.     Mr. Yugandhara Gade; 36.     Ms. Jeevita Mayavan; 37.     Ms. Monika S. Shahane; 38.     Ms. Bhagyashree Date; 39.     Ms. Nikita R. Shelke; 40.     Ms. Jennifer Rafel; 41.     Mr. Avinash Pandreka; 42.     Mr. Nilesh Khaldkar; 43.     Mr. Montu Patar; 44.     Mr. Sandeep Bagul; 45.     Mr. Samir Choudhari; 46.     Mr. Dattatraya Ukale

 

MSc Interns (Name, Year, Title, College/University)

1.         Ms. Kaulgud Gayatri Madan, 2008, Biotransformation of 1,4 Cineole, Biochemistry Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur

2.         Ms. Mokashi Sarika Manik, 2008, Biotransformation Of 1,8 Cineole, Department, Chem. Dept., Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune

3.         Mr. Patil Hemantkumar Raghunath, 2008, Biotransformation of (-)-Menhtone, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune

4.         Mrs. Shaikh Naziya Sameer, 2008, Biotransformation of Menhtol, Poona College Of Arts, Science And Commerce, Pune

5.         Ms. Ashwini Yadav, 2009, Biotransformation Of Lavandulol By Mucor Piriformis, New Arts, Science And Commerce College, Ahemadnagar

6.         Ms. Krithika Ramakrishnan, 2009, Characterization of the genes involved in the Santalane Biosynthetic Pathway in the Indian Sandalwood Santalum album, Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

7.         Ms. Gondkar Kirti Dnyanraj, 2012, Cloning and Expression of Squalene Monooxygenase gene, Center For Biotechnology. Pravara Institue of Medical Sciences, Loni

8.         Ms. Meera Krishna R. S, 2013, Studies on Isolation and Biotransformation of (Z)-Lanceol from African Sandalwood Oil, Department of Chemistry (Specialization: Organic Chemistry), Christ University, Bangalore

9.         Mr. Rohan Shantinath Patil, 2013, Extraction, Isolation, and Purification of Secondary Metabolites from Leucas aspera, Department of Chemistry, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune

10.     Mr. Rakesh R. Kulkarni, 2014, RNA isolation and heterologous expression of genes, M.Sc. (Biotechnology) form Symbiosis School of Biomedical sciences ,Pune

11.     Ms. Pushpalata Santram Dhavale, 2014, Gene expression analysis of Eugenol synthase from Ocimum species, Department of Biotechnology,  Rajashri Shahu College of  Biotechnology Latur

12.     Ms. Kuhoo Barao, 2014, Isolation, Purification, Characterization & Biotransformation of Terpenes, Master of Pharmacy, Padm. Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Pharmacy, University of Pune

13.     Ms. Jennifer Cheruvathur, 2014, Isolation, Cloning and Characterization of Novel Microbial Lipases, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, GaneshKhind, Pune

14.     Mr. Singaravelan G, 2016, Cloning and Heterologous Expression of Squalene epoxidase (MOF1) gene, Department of Biotechnology, Nandha Arts and Science College, Erode

15.     Ms. Priya Omnarayan Parate, 2017, Isolation, Cloning and Characterization of Farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene from Euphorbia tirucalli, Pune University

16.     Mr. Shanbhag Shridhar Damodar, 2017, Sub-cloning and expression of Beta-bisabolene synthase and Sesquisabinene synthase II-Indian Sandalwood, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri

17.     Ms. Sonia Varkey, 2017, Cloning and expression of terpene synthase, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, GaneshKhind, Pune

18.     Ms. Bhagyashree Rajendra Jadhav, 2017, Isolation of Andrographolide and Tissue Specific Profiling of Andrographis paniculata to Examine Percent Andrographolide, Department of Botany, Fergusson College, Pune

19.     Ms. Shilpa S., 2018, Isolation and characterisation of dyes from Bougainvillea species, Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore

20.  Ms. Shital S Malusare, 2017, Plant volatile analysis, University of Mumbai

21.  Mr. Siddharth Panda, 2018, Mutation Studies on Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase, Kishore Vaigyanik Protshahan Yojana – KVPY, Indian Institute of Science, BangaloreM

22.  Mr. Tushar Shinde, 2019, Isolation and characterisation of compounds of Entada rheedii species,  Fergusson college, Pune

23.  Ms. Lambhate Manashree Shrikant, 2019, Isolation and characterisation of compounds of Entada rheedii species, Fergusson college, Pune