PhD ResearchersMs. T. Aarthy Senior Research Fellow Current research interest: Limonoid Biosynthesis in Azadirachta indica: Characterization of pathway genes and analysis of labeled metabolites through stable isotope feeding Aarthy completed her B. Tech Biotechnology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
Mr. Harshal S. Patil
Senior Research Fellow Current research interest: Isolation, Biotransformation, Modification and Bioactivity Studies of Terpenoids from Plant sources. Harshal completed his MSc (Organic Chemistry) from Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarMarathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Mr. Shrikant Jagannathrao Karegaonkar Senior Research Fellow Current research interest: Chemical profiling and Isolation, Cloning, Characterization of genes involved in the biosynthesis of terpene synthases in Amomum aculeatum. Shrikant completed his MSc from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU), Nanded, Maharashtra.
Mr. Fayaj A. Mulani Senior Research Fellow Current research interest: Isolation, characterization and biotransformation of Limonoids
Mr. Ashish R Kumar Senior Research Fellow Current research interest: Isolation, characterization and biotransformation of Limonoids Ashish Obtained his MSc from Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad U.P., India
Ms. Bhagyashree Popat Mane Junior Research Fellow Current Research interest: Functional characterization of down-stream genes involved in triterpenoid biosynthesis Bhagyashree completed her MSc in Agrochemicals and pest Management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Research associates
Dr. Sudha Ramkumar
Department of Biotechnology-Research Associate III Research Topic: Screening of SGLT2 inhibitors from plants as potential antidiabetic agent. January 2016-till date
Dr. Sudha obtained her PhD (Biotechnology) (2015) from Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. Topic: Purification and Characterization of α-amylase inhibitors from Plants as a potential source of antidiabetic agents CSIR-Research Associate
Research Topic: Engineering sandalwood sesquiterpenes in Nicotiana tabacum and Ocimum sanctum Dr. Pooja obtained her Ph.D. (2016) from B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development Centre, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Topic: Metabolic engineering in Cathranthus roseus using RNAi as a tool.
Project Assistants:
Ms. Jennifer Cheruvathur Project Assistant Project: Studies on iridoid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Ms. Jennifer obtained her MSc (Microbialoby) from University of Pune, India
Mrs. Chaya Patil Project Assistant Project: Studies on Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis Mrs. Chaya Obtained her MSc from karnatak university, Dharwad, Karnataka
Ms. Preeti Kushwaha Project Assistant Project: Sickle Cell Anemia Mission Ms. Preeti obtained her MSc (Industrial Chemistry) from Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India
Ms. Supriya S. Khot Project assistant Project: Sickle Cell Anemia Mission Ms. Supriya Obtained her M.Phil (Synthetic Studies In Terpenoids And Development Of Green Synthetic Methodologies) and MSc (Organic Chemistry) from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.
Lab Assistant:
Mr. Prakash S. Khandekar, Lab Assistant MSc Intern(s):
Drishya M
Drishya is pursuing her MSc at Department of Chemistry, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, Kerala. Intern research topic: Isolation and synthetic modification of basic limonoids
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