Mentors and Collaborations
Mentors
Dr. Vidya Gupta
Senior Scientist, NCL, Pune, India
Dr. Ashok Giri
Senior Scientist, NCL, Pune, India
Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Collaborators
Dr. Smita Zhinjarde
Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune.
Dr. Dhanajay Bodas
Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India.
Dr. Rupesh Deshmukh
Central University of Haryana, India.
Dr. Manali Joshi
Department of Bioinformatics, SPPU, Pune.
Dr. Abhijit Kulkarni
Department of Bioinformatics, SPPU, Pune
Dr. Vithhal Baravkar
Department of Botany, SPPU
Dr. Tuli Dey
IBB, SPPU, Pune.
Funded Research Projects
Department of Biotechnology, India (DBT)
DBT BioCARE program (2013-2017): Title: Molecular and biotechnological explorations of bioactive flavonoid pathway from medicinally important rare tree Oroxylum indicum. Funds: 35 lakh.
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
DST-Core Research Grant (2019-2022) Designer defensin peptides for control of polyphagous insect pest Helicoverpa armigera. Funds: 42 Lakh
DST Fast track project (2013-2017): Title: Exploring Sorghum bicolor-pest interactions for developing insect tolerance in plants. Funds: 23 Lakh.
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
RUSA-Biodiversity (2019-2022) Biodiversity of Northern Western Ghats. Funds: 27.36 Lakh
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
SERB SIRE Fellowship: Awarded to Dr. Vaijayanti Tamhane through which she could visit Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel and work in Prof. Asaph Aharoni’s Lab.