Mentors and Collaborations
Mentors
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Dr. Vidya Gupta
Senior Scientist, NCL, Pune, India
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Dr. Ashok Giri
Senior Scientist, NCL, Pune, India
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Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Collaborators
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Dr. Smita Zhinjarde
Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune.
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Dr. Dhanajay Bodas
Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India.
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Dr. Rupesh Deshmukh
Central University of Haryana, India.
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Dr. Manali Joshi
Department of Bioinformatics, SPPU, Pune.
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Dr. Abhijit Kulkarni
Department of Bioinformatics, SPPU, Pune
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Dr. Vithhal Baravkar
Department of Botany, SPPU
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Dr. Tuli Dey
IBB, SPPU, Pune.
Funded Research Projects
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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.
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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.
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Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
RUSA-Biodiversity (2019-2022) Biodiversity of Northern Western Ghats. Funds: 27.36 Lakh
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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.