Last update June 2021
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Ecological sciences (2017), Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Adviser: Dr. Praveen Karanth
Thesis title: Systematics and diversification in the Indian radiation of Hemidactylus geckos
M.Sc. in Life Sciences (2010), Sophia college for women, University of Mumbai, India
B.Sc. in Life Sciences (2008), Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai, India
GRANTS
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Postdoctoral fellowship award by the University of Haifa from Oct 2019–Oct 2020
PBC post-doctoral fellowship award by the Council for Higher Education, Israel from Oct 2020–Oct 2022
RESEARCH FUNDING
The Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation: ‘Assessing diversity and distribution of three families of lizards in the dry zone of peninsular India’ (2014-15)
Assisted Dr. Praveen Karanth in writing Department of Science and Technology grant: ‘Effect of habit and habitat on the phylogeography of the Hemidactylus brookii clade: a comparative approach’ (2015-17)
TRAVEL AWARD
Travel grant to attend workshop on ‘Using Phytools (and other R pakages) to study macroevolution on phylogenies’ at Barcelona, Spain, by Indian Institute of Science, GARP funding (2016)
Travel grant to attend Climate Change Biogeography meeting organized by International Biogeography Society at Evora, Portugal, by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2018)
Travel grant to deliver a talk at the Ernst Mayr Symposium in the Joint congress on Evolutionary Biology at Montpellier, France, by Gans Collections and Charitable Fund (2018)
Fellowship awarded towards attending the Joint congress on Evolutionary Biology at Montpellier, France, by Society of Systematic Biologists (2018)
Travel grant to give a talk at 'Origins of adaptive radiation' meeting organized by American Genetic Association at Hawaii, USA, by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2018)
Fellowship awarded towards registration and accommodation during 'Origins of adaptive radiation' meeting at Hawaii, USA, by American Genetic Association (2018)
CONFERENCES
Talks
'The genomic basis of social polymorphism in the desert ant' at the International Union for the Study of Social Insects meeting, virtual meeting (2020)
'Understanding the genomic basis of social polymorphism in the desert ant' at Israeli Society of Evolutionary Biology meeting, virtual meeting (2020)
‘Climate drives lineage and morphological diversification in an adaptive radiation of Hemidactylus geckos in South Asia’ selected for Ernst Mayr Award Symposia in Evolution, Montepellier, France (2018)
‘Aridification drives adaptive diversification in Hemidactylus geckos in Peninsular India’ at Climate Change Biogeography meeting organized by International Biogeography Society at Evora, Portugal (2018)
‘Climate drives adaptive diversification in a continental radiation of Hemidactylus geckos in Peninsular India’ at the ‘Origins of Adaptive Radiation’ meeting organized by American Genetic Association, Hawaii, USA (2018)
‘Diversification in a continental radiation of Hemidactylus geckos’ at Biogeography— India meeting organized by International Biogeography Society, Bangalore, India (2017)
Posters
'A new social chromosome in the desert ant' at Biology and Genomics of Social Insects meeting organised by Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, virtual meeting (2021)
‘Effect of habit and habitat on the phylogeography of the Hemidactylus brookii clade: a study proposal’ at School of Herpetology, at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (2013)
‘Regeneration of Rapid Escape Response in Lesioned Earthworm’ at the 27th International conference on Neurosciences organized by the Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) in NIMS University, Jaipur (2009)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Resource person at Phylogenetic course conducted by ‘evolving phylo-lab’ at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2011–2016)
Resource person at School in Herpetology at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2016)
Teaching assistant for undergraduate course in Experiments in ecology at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015)
Teaching assistant for Evolutionary biology course at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2013)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Workshop titled ‘Using Phytools (and other R packages) to study macroevolution on phylogenies’ at Barcelona, Spain (2016)
Course titled ‘Field and Genome Science’ at Kyoto University, Japan (2013)
‘School in Herpetology’ at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (2013)
Ph.D. in Ecological sciences (2017), Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Adviser: Dr. Praveen Karanth
Thesis title: Systematics and diversification in the Indian radiation of Hemidactylus geckos
M.Sc. in Life Sciences (2010), Sophia college for women, University of Mumbai, India
B.Sc. in Life Sciences (2008), Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai, India
GRANTS
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Postdoctoral fellowship award by the University of Haifa from Oct 2019–Oct 2020
PBC post-doctoral fellowship award by the Council for Higher Education, Israel from Oct 2020–Oct 2022
RESEARCH FUNDING
The Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation: ‘Assessing diversity and distribution of three families of lizards in the dry zone of peninsular India’ (2014-15)
Assisted Dr. Praveen Karanth in writing Department of Science and Technology grant: ‘Effect of habit and habitat on the phylogeography of the Hemidactylus brookii clade: a comparative approach’ (2015-17)
TRAVEL AWARD
Travel grant to attend workshop on ‘Using Phytools (and other R pakages) to study macroevolution on phylogenies’ at Barcelona, Spain, by Indian Institute of Science, GARP funding (2016)
Travel grant to attend Climate Change Biogeography meeting organized by International Biogeography Society at Evora, Portugal, by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2018)
Travel grant to deliver a talk at the Ernst Mayr Symposium in the Joint congress on Evolutionary Biology at Montpellier, France, by Gans Collections and Charitable Fund (2018)
Fellowship awarded towards attending the Joint congress on Evolutionary Biology at Montpellier, France, by Society of Systematic Biologists (2018)
Travel grant to give a talk at 'Origins of adaptive radiation' meeting organized by American Genetic Association at Hawaii, USA, by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2018)
Fellowship awarded towards registration and accommodation during 'Origins of adaptive radiation' meeting at Hawaii, USA, by American Genetic Association (2018)
CONFERENCES
Talks
'The genomic basis of social polymorphism in the desert ant' at the International Union for the Study of Social Insects meeting, virtual meeting (2020)
'Understanding the genomic basis of social polymorphism in the desert ant' at Israeli Society of Evolutionary Biology meeting, virtual meeting (2020)
‘Climate drives lineage and morphological diversification in an adaptive radiation of Hemidactylus geckos in South Asia’ selected for Ernst Mayr Award Symposia in Evolution, Montepellier, France (2018)
‘Aridification drives adaptive diversification in Hemidactylus geckos in Peninsular India’ at Climate Change Biogeography meeting organized by International Biogeography Society at Evora, Portugal (2018)
‘Climate drives adaptive diversification in a continental radiation of Hemidactylus geckos in Peninsular India’ at the ‘Origins of Adaptive Radiation’ meeting organized by American Genetic Association, Hawaii, USA (2018)
‘Diversification in a continental radiation of Hemidactylus geckos’ at Biogeography— India meeting organized by International Biogeography Society, Bangalore, India (2017)
Posters
'A new social chromosome in the desert ant' at Biology and Genomics of Social Insects meeting organised by Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, virtual meeting (2021)
‘Effect of habit and habitat on the phylogeography of the Hemidactylus brookii clade: a study proposal’ at School of Herpetology, at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (2013)
‘Regeneration of Rapid Escape Response in Lesioned Earthworm’ at the 27th International conference on Neurosciences organized by the Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) in NIMS University, Jaipur (2009)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Resource person at Phylogenetic course conducted by ‘evolving phylo-lab’ at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2011–2016)
Resource person at School in Herpetology at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2016)
Teaching assistant for undergraduate course in Experiments in ecology at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015)
Teaching assistant for Evolutionary biology course at Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2013)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Workshop titled ‘Using Phytools (and other R packages) to study macroevolution on phylogenies’ at Barcelona, Spain (2016)
Course titled ‘Field and Genome Science’ at Kyoto University, Japan (2013)
‘School in Herpetology’ at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (2013)