OUR STUDENTS

BIODIVERSITY

Sarang Bokil

Sarang Ashok Bokil

PhD Scholar

Grass taxonomy, Molecular systematics and Evolution, Botanical nomenclature, Plant tissue culture, Gardening and landscaping.

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Deepika Choudhary

UGC-JRF

Native from Jodhpur,Rajasthan.
Pursued B.Sc from K.N. College (JNVU) Jodhpur in 2016.
Pursued M.Sc (Botany) from Jai Narain Vyas University,Jodhpur in 2018.

 

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Kadambari Pawar

Ph.D. Scholar (UGC-JRF)

Belongs to Karad, Maharashtra.
Completed B.Sc. Microbiology from YashwantroChavan college of Science, Karad

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Malika Suthar

CSIR-JRF

Native from Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Pursued school education from St. Patrick’s VidhyaBhawan, Jodhpur.

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Dr. Mital Thacker

Dr. Mital Thacker

Research Fellow

I hold a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Environmental Science from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. In 2017, I joined the Agharkar Research Institute…

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Ms. Monali Sanjay Kadu

SARTHI-JRF (CSMNRF-JRF)

I pursued my graduation and post-graduation from University of Mumbai securing distinction.

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Radhakrishnan Cheran

Project Associate, Ph.D.Student

I completed Bachelor of Zoology at Bishop Heber college, and Masters in Environmental Science from Bharathidasa University, Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu

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Ruchira Ramesh Sutar

Junior Research Fellow, Biodiversity- Lichen

I am a post graduate in botany studied from Mumbai University, currently doing PhD at Agharkar Research Institute at Pune.

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Shivali Rana

U.G.C. Senior Research Fellow

I have qualified CSIR-UGC J.R.F, GATE, and ARS-NET. I have also worked at CSIR-IHBT Palampur on “Diversity analysis and phylogenetic relatedness,,

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Vigneshwaran Anbukarasu

Ph.D. student

I am a Ph.D. student with a keen interest in studying the diversity of diatoms across environmental gradients and exploring their potential applications in water..

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Yogeshwaran Murugesan

Project Associate, PhD student

My specialization is on diatoms and their application as a proxy for understanding microbial evolution and biogeography. I study more about the

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Pratyasha Nayak

Pratyasha Nayak

PhD Student (CSIR SRF)

I graduated with honors in Botany from Ramjas College at the University of Delhi in 2015. I went on to earn my Master’s in Botany from Punjabi University, Patiala in 2017. Post qualifying GATE XL in 2019..

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Ajay Chandrakant Lagashetti

Ph.D. Scholar (CSIR-SRF)

He is a native of Solapur, Maharashtra, and completed his B.Sc. Microbiology from D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts & Science, Solapur, in 2014. He completed his M.Sc. in Microbiology from

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Ansil P A

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)

Completed Bachelor’s degree in Botany from Sacred Heart College affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and a Master’s degree in Applied Plant Science from Dept. of Botany,

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Vaishnavi Dixit

Project JRF (SERB)

Hi, I am Vaishnavi. I have completed my masters from Abasaheb Garware College Pune. Currently, sI am working in the Department of Biodiversity and Paleobiology under guidance of Dr. Tushar..

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Sruthi O P

Junior Research Fellow (CSIR -JRF)

I completed graduation in Botany from S N college (Kannur university) and post-graduation in Applied Plant Science from Department of Botany, Calicut university, Kerala. I have qualified both CSIR..

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Shweta Kumavat

Ph.D. Scholar (MJPRF-Fellow)

She completed her B.Sc. Botany from N.V.P. College, Lasalgaon, in 2019 and completed M.Sc. in Botany from the Department of Botany, S.P. Pune University, Pune, in 2021. She qualified..

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Harikrishnan K

Junior Research Fellow (UGC)

Completed Bachelor’s degree in Botany from Nirmalagiri College (Kannur University), followed by Master’s degree in Plant Science from Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Arts College (Pondicherry..

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Utkarsha Tikhole

Project Assistant

I have completed five years integrated M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. I joined ARI for my master’s dissertation

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Sachin Mapari

Ph.D. Scholar

I completed my master’s in biochemistry from the Department of Chemistry, SPPU, Pune. I started my research career as project-JRF after joining ARI’s in-house project (BD-06) “Study of Neuroprotective..

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Geetika Sukhramani

Geetika Sukhramani

PhD Student (DST INSPIRE FELLOW-SRF)

Understanding plant diversification using molecular tools, exploring plastome evolution, and tracing the biogeographic patterns of plants..

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Aditi Sarawgi

Aditi Sarawgi

PhD student UGC-SRF

My interest lies in understanding the evolutionary pattern of the genus using molecular, morphological, and anatomical tools.

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Raiping Raleng

Raiping Raleng

Phd Student (CSIR-JRF)

I have qualified CSIR-JRF 2022 and now I’m working in Molecular Systematics Lab as a PhD student under Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudary

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Truptimayee Sahu

Truptimayee Sahu

JRF

I am interested in plant taxonomy and molecular phylogenetics to understand the biogeographic patterns of the particular plant species

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Madhan P

Madhan P

Research Project Assistant

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Ashlesha Nade

Ashlesha Nade

Research Fellow

I completed my BSc and MSc in Biotechnology from Rajarshi Shahu Mahavidyalaya (Autonomous), Latur affiliated to Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. During my MSc, I worked..

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Balakumar S

Balakumar. S

DST INSPIRE fellow

I completed Bachelor in Botany at PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, TN and Masters in Botany from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Currently, I am pursuin..

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Madhan P

Dr. Satishkumar Maurya

Post-Doctoral Fellow (CSIR-RA)

I am currently working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Molecular Systematics Lab, led by Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, ARI, Pune, India. I completed my Ph.D..

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Dr. Priyanka Joshi

Dr. Priyanka Joshi

ANRF- National Post Doctoral Fellow

I am currently working as a ANRF-National Post Doctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Karthick Balasubramanian at the Diatom Diversity and Distri..

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BIOENERGY

Kalyani Deshmukh

PhD student (UGC JRF)

Biofuel production from waste, Bioremediation, Environmental microbiology, Immunology

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Payal Deshpande

Ph.D. Student (CSIR-SRF)

My core research interests are rice straw biomethanation, cultivation and maintenance of anaerobic fungi and fermenter scale studies.

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Prajakta Vilas Bhujbal

UGC-Junior Research Fellow (PhD Student)

Microbiology, Alcohol Technology, Wine making,Anaerobic Microbiology, Fermentation Technology

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Dr. Deepa Shetty

Deepa Satish Shetty

Project Scientist-III

I have more than 10 years of experience in teaching in Microbiology & Biotechnology. My Ph.D. work was on bioaugmentation of anaer..

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Prajakta Margale

Prajakta Dnyaneshwar Margale

Project Assistant

After completing M.Sc, I joined the Agharkar Research Institute as a Project Assistant on Industry sponsored project KPIT which deals with Microb..

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Vaidehi Pisu

Vaidehi Shripad Pisu

Ph.D. Student

I have completed my M.Sc in Microbiology at Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad and joined Agharkar Research Institute as a Ph.D.

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Aditya Eklare

Ph.D. Student (UGC-JRF)

I completed my Bachelor’s degree in B.Sc Biotechnology from Modern College, Ganeshkhind, Pune, which is affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune..

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Dr. Durgadevi Aphale

Dr. Durgadevi Aphale

Project Scientist

I do have 13 years of Industrial research experience in various research areas including strain development for sustainable fuels, cloning and ..

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Dr. Param Jeet Saroj

Dr. Param Jeet Saroj

Senior Project Associate

Isolation and screening of thermophilic fungi for hydrolytic enzyme production Co-cultivation techniques for enhanced lignocellulosic biomass..

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Mr. Prasad Ade

Mr. Prasad Ade

Project Associate – 1

I am a Project Associate at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, under Dr. Sumit Singh Dagar. I hold a Master’s in Biophysics from BAMU Aurangabad,..

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Mr. Pruthviraj Dhaygude

Mr. Pruthviraj Dhaygude

Project Assistant

I am a biotechnologist with expertise in anaerobic microbiology. My research has focused on the isolation of methanogens and bacteriophages targeting ,..

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Mr. Shahabaz Pinjari

Mr. Shahabaz Valmik Pinjari

Project Assistant

I am currently working on production of biofuels majorly focusing on biohydrogen and bioethanol generation using anaerobic microorganisms and ,..

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Nimesha Fernandes

Nimesha Fernandes

Project Assistant

I am a microbiologist with expertise in medical microbiology, molecular biology, and environmental biology. My professional experience includes roles,..

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Ms. Roshani Mishra

Roshani Mishra

Senior Research Fellow

Dedicated researcher specializing in microbiology, with expertise in molecular techniques, microbial ecology, and bioinformatics,..

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Ms. Saily Harkal

Saily Harkal

Project Assistant

I am involved in the identification and characterization of both aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms that have the potential to be ,..

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Sanyogita Berde

Sanyogita Berde

Project Assistant

With a strong background in biotechnology, my research interest spans anaerobic microbiology, cavitation, water and wastewater treatment, along,..

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Ms. Shweta Bapat

Shweta Mangesh Bapat

Project Assistant

I am currently working with anaerobic fungi, particularly in the areas of enzyme production and extraction. Experience includes managing the,..

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Ms. Siddhi Chandras

Siddhi D. Chandras

Ph.D Student (Project Assistant)

Currently working on the industry sponsored project which deals with the comprehensive probiotic characterization of aerobic and anaerobic putative,..

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BIOPROSPECTING

Komal Suryavanshi

Ph.D. Student (CSIR-JRF)

Copper is an essential nutrient and plays an important role in biological processes. Alteration in intracellular copper may play..

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Padmaja Shete

Junior Research Fellow

My work is focused on Iron metabolism and inflammation due to iron dyshomeostasis. Medicinal plants having different phytoconstituents like steroids..

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Kartik Suresh Rangari

Junior Research Fellow

Qualified in B.Sc. (biotechnology) 2020 from Pune University. M.Sc. Biotechnology 2022 Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for..

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Swapnaja Gulawani

Ph.D. Scholar (UGC-JRF)

After graduating in Microbiology from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, she went on to complete her post-graduation in Human Genetics from SRMC..

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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Amey Rayrikar

Ph.D. (SRF)

Interested in understanding the cellular and molecular eventsin vertebrate’s development.

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Ms. Bhagyashri Joshi

Ph.D –(SRF)

Investigating the role of CELSR1 in morphogenesis using zebrafish as a model organism

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Mr. Ganesh Wagh

Mr. Ganesh Wagh

Ph.D Scholar (CSIR-JRF)

Understanding the role of extracellular matrix molecule like sparc, mif,in organ development and heart regeneration

 

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Karan Selarka

U.G.C. JRF (Ph.D Student)

Autophagy is a degradative mechanistic process, important for cell’s maintenance and survival throughout its lifespan.

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Kiran Nilangekar

PhD Student

Autophagy is a cellular process that keeps cellular damage in check by its sequestration and degradation.

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Minal Ayachit

Junior Research Fellow

Autophagy is a process where constituents of the cell such as proteins and organelles that are damaged or not required

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Nidhi Murmu

Ph.D. Student

I am interested in understanding the role of autophagy in germline stem cell (GSC) aging and how it is regulated in Drosophila ovary.

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Ms. Ashwini Punde

DBT-JRF

I have completed my Master’s in Biotechnology from SPPU, Pune.

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Shweta Kalke

UGC-JRF

I have completed my Master’s in Zoology from Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Mumbai.

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Mrunmayee Kulkarni

Ph.D. Student (CSIR-JRF)

I completed my masters and bachelors in Biotechnology from Abasaheb Garware college, Pune. After clearing my CSIR, I joined PhD under the..

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Mr. Swarnav Bhakta

Mr. Swarnav Bhakta

Ph.D. Student

Research Topic : Role of actin-binding protein in heart development and maintenance..

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Ms. Shreya Maity

Ms. Shreya Maity

Research Fellow

Research Topic : Identifying the cardiac pro-regenerative ECM molecules and their cellular and molecular function…

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GENETICS  AND PLANT BREEDING

Pavinkumar Methe

Ph.D Student

Development of wheat genotype with good biscuit making properties using marker assisted selection and mutation breeding

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Siddhi Chavan

Junior Research Fellow

There is a large consumer demand for seedless grape for fresh and dry fruit consumption. Nowadays, most breeding..

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Suhasini Venkatesan

PhD Student

Identification of novel alternative dwarfing genes by targeting Gibberellic Acid Biosynthetic pathway through mutagenesis.

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Sonali Kawade

PhD Student (UGC-SRF)

I completed graduation in Chemistry from Fergusson college Pune and Masters in Biochemistry from SPPU (2015).

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Pravin Pawar

PhD Scholar, Project Associate

Completed B.Sc. Horticulture and M.Sc. in Agriculture (Biotechnology) from Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli then I joined as a Project..

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NANOBIOSCIENCE

Aazam Shaikh

Junior Research Fellow

My interests lie, in understanding the fine-tuned mechanisms of cellular growth, differentiation, and proliferation..

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Aishwarya Padhye

DST-INSPIRE Fellow (JRF)

Application of metal oxide nanoparticles in the treatment and/or prevention of diabetic complications mainly..

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Bhushan Khairnar

Senior Research Fellow (UGC)

Our work comprises the design of peptide-based inhibitors especially cyclic peptides (CPs).

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Pooja Salunke

CSIR-JRF

Exploring Non-pathogenic protozoa as a eukaryotic platform for protein expression

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Pooja Suryavanshi

Ph.D. Student (UGC-JRF)

My current research work focuses on the fabrication of PDMS based scaffold for development of ovarian cancer..

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Snehal Kulkarni

Junior Research Fellow

Production, nano delivery and validation of viral vaccine against noda virus of fish.

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Tanmayee Sathe

Research Student (UGC-JRF)

My current research study involves microfabrication of porous and non- porous capillaries in order to explore the capillary..

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Vaibhav Madiwal

Ph.D Student

Topic of my Ph.D is nanoscale surface modification of dental materials for preventing implant related failure…

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Rajesh Salve

Ph. D. Student

I am from Jalna district, Maharashtra. I completed graduation and post-graduation in biotechnology from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,.

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Deepali Choudhary

PhD Student (UGC-JRF)

I completed my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology affiliated with Jai Narain..

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Devyani Sengar

Ph.D. scholar (DST INSPIRE – JRF)

I have completed my Bachelor’s in Life Science from Ramjas College, Delhi University, and my Master’s in Biotechnology from Annamalai University,.

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Surajit Patra

Ph.D. scholar (JRF)

I have completed my Bachelor’s in Zoology from Burdwan University, and my Master’s in Biotechnology from ADAMAS University, Kolkata.

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Rajkumar Samanta

Ph.D. scholar (DBT-JRF)

I have completed my graduation in Zoology, 2019 from Midnapore collegeCollege, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. I have completed my masters..

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Niladri Haldar

DBT-JRF (Ph.D. student)

I have done my Bachelor’s (Zoology) from University of Calcutta, Kolkata and Master’s (Biotechnology) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. I have qualified.

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Kajal Pardhi

Ph.D. Students (UGC-JRF)

I completed my postgraduate studies in biotechnology at Dr. Ambedkar College in Nagpur, affiliated with Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj..

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Shubha Satish Manvi

Ph.D. Student

With deep interest in core microbiology, I have completed my Masters in Applied Microbiology from VIT University, Vellore and Bachelors in Microbiol..

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Jyoti Arun Mohite

Ph.D. Scholar

I was working as assistant professor in Microbiology Department at Modern College Shivajinagar, Pune. I have joined MACS-Agharkar research institute,

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Shirish Kadam

Shirish Satish Kadam

Project Assistant-II

I pursued my M. Sc degree in Biotechnology from Rajarshri Shahu Mahavidyalaya and completed my six-month project training program at MACS Agharkar Research Institute under Dr.Rahalkar. The world..

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