Alumni

Alumni Name Programme Research Supervisor(s) Degree Awarded Year Thesis Title
Abhilash Lakshman M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Probing the Circadian Clocks of Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster Populations Selected for Morning and Evening Adult Emergence.
Antara Das Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu The Role of Temperature Sensitive Ion Channel dTRPA1 in Modulating Rhythmic Activity/Rest Behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster
Anvitha S M.S. in Biological Science T N C Vidya, T N C Vidya The Influence of Familiarity, Resources, and Sampling on Social Structure: A Simulation-Based Study
Archana N Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi The Genetic Architecture of Fitness-related Traits in Populations of Three Species of Drosophila Subjected to Selection for Adaptation to Larval Crowding
Avani Mital Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Effects of Selection for Rapid Development and Early Reproduction on Male-female Co-evolution and Conflict in Drosophila melanogaster
Avani Mital M.S. in Biological Science Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Preliminary investigation into reproductive fitness and sexual conflict in Drosophila population selected for rapid pre-adult development and early reproduction
Dhanashree A Paranjape Ph.D. Phenotypic and evolutionary effects of light on circadian clocks and related life history traits in Drosophila melonogaster
Geetanjali Prabhakar Vaidya M.S. in Biological Science Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Dynamics of Crowded Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
Hansraj Gautam Ph.D. T N C Vidya, T N C Vidya Resource Availability, Within-clan and Between-clan Agonistic Interactions, and Dominance Relationships amongst Female Asian Elephants in Nagarahole National Park, Southern India
Joydeep De M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Circadian Rhythms in Fruit Flies Drosophila under Natural Conditions
K.M. Satish Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Reverse evolution and gene expression studies on populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for rapid pre-adult development and early reproduction
Keerthipriya P. Ph.D. T N C Vidya, T N C Vidya Associations, Dominance Interactions, and Musth in Male Asian Elephants in Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks, Southern India
Koustubh M Vaze Ph.D. Behavioral and genetic analysis of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for morning and evening adult emergence
Kulkarni Rutvij Kaustubh M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Preliminary Characterisation of Aggregation Behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster
Manan Gupta M.S. in Biological Science T N C Vidya, Amitabh Joshi, T N C Vidya, Amitabh Joshi A Simulation Study of Bias in Two Standard Mark-Recapture Estimators when Used on Populations with Differing Social Structures under Different Trapping Scenarios
Manaswini Sarangi Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Ecological Details Mediate Different Paths to the Evolution of Larval Competitive Ability in Drosophila
Manaswini Sarangi M.S. in Biological Science Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Preliminary investigations into the causes for alternative routes to the evolution of competitive ability in populations of Drosophila selected for adaptation to larval crowding
Manishi Srivastava Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Significance of Clock Period for Clock Functions and Development in Drosophila melanogaster
Manjunatha T M.S. (Research) Egg Laying Rhythm in Drosophila Melanogaster
Mr Goirik Gupta M.S. in Biological Science ‘Characterizing activity-rest rhythms of three related ant species, and examining the effect of social interaction on sleep in Drosophila melanogaster’
Mr Nikhil K L Ph.D. Behaviour, Molecular and Life-history Trait Analyses of Drosophila melanogaster Populations Exhibiting Early and Late Emergence Chronotypes
Mr Srikant Venkitachalam M.S. in Biological Science Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi ‘An Individual-Based Model for Simulating the Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Drosophila Cultures Under Different Scenarios of Larval Crowding’
Ms Pritha Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu A Tale of Two Species: Clock Properties and Sleep Characteristics of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila ananassae
Ms Radhika Dileep Shinde Ph.D. ‘Circadian Rhythms of Drosophila Melanogaster Populations Maintained under Different Environmental Conditions’
Ms Shambhvi Chidambaram M.S. in Biological Science Neurogenetic Studies of the Egg-Laying Rhythm of Drosophila melanogaster
Ms. K Ratna M.S. in Biological Science A Study on the Stability of Circadian Clocks in Drosophila melanogaster Populations Selected for Early and Late Emergence
Muzafar Beigh M.S. (Research) Circadian Rhythms in Five Wild Caught Species of Drosophila
N Sharmila Bharathi Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Variation and covariation in life-history related traits in some species of Drosophila
Nandini R Shetty Ph.D. T N C Vidya, T N C Vidya Social Structure, Genetic Relatedness, and Dominance Relationships in Female Asian Elephants in Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks, Southern India
Neha Pandey Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Investigations on Density-Dependent Selection and its Effects on Population Dynamics and Stability in Fruitflies
Nisha N.K. Ph.D. Evolution of precise circadian rhythms in fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for adult emergence in a narrow window of time
Pankaj Yadav Ph.D. Correlated response to selection for faster pre-adult development on the circadian clocks of fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster
Pavitra Prakash Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu A Drosophila melanogaster Model to Evaluate Environmental and Genetic Strategies for Altering Circadian Dysfunction and Neurotoxicity in Huntington’s Disease
Payel Ganguly M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Effects of Temporally Controlled Huntingtin Expression and Autophagy Upregulation in Drosphila melanogaster
Prasad N.G. Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Life-history Evolution in Laboratory Populations of Drosophila melanogaster Subject to Selection for Faster Development and Early Reproduction
Priya M P Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu A Comparative Study of Circadian Behaviours and the Underlying Neuronal Correlates of Five Drosophilid Species
Revathe T Ph.D. T N C Vidya, T N C Vidya Calf Development, Calf-Conspecific Interactions, and the Effect of Calves on Female Social Structure in the Kabini Asian Elephant Population, Southern India
Shahnaz Rahman Lone Ph.D. Role of Social Interactions in Modulating Circadian Clocks of Camponotus Ants and Drosophila melanogaster
Shailesh Kumar Ph.D. Behavioral and molecular analyses of laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for early and late adult emergence
Shampa Ghosh Modak Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Evolution of Life-history Traits, Canalization and Reproductive Isolation in Laboratory Populations of Drosophila melanogaster Selected for Faster Pre-adult Development and Early Reproduction
Sheetal Potdar Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Interaction between Circadian Neurons and Sleep Homeostat to Regulate Sleep/Wake Cycles in Drosophila melanogaster
Sheetal Potdar M.S. in Biological Science Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Large and Small Ventral Lateral Neurons Play Vital roles in Circadian and Arousal Circuits in Drosophila melanogaster
Singh Viveka Jagdish Ph.D. Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu Studies Examining the Relationship Between Circadian Clocks and Feeding Behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster
Snigdhadip Dey Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Coherence, Dynamics and Stability in Spatially Structured and Unstructured Populations: Effects of Dispersal and Crowding
Srikant Venkitachalam Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi The Ecology and Evolution of Larval Competitive Ability in Laboratory Populations of Drosophila
Suthirth Dey Ph.D. Amitabh Joshi, Amitabh Joshi Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Dynamics and Stability of Single Populations and Metapopulations of Drosophila melanogaster in the Laboratory
Vishwanath Varma Ph.D. Evaluating the Role of Circadian Clock Properties and Developmental Processes in the Evolution of Accurate Eclosion Rhythms