Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2022-ongoing: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen (Germany)
2019-2022: Masters of Sciences, Trans-Disciplinary University, Bangalore (India)
2007–2012: Bachelors of Sciences, Mumbai University from Bhavan’s College, Mumbai (India)
2004–2006: High school, Biology, Mumbai University from Bhavan’s College, Mumbai (India)
Awards/Grants:
2020: Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology (USA)
2019: Nature Mates Young Scientist Award (India)
2019: Infosys Travel Award (India)
2019: Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (USA)
2018: American Arachnological Society (USA)
2018: IdeaWild Grant for equipment (USA)
2017 to 2022: Singinawa Conservation Foundation, sponsorship (India)
2017: Ernst Mayr Travel Grant (USA)
2016: Second Rufford Small Grant (UK)
2015: Vincent Roth Award, American Arachnological Society (USA)
2015: French Institute Pondicherry, Indian Biodiversity Portal Fellowship (India)
2014: Joint- ‘Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award’ (India)
2014: IdeaWild Grant for equipment (USA)
2013: Rufford Small Grant (UK)
2013: Travel grant to visit Natural History Museum, London, Newby Trust Limited (UK)
2012: Grant to procure equipment from The Gerry Martin Project (India)
2011: Shrusti Mitra Award, Centre for Environment Education & Gov. of Maharashtra (India)
2010: Sanctuary Asia- Royal Bank of Scotland Young Naturalist Award (India)
2009: Vincent Roth Award from American Arachnological Society (USA)
Broad research interests
Systematics, biogeography, molecular phylogenetics, speciation, reptiles, arachnids, regenerative biology, comparative genomics
Memberships
Member, IUCN/Species Survival Commission Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group
Member, IUCN/Species Survival Commission Skink Specialist Group
Member, IUCN/Species Survival Commission Snake Specialist Group