Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Geetanjali Tomar

Dr. Geetanjali Tomar, PhD

Dr. Geetanjali Tomar qualified the All India Biotechnology Entrance Exam and did her Master’s in biotechnology from School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore in the year 2005. She qualified CSIR-UGC NET in 2004 and joined Dr. Mohan R. Wani’s lab at National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune for her PhD. During her PhD, she identified a novel source of mesenchymal stem cells form dental tissue, gingiva and proved that it was better than bone marrow. Currently she is working as an Assistant Professor at IBB, SPPU and is actively involved in teaching and research related activities.

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Doctoral Students

Jay Dave

Jay Dave

Ph.D. Student (April 2018 – Present)

My research mainly focusses on application of mesenchymal stem cells and biomaterials for bone tissue engineering. I registered as an Ph.D. student in April 2018. Currently, I am studying the effect of aging on the gingival mesenchymal stem cells. I am also working on development of a disease model for intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and designing methods for tissue regeneration.

My other interests are playing cricket and volleyball, computer gaming and reading books.

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Sayali

Sayali Chandekar

Ph.D. Student (March 2019 – Present)

The world of Biotechnology always being fascinating for me, my ongoing research is a mixture of molecular biology and animal tissue culture, also have worked in field of plant molecular biology in National Chemical Laboratory Pune, correspondingly certified in handling HPLC. Now looking forward to explore the area of stem cell biology.

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Project Assistant’s

Dr. Suhas Mhaske

Dr. Suhas T. Mhaske

Scientist-B

ICMR-National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research,
Genome Valley, Hyderabad

Ankush Dewle

Ankush Dewle

Research Scientist at PRADO Pvt. Ltd.

PhD Affiliation: Biotechnology Department, Mehaana Urban Institute of Science, Ganpat University Gujarat

Shewta Karne

M.Tech and M.Sc. Dissertation Students

  1. Kaushik Desai, 3rd Year and M.Sc Project, IBB, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Currently pursuing MTech at Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, India
  2. Aditya Eklare, M.Sc Project, Modern College, 2017-18, Currently working as a Ph.D. student at National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune, India
  3. Nikhil Kulkarni, M.Tech Project, VIT, 2017-18, Currently working as a Research Fellow at IIT Guwahati, India
  4. Saniya Patil, 3rd year and M.Sc Project, IBB, 2014-15 and 2016-17, Currently working as a Ph.D. Graduate Student at Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Tirupati, India
  5. Komal Joshi, M.Sc Project, IBB, 2016-17, Currently working as a Ph.D. Scholar at Biosciences and Bioengineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India
  6. Mayuri Dharne, 3rd year and M.Sc Project, IBB, 2014-15 and 2016-17, Currently working as a Health Science Specialist/Academic Research Program Manager, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, USA
  7. Chinmay Kashikar, M.Sc Project, Abasaheb Garware College, 2015-16, Currently working as an Officer at Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.
  8. Naina Fatkar, M.Sc Project, Modern College, 2015-16, Currently working as a Research Associate at Enzene Bioscience, Pune, India
  9. Rucha Puranik, M.Sc Project, Modern College, 2015-16
  10. Ayushi Jain, M. Tech Project, University of Rajasthan, 2015-16
  11. Prashant Phulpagar, M. Tech Project, IBB, 2015-16, Currently working as a Ph.D. Research Scholar at Institute of Bioinformatics, Bengaluru, India
  12. Nikita Doiphode, 3rd year and M.Sc Project, IBB, 2013-14 and 2015-16, Currently pursuing MBA, IIM Kashipur, India
  13. Poonam Shinde, M. Tech Project, IBB, 2014-15, Currently working as an Associate Scientific Solutions Specialist at Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions, India
  14. Soham Jagtap, M. Tech Project, IBB, 2014-15, Currently working as a Doctoral Student at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India
  15. Suditi Bhattacharya, M. Tech Project, IBB, 2013-14, Currently pursuing MBA, BITSoM – BITS School of Management

In-House Undergraduate Project Students

  1. Vaikhari Ozarkar, 3rd Year Project, 2020-21, Currently pursuing MSc in Biotechnology, IBB, SPPU
  2. Rupanwita Majumder, 3rd Year Project, 2020-21, Currently pursuing MSc in Biotechnology, IBB, SPPU
  3. Sakshi Bhoyar, 3rd Year Project, 2020-21, Currently pursuing MSc in Biotechnology, IBB, SPPU
  4. Devyani Wasnik, 3rd Year Project, 2020-21, Currently pursuing MSc in Biotechnology, IBB, SPPU
  5. Suraj Math, 3rd Year Project, 2019-20, Currently working as a Research Technician at Walker Lab, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
  6. Nandika Bhattacharya, 3rd Year Project, 2019-20, Currently working as a Ph.D. student, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
  7. Sharvari Naik, 3rd Year Project, 2019-20, Currently working as an Associate, Outreach and Technology Connects at TechEx.in, Venture Center, India
  8. Shravani Kulkarni, 3rd Year Project, 2019-20, Currently working as a Project Student at Agharker Research Institute, India
  9. Pradnya Salve, 3rd Year Project, 2018-19, Currently working as Cell process Engineer at Regrow Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.
  10. Neha Sapkal, 3rd Year Project, 2018-19, Currently working as a PhD student at Max Planck Florida institute of neuroscience
  11. Prajakta Makar, 3rd Year Project, 2017-18, Currently working as an Associate Research Scientist at Adgyl Life sciences Pvt. Ltd, India
  12. Prathamesh Patole, 3rd Year Project, 2017-18, Currently working as an Officer, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., India
  13. Shreya Jakate, 3rd Year Project, 2017-18, Graduated as Master of Science in Biotechnology in 2020
  14. Maitreyee Purnapatre, 3rd Year Project, 2017-18, Currently working as a Graduate student at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  15. Parimal Kulkarni, 3rd Year Project, 2016-17, Currently working as a Research Associate at Grand View Research, Inc, India
  16. Prachi Abhang, 3rd Year Project, 2016-17, Currently working as a Sr. Analyst at Merck Life Science, India
  17. Rutuja Pimple, 3rd Year Project, 2016-17, Currently working as a Senior R&D officer at Marico Industries, India
  18. Bhuvaneshwari Gehi, 3rd Year Project, 2015-16, Currently working as PhD Graduate student at Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India
  19. Komal Jaisinghani, 3rd Year Project, 2015-16
  20. Pradnya Nikam, 3rd Year Project, 2015-16, Currently working as an Interior designer, India
  21. Mrunmayi Jadhav, 3rd Year Project, 2014-15, Currently working as a Patent Associate at United IPR, India
  22. Monika Rangole, 3rd Year Project, 2014-15, Currently working as a Ph.D. Candidate at Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Germany
  23. Tejal Karmalkar, 3rd Year Project, 2014-15, Currently working as a Ph.D. Candidate at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
  24. Tejashree Waingankar, 3rd Year Project, 2013-14, Currently working as a Ph.D. Candidate at Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India
  25. Urvi Shroff, 3rd Year Project, 2013-14, Currently working as a Postdoctoral Scholar at University of Southern California, USA
  26. Amrita Gokhale, 3rd Year Project, 2013-14, Currently working as a Cell and Molecular Biology, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA