Dhanashree Ashok Paranjpe
Rupa Rahul Bajaj Center for Environment and Art (RRBCEA), Empress Botanical garden, Kavade mala, Pune, India.
E-mail: dhana4shree1@gmail.com
Summary
Ø Ecologist with 12+ years of research experience in field and laboratory, 8+ years of experience in teaching, & laboratory setup
Ø Researcher with many publications in top international journals
Ø An able administrator with experience in diverse team management, project execution, budget management and grant proposal writing.
Ø A team leader with excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, experience of collaborating on large projects, mentoring.
Expertise and interests
Ø Behavioral Ecology, evolutionary biology
Ø Environmental science, Climate change, human- wildlife interactions
Ø Research methodology, research ethics
Ø Scientific outreach, scientific communication
Education
Ø PhD in Circadian Biology and life history evolution from Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
Ø Master of Science in Microbiology, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, India
Ø Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Abasaheb Garware Collge, Pune, India
Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals: 18 (As on 1st Jan 2022)
Selected publications:
1. Dange P., Mhaisalkar P., Paranjpe D.A. 2021. To group or not to group: group size dynamics and intestinal parasites in Indian peafowl populations. Acta Ethologica https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-021-00366-x
2. Paranjpe D. A. and Dange P. 2020. A tale of two species: human and peafowl interactions in human-dominated landscapes influence each other’s behaviour Current Science 119(4): 670-679. http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/412254v1
3. Megía-Palma, R., Paranjpe, D. A., Reguera, S., Martínez, J., Cooper, R. D., Blaimont, P., Merino, S., Sinervo, B. 2018. Multiple color patches and parasites in Sceloporus occidentalis: Differential relationships by sex and infection. Current Zoology (accepted)
4. Friedman, D., Magnani, J., Paranjpe, D. A., Sinervo, B. 2017. Evolutionary games, climate and the generation of diversity. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0184052. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184052
5. Paranjpe D. A. Medina D., Nielsen E., Cooper R. D. and B. Sinervo. 2014. Does Thermal Ecology Influence Dynamics of Side-Blotched Lizards and Their Micro-Parasites? Integrative and Comparative Biology 2014, doi: 10.1093/icb/icu069
6. Paranjpe D. A., Bastiaans E., Patten A., Cooper R., Sinervo B. 2013. Evidence of maternal effects on temperature preference in side-blotch lizards: implications for evolutionary responses to climate change. Ecology and Evolution, 3(7): 1977-1991.
7. Paranjpe D. A., Sharma V. K. 2005. Evolution of temporal order in living organisms. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 3: 7 (most cited review of the journal)
8. Paranjpe D. A., Anitha D., Chandrashekaran M. K., Joshi A., Sharma V. K. 2005. Possible role of eclosion rhythm in mediating the effects of light-dark environments on pre-adult development in Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Developmental Biology 5: 5.
9. Padiath Q. S., Paranjpe D. A., Jain S., Sharma V. K. 2004. Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3b as a likely target for the action of Lithium on circadian clocks. Chronobiology International 21: 27-38.
Science outreach on various platforms:
1. “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”- week 33 (Oct 27th, 2021). Talk organized by Central Zoo Authority- ‘ Know all about the species- Indian Peafowl’
2. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2021) Local Language popular Science Article: “फिरुनी नवी जन्मेन मी” The Wire (Marathi), 3rd Oct, 2021.
3. “Talk to a Scientist” (24th Aug, 2020) Do humans change the lives of wild animals? Talk and discussion
4. Interview/ Podcast with EcoRE (Ecology Research Explained) 18th Mar, 2021 about research in ecology and Indian peafowl.
5. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2019) Power of Interdisciplinary Research. In: iWonder magazine published by Azim Premji Foundation, Issue 3, 36-42.
6. Podcast in Marathi on “ Use of model organisms in scientific research” as part of “Sea of Science” podcast series on IndSciCom (https://indscicomm.blog/podcast/vigyan-sagar/)
7. Featured in “Spoorthi: Celebrating Indian Women in Science” published by Indian Bioscience on the occasion of Women’s Day, 8th March 2019.
8. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2020) प्रतिरूपे. Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. In press. (Invited Article)
9. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2019) नायट्रोजनचा पुरवठा. Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. January 2019 (Invited Article)
10. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2017). जीवो जीवस्य जीवनम. Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. December 2017 (Invited Article)
11. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2017).व्हायकिंग कुठे गेले? Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. May 2017 (Invited Article).
12. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2016). सूर्यानुवर्ति फुले. Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. Oct 2016 (Invited Article).
13. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2016). प्राण्यांचे दिशा ज्ञान. Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika. (Invited Article).
14. Paranjpe Dhanashree (2015). आतली टिक टिक ... Marathi Vidnyaan Parishad Patrika 48 (9): 16-22. (Invited Article).