FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Prof. (Dr.) Vinod Ragade

1. Ph.D. awarded to research student Mr. Shekhar Phadtare on 11th August 2025.

2. Invited as a chief guest for the valedictory function at the annual event “Fauna Fusion 2205-2026” on 17th September 2025. 

3. Invited as the judge for “Hindi Kavya, Shayari aur Gaayan competition” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas celebration held on 12th September 2025.

4. Co-authored a research paper entitled, “Dose-Response and LC50 Evaluation of Chlorpyrifos on The Non-Target Organism Oreochromis mossambicus” in Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper http://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2026.v32i01.027

5. Chairperson at the Two-Day International Conference on Applied Zoology (icaz’26) by the Department of Zoology, B. N. Bandodkar College of Science on 23rd & 24th January 2026.

Ms. Ketaki Chaturbhuj Shetye

1. Published an Indian design patent for “Instrument used for detection of diabetic neuropathy” Ketaki C. Shetye, Dr. Ganesh Shrikant Jadhav, Dr. Teckchand C. Gaupale, Dr. Sangeeta Sinha, Dr. Swapnil Anna Shewale, Mr. Sunil J. Suryawanshi, Design number: 473111-001 dated 11/09/2025 on 11th December, 2025

2. Attended a workshop on Marathi Unicode Typing organised by the Department of Marathi at KET’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) on 25th September 2025. 

3. Published a research paper entitled “Photoperiod-dependent expression of ‘Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide’ and ‘Neuropeptide Y’ in the brain of anuran Minervarya syhadrensis” in General and Comparative Endocrinology 373 (September, 2025).

4. Invited as Judge for Poster competition on the occasion of  Hindi Divas organised by Department of Hindi at KET’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) on 16th September, 2025.

Ms. Veena Menon

1. External examiner for T.Y.B.Sc. Zoology Semester V Practical Examination at B. N. Bandodkar College (Autonomous), Thane on 1st October, 2025.

2. Invited as a moderator for TYBSc Examination on 7th October 2025 at K. J. Somaiya (Autonomous).

3. Presented an oral research paper titled, “Phytochemical characterization of Sargassum sp. using  Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry analysis” at the One-Day International Conference in Biological Sciences on Coast, Community & Conservation Organised by the Department of Zoology, K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, sponsored by Mangrove and Marine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation of Maharashtra on January 17, 2026.

4. Presented an oral research paper titled, “Dose-response assessment and LC50 evaluation of Chlorpyrifos on the non-target organism Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) at the Two-Day International Conference on Applied Zoology (icaz’26) by Department of Zoology, B. N. Bandodkar College of Science on 23rd & 24th January 2026.

5. External examiner for T.Y.B.Sc. Zoology Semester VI Practical Examination at B. N. Bandodkar College (Autonomous), Thane on 1st April, 2026.

6. Co-authored a research paper entitled, “Dose-Response and LC50 Evaluation of Chlorpyrifos on The Non-Target Organism Oreochromis mossambicus” in Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper http://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2026.v32i01.027 

Dr. Akshay Bagwe

1. Completed 6-days Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology, PCR and SDS-PAGE organized by International Centre for Stem Cells, Cancer and Biotechnology (ISCCB), New Delhi from 2nd-7th June, 2025.

2. Co-authored a book titled ‘Ornamental Fish Breeding and Maintenance’ published by Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai (ISBN: 978-93-7105-066-1)

3. Defended PhD viva voce on 20th August, 2025.

4. External examiner for Human Science Semester V and VI Practical Examinations at B. N. Bandodkar College (Autonomous), Thane.

5. External examiner for Medical Laboratory Technology Semester V and VI Practical Examinations at Vikas College, Vikhroli  on 13th-15th October, 2025.

6. Guest faculty for MSc Zoology - Animal Physiology at Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Matunga

7. Invited as moderator for TYBSc and SYBSc Zoology Examinations at B. N. Bandodkar College (Autonomous), Thane.

8. Invited as moderator for TYBSc and SYBSc Human Science Examinations at B. N. Bandodkar College (Autonomous), Thane.

9. Selected for ‘Young Investigators’ Talk’ in International Conference on Natural Products for Future Therapeutics organised by NIPER-Ahmedabad on 4th-6th February, 2026

10. Received a grant of Rs. 1,06,000/- for providing research consultancy to Dr. Kunal Savaji, R&D Head, Aditya Birla Group.

11. Received a grant of Rs. 34,560/- for providing research consultancy to Dr. Shashi Menon, Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College.

12.  Reviewer for the Journal of Parasitic Diseases published by SpringerNature.

Dr. Sarika Bansode

Dr. Sarika Bansode published a book chapter entitled, “Forensic Entomology”in a book “Fundamentals of Entomology: A Faculty Manual” Springer Nature 6th May, 2026.

Dr. Nusrat Shaikh:

1. Participated in Phase -I and II- Online Curriculum (15 Days) Online Programme from 16th March 2026 - 31st March 2026. and Hands-on sessions from 27th April - 11th May, 2026 on Advanced Training Programme in Zebrafish Husbandry Education and Applications in Biomedical Research.

2. Jointed as an Editor of European Journal of Biosciences (EJB) in September, 2025 by TETRON PUBLICATION.  

3. Participated in “Integrating Bioinformatics into Biotech Fields” held on 21st October, 2025, organized by GENOMAC Institute Inc. USA Incorporated.

4. Participated in One day Workshop on “CRISPR uncut: Editing the Future of Life”, conducted at LifeSenz Cancer Research Labs, Mumbai, India on 15th November, 2025.