Dr. Sujata Deshpande

e-mail: sujata.deshpande@xaviers.edu 

Office landline: 022-22620661/2/5 (ext.) 232

Joined the Department in 2012

PhD -  Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour) [IISc Bangalore]

Research Interest: Animal Behaviour, Evolution, Ecology, Astrobiology

Has expertise in: Animal Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution

USZOO4502CR1 - Animal diversity

USSZOO5004CR1 - Animal Behaviour

USZOO5502EL1 - Ecology

USSZOO5504CR1 - Developmental Biology

Member Admissions Committee

Member Graduation Committee 

DBT - Prakash Lab Foldscope Project: Grant Amount 8 Lakhs. Sanction order no.: BT/IN/Indo-US/Foldscope/39/2015 Date of Grant: 20-03-2018.

• Deshpande, S.  (2024). Life under water: Blue spotted Mudskipper. Resonance, 29, 291. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S. (2023). Liane Russel: Assessing the risks of Radiation on Mammalian Development. Resonance, 28, 1789-1800. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S. (2023). Liane Russel (27th August 1923 - 20th July 2019). Resonance, 28, 1783-1787. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S., & Despande, K (2023). Life under water: Scorpaenopsis oxycephala. Resonance, 28, 1309. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S., Bhadra, A. (2023). A tale of two wasps and why we should listen to it. J. Indian Inst. Sci, 103:4, 1065-1092. ISSN: 0970-4140 [Link]

• Deshpande, S., Waghe, R. (2023). Life Under Water: Common Sea Snake. Resonance, 28, 347. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S.(2022). Lewis Wolpert (19 October 1929–28 January 2021). Resonance, 27, 2027-2031. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S.(2022). A Simple Idea to Understand Complexity : Wolpert's French flag model to understand pattern formation in Embryonic development. Resonance, 27, 2033-2044. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S., & Despande, K (2022). Life under water: Ember Parrotfish. Resonance, 27, 1469. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S., & Despande, K (2022). Life under water: Galaxy Corals. Resonance, 27, (2). ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Narang, L., & Deshpande, S. (2021).Life under Water: A Sea Anemone from the Mumbai shoreline. Resonance, 26 (11). ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Deshpande, S. (2021). Let us read a wonderful story. Resonance, 26, 281-282. ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Nikhil, T., & Deshpande, S. (2021).Life under Water:Streaked Spinefoot. Resonance, 26 (8). ISSN:0973-712X [Link]

• Murdeshwar, M., & Deshpande, S. (2020). Paper Microscope Foldscope: An Affordable Means to Visualize the Microscopic World. Xplore, 11(1), 91-95. ISSN: 2249-1878 [Link]

Workshop on 'Biostatistics: Introduction to R' from 1st - 2nd April 2016 by Dept. of Animal Sciences, Central University of Kerala

DBT Sponsored symposium on 'Behaviour and the Brain' on 23rd January 2016 by St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Seminar on 'Autonomy in Review'  on 13th January2016 by St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

'Orientation Programme' from 18th November - 15th December 2015 at University of Mumbai

Seminar on 'Quality Enhancement'  on 1st October 2015 by St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

• Visiting Faculty at the Extra Mural Department -University of Mumbai

• Visiting Faculty at the Department of Microbiology, Ramnarian Ruia College

• Plenary talk 'Parasitoids as Plant Protectors' at the Conference on 'Insect Biodiversity Studies', Central University Kerala.

• Talks given on Akashvani, Mumbai in Marathi on 'Wasps' and 'Termites'