Interns


2024 #

Sreelakshmi Pradeep | IISER Bhopal | Summer 2024
Project: Color Quantification of Giant Squirrels

Amalendu Sasikumar Nair | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Arpita Kar | University of Delhi | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Nandita R Satish | Independent Researcher | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Shivanshi Gupta | NISER Bhubaneswar | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Sreetoma Sadhukhan | Independent Researcher | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Sristy Mukherjee | Banaras Hindu University | Monsoon 2023-Summer 2024
Project: Squirrels of South Asia Database, Marmots of the World Database

Mansi Chandra| Independent Researcher| Summer 2024
Project:SDMs - Pikas of Ladakh

Sijin Pradeep | Independent Researcher | Summer 2024
Project: Behavioural adaptation of palm squirrels in overlap zones.

Siddhi Kulange | Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune | Summer 2024
Project: Behavioural adaptation of palm squirrels in overlap zones.

Sanmitra Mirasdar | Independent Researcher | Summer 2024
Project: Behavioural adaptation of palm squirrels in overlap zones.

Adwita Joglekar | IISER Pune | Summer 2024
Project: Behavioural adaptation of palm squirrels in overlap zones.

Sandeepa Chowdhury | Calcutta University | Summer 2024
Project: Microscopy of scat samples

Sanmitra Mirasdar | Independent Researcher | Summer 2024
Project: Microscopy of scat samples

Mansi Chandra | Mount Carmel College | Summer 2024
Project: Microscopy of scat samples

Adwita Joglekar | IISER Pune | Summer 2024
Project: DIC Microscopy of hairs in scats


2023 #

Sagar Santwani |IISER Pune | Summer 2023
Project: Behavioral adaptations of palm squirrels in Pune

Atharva Togattiwar |BN Bandodkar College, Thane | Summer 2023
Project: Behavioral adaptations of palm squirrels in Pune

Fathima Aslaha| IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Spring 2023
Project: Genomics of physiological adaptation to cold in Pikas

Dev Bagdi | IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Monsoon 2022, Spring 2023
Project: Himalayan Brown bear Project, Orthologous gene extraction from unannotated rodent genomes using blast protocol

Adithi Balaji| Krea University | Winter 2022, Spring 2023
Project: Response of the three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) to novel food setups and food items varies with urbanisation

Kavitha Unni| IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Monsoon 2022, Spring 2023 
Project: Small carnivores of Chadva Rakhal, Gujarat


2022 #

Ananditha S S | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Apoorva Sairam | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Joshika Komarla | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Gayathri M | IISER Behrampur | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Manali B | NISER Bhuvaneshwar | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Usha Kiran Sahoo | IISER Behrampur | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Palavee N | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Arjyoma Chanda | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Sonal C | Independent Researcher | Winter 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Ramaa Shenoy | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai (B.Sc Zoology-Biochemistry) | Spring 2022, Monsoon 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database, Occupancy of Three-striped palm squirrel

Aparna Rao | Independent Researcher | Monsoon 2022
Project: Occupancy of Three-striped palm squirrel

Ritika Chatterjee | Asutosh College, Calcutta University| Monsoon 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database, Occupancy of Three-striped palm squirrel

Thoushif P K | Independent Researcher | Monsoon 2022
Project: Occupancy of Three-striped palm squirrel

Madhumitran M | IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Monsoon 2022 
Project: Himalayan Brown Bear Project

Reva T| IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Monsoon 2022
Project: Small carnivores of Chadva Rakhal, Gujarat

Debarpita Das | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Dhanesh P. | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Dhiraj Das | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Kishore Kumar Panaganti | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Sagnik Nandy | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Skarma Tundup | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2022
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh

Abha Gadgil | Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College (B.Sc Zoology) | Spring, 2022
Project : Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Adithi Raghunath | FLAME University (B.A) | Spring, 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Aditya Panigrahy | IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Spring, 2022
Project: Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Alina Khan | Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College (B.Sc Life Science) | Spring, 2022
Project : Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Gautami Meherkar | Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce (B.Sc Zoology) | Spring, 2022
Project : Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Manita Raina | IISER Tirupati IPhD student | Spring, 2022
Project: Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Paromita Khan | IISER Kolkata BS-MS Student | Spring, 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Pragya Tiwary | Banaras Hindu University (M.Sc. Zoology) | Spring, 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Ramaa Shenoy | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai (B.Sc Zoology-Biochemistry) | Spring, 2022
Project: Squirrels of India Database

Ranjanee Aron | Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi (B.Sc Zoology Hons) | Spring, 2022
Project: Funambulus spp. coat colour quantification

Sampurna Das | Savitribai Phule Pune University (M.Sc Geography) | Spring, 2022
Project: Squirrels Of India Database

Usha Kiran Sahoo | IISER Berhampur BS-MS student | Spring, 2022
Project: Funambulus spp. coat pattern analysis


2021 #

Aneena L | AVC College, Mayiladuthurai | Spring, Summer 2021
Project: Occupancy of Three-striped palm squirrel, Squirrels of India database

Anutosh Bhat | IIT Madras (B. Tech) | Spring, Summer 2021
Project: Rodent coat color quantification

Atharva Powar | IISER Mohali BS-MS student | Summer 2021
Project: Genomics of physiological adaptation to cold in Pikas

Dilshad Kanniyan | Pondicherry University | Summer 2021
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

Divya Janani S | Bharathidasan University (B.Tech) | Spring, Summer 2021
Project: Funambulus coat color quantification

Jyotsnarani Malik | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2021
Project: Genomics of physiological adaptation to cold in Pikas

Kunal Gokhale | Pune University | Summer 2021
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

Madhurika Abhyankar | IBB Pune University | Summer 2021
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

Prameya Garge | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2021
Project: Genomics of physiological adaptation to cold in Pikas

Rithika S | Pondicherry University | Summer 2021
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

T S Navyasree | IIT Madras (B. Tech) | Summer 2021
Project: Squirrels of India database


2019 #

Anjali Singh | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2019
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

Athira Anil | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2019
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels

Joe George | IISER Tirupati BS-MS Student | Summer 2019
Project: Behavioral studies of Dusky palm squirrel Funambulus sublineatus.

Keerthi O. | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2019
Project: Coat colour variation in Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica across India.

Kushi Dani | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2019
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels.

Norboo | Independent Researcher | Summer, 2019
Project: Ecology and Behaviour of Marmots and Pikas in Ladakh.

Namita Chutani | IISER Tirupati iPhD student | Spring 2019
Project: Molecular techniques with marmot faecal samples.


2018 #

Suyash Sawant | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | 2018-2019
Project: Classifying and monitoring calling patterns in Dusky palm squirrel Funambulus sublineatus in Palani hills.
Project: Morphometric variation in Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans.

Anish Paul | Viswa-Bharati University | Summer 2018
Project: Acoustic signals of palm squirrels.

Harikrishnan CP | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Spring 2018
Project: Camera trapping at IIT Tirupati.


2017 #

Anubhav Dhar | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Monsoon 2017
Project: Evaluating methods to detect the biological origin of potential wildlife trade products.

Abjasree S | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2017
Project: Behavioral studies of palm squirrel

Pranav Unnikrishnan | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2017
Project: Behavioral studies of palm squirrel

Rafna Rafeek | IISER Tirupati BS-MS student | Summer 2017
Project: Behavioral studies of palm squirrels