Paleoecologist with research interests in Biotic interaction, Taphonomy, and Conservation Paleobiology. Professor @IISERPune. Opinions are mine.
IISER Pune, India
Joined October 2021
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Why doesn't India have a national research museum for natural history? How does this absence affect conservation efforts? Here are my thoughts.
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🦴 The absence of a national institution for biological and fossil collections threatens conservation in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots
🔗 Find out more:
go.nature.com/3DUhw5U
#NatureIndia
New paper: ~24M-yr-old sea cow ribs found in Kutch, India, with marine shells hinting at ancient seagrass meadows. Multi-proxy field study by students A. Joshi, @VenuGopal_KS08 (Paleolab, @IISERPune) w/collaborators A. Jukar & P. Khanna. Fund: @ANRFIndia
doi.org/10.1080/02724634.202…
Lab alum Anupama C awarded the prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship!
She did her MS in my lab @iiserkol, studying predator-prey dynamics in microfossils.
Congratulations, @ANUPAMACHANDRO1 — excited for this next chapter! 🌊
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📢 PhD Application 2026 hashtag#ECS @IISER Pune
𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Lab alumnus Debarati Chattopadhyay has joined @IISER_BERHAMPUR as an Assistant Professor (Gr-1)! 🎉
She did her PhD in my lab @iiserkol, working on the morphological evolution of marine calcifiers.
Congratulations, Debarati—wishing you all the best in this exciting new chapter!
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National Science Day ‘26 at @IISERPune! 🌸
Our Paleobiology Lab team shared the wonders of Earth’s history through fossils & games on evolution. Great to chat about Sclerochronology & Conservation Paleobiology with such a curious crowd! 🐚
#ScienceComm #Paleobiology
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Completed my very first PhD fieldwork a month back 🙌
Huge thanks to @Devapriya_Chat and my Paleobiology labmates at IISER Pune for such an incredible opportunity and learning experience. Had a blast! 🌊🐚
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Museums are time capsules of biodiversity. We argue for making #India’s natural history collections accessible & integrating them with modern tools for #ecology, #evolution & #conservation research while #biodiversity faces multiple threats due to global change
Our collaborative paper is now out!
This work grew from conversations at NCBS earlier this year — highlighting how collections can shape the future of biodiversity science in India
@Jahnavijoshi2 @uramakri @Devapriya_Chat @crazy_chipkali @vijaybarve
🔗 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/…
📢The application deadline for PhD @ECS_IISER_Pune
is extended to October 31, 2025. Please apply if you are interested.
Big questions in #paleontology?
In a global effort involving ~ 200 scientists from 30+ countries, we identified the key questions shaping the future of paleontology.
Our work is now published in Paleobiology!
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Jagadish & Soumyajyoti write about their experience at our #NationalScienceDay2025 outreach stall in the fall edition of HELICASE 📰—the superbly crafted magazine of the Science Club @IISERPune. Check out their fantastic report!
Wrapped up another great summer at our lab with a fantastic crew of interns from @IISERPune, @IISERMohali & @PatnaUniversit. You were fantastic—hope to see you back soon!
📢New publication by @VenuGopal_KS08 and others from our group @ECS_IISER_Pune, published in @HistBiol. We described the Oligo-Miocene marine bivalve fossils from the Kutch Basin of western India. The project is funded by SERB @ANRFIndia, @IISERPune
📢 New publication!
Full article: Oligo-Miocene marine bivalves from the Kutch Basin (western India) and their biogeographic implications in the context of Tethyan closure tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @Devapriya_Chat @IISERPune
📢The application deadline for PhD @ECS_IISER_Pune is extended to April 21, 2025. Please apply if you are interested.
📢Are you interested in a PhD position to work on marine fossils with our group @ECS_IISER_Pune @IISERPune? Please consider applying (iiserpune.ac.in/education/ad…).
The deadline is 26th March 2025.
📢Are you interested in a PhD position to work on marine fossils with our group @ECS_IISER_Pune @IISERPune? Please consider applying (iiserpune.ac.in/education/ad…).
The deadline is 26th March 2025.
Ph.D. Admission 2025 in Earth and Climate Science
iiserpune.ac.in/education/ad…
The deadline is tomorrow.
Please register docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
This is particularly important for prospective PhD students from India.
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Ph.D. Admission 2025 in Earth and Climate Science
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Paleobiology lab @IISERPune on #NationalScienceDay2025 had a fantastic event with exciting displays and fun games about fossilization and evolution. Thanks to @purvakhinvasara @A_Saqcena @NandanaManu13 @_katopris and Rithuvarna, for your work!
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Join us for #NationalScienceDay2025 this Friday for day-long set of events planned on #IISERPune campus! And activities at #Kalpakghar community STEM-tinkering centre at @pcsciencepark! Schedule, registration and other details here:
iiserpune.ac.in/events/4929/…
Celebrate National Science Day #NSD at @IISERPune !
Join us on February 28, 2025, for an Open Day filled with exciting Science talks, STEM project presentations by school students, a puzzle zone, and much more!
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/7vDCPYU33RLntaD58
#NationalScienceDay
