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Journey of S. D. Biju
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Poster
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Kerala Sree (3rd highest civilian award of Kerala state)
Fellow: Indian National science Academy (FNA)
Fellow: Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc)
Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard University
PhD Vrije Universiteit Brussels, 2007 | Frog Systematics
PhD University of Calicut, 1999 | Plant Systematics
MSc University of Kerala 1887
My primary research explores the patterns and mechanisms that have shaped how biodiversity has evolved, including speciation, extinction, diversification, and biogeography. For over three decades, I have been engaged in teaching and research in India and abroad, and was among the pioneers who integrated molecular studies into the discovery and description of new species from India. As a taxonomist, I have described 121 new amphibians (2 families, 10 genera, 109 species), nearly 25% of the country’s diversity.
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Current Members
Sonali completed her doctoral research at the Systematics lab. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. She also continues as a Research Associate with the Systematics lab.
Akalabya completed his doctoral research at the Systematics Lab. He continues to be associated with the Systematics Lab to complete projects initiated during his PhD studentship.
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Radhakrishna got introduced to frogs during his college days. He has joined the Systematics lab to pursue a PhD on the evolution of frog calls. He is currently compiling his data and writing his thesis.
Fellowship University of Delhi
Tajo completed a Master’s degree in Zoology with specialization in Ecology and Wildlife Biology. His PhD research focuses largely on the systematics and natural history of selected groups of frogs from Arunachal Pradesh. He is currently compiling his data and writing his thesis.
FellowshipCSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship, Government of India
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Former Members
Prof. Franky Bossuyt
Research Professor
VUB, Brussels
Assistant Professor Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College University of Delhi
Prof. Emma Teeling
FMNH, USA
PhD student 2013
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FMNH, USA
PhD student 2014
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Prof. Mark Bee
Assistant Professor Sri Venkateswara College University of Delhi
Post Doc
Harvard University, USA
Lecturer, Ramjas College University of Delhi
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Lecturer
Keshav Mahavidyalaya University of Delhi
Undergradulate Students
Every year, several undergraduate students work in our lab towards completing their final year projects.
Ines Van Bocxlaer I Elke Vanderwyer I Darpa Saurav I Robin Suyesh IBert Willaert ISonaliGarg I Gargi Sircar IPratyush IRashmi Sasidharan IHarpreet Kaur I Anees MM IGaurav Vashishtha I Archita Sharma IAkalabya Sarmah I Dangsawa Pipachim Apham IRuchika I Maneet Singh Khurana
Visting Researchers
Prof. Mark Bee, Minnesota University, USA (Full Bright Fellow) | Prof. Franky Bossuyt, VUB, Brussels | Prof. Madhava Meegaskumbura, Guangxi University, China | Dr. Gayani Senevirathne, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | Dr. Ines Van Bocxlaer | Dr. David Gower, NHM, London | Dr. Mark Wilkinson, NHM, London | Dr. Pedro Peloso, AMNH, USA | Dr. Boris Blotto, CONICET, Argentina | Dr. Diego San Mauro, NHM, London | Prof. James Hanken, Harvard University, USA | Mr. Vishal Kumar Prasad (2 years of registered PhD student), Nanjing University, China | Mr Bert Willaert, VUB, Brussels