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Suyog S. Kuwar
Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION:
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, University of Jena, Germany
- Date: 2010 - 2016
- Doctoral thesis: Molecular Biology, Excellent (summa cum laude/ with the highest distinction)
- Advisor: Prof. David G. Heckel
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
- Date: 04/2009 - 12/2009
- M. Tech. thesis: Biology discipline (left in the middle to pursue PhD)
- Advisor: Prof. Anjan Banerji
- Date: 06/2004 - 06/2009
- Master’s degree: Biotechnology (5 years integrated)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- ISCE Student Poster Award: for outstanding contribution as a poster in International Chemical Ecology Conference 2013, International Society of Chemical Ecology, Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists, Melbourne, Australia, Aug 2013
- International Max Planck Research School Fellowship for PhD studies, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany. January 2010
- GATE 2009 Qualified with 84.45 percentile
- Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (MH-SET) for Assistant Professor Qualified (2019, First Attempt)
EXPERIENCE
January 2019 – December 2020 (No cost Extension)
- Post Doctoral Research Associate at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
February 2017 – December 2018
- Post Doctoral Research Associate at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
October 2016 – January 2016
- Post Doctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
January 2010 – June 2016
- PhD in Molecular biology, at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.
- Project: Transcriptional and translational responses to dietary protease inhibitors of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.
April 2009 – December 2009
- M. Tech. project student at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Project: Analysis of phloem proteome of potato in response to pathogen challenge.
June 2008 – March 2009
- Master’s degree project student at Plant Molecular Biology Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Homi Bhabha road, Pune, India.
- Project: Identification and Characterization of Helicoverpa armigera gut amylases.
March 2007 – July 2007
- Project trainee at Biochemical Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Homi Bhabha road, Pune, India.
- Project: Preparation of heterogeneous form of amino acylase (E.C.3.5.1.14) by covalent immobilization and crosslinking.
June 2006 – March 2007
- Bachelor’s degree project student at the Department of microbiology, University of Pune, Pune, India.
- Project: Screening of chitinase producing bacilli and degradation of chitin.
SUBJECT AND TECHNIQUE STUDIED
- Major subjects:
- Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Animal and Plant tissue culture, Virology, Immunology, Plant biotechnology, fermentation technology, Nanotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Intellectual property rights, Environmental biotechnology, C-Programming
- Techniques:
- Basic separation technique, Immunological techniques, Molecular Biology technique, Enzyme techniques, Microbiology, Animal and Plant cell culture technique, fermentation technique, Bioinformatics.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Molecular modeling, Study of protein-protein interactions, Transcriptomics, Genomics, Evolutionary adaptation of insects, Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes (transcription factors), Insect digestive physiology.
PUBLICATIONS
Vaidya et al., 2012 B.K. Vaidya, S.S. Kuwar, S.B. Golegaonkar, S.N. Nene (2012). "Preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates of l-aminoacylase via co-aggregation with polyethyleneimine " Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic.
Kuwar et. al. (2015). "daptive regulation of digestive serine proteases in the larval midgut of *Helicoverpa armigera* in response to a plant protease inhibitor" Insect Biochemistry and Molecualar Biology.
Kanost MR, Arrese EL, Cao X, Chen Y-R, Chellapilla S, Goldsmith MR, et al. (2016). "Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta." Insect Biochemistry and Molecualar Biology
A Gouin et al, (2017). "Two genomes of highly polyphagous lepidopteran pests *(Spodoptera frugiperda, Noctuidae)* with different host-plant ranges"." Scientific Reports
S.L. Pearce, D.F. Clarke, P.D. East, S. Elfekih, K.H.J. Gordon, L.S. Jermiin, A. McGaughran, J.G. Oakeshott, A. Papanikolaou, O.P. Perera, et al.(2017) "Genomic innovations, transcriptional plasticity and gene loss underlying the evolution and divergence of two highly polyphagous and invasive Helicoverpa pest species " BMC Biology
Kuwar, SS, Pauchet, Y, Heckel, DG. Effects of class‐specific, synthetic, and natural proteinase inhibitors on life‐history traits of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol.
TALKS
March 01, 2008
Poster at Industry-Institute of Bio-informatics and biotechnology meeting., Pune, INDIA
August 06, 2010
workshop/symposium at Sutton Bonington Campus , Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM
November 08, 2010
workshop/symposium at National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences., Tsukuba, JAPAN
February 01, 2011
Poster at International Max Planck Research School Symposium, Jena, GERMANY
February 01, 2012
Talk at Dornburg castle, Jena, GERMANY
August 01, 2012
Talk at Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolympari, Crete, GREECE
September 01, 2012
Talk at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, CHINA
October 01, 2012
Poster at Institute of Chemical Ecology Symposium, Jena, GERMANY
October 01, 2012
Poster at 6th Annual Arthropod Genomic Symposium, Kansas City, UNITED STATES
October 01, 2012
Poster at Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2012, Jena, GERMANY
August 01, 2013
Poster at International Chemical Ecology Conference 2013, International Society of Chemical Ecology, Asia Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
May 01, 2014
Poster at Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2014, Jena, GERMANY
July 01, 2014
Poster at Seventh International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, Amsterdam, NETHERLAND
August 13, 2017
workshop/symposium at University of California, San Diego., San Diego, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Article reviewer for: Article reviewing for:
- PLOS ONE
- Archives of Insect Biochemistry & Physiology
- MDPI - Insects
- MDPI - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Biology — Open Access Journal of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Life — Open Access Journal of Origins and Evolution of Life
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