Dr. Shampa M. Ghosh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shampa M Ghosh heads the Drosophila lab at KIIT. Her research focuses on evolutionary developmental biology. She received her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Adv Scientific Research Bangalore followed by postdoctoral training at Michigan State University USA. She previously headed KIIT-TBI branch of Bionivid Technology Pvt Ltd, and served as Visiting Faculty at NISER (2015-2017). She received the DST Women Scientist Fellowship and SERB Start up Research Grant. She was featured in the 365IndianWomeninSTEM series (2021) and TheLifeofScience calendar honouring 50 Indian women scientists (2022). She is an Executive Council member of Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists. She has published impactful papers in evolutionary biology and delivered invited talks at several conferences.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
PhD in Evolutionary & Organismal Biology from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
COURSE EXPERTISE
Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Scientific Writing & Communication, Animal Physiology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Evolution & Development, Experimental Evolution, Drosophila Biology
Administrative Responsibilities
- Member, Website Committee,
- Member, Academic Enhancement Committee,
- Convener, KSBT, K3 Ladies club
Awards and Achievements
- Elected as the executive council (EC) member, Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB), 2024 to present https://home.evolutionindia.org/office-bearers
- Featured in the The Life of Science (TLoS) calendar honouring 50 Indian women scientists 2022 https://thelifeofscience.com/2022/02/11/calendar-2022/
- Featured in award winning twitter series named #365IndianWomeninSTEM, 2021 https://x.com/labhopping/status/1403931131594956804
Professional Membership
Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB) Executive Council Member
Projects & Consultancies
- 2020-2023 Received DST SERB Start Up Research Grant (SERB-SRG) grant
- 2017-2020 Received DST Women Scientist A (DST WOS A) fellowship