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Email: sumana iiserkol.ac.in

  Research Interest

Evolutionary Biology, Animal Behaviour and Sociobiology, Communication in insects, Production and perception of signals.

  Academic Qualification

• B.Sc. (Biochemistry, Botany & Zoology), Maharani’s College, Mysore University, India, 1993.
• Post Grad Diploma (Ecology & Environment), Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi, India, 1994.
• M.Sc. (Bioscience), Mysore University, Hassan, India, 1995.
• Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2002.

  Fellowship

• Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for lectureship awarded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research & University Grants Commission (Government of India), 1995.

  Positions

• Post Doctoral Fellow (Communication in Wasps), Tufts University, Boston, USA, 2002-2004.
• Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata (2008 -).

  Professional Honours

• First rank (M.Sc.), Mysore University, 1995.
• Developing nations research grant, Animal Behavior Society, USA, 2000.

• Ms. Rajbir Kaur .