Radhika Venkatesan
Associate Professor
Dept: Biological Sciences (DBS)
E-mail: rv [at] iiserkol.ac.in
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Research Interest:
My lab primarily works on plant-insect interactions in the broad area of chemical ecology. We investigate interesting research questions relating to tri-trophic interactions between plants, insect herbivores and parasitoid wasps. We also work on plant defence responses and their spatiotemporal allocation patternsTo know more details, www.rv-ilab.weebly.com
Academic Background:
- PhD (Chemical Ecology), Max Planck Institute for ChemicalEcology (Jena, Germany), 2010
Positions:
- Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata (current)
- Assistant Professor, NCBS (2015 - 2020)
Awards and Honors:
- Early Career Award from SERB (2016)
- Ramanujan Fellowship from SERB (2015)