Dog Lab

Master's Students
*Present*
*Muhzina Shajid*	5th year BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2015. Research topic: *Understanding the tendency for "play" versus "hunt" in free-ranging dogs*
*Asit Kumar Behra*	5th year BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2015.
*Swikriti Masih*	10th semester Integrated Masters student at St.Xaviers college, Kolkata. Joined the lab in December 2015.
*Varsha Siker*	2nd year MS student at the Dept. of Environmental Science, Calcutta University. Joined the lab in December 2015.
*Past*
*Jayshree Deheria*	5th year BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2014. Research topic: *Understanding scavenging behaviour and factors affecting scavenging efficiency in free-ranging dogs.*

*Sandipan Dasgupta*	5th year BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2014. Research topic: *Social dynamics and human-dog interaction in free ranging dogs.*

*Rohan Sarkar*	About me: I am currently in my 10th semester of my Integrated Masters course in St.Xaviers college. My interest with ethology started from my days watching Mowgli cartoons and ever since I have been fascinated by wolves (and mongoose and ant eaters). So when I had to select a lab for my Masters thesis, I decided to work with their cousins (It was also partly because I have always wanted a dog and never been allowed to have one.) I’m a pannapictagraphist (It’s just a big word for saying I collect old comic books) and on a rainy day you would find me with my head buried in a book. Indian history and Rakshas lore are my current subjects of interest. BSc in Biotechnology, St.Xaviers college, Kolkata. MSc in Biotechnology, St.Xaviers college (Final semester-June2015), Kolkata. Joined the lab on 5th January 2015. Research topics: *Do dogs show food preference while scavenging?*
*Sayantan Das*	5th year BS-MS dual degree student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2011. Research topic: *Co-existing with thy neighbour: Home-Range, Territoriality and Social Interactions in Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis familiaris) in a semi-rural Habitat*
*Anandarup Bhadra*	2nd year PBIP student at IISER Kolkata Joined the lab in August 2011. Research topic: *Food preference in free-ranging dogs*