Teaching Staff


Dr. Shilpa S. Mujumdar

Ph.D. in Microbiology, M.Sc in Microbiology

Vice-Principal (Research), Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology


Year of joining :

2006

Area of Specialization :

Plant microbe interaction, Biosurfactants and Agricultural Microbiology

Dr. Sheetal Pardeshi

Ph.D Microbiology, M.Sc. Microbiology, CSIR UGC–NET

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2008

Area of Specialization :

Bioremediation, Environmental Microbiology, Wastewater treatment

Dr. Anushka A. Devale

Ph.D, CSIR UGC NET, M.Sc Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2007

Area of Specialization :

Bioremediation, Immunology

Mrs. Rupali S. Sawant

M. Sc. Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2007

Area of Specialization :

Medical Microbiology, Biomedical applications

Mrs. Madhuri K. Kothawade

M.Sc Microbiology, CSIR UGC NET

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2010

Area of Specialization :

Biochmeistry, Microscopy, Enzymology

Mrs. Saili V. Kirtiwar

M.Sc Microbiology, CSIR UGC NET, ICAR-NET

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2021

Area of Specialization :

Nanotechnology, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Ms. Vasundhara T. More

M.Sc Microbiology, CSIR UGC NET

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2023

Area of Specialization :

Plant Pathology, Agriculture Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Taxonomy

Ms. Tejashree V. Tambe

M. Sc. Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2023

Area of Specialization :

Biophysics, Virology

Ms. Shivani N. Gaonkar

M.Sc Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2023

Area of Specialization :

Biochemistry, Enzymology, Biofilm interactions

Dr. Swati Karan Chandak

M.Sc Microbiology ,Ph.D (Microbiology)

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2026

Area of Specialization :

Microbiology

Dr. Reshma Prabhakar Patole

PhD in Biological Sciences, CSIR-UGC NET

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2026

Area of Specialization :

Microbiology, Food Packaging and Safety, Food Nutrition Science

Dr. Tejaswini Pruthviraj Patil

MSc, CSIR-UGC-NET, Ph.D Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2026

Area of Specialization :

Microbiology, Nanobiotechnology

Sreejoni Adhikari

MSc Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2026

Area of Specialization :

Antimicrobial property, Plant biotechnology

Nirmiti Girish More

MSc Microbiology

Assistant Professor


Year of joining :

2026

Area of Specialization :

Microbiology, Upstream Processing (CHO-K cells)

Non-Teaching Staff Members:

Name of the Staff Member Designation Year of joining Photo

Mrs. Trupti M. Kulkarni

Laboratory Assistant

2023

Ms. Ashwini S. Netke

Laboratory Assistant

2023

Mrs. Jayashree J. Dunde

Laboratory Attendant

2005

Mrs. Ranjana P. Dhotre

Laboratory Attendant

2010

Mr. Amar Katkar

Laboratory Attendant

2008