Rohini Karandikar

E-mail: rohini@hbcse.tifr.res.in, rohinimd25@gmail.com

Ph.D. (2016) Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay

Thesis title: Studies on reductase and oxygenase components of phthalate isomer dioxygenases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PP4

Current profile

At HBCSE, I work on research in science popularization among school students. I prepare lesson plans, design low-cost experiments and worksheets . My interests lie in History of science’ and Food and Nutrition education. I am actively involved in a campaign to develop scientific temper within the society.

I am mainly involved in two projects:

1) School Science Research and Development

2) Vigyan Pratibha

Publications

• Prabhash K, Khattry N, Bakshi A, Karandikar R, Joshi A, Kannan S, Sastry PS, Parikh P, Kode JA. (2010) CD26 expression in donor stem cell harvest and its correlation with engraftment in human haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: potential predictor of early engraftment. Annals of Oncology 21(3):582-8 

• Randhir Singh, Rohini Karandikar and Prashant S. Phale (2015) Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds and Pesticides: Challenges and Solutions in book entitled Advances in Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Industrial Waste (CRC Press) 67-96. ISBN: 9781498700542

• Karandikar R, Badri A and Phale PS (2015). Biochemical Characterization of Inducible ‘Reductase’ Component of Benzoate Dioxygenase and Phthalate Isomer Dioxygenases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PP4 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 177:318-333

• J. Kode, N. Khattry, A. Bakshi, V. Amrutkar, B. Bagal, R. Karandikar, P. Rane, N. Fujii, and S. Chiplunkar (2017). Study of Stem Cell Homing and Self-renewal Marker Gene Profile of ex-vivo Expanded Human CD34⁺ Cells Manipulated with a Mixture of Cytokines and Synthetic Peptide Stromal Cell Derived Factor 1. Indian Journal of Medical Research 146:55-60