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• Address:
  43/5 Shree Krishna Nagar,
  Senapati Bapat Road,
  Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411 016
   

• E-mail address:
  gsbapat@unipune.ernet.in
  gauri_j18@hotmail.com
   

• Telephone (O) :
  +91 020 25655930
   

• Topic of Research (Ph.D):
  Culture Studies of some Aphyllophorales.
   

• Area of Specilization:
  Mycology and Plant Pathology, Isolation and characterization of fungal pigments, Identification of Plant Pathogens.
   

• Research Experience:
  University of Pune: Currently working for Ph.D. entitled, "Culture Studies of some Aphyllophorales", under the guidance of Dr. J.G. Vaidya, Reader, Department of Botany, University of Pune. The work is being carried out for selected species of Phellinus.
  Agharkar Research Institute: Worked as JRF on Study of Forest Microfungi and Fungal identification Service for 2 years. During this tenure, worked on isolation and identification of Endophytic Fungi in axenic cultures from Medicinal Plants, Isolation and Characterization of pigments from Endophytic Fungi, Identification of Ascomycetous fungi and separation of UV active componets using Chromatographic Techniques.
  
  Agharkar Research Institute: Worked as Research Student on Forest Microfungi for one year which included identification of Entomopathogenic fungi, their isolation in axenic cultures, physiological studies and various techniques for preservation and maintainance of various fungal cultures.
  University of Pune (M.Sc. Project): Worked on "Identification of Wood Inhabiting Fungi in Western Ghats" under the the guidance of Dr. J.G. Vaidya, Reader, Department of Botany, University of Pune.
  ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute For Semi Arid Tropics) : Worked on Studies of Chickpea wilt [Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceri (Pedwick) Synd & Hans] and Techniques for Seed Health Testimg in Plant Quarantine" under research guide Dr. S.D. Singh.
  Ranbaxy Laboratories (Training Programme during graduation) : This short training programme was carried out in RND, Ranbaxy Laboratories, New Delhi on Polymerase Chain Reaction and Hybridoma Technology.
   

• Publications:
  Vaidya J. G., Deshpande G. G. and Bapat, G.S., "Heart rot and root rot diseases of trees: A case study from the Campus of Pune University" . Indian Forester.(In Press)