Gadhave laboratory

Fundamental biology, pest and disease management tools

People

Faculty, staff and students of The Gadhave Lab

Principal Investigator

Portrait: Kiran Gadhave

Kiran Gadhave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor (Entomology)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Texas A&M University Department of Entomology

    Postdoctoral Researchers

    Surender Kumar, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Ph.D. Virology, Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research (AcSIR), IN

    M.S., Microbiology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, IN

      Arinder Arora, Ph.D.

      Postdoctoral Researcher

      Ph.D. Biology, University of New Mexico, US

      M.S., Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Riverside, US

        Portrait: Senthilraja Chinnaiah

        Senthilraja Chinnaiah, Ph.D.

        Postdoctoral Researcher

        Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, IN

        M.S., Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, IN

          Graduate Students

          Udvashika Puri

          PhD Student

          Texas A&M University Department of Entomology

          M.S. Agriculture, 2023, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University

            TBN

            PhD Student (Currently recruiting)

            Texas A&M University Department of Entomology

              Technician/s

              Shelby Morton

              Research Technician I

              M.S. (Genetics & Genomics)
              Texas A&M University

                Undergraduate Students

                Johnathan McDougal

                B.S. Student (Senior)

                West Texas A&M University
                Major: Agriculture

                  Lab alumni

                  Saurabh Gautam, Ph.D.

                  Former Postdoctoral Researcher
                  (Apr 2022-Nov 2023)

                  Current position: Entomologist & Field Operation Manager, Alliance of Pest Control Districts, Visalia, CA

                    Benjamin Herron

                    Former Technician II
                    (May 2022-Aug 2023)

                    Current position: Soil & Water Management Research Agronomist, USDA- ARS, Bushland, TX

                      Alejandra Camarillo

                      Former Undergraduate Researcher
                      (Jan-May 2022)

                      Current position: Terrell County Extension Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

                        Tyler Schneider

                        Former Undergraduate Researcher
                        (Sep 2022-Jul 2023)

                        West Texas A&M University

                        Bachelor of Science, Major: Soil and Crop Sciences

                          Cassidy Jagers

                          Former Undergraduate Researcher
                          (Sep-Dec 2022)

                          West Texas A&M University

                          Bachelor of Science, Major: Agricultural Education

                            Justice Crowder

                            Former Undergraduate Researcher
                            (Sep 2023-Apr 2024)

                            Amarillo College

                            Associate of Science, Major: Horticulture

                              Cayla Moore

                              Former Undergraduate Researcher
                              (Sep 2023-Apr 2024)

                              Amarillo College

                              Associate of Science, Major: Horticulture

                                Jewels Hernandez

                                Former Undergraduate Researcher
                                (May-Dec 2024)

                                West Texas A&M University
                                Bachelor of Science, Major: General Agriculture