People

Faculty, staff and students of The Gadhave Lab

Principal Investigator

Kiran Gadhave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor (Entomology)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Texas A&M University Department of Entomology

Lab Manager

Currently hiring

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

Rahul Mohan Singh, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

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

M.S. Biotechnology,

HNB Garhwal University, IN

Graduate Students

Commitee Chair

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

Richard Smith

PhD Student (Part-time, Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science), West Texas A&M University

Assistant Vice President,
Risk & Compliance, West Texas A&M University

Rohith Sasi

PhD Student (Starting Spring 2026)

Texas A&M University Department of Entomology

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Plant Health, 2025, University of Ghent, Belgium; Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany; Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Committee Member

Chakri Voruganti

PhD Student (The Rajan Lab, Department of Plant & Soil Science)
Texas Tech University

William Anderson

MS Student (The Syvantek Lab, Department of Horticulture)
Texas A&M University

Undergraduate Students

Hannah Wood

B.S. Student (Junior)

West Texas A&M University
Major: Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science

Aimee Orozco

B.S. Student (Senior)

West Texas A&M University
Major: Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science

Lab alumni

Johnathan McDougal

Former Research Technician I

B.S. Agriculture, 2025, West Texas A&M University Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

Thomas Grimes

B.S. Student (Senior)

West Texas A&M University
Major: Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science

Senthilraja Chinnaiah, Ph.D.

Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Aug 2022-Jan 2025)

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Middle Tennessee State University

Jewels Hernandez

Former Undergraduate Researcher
(May-Dec 2024)

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

Saurabh Gautam, Ph.D.

Former Postdoctoral Researcher
(Apr 2022-Nov 2023)

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

Cayla Moore

Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Sep 2023-Apr 2024)

Amarillo College

Associate of Science, Major: Horticulture

Benjamin Herron

Former Technician II
(May 2022-Aug 2023)

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

Justice Crowder

Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Sep 2023-Apr 2024)

Amarillo College

Associate of Science, Major: Horticulture

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

Alejandra Camarillo

Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Jan-May 2022)

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