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Subhash Rajpurohit | |
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 Subhash Rajpurohit during a science outreach discussion at University BookStore, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India. Year 2019 | |
| Born | 1977, Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Maharshi Dayanand University |
| Known for | Innovative integrative research on how insects adapt to climate change |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecological and evolutionary physiology |
| Institutions | Ahmedabad University, University of Haifa, University of Georgia, University of Pennsylvania |
Subhash Rajpurohit
[edit]Subhash Rajpurohit is an ecological and evolutionary physiologist, currently an Associate Professor at Ahmedabad University, India, where he leads the Thermal Biology Laboratory.[1] He is known for his research on how insects respond to environmental stressors such as heat and drought, and for exploring the evolutionary implications of climate variability. His work integrates ecology, evolution, physiology, and molecular biology to understand how species adapt to rapid environmental change, with a particular focus on natural and experimental populations of Drosophila.
In 2018, he was awarded the Ramanujan Fellowship by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India.[2] He has also been active in science communication and outreach, promoting awareness about climate change and organismal adaptation in the Indian context.[3][4]
Education and career
[edit]Rajpurohit earned his BSc in Biology from Government Dungar College (1998), MSc in Zoology from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University (2000), and PhD in Bioscience from Maharshi Dayanand University (2007). He pursued postdoctoral research in Israel at the University of Haifa and in the United States at the University of Nevada, University of Georgia, and University of Pennsylvania. He joined Ahmedabad University as faculty, where he is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences and heads Thermal Biology Laboratory.[5]
Research
[edit]Rajpurohit’s research investigates how insects adapt to environmental stressors such as heat, drought, and seasonal variation. He has studied traits including desiccation resistance, cuticular hydrocarbons, and body pigmentation, combining spatiotemporal collections, laboratory experiments, and genomic approaches.
His experimental work has provided evidence for rapid evolutionary change in natural populations of Drosophila, contributing to broader understanding of climate-driven adaptation.[6][7] His research has been covered by The Hindu and The Times of India, which highlighted how environmental stress can drive evolutionary change over short timescales.[8][9]
Selected publications
[edit]Parkash, R.; Rajpurohit, S.; Ramniwas, S. (2008). "Changes in body melanisation and desiccation resistance in highland vs. lowland populations of Drosophila melanogaster". Journal of Insect Physiology. 54 (6): 1050–1056. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.04.008. PMID 18519137.
Rajpurohit, S.; Gefen, S.; Bergland, A. O.; Petrov, D.; Gibbs, A. G.; Schmidt, P. S. (2018). "Spatiotemporal dynamics and genome-wide association analysis of desiccation tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster". Molecular Ecology. 27 (13): 3525–3540. doi:10.1111/mec.14820. PMID 30071141.
Rajpurohit, S.; Vrkoslav, V.; Hanus, R.; Gibbs, A. G.; Cvacka, J.; Schmidt, P. S. (2021). "Post-eclosion temperature effects on insect cuticular hydrocarbon profiles". Ecology & Evolution. 11 (1): 352–364. Bibcode:2021EcoEv..11..352R. doi:10.1002/ece3.7050. PMC 7790616. PMID 33437434.
Nair, A.; Mayekar, H. V.; Sharma, M. D.; Garg, D.; Mitchell, C.; Hosken, D. J.; Rajpurohit, S. (2025). "High altitude favours long-chained cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 38 (5): 606–617. doi:10.1093/jeb/voaf029. PMID 40110846.
Rudman, S. M.; Greenblum, S. I.; Rajpurohit, S.; Betancourt, N. J.; Hanna, J.; Tilk, S.; Yokoyama, T.; Petrov, D. A.; Schmidt, P. (2022). "Direct observation of adaptive tracking on ecological timescales in Drosophila". Science. 375 (6586): eabj7484. doi:10.1126/science.abj7484. PMC 10684103. PMID 35298245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
Awards and recognition
[edit]Ramanujan Fellowship, Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India (2018)[10]
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) research fellowship (2022)[11]
Member, Equal Opportunities Initiative Committee, European Society for Evolutionary Biology (2023)[12]
He serves on the editorial boards of Current Opinion in Insect Science[13], Current Research in Insect Science[14], Scientific Data[15], BMC Ecology and Evolution[16], and the Journal of Thermal Biology[17]. He is also an Associate Editor for the Indian Journal of Entomology, published by the Entomological Society of India.[18]
Science Outreach
[edit]DrosoCline (Thermal Biology Laboratory—Indian-Drosophila web resource) [19]
The 4th Conference of the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB4) [20]
Workshop on "The Grand Challenges—Insect Decline, Causes, and Consequences" [21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thermal Biology Laboratory". Ahmedabad University. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Ramanujan Fellowship". Anusandhan National Research Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Rajpurohit, Subhash (10 May 2023). "Evolution can happen at shorter timescales, a fruit-fly study shows". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Shastri, Parth (25 April 2022). "Heat, lack of food: Evolution fast-forwarded". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Thermal Biology Laboratory". Ahmedabad University. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Rudman, S. M.; Greenblum, S. I.; Rajpurohit, S.; Betancourt, N. J.; Hanna, J.; Tilk, S.; Yokoyama, T.; Petrov, D. A.; Schmidt, P. (2022). "Direct observation of adaptive tracking on ecological timescales in Drosophila". Science. 375 (6586): eabj7484. doi:10.1126/science.abj7484. PMC 10684103. PMID 35298245.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link) - ^ Rajpurohit, S.; Gefen, S.; Bergland, A. O.; Petrov, D.; Gibbs, A. G.; Schmidt, P. S. (2018). "Spatiotemporal dynamics and genome-wide association analysis of desiccation tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster". Molecular Ecology. 27 (13): 3525–3540. doi:10.1111/mec.14820. PMID 30071141.
- ^ Rajpurohit, Subhash (10 May 2023). "Evolution can happen at shorter timescales, a fruit-fly study shows". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Shastri, Parth (25 April 2022). "Heat, lack of food: Evolution fast-forwarded". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Ramanujan Fellowship". Anusandhan National Research Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "EMBO Fellowships – List of awardees". European Molecular Biology Organization. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "European Society for Evolutionary Biology – Committees". European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Editorial Board – Current Opinion in Insect Science". ScienceDirect. Elsevier. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Editorial Board – Current Research in Insect Science". Elsevier. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Editors & Editorial Board – Scientific Data". Nature.com. Springer Nature. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Editorial Board – BMC Ecology and Evolution". BMC Ecology and Evolution (BioMed Central). Springer Nature. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Journal of Thermal Biology". Elsevier. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Entomological Society of India – Members". Entomological Society of India. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "DrosoCline". Thermal Biology Laboratory (Ahmedabad University). Thermal Biology Laboratory. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "The 4th Conference of the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB4)". Ahmedabad University. School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University. 9–11 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Workshop on 'The Grand Challenges—Insect Decline, Causes, and Consequences'". Ahmedabad University. School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University. 28–29 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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