Suraj Jadhav

• Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology,
• Bharati University, Pune – Completed Feb 2025
• ICAR Biotechnology NET Qualified – 2022 (Rank 400, AICE-JRF/SRF)
• M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology,
• Bharati University, Pune – 2019 (81.45%)
• B.Sc. in Biotechnology,

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic and Applied Sciences,
  JSPM University, Pune.
• Assistant Professor, JSPM Chhatrapati Shivaji Arts, Commerce and Science College, Narhe (Aug
  2024 – May 2025) – IQAC Coordinator & Department Coordinator (Microbiology)
  Production Officer, Sahyadri Biogreen, Karad (Jan 2023 – Aug 2024) – Biofertilizers &
  Agricultural Biotechnology
• Assistant Professor, Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara (Oct 2020 – Apr 2023) –
  Taught Life Sciences & Biotechnology, BOS Subcommittee member

• Herbal drug standardization & quality control
• Plant stress physiology and biochemistry
• Bioprocess development & sustainable agriculture
• Nanocomposites in biosensing and biomedical applications
• Chemometric analysis & spectroscopic methods

• Jadhav S.D. et al. Comparative study of ambiguity in market collected Sariva using HPTLC and antioxidant assay. VEGETOS (2024) (Scopus Indexed, IF 2.8, Q3).
• Jadhav S.D. et al. Comparative analysis of four Sariva plants: HPTLC profiling and antioxidant activity. Ecology, Environment and Conservation (2024).
• Jadhav S.D. et al. Sariva: Indian medicinal plants and role of chromatography in authentication. Journal of Physical Science: Engg. & Tech. (2022).
• Jadhav S.D. et al. Anti-inflammatory effects of Sariva species: GC-MS profiling & rat pawedema model. VEGETOS (2025, under review).
• Pawar P.S., Nalawade A.M., Khetre S.M., Jadhav S.D., Salunkhe S.T. Nano Marvels: Metal-Oxide/rGO synergy in gas sensors. Ecology, Environment and Conservation (2025).
• Co-authored papers on phytochemistry and antimicrobial activity (Adhatoda vasica, Gymnema sylvestre).

• Studies in Ambiguities in Market Sample of Herbal Drug Sariva – RUSA Sponsored, Y.C. Institute of Science (2021)
• Studies on Ambiguities in Market Sample of Vidanga (Embelia spp.) – Standardization & biochemical assays
• Differential Response of Drought Stress Tolerance in Finger Millet – Plant stress physiology & chemometric analysis

• National Young Researchers Award – Avishkar Achievers Award (2022)
• 3rd Prize – Research Paper on Drought Stress Tolerance, Y.C. Institute of Science (2017)
• Best Poster Award – Awareness of Ebola Virus, Y.C. Institute of Science (2016)

• Association of Plant Science Researchers, India
• Institutional Innovation Council (RUSA Initiative)

• Biotechnology (UG/PG)
• Life Sciences & Microbiology
• Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
• Herbal Drug Technology & Pharmacognosy

• Project-Based Learning Workshop – Y.C. Institute of Science, Satara (2020)
• Workshop on IPR & Patenting (RGNIIPM, Nagpur, 2022)
• Training on Advanced Instrumentation (SAIF DST, Kolhapur, 2023)

• Hands-on Training – Quality Control, Serum Institute of India
• International E-Conference on Life Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021)

• Developed FTIR-based spectroscopic method for Sariva authentication (Copyright Registered, 2024)
• Provisional Patent filed: UV-Visible Spectroscopic Chemometrics Technique for CLOS (2025)
• Copyrighted work on Shatavari bioelicitation cultivation technique (2024)

Office Address: School of Basic and Applied Sciences, JSPM university, Pune
Email: sdj.sbas@jspmuni.ac.in
Phone: 9011007731