CES is thrilled to welcome Dr Anubhab Khan as a new faculty member! 

Anubhab completed his PhD from NCBS-TIFR, Bengaluru and conducted post-doctoral research in NCBS-TIFR, Penn State University, University of Glasgow and University of Copenhagen. During his PhD and postdoctoral research, Anubhab has worked on a wide range of topics in evolutionary biology, ranging from the evolution of Indian elephant populations to the evolution of cooking behaviour in humans. He is mainly interested in understanding small isolated populations exemplified by endangered species. He has conducted research on populations of tigers, elephants, rhinos, leopards, jungle cats, dholes and horses. He has extensive experience in using next-generation sequencing data to understand threats to endangered populations and how such populations evolve. He has developed and optimised methods for sequencing whole genomes of elephants from tsetse flies to sequencing whole genomes of cats from faeces, and generated resources like chromosomal assemblies of tigers and ancestry informative marker panels for forensics and species conservation. 

In his IISc group, he plans to work on populations of dolphins, monitor lizards, tigers, leopards, birds and many other species. He plans to develop tools and resources to study elusive species and develop the field of conservation genomics in the tropics. 

Anubhab has also been actively involved in capacity building for conservation genomics in India, Indonesia, Kenya, Rwanda and other places across the tropics.  He plans to organise many workshops and generate online resources to develop expertise in using big data for wildlife research and management across the tropics. 

Once again, the CES community warmly welcomes Dr Anubhab Khan!