P. Ashwini has been awarded Ph.D in Life Science by JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) for her thesis ‘Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori Biofilms in Acid Peptic Disease and its Management Using Herbal Drug Technology’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Chandan Shivamallu.

G. Sindhoora Bhargavi has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Applied Science (Biotechnology) by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for her thesis ‘In Silico Prospecting and In Vitro Validation of Potential Dengue Virus Inhibitorsz’ [Guide: Dr. S. Nanjundaswamy].

Priyanka Uday has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Applied Science (Biotechnology) by the VTU, Belagavi, for her thesis ‘Isolation, Characterisation and Pharmacological Evaluation of Protease (S) from Medicinal Plants’ [Guide: Dr. S. Nanjundaswamy].

D. Rakshitha has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the University of Mysore (UoM), for her thesis ‘Nagamangala talukina Shasanagala Samskruitika Adhyayana’ [Guide: Dr. M.B. Suresha].