Yashraj Chavhan

Yashraj Chavhan is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram. His research focuses on evolutionary biology of asexual organisms through experimental evolution, genomics, and transcriptomics using bacterial and bacteriophage models.

• Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellow
• PhD from IISER Pune
• Masters in Biotechnology from IBB Pune

Research Themes:

• Origin and evolution of multicellularity
• Cell differentiation in nascent lineages
• Phenotypic plasticity in ecological coexistence
• Complex adaptation in asexual populations

Scientific Awards:

• Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellowship

Teaching: Courses in evolution, population genetics, and ecology.
Funding: Supported by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and IISER TVM.