Dr. S. D. Kholkute



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Scientist 'G'

Primate Reproduction and Medical Plants


Phone : +( 91-22) 2419 2002
Email  : sanjivak@icmr.org.in, sanjivak@nirrh.res.in

Academic Background

  • M.Sc. Nagpur University , Nagpur ( Zoology,1971)
  • Ph.D. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ( Zoology,1975)

Professional Experience

Research Officer Institute for Research in Reproduction, Mumbai 1984-1989
Visiting Scientist Endocrine Research Center , Michigan State University, East Lansing , MI 48824 , U.S.A. 1987-1988
Senior Research Officer Institute for Research in Reproduction, Mumbai 1989-1994
Visiting Scientist

Endocrine Research Center , Michigan State University, East Lansing , MI 48824 , U.S.A.

1992-1994
Assistant Director Institute for Research in Reproduction, Mumbai 1994- 1999
Scientist E II on deputation Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 2000–2002
Deputy Director

National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai.

1999 – 2003
Officer-in-charge Regional Medical Research Centre Nehru Nagar National Highway No. 4 Belgaum - 590010 2004-2009
Director

National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai.

2009

 

Research Interests

  • Antifertility screening of plants and plant products
  • Reproductive physiology of nonhuman primates and there use as "animal models" for human reproduction
  • Physiology of uterine receptivity
  • Reproductive toxicology.

Awards & Achievements

  • Conservation Travel Award, International Primatological Society, 2001.
  • Distinguished Citizen, City of Thane , Mayor Award, 1987.
  • Medical Research Award, Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine, New Delhi , India , 1974.
  • Best Collaborator Award, KLE University , Belgaum , 2009.

Membership/Fellowship of Professional Societies/Associations:

  • Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (Founder Member & Secretary).
  • Indian Primatological Society (Life Member).
  • Indian Society of Andrology (Life Member).
  • International Primatological Society (Member).
  • Institute of Biology , U.K. (Member)

Publications (Last 10)

  1. Joshi RK, Pande C, Mujawar MHK, Kholkute SD. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Anaphalis nubgena var. monocephala. Natural Product Communications 4: 993-996, 2009.

  2. Govindhaswamy U; Sontakke SD; Srinivasu K; Thomas K; Kholkute SD; Shivaji S. Estrus behavior and fecal steroid profiles in the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) during natural and gonadotropin-induced estrus. Animal Reproduction Science 101:313-25, 2007.

  3. Hegde HV, Hedge GR and Kholkute SD. Herbal care for reproductive health: Ethnomedicobotany from Uttra Kannada district in Karnataka, India. Complimentary Therapies in Clinical Practice 13: 38- 45, 2007.

  4. Narkar M, Kholkute SD, Chitlange S and Nandedkar TD. Expression of steroid hormone receptors, proliferation and apoptotic markers in primate endometrium. Molecular Cellular Endocrinology 246: 107-113, 2006.

  5. Narkar M, Kholkute SD, Nandedkar TD. Hormonal regulation of apoptosis in the endometrium of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Theriogenology 66:1194-1209, 2006.

  6. Sachdeva G, Gadkar S, Shah C, Ashwinkumar, Kholkute SD, Dattatraya, Puri CP. Characterization of a critical region in the hormone binding domain of sperm progesterone receptor. International Journal of Andrology 28:120- 124, 2005.

  7. Sontakke SD; Govindaswamy U; Vedantam SD; Kholkute S D; Shivaji S. Semen characteristics, cryopreservation, and successful artificial insemination in the Blue Rock pigeon (Columba livia). Theriogenology 62:139-53, 2004.

  8. Shivaji S, Kholkute SD, Verma SK, Gaur A, Umapathy G, Singh A, Sontakke S, Shailaja K, Reddy A, Monika S, Sivaram V, Jyotsna B, Bala S, Ahmed MS, Bala A, Chandrashekar BV, Gupta S, Prakash S, Singh L.   Conservation of wild animals by assisted reproduction and molecular marker technology. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 41:710- 723, 2003.

  9. Wadia P, Kholkute SD, Nandedkar T. Antifertility effect of an octapeptide, a fragment of FSH binding inhibitor, in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Contraception.  67:151-160, 2003.

  10. Katkam R, Gopalkrishnan K, Sachdeva G, Kholkute SD,Padval V, Puri CP.  Effects of an antiprogestin onapristone on endometrium of bonnet monkeys: Morphometric and ultrastructural studies. Biology of Reproduction. 68:1959-1967, 2003. 

  11. Wadia P, Kholkute SD and Nandedkar T.D. Antifertility effect of an        octapeptide, a fragment of FSH Binding inhibitor, in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus): Contraception 67:151-160, 2003.