Teacher Details

Richa Ashma Shashi

Department of Zoology

richaashma@unipune.ac.in


1)    Potbhare, R., RaviKumar, A., Munukka, E., Lahti, L., Ashma, R. (2025). Skin microbiota variation in Indian families. PeerJ, 13 (2), e18881. ISSN(print/online): 2167-8359, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18881
2)    Shetye, K., Sagarkar, S., Shewale, S., Sakharkar, A., Bhargava, S., Ashma, R. (2025). Photoperiod-dependent expression of ‘Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide’ and ‘Neuropeptide Y’ in the brain of anuran Minervarya syhadrensis. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 373, 114820. ISSN(print/online): 0016-6480/1095-6840, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114820
3)    Bhumkar, S., Jonnalagadda, M., Taunk, K., Rapole, S., Ashma, R., Gosavi, S. (2025). Sweat-prints of COVID-19: unique metabolite signatures. Biomarkers in Medicine, 19 (24), ISSN(print/online): 1752-0363/1752-0371, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17520363.2025.2600706
4)    Kadam, D.A., Kalamkar, S., Gajjar, V., Divate, U., Karandikar-Iyer, S., Ghaskadbi, S., Ashma, R. (2024). Genetic polymorphisms in Nrf2 and FoxO1: implications for antioxidant enzyme activity in diabetes. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 42 (20), 11270-11284. ISSN(print/online): 0739-1102/1538-0254, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2262580
5)    Kadam, D.A., Kalamkar, S.D., Saraf, A., Pathan, I., Acharya, J., Pekhale, K., Shouche, Y., Lole, K., Ghaskadbi, S., Ashma, R. (2023). SNPs in the catalase promoter: a study based on Indian diabetic individuals. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 43, 155–162. ISSN(print/online): 0973-3930/1998-3832, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13410-022-01051-w
6)    Ghumnani, S., Barvkar, V.T., Mhaske, S., Saha, B., Ashma, R.S. (2023). Plumbagin modulates RANKL-induced osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation. Phytomedicine Plus, 3 (2), 100429. ISSN(print/online): 2667-0313, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100429
7)    Kalamkar, S.D., Thorve, A.M., Gajjar, V., Divate, U., Karandikar-Iyer, S., Goel, P., Shouche, Y., Ashma, R., Ghaskadbi, S. (2023). Single nucleotide polymorphism in glutathione synthetase gene in Indian population with type 2 diabetes. Chronicle of Diabetes Research and Practice, 2 (2), 67-72. ISSN(print/online): 2773-1316/2773-1324.
8)    Yadav, A.M., Bagade, M.M., Ghumnani, S., Raman, S., Saha, B., Kubatzky, K.F., Ashma, R. (2022). The phytochemical plumbagin reciprocally modulates osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Biological Chemistry, 403 (2), 211-229. ISSN(print/online): 1431-6730/1437-4315, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2021-0290
9)    Jonnalagadda, M., Bharti, N., Kasibhatla, S.M., Wagh, M.A., Joshi, R., Ozarkar, S., Ashma, R. (2022). MC1R diversity and its role in skin pigmentation variation in West Maharashtra, India. American Journal of Human Biology, 34 (7), e23734. ISSN(print/online): 1042-0533/1520-6300, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23734
10)    Ruuskanen, M.O., Vats, D., Potbhare, R., Ravikumar, A., Munukka, E., Ashma, R., Lahti, L. (2022). Towards standardized and reproducible research in skin microbiomes. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (9), 3840-3860. ISSN(print/online): 1462-2912/1462-2920, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15945
11)    Potbhare, R., RaviKumar, A., Munukka, E., Lahti, L., Ashma, R. (2022). Skin microbiota diversity among genetically unrelated individuals of Indian origin. PeerJ, 10, e13075. ISSN(print/online): 2167-8359, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13075
12)    Ahuja, S.G., Shahu, A., Rath, S., Adkar, N., Shouche, Y., Ghaskadbi, S., Ashma, R. (2022). Polyalanine polymorphism in the signal peptide of Glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) gene & its association with osteoporosis. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 156 (4-5), 640-647. ISSN(print/online): 0971-5916/0975-9174, URL/DOI: https://journals.lww.com/ijmr/fulltext/2022/10000/polyalanine_polymorphism_in_the_signal_peptide_of.12.aspx
13)    Sultanli, S., Ghumnani, S., Ashma, R., Kubatzky, K. F. (2021). Plumbagin, a Biomolecule with (Anti)Osteoclastic Properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (5), 2779. ISSN(print/online): 1661-6596/1422-0067, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052779
14)    Raje, M.M., Ashma, R. (2019). Epigenetic regulation of BMP2 gene in osteoporosis: a DNA methylation study. Molecular Biology Reports, 46 (2), 1667-1674. ISSN(print/online): 0301-4851/1573-4978, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-04615-y
15)    Jonnalagadda, M., Faizan, M. A., Ozarkar, S., Ashma, R., Kulkarni, S., Norton, H. L., Parra, E. (2019). A genome-wide association study of skin and iris pigmentation among individuals of South Asian ancestry. Genome Biology and Evolution, 11 (4), 1066-1076. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1759-6653, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz057
16)    Moulvi, A., Minz, P., Rath, S., Ashma, R (2018). Characterization of chemical constituents of human sweat: a study based on Indian population. American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 39 (2), 141-147. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0195-7910/1533-404X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000388
17)    Jonnalagadda, M., Ozarkar, S., Ashma, R., Kulkarni, S. (2016). Skin pigmentation variation among populations of West Maharashtra, India. American Journal of Human Biology, 28 (1), 36-43. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1042-0533/1520-6300, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22738
18)    Jonnalagadda, M., Norton, H., Ozarkar, S., Kulkarni, S., Ashma, R. (2016). Association of genetic variants with skin pigmentation phenotype among populations of west Maharashtra, India. American Journal of Human Biology, 28 (5), 610-618. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1042-0533/1520-6300, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22836
19)    Botre, C., Shahu, A., Adkar, N., Shouche, Y., Ghaskadbi, S., Ashma, R. (2015). Superoxide dismutase 2 polymorphisms and osteoporosis in asian Indians: A genetic association analysis. Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters, 20 (4), 685-697. ISSN(print/online): 1425-8153/1689-1392, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cmble-2015-0041
20)    Raje, M., Botre, C., Ashma, R. (2013). Genetic epidemiology of osteoporosis across four microsatellite markers near the VDR gene. International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics, 4 (2), 101-108. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1948-1756, URL/DOI: http://www.ijmeg.org/files/ijmeg1212002.pdf
  

Publications Before 2011


21)    Trivedi, R., Sahoo, S., Singh, A., Bindu, G., Banerjee, J., Tandon, M., Gaikwad, S., Rajkumar, R., Sitalaximi, T., Ashma, R., Chainy, G.B.N. (2008). Genetic imprints of pleistocene origin of Indian populations: A comprehensive phylogeographic sketch of Indian Y-chromosomes. International Journal of Human Genetics, 8 (1-2), 97-118. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0972-3757/2456-6330, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09723757.2008.11886023
22)    Gaikwad, S., Ashma, R., Kumar, N., Trivedi, R., Kashyap, V.K. (2005). Host microsatellite alleles in malaria predisposition. Malaria Journal, 4 (1), 50. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1475-2875, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-50
23)    Kashyap, V.K., Ashma, R., Gaikwad, S., Sarkar, B.N., Trivedi, R. (2004). Deciphering diversity in populations of various linguistic and ethnic affiliations of different geographical regions of India: Analysis based on 15 mirosatellite markers. Journal of Genetics, 83 (1), 49-63. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0022-1333/0973-7731, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02715829
24)    Kashyap, V.K., Ashma, R. (2003). Microsatellite diversity in HbS carrier and normal individuals of tribal groups of Malaria infested regions. International Journal of Human Genetics, 3 (4), 197-203. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0972-3757/2456-6330, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09723757.2003.11885852
25)    Ashma, R., Kashyap, V.K. (2002). Genetic study of 15 important STR loci among four major ethnic groups of Bihar, India. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 47 (5), 1139-1142. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0022-1198/1556-4029, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/JFS15531J