Dr. S. K. Gupta

About

I have been working in the area of conservation genetics and forensics since 2002. My research interests are evolutionary genetics and identifying genetic factors that increase the threat for the survival of an endangered animal’s population. My group is working on the development of molecular techniques for the conservation of rare and endangered species, and wildlife forensics.

Employment

• Wildlife Institute of India Senior Principal Scientist & Nodal Officer, WFCG Cell
  2008 - Present
• DS Genomics Solution Pvt Ltd. Biologist (Scientist)
  2006 - 2008
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology CSIR Junior Research Fellow
  2002 - 2006

Education

• Saurashtra University Ph.D.
  2011 - 2014
• CCS University, Meerut M.Sc.
  2000 - 2002

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (56)

• Molecular Taxonomy Suggests Presence of Two Distinct Lineages of Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) in Indian Himalayan Region
  Biochemical Genetics 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-024-11014-x
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• Unveiling genetic variation among Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) in the Indian Himalayas using nuclear markers
  Genetica 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-025-00244-5
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• Unveiling genetic differentiation of Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) from other subspecies: insights into genetic diversity and phylogenetics of eastern Himalayan population
  Mammal Research 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13364-025-00809-x
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• Multiple Domestication Centers of the Indian Pig Population
  Genome Biology and Evolution 2025 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaf030
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• Phylogeography and genetic structure of domestic pigs in Uttarakhand and Jharkhand: a mitochondrial DNA perspective
  Tropical Animal Health and Production 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04340-8
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• Unveiling the genetic structure of pig population in a Himalayan state Uttarakhand through microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses
  Tropical Animal Health and Production 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-04035-6
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• Population genetics of the critically endangered three-striped turtle, Batagur dhongoka, from the Ganga river system using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analysis
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54816-0
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• Unlocking the genetic enigma: A paradigm shift towards evidence-based conservation of Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
  Biological Conservation 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110421
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• Turtle and tortoise mitogenomes under contrasting positive selection pressure
  Organisms Diversity & Evolution 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s13127-023-00625-8
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• Himalayan upliftment and Shiwalik succession act as a cradle for divergence in Bengal monitor lizard Varanus bengalensis (Reptilia: Varanidae) in India
  Cladistics 2023 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12542
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