Dr. Varsha
Staff Scientist, Staff Scientist and Head -Science Communication

Dr.Varsha obtained her Master of Science Degree in Biotechnology from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and Ph.D from Dept. of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad. During her Ph.D research work, she studied the genetic variation in south Indian populations. She has also obtained MBA degree in Human Resource Development. She joined CDFD in 1997 as Staff Scientist in Laboratory of DNA Fingerprinting and analysed several civil and criminal cases using DNA Fingerprinting technology. Later she moved to Science Communication division and heading the section since 2016.

Publications

1. Terrance DG, Thangamani A, Varsha*. Variations of mitochondrial DNA sequence in three breeds of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). DNA Cell Biol. 2007 Jul;26(7):505-15. doi: 10.1089/dna.2006.0516. PMID: 17630855
   
   
2. Varsha*. DNA Fingerprinting in criminal justice system: An overview, DNA and Cell Biology, Mar 2006, Vol. 25, Number 3, 2006, 181-188.
   
   
3. Varsha , GV Rao .D1S80 variation in random Indian population, Proceedings of Xth International symposium on Human Identification in Florida USA, Sep 29 to Oct 02, 1999.
   
   
4. Varsha , GVRao. Identification of cooked meat sample by 12SrRNA sequence analysis, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb, 2003, Pg70.
   
   
5. BD Tripathi, Varsha . Factors contributing to efficiency of the personnel working in a research organization- a case study, Jul-Dec,2007, MANAGE Extension Research Review, pg 85-96.
   
   
6. VK Pidugu, RKS Pothula, D Narra and Varsha*. Development of a multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction method for specific detection of Genetically Modified Cotton Events MON 531 and MON 15985. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 1 No. 1. 2012. 45-52
   
   
7. D Narra and Varsha* . Quantitative competitive PCR for the detection and quantification of genetically modified cotton event MON-531. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 1 No. 2. 2012. Pp. 92-102.
   
   
8. Varsha , KP Rao, H.S Rani, RK. Kumawat, A Mishra, P Shrivastava, “Genomic diversity in the Goud population of Telangana, India inferred using twenty-three autosomal marker PowerPlex® Fusion 6C System", Meta Gene 25 (2020) 100718.
   
   
9. Varsha , HS Rani, R.K. Kumawat, G.Chaubey, P Shrivastava. “Genomic diversity of the Muslim population from Telangana,India, inferred from 23 autosomal STRs”, Annals of Human Biology (2020) 47:7-8, pp 652-658.
   
   
10. S Dixit, P Shrivastava, HR Dash, K Kaitholia, V Sahajpal, S Sahoo, Varsha , HS Rani, A Mishra, S K Choudhary, A Thekkatavan, G Chaubey, R.K. Kumawat. “Assessment of significance and forensic relevance of SE33 (ACTBP2) locus in five Indian populations “. Gene Reports (2021) -24; 101293.