Dr. Renuka D. Joshi ( M.Sc.M.Phil, Agri NET, Ph.D) received her Ph.D Degree in Microbiology from Sant Gadge Baba Amrawati University and M.Sc degree from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. She has also cleared Agri NET exam conducted by ICAR in 2014. She is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology, Shri Shivaji College Parbhani at postgraduate level since 2006. She has guided many research students at PG level. There are seven research papers published in international journals on her Ph.D topic as L-asparaginase enzyme from bacterial endophytes isolated from medicinal plants.