Dr. Swapnil Anna Shewale is an Assistant Professor of zoology at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Hazarimal Somani College, Mumbai. He completed his postgraduate studies in the Department of Zoology at Savitribai Phule Pune University and earned his doctoral degree from the University of Mumbai, specializing in anuran neuroendocrinology. He continues his active research association with Savitribai Phule Pune University under the guidance of Prof. Shobha Bhargava.
Dr. Shewale’s research primarily focuses on unraveling the neuroendocrine mechanisms that govern physiological adaptation and behavioral plasticity in anuran systems, with particular emphasis on the role of neuropeptides and signaling pathways under diverse environmental stressors and changing ecological conditions. His research contributions have been published in international journals such as General and Comparative Endocrinology, Neuropeptides, Neuroscience Letters, and Conservation Physiology. He has presented his research at several prestigious national and international scientific forums, including the World Congress of Herpetology (WCH10, Malaysia) and the Conference on Comparative Endocrinology (CECE 2022, Faro, Portugal). He is a recipient of the prestigious European Society for Comparative Endocrinology Fellowship and the SERB-ITS Award from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
As a Fulbright-Nehru scholar, Dr. Shewale is investigating the neurobiological basis of male parental care and coloration in the recently diverged common and white ecotypes of the three-spined stickleback. The study seeks to elucidate how shared neuroendocrine circuits shape behavioral evolution, thereby providing broader insights into the mechanisms driving phenotypic diversity, adaptation, and early ecological divergence.