CURRENT  Doctoral SCHOLARS

Ms. Jalpa  Raja

M.Sc., M.Phil. (Zoology)

Research Topic:

TOXICITY OF TEXTILE DYEING EFFLUENT IN MICE AND ITS THERAPY BY BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM MARINE BIORESOURCES

Publications:

1. Raja, J., Bhuva, K., Pathak, S. and Kundu, R. (2014). Effects of low dose Aroclor 1254 on few lysosomal biomarker enzymes from liver and brain of mice under in vitro condition. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 8 (11): 64-69. e-ISSN: 2319-2402,p- ISSN: 2319-2399. DOI: 10.9790/2402-081136469

2. Jalpa Raja, Shweta Pathak and Rahul Kundu (2017). Aroclor 1254 provokes the alterations in the lysosomal functions Through the production of oxidative stress in mice hepatic cells. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, 7(4): 36-42. DOI: 10.21276/Ijpaes http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijpaes

3. Pathak S., Raja J. and Kundu R. (2017). Dose and duration dependent cytotoxicity of Aroclor 1254 in the testis of mice. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 6 (3): 112-115. DOI: 10.12980/apjr.6.20170303, ISSN: 2305-0500

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E-Mail: rajaj2791@gmail.com 

Ms. Niyati Gajera

M.Sc., NET Cleared

Research Topic : Micro gastropods of rocky intertidal area of Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India


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Ms. Drushita  Aghera

M.Sc., DST-INSPIRE Fellow

Research Topic :

Diversity, distribution and ecology of intertidal Heterobranchs (Gastropoda: Mollusca) from the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India

Aims & Objectives:

Aims: The proposed work aims to study the diversity, distribution, and ecological status of the subclass Heterobranchs from the rocky shore of the Saurashtra coast.

Objectives:

    • To study species diversity and prepare baseline taxonomic database of Heterobranchs along Saurashtra coastline using morphological and taxonomical tools.
    • To study the spatiotemporal variation in the distribution pattern of various Heterobranchs species along the intertidal area of the Saurashtra coastline.
    • To study the ecology of Heterobranchs species from the selected intertidal area of the Saurashtra coastline. 
      • To estimate the population ecological attributes like density, abundance, and frequency of prominent Heterobranchs species. 
      • To study role of Heterobranchs in intertidal faunal assemblage of selected shore.      

Brief work proposal:

The present study is aimed to study the diversity, distribution, and ecological status of the Heterobranch from the Saurashtra coastline, Gujarat. The Heterobranch mainly preferred rocky intertidal as a habitat so, different rocky intertidal areas of the Saurashtra coast will be selected as study areas. Microhabitat assessment will be carried out along with selected sampling sites every month. The collected Heterobranch species will be identified by traditional taxonomy and using DNA barcoding (COX-I mt DNA) as an identification tool. The various methods will be used for the collection of data on Spatio-temporal variations in diversity indices, dispersion patterns and spatial-temporal variation in ecological attributes. The data will be analysed in R programming with the help of the Vegan package and popsd package. The taxonomic and molecular database of Heterobranch will help in further evolutionary study of Molluscs. This database can be used for the restoration ecology of the marine intertidal ecosystem of the Indian coastline. An in-depth study of the Heterobranch at multiple spatial scales is strongly recommended for future environmental impact assessment and to understand the response of the ecologically important species to the environmental changes and how they adapt against it as an evolutionary aspect

Conference, Workshops attended:

  • Participated in the Online Workshop on “DNA Bar-Coding: A Challenge to Linnaeus Classification” on 29th & 30th of May, 2021, Organized by Cyto Gene Research & Development, Lucknow.

  • Participated in 3 Days training workshop on Basics in biostatistics with SPSS from 30th July to 01st August 2021 organized by Mergen BioLogics a unit of Mergen Biologics Training and Research Pvt. Ltd. 

  • Participated in International 1- Day Wetland Seminar cum- 4- Day Technical Workshop on Concepts & Techniques for Studying Macroinvertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands from 2nd January to 6th January 2023 organised by GEER foundation.

  • Participate in GSBTM sponsored 3 Days national hands-on workshop on Animal Cell culture techniques (ACCT-2023) from 21st Dec to 23rd Dec 2023 organised by Department of Biotechnology, Atmiya University, Rajkot, Gujarat. 

  • Poster presentation at GSBTM sponsored National conference on Innovation in Biological sciences organised by Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot on 10th January 2020. 

  • Poster presentation at 7th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium organized by University of Kerala and ICAR- Central marine fisheries research institute from 21-25 November 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

  • Poster presentation at International Conference on Molluscs of South Asia organized by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) from 11-13 December 2023 in Bangalore, India. 

Publications:

Aghera, D., Jethva, S., Gajera, N. & Kundu, R. 2023. First report of Phyllodesmiumacanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014 from the west coast of India (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). Spixiana 45 (2): 145-150.

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  • Awarded as a “Gold medallist” for best performance in academics of post graduate from the Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.  

  • Awarded “1st Prize for poster presentation” in National conference on Innovation in biological sciences organized by Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra university, Rajkot.

  • Awarded for “Best poster presentation” at international conference on Molluscs of South Asia organized by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) & received a Cash prize of 100 pounds sponsored by Malacological society of London. 

Contact Details:

E mail: drushiaghera@gmail.com  

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Drushita-Aghera